Raymond S. Wilkins collection of international sheet music
General Note
Comprises popular and classical selections.
Sheet music published abroad, chiefly in Paris, also London, Bucharest, Budapest, Brussels, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Vienna, Naples, Madrid, Havana, Casablanca, Rio de Janeiro, and Constantinople; chiefly for voice and piano, some for piano solo.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1950
Language of Materials
Includes French, German, Italian, Spanish and English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.3 linear feet (1 box)Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Ownership and Custodial History
Chiefly from the gift of Raymond S. Wilkins.
Ownership and Custodial History
Separate sheet music series found at the back of P-2; Wilkins gift of "foreign" comprised 160 scores.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Austria -- Vienna.
- Belgium -- Brussels.
- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
- Cuba -- Havana.
- England -- London.
- France -- Paris.
- Germany -- Berlin.
- Germany -- Cologne.
- Germany -- Leipzig.
- Germany -- Munich.
- Hungary -- Budapest.
- Italy -- Naples.
- Morocco -- Casablancirca
- Romania -- Bucharest
- Spain -- Madrid.
- Turkey -- Istanbul.
Topical
- Title
- Wilkins, Raymond S., 1891-1971. Raymond S. Wilkins collection of international sheet music, 1850-1950 (2015T-186): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 November 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04926
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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