Music Library, 2000
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is composed of 85 boxes containing much of the history of the Shepherd School of Music including the Deed of Gift from the Shepherd Foundation and the draft of the activation of the Shepherd School. There is information on the Shepherd family and foundation, as well as departmental correspondence, news clippings, music reviews, brochures, concert calendars, announcements, and invitations, including those for the dedication of the school and the Alice Pratt Brown Hall. There is one construction-type hardhat labeled Shepherd School of Music. Much of the collection is comprised of programs; the bulk of the collection are performances saved in various formats, many of them obsolete. These performances are digitized and streamed on the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive here: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/71868 and here: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/77130.
Dates
- 1950 - 2015
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 67.5 Linear Feet ( 85 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
woodson@rice.edu
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
woodson@rice.edu