Don Gillespie archive

Descriptive Summary
Title: Don Gillespie archive
Creator: Gillespie, Don Chance, 1936-2019
Inclusive Dates: 1890-2014
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 box(es)
Collection Number: ms4448
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Don Gillespie (1936-2019) worked for C.F. Peters Corporation as an editor where he cultivated relationships with many prominent 20th century American composers, including William Albright, David Amram, Milton Babbitt, John Cage, Chou Wen-Chung, George Crumb, William Duckworth, Morton Feldman, Lou Harrison, Alan Hovhaness, Roger Reynolds, Christian Wolff, Charles Wuorien, and many others.

Scope and Content

Collection includes Don Gillespie's research, correspondence, concert programs, and photographs on 20th century composers. Also included is Gillespie's notes and research on Thomas F. Ward for his book "The Search for Thomas F. Ward, Teacher of Frederick Delius".

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Don Gillespie archive, ms4448, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Thomas Ward, Brooklyn Churches Orphanage research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Brooklyn Churches Orphanage photographs

 

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Thomas Ward, Brooklyn Churches Orphanage postcard, 1913

 

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Thomas Ward, Belmont Abbey, NC research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Belmont Abbey, NC research correspondence, 1986-1991

 

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Thomas Ward, St. Leos research correspondence, 1987-1992

 

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Thomas Ward, St. Leos research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, St. Leos photographs

 

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Thomas Ward, St. James exhibit research correspondence

 

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Thomas Ward, St. James exhibit research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Shreveport, Louisiana research correspondence, 1987-1988

 

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Thomas Ward, Shreveport, Louisiana research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Shreveport, Louisiana photographs

 

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Thomas Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana research correspondence, 1986-1987

 

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Thomas Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Texas correspondence, 1988-1991

 

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Thomas Ward, Texas research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, musical studies research notes

 

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Certificate of baptism for Mary and Cecelia Ward, 1957, 1960

 

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Thomas Ward, census research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, death and baptism research correspondence, 1986-1987

 

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Certificate of baptism for John Ward, 1857

 

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Certificate of baptism for Maria Ward, 1858

 

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Thomas Ward, death and baptism research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Sister Mary Albert research correspondence, 1985-1996

 

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Thomas Ward, Sister Mary Albert research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, Vital Sanks research correspondence, 1991-1992

 

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Thomas Ward, Vital Sanks research notes and photograph

 

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Thomas Ward, miscellaneous corrrespondence, 1986-1994

 

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Thomas Ward, miscellaneous research notes

 

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Thomas Ward, book correspondence, 1985-1987

 

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Thomas Ward, book correspondence, 1988-1989

 

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Thomas Ward, book correspondence, 1990-1991

 

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Thomas Ward, book correspondence, 1992-1993

 

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Thomas Ward, book correspondence, 1994-1996

 

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Thomas Ward, book correspondence

 

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Thomas Ward, research postcards, 1987-1988

 

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Correspondence with Norman Loretz, 1988

 

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Norman Loretz, research notes

 

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Research timeline

 

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Thomas Ward, research outline

 

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Ledger cover copies with annotations, 1882-1888

 

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Cash book cover copies with annotations, 1887-1891

 

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Servants timebook cover copies, 1871-1889

 

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Thomas Ward research photographs

 

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Thomas Ward research negatives

 

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Thomas Ward research slides

 

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Percy Grainger, research correspondence, 1977-1980

 

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Percy Grainger, research correspondence, 1982-1985

 

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Percy Grainger, research correspondence, 1986-1988

 

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Percy Grainger, research correspondence, 1989-1997

 

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Percy Grainger, research correspondence, 2014

 

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Percy Grainger, research correspondence

 

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Percy Grainger correspondence, 1949

 

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Percy Grainger, research notes

 

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Photocopies of Percy Grainger's correspondence, 1937-1983

 

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Percy Grainger biography by Charles Amirkhanian

 

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Percy Grainger memorials

 

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Percy Grainger concert programs, 1942-1950

 

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Percy Grainger photographs

 

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John Becker, research correspondence, 1959-1973

 

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John Becker, research correspondence, 1973-1981

 

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John Becker, research notes

 

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John Becker biography by Don Gillespie

 

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John Becker photographs

 

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George Crumb correspondence, 1971-1986

 

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George Crumb correspondence, 1987-1999

 

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George Crumb correspondence, 2000-2012

 

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George Crumb correspondence

 

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George Crumb research notes

 

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George Crumb photographs

 

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George Crumb negatives

 

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John Cage correspondence, 1961-1998

 

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John Cage "An Alphabet" script

 

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John Cage biography by Beth Anderson, 1983

 

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John Cage photographs

 

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Gustav Mahler program notes for Mahler Sixth

 

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William Russell correspondence, 1984-1997

 

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William Russell photocopied correspondence, 1985-1990

 

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William Russell composition notes

 

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William Russell photographs

 

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William Russell postcard, 1990

 

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Alan Hovhaness correspondence, 1978-2000

 

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Alan Hovhaness interview

 

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Alan Hovhaness photographs

 

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Ross Lee Finney correspondence, 1987-1995

 

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Ross Lee Finney correspondence

 

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Battle of the Banks and Property Taxes by Gretchen L. Finney

 

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Gyula Csapo music epistemology notes

 

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Milton Babbitt correspondence

 

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Milton Babbitt photographs

 

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Alvin Curran correspondence, 1985

 

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Karl Rasmussen correspondence, 1975-1998

 

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Karl Rasmussen correspondence

 

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Leo Ornstein correspondence, 1988

 

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Leo Ornstein photographs

 

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Alan Stout correspondence, 1970-1984

 

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Robert Moran correspondence, 1989-2000

 

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Henry Cowell correspondence, 1958-1995

 

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Vincent Plush correspondence, 1982-1985

 

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Peter Garland correspondence, 1989

 

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James Tenney remembrance

 

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Peter Garland articles

 

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Lou Harrison correspondence, 1984-1989

 

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Lou Harrison photocopied correspondence, 1963-1991

 

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Lou Harrison correspondence

 

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Lou Harrison eulogy and memoir

 

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Lou Harrison photographs

 

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Ronald Stevenson correspondence, 1986-1991

 

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Ronald Stevenson photographs

 

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Conlon Nancarrow correspondence, 1960-1982

 

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Conlon Nancarrow correspondence, 1983-1993

 

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Conlon Nancarrow correspondence

 

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Conlon Nancarrow photographs

 

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Richard Wagner letter to G. E. Anders, 1841

 

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Don Gillespie Archive to Walter Hinrichsen correspondence, 1996

 

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Letter from Edward Grieg, 1906

 

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Morton Feldman letter, 1975

 

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Morton Feldman, research correspondence, 2000-2002

 

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Morton Feldman photographs

 

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Charles Ives letter to John Becker, 1931

 

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György Sándor Ligeti letter

 

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Miscellaneous composer correspondence, 1959-2005

 

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Miscellaneous composer correspondence, 1959-1993

 

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Miscellaneous composer correspondence

 

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Miscellaneous composer research notes

 

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Toshiro Mayuzumi remembrance by Don Gillespie

 

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The Operas of Neely Bruce as American Opera by Neely Bruce, 1985

 

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Interview with Stephen Fisher, 2001

 

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Concert in the Baptist Church program featuring Charles E. Ives, 1890

 

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Concert programs, 1959

 

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Don Gillespie concert correspondence, 1959-1966

 

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Hugh Hodgson correspondence, 1936-1969

 

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University of Georgia concert programs, 1956-1966

 

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Student recital and program draft, 1955

 

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Student recital and program, 1957

 

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Edward Grieg photographs

 

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David Amram photographs

 

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Leonard Bernstein photographs

 

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Robert Hall Lewis, George Crumb, Ross Lee Finney, Milton Babbitt, and Chou Wen-Chung photograph

 

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William Duckworth photographs

 

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Dr. Johannes Petschuil photograph

 

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John Cage and Laurie Steel photograph

 

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John Cage and Lou Harrison photographs

 

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Don Gillespie, John Cage, and Johannes Petschuil photograph

 

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William and Mindy Duckworth, Lou Harrison, and Don Gillespie photograph

 

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C.F. Peters Corp. photographs

 

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Don Gillespie photograph, 1993

 

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Bill Colvig photograph

 

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Charles Wuorien photograph

 

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Don Gillespie, Peter Gena, John Cage, John Paynter, DR Davies, and Alan Stout photograph, 1982

 

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Richard and John Contiguglia photograph

 

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William S. Newman and Roger Hannay photograph, 1995

 

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Don Gillespie and Conlon Nancarrow photograph

 

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Nam June Paik and Don Gillespie photograph, 1993

 

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Charles Ives photograph, 1938

 

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Dolly Parton photograph

 

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Walter Hinrichsen and Hans Joachim Hinrichsen photograph, 1927

 

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Birthday part at Charles Wuorien's house photographs, 1997

 

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Chou Wen-Chung, Ge Gan-ru, Chen Yi, Zhou Lang, and Margaret Leng Tan photograph

 

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Grieg symposium photographs

 

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Frederick Delius grave photographs

 

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Cotswold photographs

 

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Sheepscombe photographs

 

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Felix Aprahamian photographs

 

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Pamela Tucker photographs

 

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Don Gillespie miscellaneous research photographs

 

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Slides, 1992

 

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Bitter Creek poster, 1954

 

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Charles Ives Centennial festival-conference poster, 1974