Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- A collection of sheet music of musical theater works from 1925-1955.
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet and 2 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Appleton Sheet Music Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Approximately five hundred pieces of jazz and classical musc. Includes works by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Ziegfield Follies, Harold Arlen, Noel Coward, Africal American productions, etc.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of William Appleton, 2019.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Appleton Sheet Music Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu