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John Cage correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Cage Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The Cage Correspondence collection is comprised of correspondence and ephemera including letters, cards, clippings, catalogs, photographs, negatives, cassette tapes, music scores, and art. Early materials focus on family correspondence and newspaper clippings and are interspersed with Cage's own notes and manuscripts. Later correspondence is enhanced through Cage's use of "Note-o-Grams" which provides carbon copies of his sent messages.
Dates:
1901 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990
Found in:
Music Library
John Cage scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: Cage scrapbooks
Abstract
The John Cage Scrapbooks are comprised of 9 scrapbooks constructed by John Cage's mother, Lucretia Cage, spanning the years 1916-1954. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, programs, ticket stubs, correspondence, and a few photographs. They document Cage's early life, mostly in photographs, and his early to mid career.
Dates:
1916 - 1954
Found in:
Music Library
John Giles music manuscripts and papers
Collection
Identifier: Giles
Abstract
The John Giles music manuscripts and papers consist of music manuscripts (predominantly vocal music including art songs, duets and choral works), programs, photographs, audio recordings on compact disc and correspondence.
Dates:
1950 - 1996
Found in:
Music Library
Dick Higgins Archive
Collection
Identifier: MS132
Abstract
This collection documents the interests and activities of Fluxus co-founder Dick Higgins, from his early experiments with intermedia and collaborations with other artists in the 1960s to projects current at the time of his death in 1998. The collection includes correspondence, drafts for published and unpublished works, collages, slides of large paintings and graphic productions, films, audio and videotapes, performance scores, and photographs. The collection includes Higgins' own documentation...
Dates:
1958-1998
M. William Karlins (1932-2005) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 19/3/12
Abstract
Composer and music professor M. William Karlins came to Northwestern as an Associate Professor of Theory and Composition, and in 1973, he was appointed a full Professor. He was also the director of the Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble from 1967 until his retirement in August 2001. The M. William Karlins Papers fill 12 boxes and consist almost exclusively of his musical works. The material spans the period 1953 to 2004, with the bulk of the materials dating between 1957 and...
Dates:
1953-2005
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
Robert Moran papers and scores
Collection
Identifier: Moran
Abstract
American composer born Denver, Colorado, January 8th, 1937. The Robert Moran papers and scores reflect the full scope of Moran's compositional activities, and include scores, sketches, libretti, photographs, recordings, and extensive correspondence.
Dates:
1950-2001; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1978
Found in:
Music Library
New Music Chicago records
Collection
Identifier: NMC
Abstract
The New Music Chicago Records consist of administrative records, correspondence, newsletters, publicity and promotional materials, clippings, and subject files. A complete run of New Music Chicago in Print, which was the organization's monthly newsletter, and materials used in preparation for each issue are included in the collection.
Dates:
1982 - 1988
Found in:
Music Library
LeRoy I. Wetzel (1886-1956) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 55/48
Abstract
Choral conductor, organist and composer LeRoy Wetzel was the director of music at the First Methodist Church of Evanston, Illinois and the People’s church of Chicago, among other venues. His papers consist mainly of Wetzel’s original musical compositions and arrangements.
Dates:
1928-1939; Other: Date acquired: 05/11/2014
Found in:
Northwestern University Archives
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