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Finding Aid for the Alec Hyatt King Papers, 1892-1998Mus. Arc. 35State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library112 Baird Hall Buffalo, New York 14260-4750 United States Phone: 716 645-2924 Fax: 716 645-3906 Email: musique@buffalo.edu URL: http://library.buffalo.edu/music/ © 2009. State University of New York at Buffalo. All rights reserved.
Information for UsersPreferred Citation[Specified item], Alec Hyatt King Papers, 1892-1998, Music Library, The State University of New York at Buffalo. Terms of Access and UseMaterials can be examined by qualified researchers in the Music Library during hours of operation during which Music Librarians are present. In order to insure access, researchers are advised to contact the Music Library in advance of visits. CopyrightCopyright for the materials in the collection does not reside with the Music Library. Therefore, patrons wishing to publish any item, or part of an item from this collection for any purpose, are responsible for securing requisite permissions. Administrative InformationAcquisition InformationGift of Alec Hyatt King's son, Edmund King, in 2002. Accruals and AdditionsNo further accruals are expected to this collection. Processing InformationProcessed by John Bewley. Biographical NoteAlec Hyatt King (1911-1994) was a noted bibliographer, musicologist, and author of more than forty articles and books. He began his career at the British Museum at the age of twenty-three and continued his employment there until his retirement in 1977. He served as superintendent of the Music Room 1944-1958 and was named deputy keeper of the Department of Printed Books in the British Museum in 1959. His research specialties included Mozart, Handel, music printing, music sales catalogs, and music bibliography. King was also active in the fields of musicology and librarianship through his membership and participation in organizations such as the Royal Musical Association, the International Association of Music Libraries, the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum, and RISM. Scope and Content NoteThe bulk of the collection consists of 246 published musicological writings, most of which are in the form of offprints of journal articles. Many of these were accompanied by correspondence that was removed to form a separate series. The collection also includes 9 complete journal issues that were not identified as being from a single author. The collection contains an assortment of booklets, including membership lists, organizational histories, and conference programs, from sixteen institutions. There are eighteen exhibition catalogs in the collection and sixteen catalogs from publishers and booksellers. Also, there are approximately eighty concert programs from various organizations from the years 1949-1998. Approximately 120 monographic titles were removed from the collection to be cataloged to the Music Library's general collections. ArrangementThe collection is arranged in seven series: Container List
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