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|| About the Collection ||
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.
|| Collection Details ||
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
