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Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection, 1879-1935 (Ms1970-004)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1970-004

Dates

  • 1879 - 1935

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Biographical Note

Archer Lawrie was born in Rutherford, New Jersey in 1902. He married Mary Eaton, and the couple had four children. Lawrie lived in New York and worked as a sculptor, his largest work being a one-fifth scale replica of the Statue of Liberty in Birmingham, Alabama. Archer Lawrie died in Arlington, Virginia in 1995.

Language of Materials

English

Acquisition Information

The Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection was donated to Newman Library in 1970.

Related Materials

The covers of most of the items in this collection have been scanned, and the digital images may be found on the Virginia Tech Imagebase.

Physical Characteristics

0.6 cu. ft. 2 boxes

Abstract

Sheet music for vocal arrangements, piano scores, opera librettos and sacred songs by Chopin, Bach, Schubert, and Haydn, and other classical composers, as well as popular songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains sheet music, including vocal arrangements, piano scores, opera librettos and hymns by classical and modern composers. Also included are popular songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the pieces are in French, Italian, Spanish, and other foreign languages.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection commenced and was completed in June, 2011.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308