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The Jacob Coopersmith Collection
      of Handeliana

Introduction

Jacob Maurice Coopersmith (1903-1968), musicologist and music librarian, amassed over his lifetime a personal research collection on the life and works of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). After Coopersmith's death, parts of this collection found their way into three different music libraries: the University of Michigan, the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and the University of Maryland . At Michigan are found the notes he kept for preparation of his Harvard University dissertation (An Investigation of Georg Friedrich Handel's Orchestral Style, including a thematic index of the printed works) and some unpublished music editions he had prepared. There also exist at Michigan some photostatic copies of Handel's last will and testament and other documents of his life. The Peabody collection comprises mainly 18th- and 19th-century Handel imprints. The Coopersmith Collection described herein is available at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library of the University of Maryland.

The Coopersmith Collection at UM comprises books about Handel; 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century published scores; manuscripts; librettos; photocopies of Handel documents; and hundreds of articles related to Handel and his music. This finding aid treats the principal sections of the collection separately, presenting highlights but by no means providing a catalogue of the collection. The finding aid is divided into seven series:

• Cataloging and Arrangement of the Collection
• Literature and Documents
• Scores & Manuscripts
• Librettos
• Handel Clipping File
• Periodicals Analyzed by Coopersmith
• Microfilms of Handel Manuscripts

Cataloging and Arrangement

Literature and Documents

The largest portion of the Coopersmith Collection consists of a considerable assembly of Handel-related literature. Coopersmith gathered and cataloged over 600 books, journals, exhibition and sale catalogs, journal offprints, concert programs, and various documents related to Handel and to 18th-century musical culture. Roughly one-half of the books are devoted to Handel biography and criticism. The rest, while not addressing Handel exclusively, are relevant to Handel research. Among the more interesting items are a beautifully preserved copy of the Charles Burney "Commemoration" published on the hundredth anniversary of Handel's birth; 18th-century librettos of Esther and Acis and Galatea; and catalogues from the sales of the Cummings and Aylesford Collections which took place during World War I. These and other items of interest are described below.

BURNEY, Charles (1726-1814).

An account of the musical performances in Westminster Abbey, and the Pantheon, May 26th, 27th, 29th; and June the 3d, and 5th, 1784. In commemoration of Handel. By Charles Burney ... London, Printed for the benefit of the musical fund, and sold by T. Payne and son [etc] 1785. [237] p. vii pl. (incl. front., plan) 28 x 22 cm. Various pagings. "Sketch of the life of Handel": p. [1]-38. "Chronological list of Handel's works": p. [42]-46. The Fund for the support of decayed musicians and their families: p. 129-136.
Call no.: ML410 .H13 B9.

COXE, William (1747-1828)

Anecdotes of George Frederick Handel, and John Christopher Smith. With select pieces of music, composed by J. C. Smith, never before published. London, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., sold by Cadell and Davies; [etc., etc.] 1799. 4 p. l., iv, 64, 34 p. 2 port. (incl. front.) 28 x 22 cm. Music: 34 p. at end.
Call no.: ML410 .H13 C69.

CUMMINGS, William Hayman (1831-1915).

Catalogue of the famous musical library of books, manuscripts, autograph letters, musical scores, etc., the property of the late W. H. Cummings ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ... on Thursday, 17th of May, 1917, and following day, and on Monday, 21st of May, and three following days ... [London] Dryden press [1917]. 1 p. l., 161 p. front. (facsims.) 26 cm. Purchasers and prices realized (21 leaves in MS.) laid in.
Call no.: ML152 .S65.

HÄNDEL, Georg Friedrich.

[Works, vocal. Texts. English] The sacred oratorios, as set to music by Geo. F. Handel. London, T. Heptinstall, 1799. 2 v. port. 17 cm. Vol. 2 has title: The miscellaneous pieces, as set to music by Geo. Fred. Handel ... With The life of Handel, and a general index. Selected from Dr. Arnold's edition of Handel's works by T. Heptinstall.
Call no.: ML49 .H13 H4

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[Acis and Galatea. Libretto. English] Acis and Galatea: an English pastoral opera. In three acts. As it is perform'd at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market, set to musick by Mr. Handel. London: Printed for J. Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields. MDCCXXXII. . [22] p. 20 cm.
Collation: Half title: Acis and Galatea: an English pastoral opera, p. [1]; verso blank; p. [3], t.p.; verso blank; p. [5], The Argument; p. [6], Dramatis personae; p. [7]-21, libretto. Verso of p. 21, advertisement: May 11, 1732. This day is publish'd, the first volume of a select collection of Moliere's comedies ...
Call no.: ML52 .H13 A27 1732.

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[Esther. Libretto. English] Esther, an oratorio; or; sacred drama. As it is performed at the King's Theatre in the Hay-Market. The musick formerly composed by Mr. Handel, and now revised by him, with several additions. The additional words by Mr. Humphreys. The fourth edition. London: Printed and sold by T. Wood, in Little-Britain, and at the King's Theatre in the Hay-Market. MDCCXXXIII. 19p. 21 cm.
Collation: Half-title: Esther, an oratorio; or, sacred drama, p. [1]; p. [2] blank; p. 3, t.p.; p. 4, Dramatis personae; p. 5-19, libretto. Verso of p. 19, blank. Original libretto (1720) by Arbuthnot and Pope has title: Haman and Mordecai, to which are added additions by Humphreys for 1732 revival.
Call no.: ML53.2 .H13 E89 1733.

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SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, firm, London.

Handel. The property of the right hon. Earl of Aylesford. (In its Catalogue. May 13, 1918. London, 1918. P.32-36 (lots 201-272)). Photocopy (positive). Handwritten annotations in margins refer to purchasers. From the collection of C. Jennens who bequeathed the collection to the Earl of Aylesford, some of the MSS. In J. C. Smith's hand.
Call no.: ML152 .S65

Scores & Manuscripts

Of the approximately 150 Handel and Handel-related scores, the largest number are 20th-century editions, including many Novello and Baerenreiter publications. A few 19th-century editions are to be found as well, but of greatest interest are the copyist's manuscripts. Two volumes of horn parts for operatic works which were originally part of the Aylesford Collection (now the Newman Flower Collection in the Henry Watson Music Library in Manchester, England) found their way into Coopersmith's hands, along with three volumes of duets, copied by "S5", [for this and other "S" references, see Jens Peter Larsen, Handel's Messiah (New York: Norton, 1957)], from the Lennard Collection. These and other interesting items are described below.

GUNN, Barnabas (1680[ca.]-1753).

Two cantata's, and six songs, set to musick, By B. Gunn, Organist of the Cathedral in Gloucester. Gloucester: Printed by R. Raikes, 1736. iv, 7 p., score (16 l.) 26 cm. Composer's dedicatory verses: p. [iii]-iv. List of subscribers (464 for 617 copies, incl. Haendel): p. [1]-7. The cantatas are for voice with treble instrument and figured bass; the songs, for voice with figured bass.
Contents.—Cantatas. Grant me gentle love (Congreve). A swain whose am'rous fickle mind.— Songs. Fair Melainia's so compleat. False tho' she be to me and love (Congreve). When Chloe was by Damon seen. The first stanza of Sappho's Hymn to Venus; O Venus, beauty of the skies. If wine and musick (Prior), Whilst I am scorch'd with hot desire (Prior).
Call no.: M1613.3.G87 C3.

H�NDEL, Georg Friedrich.

[Works, vocal. Selections] Handel operas. Corno primo [-secondo. ca. 1740] 2 parts ([48], [41] 1.) 29 x 24 cm. Spine titles. Smith Jr. transcript [recte "s2"?]. On inside front covers: NW [similar to vols. in Lennard Collection, Fitzwilliam Museum].
Call no.: M2.1 .M2

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[Works, vocal; arr.] ... Composed by G. F. Handel; arranged for the organ or piano forte by John Clarke. London: Printed for S. J. Button & J. Whitaker, [between 1820 and 1824]. 14 volumes. Vocal score, 42 cm. For solo voices, chorus and organ or piano acc. On spine: Clarke's Handel. Watermark: 1820. Plate nos.: 1-72 (some numbers missing). Works included: Acis and Galatea; Alexander's Feast; L'Allegro, il Peneroso ed il Moderato; Athalia; Coronation Anthems; Dettingen Te Deum; Esther; Jephtha; Judas Maccabaeus; Messiah; Samson; Saul; Solomon; Theodora.
Various call numbers.
The Music Library also possesses the American edition of Clarke's arrangements of Alexander's Feast, Esther, and Messiah. Philadelphia: Published by Geo. e. Blake, [1850].
Various call numbers.

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[Duets] Handel duets [ca.1740-1743]. 3 volumes, 24 x 30 cm. MS. 3 (190 p.) contains duets from operas; MS. 4 (154 p.) contains Italian chamber duets; MS. 5 (260 p.) contains duets from oratorios, mostly in English. Manuscript by copyist "S5". Bookplate of Henry Barrett Lennard pasted on inside front cover of each volume.

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[Admeto. Italian] ADMETUS,/AN/OPERA,/Compos'd by/Mr Handel.[within ornamental illus. of harpist and 4 angels]/ Engrav'd, Printed and Sold by J. Cluer in Bon-Church-Yard, London. [imprint at bottom outside illus. 1727] Score (127 p.) 29 cm. First ed. Subscriber's copy, Charles Jenner, with his bookplate. Without the recitatives. Libretto ascribed to N. F. Haym or P. A. Rolli.
Collation: t.p., v bl; "A/LIST OF THE SUBSCRIBERS....", v bl; "INDEX ... Musick Engrav'd for & Sold by Cluer & Creake ...", v bl; p. 1-127 [top outer corners], v bl. Signatures: A-I4, K-U4, X-Z4, Aa-Hh4, Ii3 [Ii4 blank].
Call no.: M1500.H13 A3 1727.

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[Atalanta. Italian] ATALANTA/an/OPERA/as it is Perform'd/at the/THEATRE ROYAL/ in /Covent Garden./Compos'd by/Mr Handel./[triple line]/London. Printed for and sold by I. Walsh, Musick Printer and Instrument maker to his Majesty, at the Harp/ and Hoboy in Catherine Street in the Strand. No 580. [BUCEM: 1735] Score (83 p.) 32 cm. Librettist unknown. First ed. Without the recitatives.
Collation: t.p. [double-line border], v blank; "The Subscribers Names", v blank; "A Table of Songs ..." followed by a 3 col. List of H3ndel's works, v blank; score: p. 1-83 (numbered top outer corners; p. 83 v blank).
Call no.: M1500 .H13 A85 1736.

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[Chandos anthems. As pants the hart] ANTHEM, /In Score,/ Composed at Cannons,/ For his Grace the/ DUKE OF CHANDOS/ Between the Years 1718 & 1720./ By/ G.F. HANDEL [ca. 1790]. VIII, As pants the Hart for cooling streams. No. 79 [of the Arnold edition]. Score (40 p.) 37 cm.
Collation: t.p., v blank; score, p. 3-39; "Contents," p. 40.

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[Concertos, organ, op. 4; arr.] SIX/CONCERTOS/For the /Harpsichord or Organ/ COMPOS'D BY/Mr HANDEL./.:These Six Concertos were Publish'd by Mr Walsh/ from my own Copy Corrected by me Self, and to Him only/ I have given my Right therein./ George Frideric Handel../[line]/ London. Printed for I. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand./ Of whom may be had/ The Instrumental Parts to the above Six Concertos./ Just Publish'd for the Organ or Harpsichord./ Rameau's Concertos ... [etc.] [ca. 1750]. Score (47 p.) 32 cm.
Collation: t.p., v blank; p. [1] blank; score, p. 2-18; [19] blank; score, p. 20-48.
Call no.: M1006 .H13 op.4 1750

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[Ezio. Stringo al fine; arr.] The Advice. Set by Mr Handel. [London, 1735?][1] l. 28 cm. First line: Mortals wisely learn to measure. For voice and continuo. Part for "German or Common Flute" at end. Acc. originally for violini unisoni and bassi (HG 80: 114).
Call no.: M1508.H13 E9 S79 1735.

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[Judas Maccabaeus. English] JUDAS MACCHABAEUS/ an/ ORATORIO/ Set to Musick by/MR HANDEL./[triple line]/ London. Printed for I. Walsh, in Catharine Street, in the Strand,/ of whom may be had , The Works of Mr Handel, Geminiani, Corelli, and all the most/ Eminent Authors of Musick. [ca. 1749] Score ([73] p.) 32 cm. Libretto by T. Morell. Without the recitatives.
Collation: t.p. [single-line border], v bl; "A Table of the Songs in the Oratorio of JUDAS MACCHABEUS" followed by catalogue of Haendel's works, v bl; privilege dated 31 Oct. 1739, signed by Holles Newcastle, v bl; p. 1-72 [top outer corners], p. [73] marked "48" is the "Marche" [top left], v bl.
Call no.: M2000 .H13 J8 1749.

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[Passion. ca. 1716] Das Leiden und Sterben Jesu Christi in gebundener Rede als Oratorium in Music gesetzet von Georg Fried. Haendel, aus seinen an der Universitat in Oxford auf bewahrten Originalschriften copirt auf Befehl Ihrer Majestat der K2niginn in England. [17--] Score (311 p.) 22 x 32 cm. MS. Formerly in collection of Hugo Riemann and Emil Kahn. Libretto by B. H. Brockes. Possibly copied ca. 1795.
Call no.: M2.1 M1.

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[Quel fior ch'all'alba ride (Duet)] Duetto de G. F. Handel. [17--. M�nchen, Drei-Masken Verlag, 1923]. Score (3.1.), 1 l. 25 x 29 cm. Facsim. of holograph at British Museum (R.M.20.g.9 ff. 36r-38v). Italian words. For 2 sopranos and continuo. First line: Quel fior ch'all'alba ride.
Call no.: ML96.5 .H13 Q8 1923.

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[Semele. English] SEMELE/ A Dramatick Performance/ IN SCORE,/ The Words altered from Congreve/ The Musick Composed in the Year 1743/BY/ G. F. Handel [1788] Score (191 p.) 34 cm. Arnold edition, No. 24-28.
Collation: t.p., v blank; score, p. 3-189; "Contents," p. 190-191.

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[Susanna. English] SUSANNA/an/ ORATORIO/ Set to Musick by/ MR HANDEL/ [triple line]/ London. Printed for I. Walsh, in Catharine Stree, in the Strand, / of whom may be had, / The Works of Mr Handel, Geminiani, Corelli, and all the most,/ Eminent Authors of Musick. [1749] Score (94 p.) 32 cm. First ed., without the recitatives, of the overture and arias. Librettist unknown.
Collation: t.p. [single-line border passe-partout title from a supplementary plate], v bl; "A Table of the Songs in the Oratorio of Susanna ...", v b1; privilege dated 31 Oct. 1739 and signed Holles Newcastle, v b1; p. 1-94 [top outer corners.]
Call no.: M2000 .H13 S8 1749.

MARSH, John (1752-1828).

[Preludes and fugues, organ, 4 hands] Handel's Hallelujah in the Messiah, and Grand Coronation anthem, to which are prefix'd two new fugues; the whole adapted & composed for 2 performers on one organ or harpsichord by J. Marsh. London, Printed and sold by Preston & Son, 97, Strand. [1807] Score (16 p.) 33 cm. The arrangement of God Save the King from Zadok the Priest preceded by a "Preludio" composed by Marsh.
Call no.: M181 .M37 P74 1807.

Librettos

Librettos from Handel's operas, oratorios, and other large vocal works form a significant part of the Coopersmith Collection. The following is a list of librettos to be found in the Collection, including title, language, and date.

NOTE: An asterisk indicates a photocopy from an original located in a major collection such as the Library of Congress, the British Library, or the Folger Library.

Acis and Galatea. English, 1732 (see full description under Literature and Documents)
Acis and Galatea.* English, 1753.
Acis and Galatea.* English, ca. 1760?
Acis and Galatea.* English, 1764.
Acis and Galatea. English, 1799. ¹
Acis and Galatea. German, 1900. ²
Acis and Galatea. German, 1951.
Admeto.* English and Italian, 1728.
Admeto.* German (arias also in Italian), 1730.
Admeto.* German (arias also in Italian), 1731.
Agrippina.* Italian, 1709.
Agrippina.* German and Italian, 1718.
Agrippina. German, 1943.
Alcides. English, 1799. ¹
Alcina.* English and Italian, 1735.
Alcina.* English and Italian, 1736.
Alcina. German, 1928?
Alessandro.* German (arias also in Italian), 1726.
Alexander Balus. English, 1799. ¹
Alexander's Feast.* English, 1737.
Alexander's Feast.* English, 1744?
Alexander's Feast.* English, 1751.
Alexander's Feast. English, 1799. ¹
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. English, 1799. ¹
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. English and German. 1947.
Almira.* German (some arias with Italian translation), 1732.
Almadigi.* German (most arias also in Italian), 1717.
Athalia. English, 1799. ¹
Belshazzar.* English, 1751.
Belshazzar. English, 1799. ¹
The Choice of Hercules. English, 1799. ¹
Deborah. English, 1799. ¹
Dettingen Te Deum. English, 1871. ³
Esther. English, 1733 (see full description under Literature and Documents).
Esther.* English, 176-?
Esther. English, 1799. ¹
Floridante.* German (arias also in Italian), 1723.
Giove in Argo.* Italian, 1719.
Giulio Cesare.* English and Italian, 1725.
Hercules. German, 1926.
Israel in Egypt. English, 1799. ¹
Israel in Egypt. English, 1871. ³
Israel in Egypt. English, 1877. ⁴
Israel in Egypt.* English, 1882.
Israel in Egypt. English, 1958.
Jephtha. English, 1799. ¹
Joseph. English, 1799. ¹
Joseph.* English, 1752.
Joseph. English, 1799. ¹
Joseph. English, 1755.
Joshua.* English, 1752.
Joshua. English, 1799. ¹
Joshua. English, 1955.
Judas Maccabaeus.* English, 1756.
Judas Maccabaeus.* English, 1758.
Judas Maccabaeus. English, 1799. ¹
Judas Maccabaeus. English, 1900. ²
Lotario (three arias).* Italian and German, 1732.
Messiah.* English, 1742.
Messiah.* English, 1749.
Messiah.* English, 1759.
Messiah. English, 1799. ¹
Messiah.* English, 18--.
Messiah. English, 1853.
Messiah. English, 1871. ³
Messiah. English, 1877. ⁴
Messiah. English, 1882. ⁵
Messiah. English, 1907.
Messiah. German, 1930.
Messiah. English, 1953.
Muzio Scevola.* German and Italian, 1723.
Occasional Oratorio. English, 1799. ¹
Ottone.* Italian, 1724.
Samson.* English, 1743.
Samson.* English, 1758.
Samson. English, 1799. ¹
Saul. English, 1799. ¹
Saul. German, 1900. ²
Semele. English, 1799. ¹
Solomon. English, 1799. ¹
Solomon. English, 1964.
Susanna. English, 1799. ¹
Theodora. English, 1799. ¹
Theodora. German, 1926.
The Triumph of Time and Truth. English, 1799. ¹

Footnotes

* Indicates a photocopy from an original located in a major collection such as the Library of Congress, the British Library, or the Folger Library.
¹In The Sacred Oratorios (London: T. Heptinstall, 1799). See full description under Literature and Documents.
²In Händel-Fest in Bonn der Beethovenhalle am 24., 25. und 26. Mai 1900 (Bonn: J.F. Carthaus, 1900).
³In Fourth Triennial Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace, June 19, 21, 23, 1871 (London: R.K. Burt, 1871).
⁴In Sixth Triennial Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace, June 25th, 27th, 29th, 1877 (Sydenham: Crystal Palace Co., 1877).
⁵In Sir William Cusin�sHandel�s Messiah (London: Augener, 1882).

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Handel Clipping File

One of the more interesting parts of the Coopersmith Collection is a set of eight three-ring binders which Coopersmith called the Handel Clipping File. These are filled with Handel-related items culled from a great variety of sources—journals, catalogs, newspapers, concert programs and so forth—dating from the 18th-century to the mid-1960s. Most of the items are pasted or taped onto both sides of blank leaves; there are 323 numbered leaves altogether.

Coopersmith included the contents of this Clipping File in his card catalog, typing a separate card for nearly every entry. He created call numbers for these items using the classification ML410.H13, which is a general classification for Handel biography and criticism. Following this call number is the designation "HCL" (for Handel Clipping Leaf?) And a leaf number referring to the recto or the verso of the leaf. HCL 168r, for example, refers to an item on the recto of leaf 168.

Unfortunately these clippings are not arranged in any special order or categorization, so it is impossible to know exactly what is in the Clipping File without examining the catalog cards, or the file itself, item by item.

Periodicals Analyzed in
the Coopersmith Collection

Portions of Coopersmith's card catalog are devoted to "analyzing" several major periodicals. In other words, he searched these publications for significant Handel-related articles and then created a catalogue card for each article. The following is a list of these periodicals, indicating their call numbers, the time span covered by the catalog, and the number of articles entered.

Haendel-Jahrbuch (ML410.H13 H22). 1928-33 (28 articles) and 1955-57 (88 articles).
Journal of the American Musicological Society (ML27.U5 A83363). 1952-67 (7 articles)
Music & Letters (ML5 .M64). 1950-53 (3 articles)
Music Library Association Notes (ML27 .U5 M695). 1944-67 (14 articles).
Music Review (ML5 .M657). 1947-67 (30 articles).
Musica (ML5 .M71357). 1955-56 (19 articles)
Musical Quarterly (ML1 .M725). 1917-67 (28 articles)
Musical Times (ML5 .M85). 1950-1968 (157 articles)

Microfilms of Handel Manuscripts

Microfilms of Handel manuscripts from collections in Great Britain, Germany, and the United States are gathered together in the Music Library at the University of Maryland. Although these microfilms are not part of the original Coopersmith Collection, their relevance to Handel studies warrants a brief mention here. Detailed inventories of the contents of the items will be found in Martha Ronish, The Autograph Manuscripts of George Frideric Handel: A Catalogue (Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Maryland, 1984), or more recently, Donald Burrows and Martha J. Ronish A Catalogue of Handel's Musical Autographs (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994).

• Handel manuscripts, primarily autographs, in the British Library. (21 reels) M3.H118 17--; M3.1.H2 1979a; M3.1.H2 1979b

• Manuscript leaves (MSS. 251-265) which formed part of the Founder's Bequest at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, consisting of 15 volumes of Handel music autographs. (2 reels) ML96.H36 1972

• Manuscripts that are part of the Santini Sammlung, Bibliothek des Bischoeflichen Priesterseminars, Muenster. (1 reel) M3.1.H2 1979

• Manuscripts that are "part of the Lititz Collection at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA." (6 reels) M4.H3 1970z

• Autograph manuscripts that are in the New York Public Library. (1 reel) M1613.3.H2L3 1966

• Fragment of the composer's manuscript of cantata Diana Cacciatrice (Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna). (1 reel) M1613.3.H2D52 1970z

• Fragment of a cantata, written in Rome, 1707 -- "Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio," from Ero e Leandro (Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York). (1 reel) M1613.3.H2E7 1972

• Manuscripts from the Berlin Deutsche Staatsbibliothek. (5 reels):

  G.F. Handel Autograph of "alzo al volo" from Radimisto, HWV 12b
  ML 96 .H3R32 1970z
  G.F. Handel Autograph of "Diana Cacciatrice", HWV 79 (fragment)
  ML 96 .H36D5 1970z
  G.F. Handel "Laudate pueri dominum" 1st version, MS copy, HWV 236
  ML 96 .H36L3 1970z
  G.F. Handel Autograph of "Salve Regina", HWV 241
  ML 96 .H36S3 1970z
  Sono Liete, Fortunate, HWV 194, MS autograph Handel 5
  ML 96 .H36S6 1970z

• The Newman Flower Collection. (1 reel) ML96.4.H36O7 1700

• The Gerald Coke Handel Collection. (53 reels) ML138.C65 1987

Guide compiled by Richard Brundage and Neil Ratliff.
Updated and edited by Philip Vandermeer, 1996,
Yale Fineman and Vin Novara, 2004.

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