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Curt Sachs card files

Title
Curt Sachs card files, circa 1950s.
Author
Sachs, Curt, 1881-1959.

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box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 460 box 1Offsite
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 460 box 2Offsite
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 460 box 3Offsite
box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 460 box 4Offsite
box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 460 box 5Offsite
box 6Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 460 box 6Offsite

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2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)
Summary
Curt Sachs (1881-1959) was a German-American musicologist and developer of organology, the classification of musical instruments. Sachs developed the Sachs-Hornbostel scheme of musical classification with scholar Erich von Hornbostel. Sachs was also an employee of the New York Public Library. The Curt Sachs card files, dated circa 1950s, are typed and hand-written cards created by Sachs to document information mostly about European musicians and musical scores, musical expressions and poetry; and Native Americans' customs of incorporating music into their traditional ceremonies. The comments about Native Americans were culled from first-hand observations of other writers' publications. The cards are in German, English, and French.
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Genre/Form
Cards.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of Use (note)
  • The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.
Source (note)
  • Unknown
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 460
OCLC
955300352
Author
Sachs, Curt, 1881-1959.
Title
Curt Sachs card files, circa 1950s.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms Of Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.
Source
Unknown
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Occupation
Musicologists.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 460
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