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Index of SCPA Collections

Helpful descriptions of collections are available in their finding aids. Additional description, especially for collections without finding aids, is available in LibGuides. Follow the links where available.

Audiovisual Collections

  • Jim Henson Works (website) (finding aid)
  • James J. Taylor Collection of the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA) (abstract) (website) (guide)
    • Productions are found in the Libraries main catalog by doing an Advanced Search and including the term "WAPAVA" in a search field.
  • Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Archives (finding aid)
  • Robert Sherman Recordings (finding aid)
  • Duvall Record Collection
  • Anderson Record Collection
  • Band recordings (LibGuide)

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Band Collections

Band collections contain the papers and collections of several bandmasters, as well as the archives of band organizations. In addition, the collections contain a large number of scores, photographs, and recordings. (LibGuide)

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Music Education Collections

Our Music Education collections include the papers and collections of several music educators, as well as the archives of multiple music education organizations. In addition papers and manuscripts, these collections hold large numbers of photographs and recordings. (LibGuide)

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Performer and Scholar Collections

These collections consist of the papers of performers and scholars in music, theatre, and dance and may include manuscripts, criticism, scores, photographs, recordings and other archival materials. (LibGuide)

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Professional Organization Collections

These research collections offer unique strengths for study in band history, band performance, clarinet music, ethnomusicology, music education, music librarianship, music theory, musical instrument history, music recording history and wind and percussion ensemble music. Organizational archives contain official records as well as other materials related to the sphere of each organization's performing arts activity. Within the various collections are personal and organizational papers, oral histories, photographs, scrapbooks, subject files, and memorabilia. Books, periodicals, music scores, and sound recordings are also represented. There are also biographical files with information about many people active in one or more of the organizations housing their archives with us.

For contributions to these collections, please see our Transfer of Documents Forms Page.

  • The Christopher Patton 20th/21st Century Consort Archives (finding aid)
    • The Christopher Patton 20th/21st Century Consort is a performing ensemble specializing in new music in residence at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The Archives contains scores, recordings, programs, and related materials.
    • Scores are found in the Libraries main catalog by doing an Advanced Search and including the term "Twentieth Century Consort" in a search field.
  • American Bandmasters Association Research Center (finding aid) (LibGuide)
    • In addition to official ABA Archives, the ABA Research Center holds collections of concert programs, publications, recordings, scores, manuscripts, and personal papers.
  • American Composers Alliance Scores on Deposit
    • ACA is a membership organization serving over 300 professional American composers. Founded in 1937 to protect the rights of its members and to promote the use and understanding of their music, it is the oldest national organization of its kind. Scores of ACA members are here on deposit and may be examined by appointment. ACA scores are available for sale or rental through the ACA via their database.
  • American College Dance Festival Association Archives (finding aid)
    • The American College Dance Festival Association's primary focus is to support and promote talent and creativity prominent throughout college and university dance departments.
  • American Handel Society Archives (finding aid)
    • Founded in 1986 by Howard Serwer, Paul Traver, and J. Merrill Knapp, The American Handel Society seeks to foster study of the life, works, and times of George Frideric Handel, and to encourage and support the performance of his music.
  • American Musical Instrument Society Archives (finding aid)
    • An international organization founded in 1971 to promote better understanding of all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods.
  • American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association Archives
    • American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association (ASTA with NSOA) is the professional organization for music educators who teach string instruments and conduct school orchestras. Included in the archives are administrative records, periodicals, and related collections.
  • Association for Recorded Sound Collections Archives (finding aid)
    • Founded in 1966, the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is dedicated to research, study, publication, and information exchange on all aspects of recordings and recorded sound.
  • College Band Directors National Association Archives (finding aid)
    • The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) is affiliated with the Music Educators National Conference and addresses the concerns and goals of college band directors. The CBDNA Archives has a rich variety of materials related to college bands. Included in the collection are administrative papers, recordings and scores.
  • College Music Society Archives
    • The College Music Society is a consortium of college, conservatory, university and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music. Its mission is to promote music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction.
  • Concert Society at Maryland Archives (finding aid)
    • The Concert Society at Maryland presented three series of concerts each year under the auspices of the University of Maryland: Chamber Music, Early Music, and WorldSong. The Archives consists of advertisements, promotional materials, posters, and papers regarding the concerts (such as contracts, correspondence, and programs). The Concert Society was formally dissolved in 1998, and its functions were transferred to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland. A history of the Concert Society at Maryland can be found here.
  • Congress on Research in Dance Archives (finding aid)
    • Convened in October of 1964, The Congress on Research in Dance is an international community of dance researchers, scholars, teachers, and performers who seek to encourage, facilitate and disseminate dance scholarship. The organization promotes a discursive approach to researching and understanding dance as more than just art and expression, but the value of the form as a manifestation of universal communication, resonant ideas, and cultural commodity.
  • International Association of Music Libraries — U.S. Branch Archives
    • The International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) is the international professional organization for music libraries and librarians. This collection consists of the administrative records and related collections for the U.S. Branch. The general IAML Archives is located in Denmark.
  • International Clarinet Association Research Center (finding aid) (inventory)
    • The International Clarinet Association Research Center contains a score collection (over 6000 titles), approximately 1,700 clarinet recordings, the Jerry Pierce and Daniel Bonade Papers, and the Ierardi Collection of information files. Borrowing of the scores is restricted to members of the ICA and students, faculty, and staff of the University of Maryland.
  • International Society for Music Education Archives (finding aid)
    • The international companion to the Music Educators National Conference, the International Society for Music Education (ISME) is concerned with those issues that affect music education on an international scale. The ISME Archives contains administrative records, and publications, as well as the papers of distinguished international music educators such as Vanett Lawler and Henning Bro Rasmussen.
  • Kodály Center of America including Kodály Musical Training Institute 1969-1977
    • The Kodály Center of America and Kodály Musical Training Institute were founded by Denise Bacon in order to promote the Kodály method in the United States.
  • Maryland Dance Theater Archives (finding aid)
    • Maryland Dance Theater, founded on the University of Maryland campus in 1971 by Dorothy Madden, performed contemporary dance in the DC and Baltimore metro areas until ending in 1988. The Maryland Dance Theater Archives consists of programs, photographs, correspondence, press clippings, publicity materials, various records of performance, and other organizational documents outlining its history. Paper documents, including photographs, are in Special Collections in Performing Arts.
  • Maryland Music Educators Association Archives
    • An affiliated state unit of the Music Educators National Conference, the Maryland Music Education Association (MMEA) unites the music educators of the state of Maryland and discusses the concerns of today's music educator in Maryland. The MMEA Archives contains the records of the MMEA as well as concert programs and tapes of performance organizations within Maryland.
  • Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Archives (finding aid)
    • Founded in 1947, the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic has been the showcase for many performers and organizations, as well as a valuable tool in instructing today's musicians. The Midwest Archives includes administrative records, photographs, scrapbooks, audio recordings and other materials.
  • Music Library Association Archives (finding aid)
    • The Music Library Association was established for music librarians and scholars alike to promote the establishment, growth and use of music libraries, encourage the collection of music and musical literature, and searching for ways to improve music libraries. The MLA Archives includes the administrative and financial records, as oral histories, publications and some regional chapter records and newsletters.
  • Music OCLC Users Group Archives
    • The Music OCLC Users Group Archives (MOUG) is a collection related to the Music Library Association Archives. his group is concerned with the use of the OCLC database and its applications to music materials. The collection includes administrative records and publications.
  • National Association for Music Educators (formerly Music Educators National Conference) Historical Center (finding aid)
    • The National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), the premiere music education association in the US, is devoted to assessing and improving music education in schools on all levels. The NAfME Historical Center collection includes administrative records, NAfME publications, papers of past presidents, eminent music educators, and other related historical collections. Special research resources include a textbook collection, curriculum guide collection, research papers, instructional recordings, oral histories, photographs, reference books, biography file, and an extensive serials collection.
  • National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Research Center (finding aid) (inventory)
    • The National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI) address the needs and concerns of instrumental instructors on college and university campuses and play a key role in the education of today's young wind and percussion musicians. In the Research Center there is a vast collection of scores and recordings. The Research Center also contains the papers of composer and former percussion instructor, Geary Larrick.
  • National Association of Teachers of Singing Archives (finding aid)
    • Founded in 1944, NATS encourages the highest standards of singing through excellence in teaching and the promotion of vocal education and research. Organizational goals include the professional advancement of the talented and the enrichment of the general public.
  • National School Orchestra Association Archives
    • Founded to promote school orchestras and to improve instruction of orchestral instruments, the National School Orchestra Association (NSOA) was a national voice for orchestra directors and young musicians. The Archives holds administrative papers, scores and related materials. NSOA joined with ASTA (above) in 1998.
  • Organization of American Kodály Educators Archives
    • The Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) is dedicated to the educational innovations developed by Zoltán Kodály. The OAKE Archives consist primarily of administrative papers.
  • Society for Ethnomusicology Archives (finding aid)
    • The Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) is an organization of scholars interested in studying music within a cultural context. The SEM Archives has administrative papers, and serial publications.
  • Society for Music Theory Archives (finding aid)
    • The Society for Music Theory was established in 1977 in order to promote music theory as both a scholarly and a pedagogical discipline. The Archives consists of correspondence, professional papers, publications, and conference materials.
  • TUBA/International Tuba and Euphonium Association Archives (finding aid)
    • Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association (TUBA) is an international organization comprising performers, teachers, students, and others promoting the literature, pedagogy, and performance of the euphonium and tuba.
  • Viola da Gamba Society of America Archives (finding aid)
    • The Viola da Gamba Society of America (VdGSA) support activities relating to the viola da gamba in the United States and abroad comprised of players, builders, publishers, distributors, restorers and others.
  • Virginia Music Educators Association
    • An affiliated state unit of the Music Educators National Conference, the Virginia Music Education Association (VMEA), the VMEA Archives contains the records of the VMEA as well as concert programs and tapes of performance organizations within Virginia.

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Score Collections

Many, but not all, of these collections circulate upon request. Inventories may be requested by contacting SCPA.

  • ABA Research Center Score Collection
  • American Composers Alliance Score Collection
  • Contemporary Music Project Archives (finding aid) (inventory)
  • Mark Hindsley Collection (finding aid)
  • International Clarinet Association Research Center Score Collection (inventory)
  • Karl King Score Collection
  • Mayhew Lake "Symphony in Gold" Collection
  • Salvatore Minichini Music Collection
  • National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI) Score Collection (finding aid) (inventory)
  • Alfred Reed Score Collection (finding aid)
  • J.E. Roach Banda Mexicana Music Collection (finding aid)
  • Star Music Company Collection
  • Claude T. Smith Collection (finding aid)

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Last update: 05/08/2013

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