Zone d'identification
Cote
US.INSON Mss 008
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Robert Grimes Collection
Date(s)
- 1895 - 2011 (Publication)
Importance matérielle
Approximately 570 cubic feet; 276 bankers boxes
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
34,000 pieces of sheet music, 14,000 recordings, 3,300 books, 200 publicity photographs, newsclippings and correspondence.
Mode de classement
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.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
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.
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
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.
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Notes sur la langue et l'écriture
Some sheet music is not in English.
Instruments de recherche
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.
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Received from Robert Grimes on December 14, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. Funds to purchase collection were donated by the Gershwin Trust.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Recordings and books that were duplicates or outside the scope of the GASF collection development policy were donated or sold.
Accroissements
Sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
Descriptions associées
Élément de notes
Notes spécialisées
- Information en traitement: The sheet music is in process by Marcia Jansen.
- Citation: Cite as Robert Grimes Collection, Great American Songbook Foundation.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Zone du contrôle de la description
Règles ou conventions
Sources utilisées
Note de l'archiviste
Description created by Ashlee James, November 2017.