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Arnold T. Schwab Collection

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Born in Los Angeles, California in 1922, Arnold T. Schwab received his A.B. from UCLA, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate. Subsequently he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. For most of his career, Schwab was professor of English at California State University, Long Beach, retiring in 1980. The Arnold T. Schwab Collection is an archive of materials related to the life and work of Marian Nevins MacDowell (1857-1956), wife of composer Edward MacDowell (1860-1908), and founder of the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

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General

Span Dates: 1876-1988
Bulk Dates: 1929-1955
Major Language(s): English
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 23,380
Number of Containers: 58
Linear Feet: 16
Contents: Mostly correspondence (photocopies); photographs and scrapbooks; index cards.
Processing History: Processed
Transfers: 1 open-reel tape transferred to M/B/RS

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: There are no restrictions on viewing any of the material in this collection.
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Arnold T. Schwab Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

Subject(s)

Women in the Performing Arts