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|| About the Collection ||
A vast archive representing the creative life of the American composer David Diamond (1915-2006). The archive contains manuscripts for nearly all of Diamond's compositions as well as an enormous archive of correspondence to important musical and literary persons. Daybooks and autobiographical materials are also well represented.
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1900-2005
- Bulk Dates
- 1920's-1990's
- Major Language(s)
- English, French, German, Italian
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 100,000
- Number of Containers
- 170
- Linear Feet
- 210
- Contents
- Several thousand manuscript sketches, scores, parts and published versions of Diamond's compositions; 10 shipping boxes of correspondence arranged by date; 20 shipping boxes of business papers; several hundred journals, diaries, and datebooks
- Processing History
- Unprocessed
- Provenance
- Gift of Samuel N. Elliott
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Restricted, contact librarian at
- //www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-perform.html
- On Microfilm?
- No
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
