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The New Haven Music Club Papers

 Collection
Call Number: MSS 4

Scope and Contents

The New Haven Music Club Papers consist of 3 ledger books in which are entered membership lists, programs, financial records, and photographs documenting 25 years of the Club's history.

Dates

  • 1921-1946 (inclusive)

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials chiefly in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The Papers are open to researchers by appointment. There are no restricted materials in the collection. Please contact the Special Collections staff to schedule an appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

The New Haven Music Club Papers are the physical property of the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University. Copyrights belong to the composers and authors, or their legal heirs and assigns.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The New Haven Music Club Papers were established in the Music Library of Yale University by Mrs. Louis Hemingway, Jr., a former Club member.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0004

Abstract

Records of the New Haven Music Club

Biographical / Historical

The Music Club, a local women's club, was created in 1913 in New Haven, Conn. Meetings included concerts and recitals presented once every month by Club members. The membership of the Club consisted of Yale faculty wives and women from the New Haven community. The Music Club's last meeting was held in March, 1946.

Title
The New Haven Music Club Papers
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Compiled by Dorothée Recordon
Date
1996-2007
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared According To Local Music Library Descriptive Practices
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Gilmore Music Library Repository

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