Elementos de identidad
Código de referencia
US.INSON Mss 008
Nombre y localización del repositorio
Nivel de descripción
Colección
Título
Robert Grimes Collection
Fecha(s)
- 1895 - 2011 (Publicación)
Extensión
Approximately 570 cubic feet; 276 bankers boxes
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
34,000 pieces of sheet music, 14,000 recordings, 3,300 books, 200 publicity photographs, newsclippings and correspondence.
Sistema de arreglo
The sheet music comprises the bulk of the collection. Approximately 80% of it has been processed in its original order and is sorted into 6 series: Songs by Title, Songs from Musicals and Movies, Songs about Places, Songs by Composer, Songs by Performer, and Songs by Subject Matter.
The books in this collection have been cataloged and can be found in our LibraryWorld catalog (link can be found on homepage). The remainder are still in process.
The books in this collection have been cataloged and can be found in our LibraryWorld catalog (link can be found on homepage). The remainder are still in process.
Condiciones de acceso y uso de los elementos
Condiciones de acceso
All material is open to the public without restriction. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions.
Acceso físico
Acceso técnico
Condiciones
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Great American Songbook Foundation. Music written prior to 1923 is in the public domain. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library & Archives.
Idiomas del material
Escritura(s) de los documentos
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Some sheet music is not in English.
Instrumentos de descripción
Due to the immense size of this collection, the attached finding aid includes only the sheet music inventoried through the end of 2017 and will not be regularly updated. If you would like to request a specific piece, please contact the staff of the Library & Archives.
Uploaded finding aid
Elementos de adquisición y valoración
Historial de custodia
Origen del ingreso
Received from Robert Grimes on December 14, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. Funds to purchase collection were donated by the Gershwin Trust.
Valoración, selección y eliminación
Recordings and books that were duplicates or outside the scope of the GASF collection development policy were donated or sold.
Acumulaciones
Elementos de material relacionado
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas.
Descripciones relacionadas
Elemento notas
Notas especializadas
- Procesamiento de la información: The sheet music is in process by Marcia Jansen.
- Mención: Cite as Robert Grimes Collection, Great American Songbook Foundation.
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Área de control de la descripción
Reglas o convenciones
Fuentes
Nota del archivista
Description created by Ashlee James, November 2017.