Special Collections

Rare Books and Treatises, Published 1700-1900
270 linear feet

Rare Music Scores, Published 1602-1900
135 linear feet

19th Century American Tune-books
12 linear feet

Music Manuscripts, 1700-2000
90 linear feet

Americana Collection of Manuscript Scores, Orchestral Parts and 1st Editions
(includes collected works of the following composers):

• Edward Ballantine (1886-1971)
• Amy Beach (1867-1944) 
• John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951) 
• George W. Chadwick (1854-1931)
  Cleopatra: symphonic poem
  A Pastoral Prelude for orchestra

• Frederick Converse (1871-1940)
• Silvio Coscia (1899-1977)
• Mabel Wheeler Daniels (1878-1971)
• Arthur Elson (1873-1940)
• Arthur Foote (1853-1937)
• George Foote (1886-1956) (includes oral history)
• Wallace Goodrich (1871-1952) 
• Edward Burlingame Hill (1872-1960) 
• Carl Howard (b.1907)
• Carl McKinley (1895-1966) 
• F. Addison Porter (1859-1941) 
• Thomas Ryan (1827-1903) 
• Robert Selig (1939-1984)

Miscellaneous Music Manuscript Collections

• Louis Alter (1902-1980)
• Johnny Burke (1908-1964)
• Avram David (1930-2004)
• Norma Farber Collection of Vocal Music by 20th Century Composers
• Barry Galbraith (1919-1983)
• Elise Hall Collection of Saxophone Music by 20th Century Composers

Claude Debussy's Esquisse d'une "Rhapsodie mauresque" : pour orchestre et saxophone principal

• Carl C. Howard (1907-    )
• Margaret Mason (1901-1971)
• Toots Mondello (1911-1992)
• Voice of Firestone Collection (Arrangements for Radio/TV Shows)
• Vaughn Monroe Collection (Arrangements for Radio/TV Shows)

Correspondence and Papers

• Isabelle Thompson Moore Collection
• Preston Collection of 19th Century Composers

Historic Audio/Visual Collections

• Charles Rhodes Collection of Classical Radio Broadcasts
• Vaughn Monroe Camel Caravan Radio Performances
• Voice of Firestone Radio Broadcasts
• Voice of Firestone TV Broadcasts

Miscellaneous Collections

• Pappoutsakis Flute Competition Archives
• Oscar Shapiro Collection of Paganinia
• Oscar Shapiro Collection of Performing Arts Memorabilia
• Agnes Storer Collection
• The Frank T. Hubbard Collection