Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Levin (Alvin Irving) Collection of music manuscripts,
Date (inclusive): 1950-1997
Collection number: 179
Creator:
Levin, Alvin Irving
Extent:
13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: This collection consists of manuscript music scores and photocopies of compositions of Alvin Irving Levin
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Please contact the UCLA Performing Arts Special Collections for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Performing Arts Special Collections. All requests
for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to Performing Arts Special Collections Librarian. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of Performing Arts Special Collections as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Alvin Irving Levin; gift; 1999.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Levin (Alvin Irving) Collection of music manuscripts, 179, Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California,
Los Angeles.
Biography
Levin graduated Ed.D. from UCLA in 1968; studied
composition privately with Roy Harris for three
years; served on Psychology faculty at Californian
State University, Northridge; local performances
have included Song of the Earth (1950), Venu Te
Deum (1955), Confirmation Cantata (1959), Symphony
for Strings (1984), and Hymn to the United Nations
(1991).
Scope and Content
Manuscript music scores and photocopies of compositions of Alvin Irving Levin. Includes dramatic works, choral works, symphonic
music, and chamber music.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Dramatic works
- Choral works
- Symphonic music
- Chamber music and songs.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Levin, Alvin Irving, 1921- --Archives.
Composers--Archival resources.
Music--Manuscripts.