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Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection Mendelssohn Collection [collection]
- Title
- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection Mendelssohn Collection [collection]
- Dates Created
- Span: 1811-1944
- Bulk: 1820-1847, 1885-1913
- Language
- German, English, French
- Form
- collection
- Physical Description
- 10 ft.
- 26 & map case boxes
- Abstract
- The Mendelssohn Collection is a subset of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection, which includes not only the five Stradavari instruments given to the Library by Mrs. Whittall, but also a rich collection of autograph manuscripts by major European composers. The Mendelssohn Collection consists chiefly of music manuscripts and letters of Mendelssohn and other members of the Mendelssohn family, libretti, programs, iconography and other papers dating from the 19th century as well as research materials concerning Mendelssohn assembled by William Freemantle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Contents Note
- Music manuscripts, autograph letters, and printed music by Felix Mendelssohn, autograph letters by family members and friends, printed libretti, writings, programs, clippings, iconography, and papers, most of which were assembled by William Freemantle.
- Preferred Citation
- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection Mendelssohn Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
- Access Permissions
- Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
- Copyright
- Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
- Subjects
- Chamber Music
- Choral Music
- Orchestral Music
- Sacred Music
- Piano Music
- Violin Music
- Songs
- Women in the Performing Arts
- Whittall, Gertrude Clark
- Mendelssohn, Felix
- Mendelssohn Hensel, Fanny
- Freemantle, William Thomas
- Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation
- Call Number
- ML30.8j
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Online Collection
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/mendelssohn/mendelssohn-home.html
- Finding Aid
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu2005.wp.0058
Last Updated: 08-28-2012