Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Bequest of Gunther Schuller, executed by the Gunther Schuller Trust in 2016
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
Processing History
Emily Baumgart, Jane Cross, Anthony Edwards, and Kate Rivers processed the Music series of the Gunther Schuller Papers between 2017 and 2022. Emily Baumgart and Jane Cross coded the finding aid in 2022.
At present, only the music portion of the collection is processed and described; Schuller’s papers and non-music materials will be processed at a later date.
Jane Cross updated the finding aid to include digital files in March 2024.
Several items have undergone mold remediation.
Transfers
The Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division surveyed Schuller’s collection and made selections for acquisition. Materials acquired are identified as part of the Gunther Schuller Collection (Mavis no. 15434). An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Other Repositories
The Harriet M. Spaulding Library at the New England Conservatory holds papers relating to Schuller's term as president of the conservatory.
Related Material
The following collections contain materials relating to Gunther Schuller: the Leonard Bernstein Collection, Aaron Copland Collection; Oliver Daniel Papers; Robert Di Domenica Collection; David Diamond Papers; Eric Dolphy Collection; Lukas Foss Papers; Morton Gould Papers; Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Papers; Hans Heinsheimer Papers; Andre Kostelanetz Papers; Serge Koussevitzky Archive; Laszlo Krausz Portraits of Musicians; Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman Collection; Gerry Mulligan Collection; Max Roach Papers; Max Rudolf Papers; Randolph S. Rothschild Collection; Arnold Schoenberg Correspondence and Other Papers; Rose Marie Grentzer and Harold Spivacke Fund Collection; Artur Rodzinski Collection; Nicolas Slonimsky Collection; Eduard and Clara Steuermann Collection; Roger L. Stevens Papers; and the Roman Totenberg Papers.
Library of Congress commissioned manuscripts are found in the following collections: the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation Collection contains Schuller's Music for Brass Quintet; the Koussevitzky Foundation Collection contains his Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Orchestra and Singing Poems; and the McKim Fund Collection contains his Duologue: Four Characteristic Pieces.
Digital Files
Digital files were received as part of the Gunther Schuller Papers and have been assigned digital ID numbers SchullerG_001 through SchullerG_004. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files. Access to digital content is available onsite only in the Performing Arts Reading Room and requires advance notice. Consult Music Division reference staff for more information.
Technical Requirements
The digital files in this collection consist of .pdf, .mus, and .sib file formats.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Gunther Schuller Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.