Sheet Music Collection
Scope and Contents
This is an artificial collection that was created to provide intellectual access to individual volumes and pieces of Kentucky related music. The collection includes music written by Kentuckians as well as music about Kentucky. The bound volumes of music represent the musical tastes and talents of several prominent families in Madison County, Kentucky including the Clays, the Bennetts and the Irvines.
Dates
- Creation: 1800 - 1950
Full Extent
1.22 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Various
Accruals and Additions
2003-047, 2003-050, 2003-049, Dorris Museum, accession #311, Townsend Book Collection.
Topical
- Title
- Sheet Music Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jackie Couture
- Date
- 04/19/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository