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|| About the Collection ||
Bhumibol Adulyadej (b. 1927) is the king of Thailand. Crowned in 1946, he is currently the world's longest reigning monarch. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and educated in the United States and Switzerland, he learned to play a number of reed instruments including the clarinet and soprano saxophone. His chief areas of musical interest are early jazz and 1940s-style swing; he was influenced by Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, and Lionel Hampton, with whom he participated in jam sessions. His own compositions reflect his interest in jazz and swing, but with strong influences of traditional Thai music. The collection consists of a variety of his compositions (some in manuscript, and some printed or photocopied), along with a small quantity of correspondence, clippings, and other documents.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1946-1954
- Bulk Dates
- 1946-1954
- Major Language(s)
- English, Thai
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 150
- Number of Containers
- 1
- Linear Feet
- 1
- Contents
- Music manuscripts - 13, Printed music - 100, Letters, papers, other - 40
- Processing History
- Unprocessed
- Transfers
- The sound recordings and film were transferred to MBRS in August 2005.
- Provenance
- The collection was assembled by Serge Rips (a friend of the king of Thailand) and given to the University of Maryland Libraries in July 2004 by Faye Cohen (a friend of Serge Rips's widow); the collection was transferred to LC in November 2004, and received in the Music Division in 2005.
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Not permitted until processing is completed.
- On Microfilm?
- No
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (King of Thailand) Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress