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Archives of American Art
Federal Music Project records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fedemusp
- Creators:
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Federal Music Project (Pa.)
- Dates:
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1934-1943
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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34 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Official records containing project proposals; applications; final reports; and correspondence concerning the Pan-American Union.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Federally funded music project of the Works Progress Administration. The Pan American Union worked with the Federal Music Project and developed projects like the music-copying project. The Philadelphia unit of the copying project reproduced scores of Latin-American compositions which were deposited in the Edwin A. Fleischer collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 27 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Theodore A. Seder, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, Theodore A. Seder, is the curator of the Edwin A. Fleisher Music Collection where many of the reproduced manuscripts are housed.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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