Collection ID: A.D19

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Duncan, Barbara, 1882-1965
Extent:
.25 Cubic feet and (1 container)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title, item date], Barbara Duncan Papers, A.D19, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Background

Scope and Content:

The papers include correspondence to her mother, Mrs. Charles Duncan, while she was abroad on purchasing trips for the Sibley Music Library. Also included are essays concerning: her European buying trips; Philip Hale, the music critic; Anthony Philip Heinrich, the American composer; a critique of Irving Babbitt's article "New Laokoon: An Essay on the Confusion of the Arts"; and French melodrama.

Biographical / Historical:

Miss Barbara Duncan (1882-1965) was a music librarian at the city public library in Boston, MA and the first librarian for the Sibley Music Library of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. From 1922 until her retirement in 1950, she built up the Sibley Library's collection until it was considered one of the most comprehensive in the country. She made several trips abroad, including one in 1929 to Berlin when she was authorized to spend $50,000. She returned with a valuable collection of 11th century music manuscripts.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Estate of Barbara Duncan, May 14, 1969.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The Barbara Duncan Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item title, item date], Barbara Duncan Papers, A.D19, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
755 Library Rd.
Rochester, NY 14627, United States
CONTACT:
(585) 275-2121
rarebks@library.rochester.edu