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Robert Hall Lewis Collection

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American composer Robert Hall Lewis (1926-1996) wrote chamber and orchestral works performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. Lewis taught at the Peabody Institute and served as artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Baltimore. The collection contains Lewis’ holograph music manuscripts, correspondence and other papers; teaching materials; writings; concert programs; photographs; and sound and video recordings. Of particular interest is Lewis’ fine library of scores by 20th-century composers, including works of Bainbridge, Bortolotti, Boulez, Carter, Dutilleux, Fontyn, and Henze.

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General

Span Dates: 1888-2004
Bulk Dates: 1950s-1970s
Major Language(s): English
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 7450
Number of Containers: 157
Linear Feet: 72
Contents: Music manuscripts (80), Printed music (600), Correspondence and other papers (5,500), Programs (500), Books (120), Photographs (100), Awards, certificates (25), Sound and video recordings (350)
Processing History: Processed, 2005
Transfers: Sound and video recordings transferred to M/B/RS in 2004 and 2005
Provenance: Gift of Robert Hall Lewis' widow, Barbara B. Lewis, in 2002

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Permitted subject to PARR policies and procedures
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Robert Hall Lewis Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress