William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title William B. Bradbury collection, 1846-1928
Span Dates 1846-1928
Bulk Dates (bulk 1847-1862)
Call No. ML31.B7
Creator Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868
Extent circa 40 items
Extent 3 boxes
Extent 1 linear foot
Language Collection material in English
Location Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu004004
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95702388
Summary Bradbury's secular music is represented by published vocal scores, some in photocopy, and probable holograph of Song of the South. Contains an album compiled by Bradbury in Europe (1847-1849) of autograph musical sketches by Franz Abt, Niels Gade, Joseph Joachim, Jenny Lind, Albert Lortzing, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Ignaz Moscheles, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Louis Spohr, Richard Wagner, and others; sketches by Felix Mendelssohn, Walter Damrosch, and Ignace Paderewski added later. Photographs, clippings, printed and ms. music by other composers, correspondence, Bradbury's baton, etc. also are included.