Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Music Library
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
John Cage correspondence addenda
Collection
Identifier: Cage Addenda
Abstract
This is correspondence that is related to John Cage but was not given to Northwestern by the composer. Letters are between Cage and the person in the folder's title unless otherwise indicated in the container list. Of particular interest are letters from John and Xenia Cage to friends in California that relate their experiences while living in Chicago in the early 1940s.
Dates:
1941-1992
Found in:
Music Library
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John Cage correspondence addenda
Music-related autographs collection
Collection
Identifier: Music Autographs
Scope and Contents
Collection of single letters, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera relating to composers, conductors, performers, musicologists, publishers, librettists, and stage directors.
Dates:
1819-2007
Found in:
Music Library
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Music-related autographs collection
Collection of Ricordi records
Collection
Identifier: Ricordi
Scope and Contents
Over 1,000 items, mainly correspondence to the directors of Ricordi (in chronological order: Giovanni Ricordi, Tito Ricordi, Giulio Ricordi, Tito Ricordi (Giulio's son), Carlo Clausetti, Alfredo Colombo), with some correspondence from and between the directors as well as photographs of the Ricordi and Clausetti families and annual reports written by Clausetti. The correspondents include composers, librettists, singers, music critics, and nobility from throughout Europe. Most folders of...
Dates:
1810-1959; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1969
Found in:
Music Library
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Collection of Ricordi records