Elementos de identidade
Código de referência
US.INSON Mss 008
Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora
Nível de descrição
Coleção
Título
Robert Grimes Collection
Data(s)
- 1895 - 2011 (Publicação)
Dimensão
Approximately 570 cubic feet; 276 bankers boxes
Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
34,000 pieces of sheet music, 14,000 recordings, 3,300 books, 200 publicity photographs, newsclippings and correspondence.
Sistema de organização
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.
Condições de acesso e uso dos elementos
Condições de acesso
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.
Acesso físico
Acesso técnico
Condiçoes de reprodução
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 do material
Escrita do material
Notas ao idioma e script
Some sheet music is not in English.
Instrumentos de descrição
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.
Instrumento de pesquisa transferido
Aquisição e avaliação de elementos
História custodial
Fonte imediata de aquisição
Received from Robert Grimes on December 14, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. Funds to purchase collection were donated by the Gershwin Trust.
Informações de avaliação, seleção e eliminação
Recordings and books that were duplicates or outside the scope of the GASF collection development policy were donated or sold.
Ingressos adicionais
Elementos de materiais relacionados
Existência e localização de originais
Existência e localização de cópias
Material arquivístico relacionado
Descrições relacionadas
Elemento de notas
Notas especializadas
- Processamento de informação: The sheet music is in process by Marcia Jansen.
- Citação: Cite as Robert Grimes Collection, Great American Songbook Foundation.
Identificador(es) alternativo(s)
Elemento de controle de descrição
Regras ou convenções
Fontes utilizadas
Nota do arquivista
Description created by Ashlee James, November 2017.