University of Texas at Austin

Aaron Copland:

An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
Title: Aaron Copland Collection
Dates: 1918-1958, undated
Extent: 1 document box, 1 oversize box (1.88 linear feet)
Abstract: Includes manuscripts by the American composer, writer on music, pianist, and conductor Aaron Copland, most notably three preliminary sketches and an orchestral score for his Lincoln Portrait (1942).
Call Number: Manuscript Collection MS-0923
Language: English and Italian
Access: Open for research


Administrative Information


Acquisition: All Lincoln Portrait items were purchased in 1964 (R 2282).
Processed by: Joan Sibley and Jeannie Binder, 2011 Note: With the exception of the Lincoln Portrait items, which were not described in the card catalog, this finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only in a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the abbreviations commonly used in descriptions.
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

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