John Cage correspondence addenda
Scope and Contents
This is correspondence that is related to John Cage but was not given to Northwestern by the composer. The Correspondence Addenda consists of two boxes, one of which is oversize. 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
Creator
- Cage, John (Person)
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Music Library (Organization)
Extent
2.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
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.
Arrangement Note
Correspondence is filed in the order acquired.
Method of Acquisition
Most of the correspondence in this series was purchased by the music library through antiquarian dealers and other sources. Some correspondence is to or from Don Roberts, formerly the head of the Northwestern University Music Library, and deals with various aspects of the library's Cage materials.
Accruals and Additions
The Ron Thomas letters were purchased on Feb. 3, 2011. The Wesley Wehr letter, a gift from Wehr, was transferred from the General Manuscript Collection (LTR .C35).
Separated Materials
None.
Processing Information
Jennifer Ward, March 2009; edited by Morris Levy, 2012-2013.
- Title
- Guide to the John Cage correspondence addenda
- Author
- Jennifer Ward; edited by Morris S. Levy
- Date
- 01/03/2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu