Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Crosten, William L. (William Loran) and Colby, Edward E. (Edward Eugene)
- Abstract:
- Collection documents the collection of essays by his former students in honor of Putnam Aldrich (Essays On Musical Style and Performance Practice) and includes drafts of the papers contributed, bibliographies, several photographs, and correspondence of W. L. Crosten and Edward Colby with the authors.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Putnam Aldrich Festschrift Papers (SC0726). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection documents the collection of essays by his former students in honor of Putnam Aldrich (Essays On Musical Style and Performance Practice) and includes drafts of the papers contributed, bibliographies, several photographs, and correspondence of W. L. Crosten and Edward Colby with the authors.
- Biographical / historical:
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Putnam Aldrich, noted harpsichordist, joined the Stanford University faculty in 1950. A graduate of Yale, he earned his advanced degrees in music at Harvard. He was the founder of the Ph.D. program in music at Stanford and taught counterpoint, the history of baroque music, and harpsichord. After his retirement in 1969 he moved to France, where he died in 1975.
- Acquisition information:
- Administrative transfer, Music Library, 2004.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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Putnam Aldrich Festschrift Papers (SC0726). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022