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National Association for Music Education Historical Center

 Collection 0017-SCPA-NAFME

As the premiere music education association in the United States, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) (previously the Music Educators National Conference (MENC)) is devoted to assessing and improving the state of music education in schools on all levels. The NAfME Historical Center collection includes administrative records, NAfME publications, and papers of past presidents and other eminent music educators. Other related historical records and special collections include the Contemporary Music Project Archives, the John Curwen manuscripts, National Association for Advancement of Music Archives, the Pillsbury Foundation School Archives, a Lowell Mason collection, a Luther Whiting Mason collection, and the records of several publishing companies. Special research resources include a textbook collection, curriculum guide collection, research papers, instructional recordings, oral histories, photographs, reference books, biography file, and an extensive serials collection. More details about the collection can be found on the Libraries' guide to the National Association for Music Education Historical Center. The processing of this collection is supported by the Rose Marie Grentzer Fund.

Dates

  • Creation: 1810-present
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1810-present

Use and Access to Collection

The collection is open for research use. The online finding aid is in the process of a major update, with newly reprocessed record groups publishing when they are ready. Materials from this collection must be used in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library's Irving and Margery Morgan Lowens Special Collections Room during SCPA’s operating hours. Please contact the curator for an appointment or if you have questions related to unpublished record groups or digital access to any of the materials.

Duplication and Copyright Information

Copyright was not transferred to the University of Maryland with the gift of any copyrighted materials. All rights remain with the creators and rights holders. The University of Maryland Libraries is granted permission for the use in scholarly research by the Libraries’ patrons under fair use in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act.

To inquire about duplication of materials for research or for publication, please contact SCPA’s curator.

Extent

1087.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Historical Center
Status
In Progress
Author
Vincent J. Novara, Adam Gallob, Christian Folk
Date
Ongoing work from 2007 to the present
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English
Sponsor
Processing supported by the Rose Marie Grentzer Fund.

Revision Statements

  • 2007-04-15: EAD markup checked and verified using JEdit software by Jennie A. Levine, April 2007.
  • 2008-01-08: EAD markup checked and verified using JEdit software by Jennie A. Levine, January 2008.
  • 2008-06-19: EAD markup checked and verified using JEdit software by Jennie A. Levine, June 2008.
  • 2012-02-15: EAD markup checked and verified using JEdit software by Joanne Archer, February 2012.
  • 2012-08-24: EAD markup checked and verified using Oxgen software by Joanne Archer, August 2012
  • 2015-05-01: EAD markup checked and verified using Oxgen software by John Davis, May 2015

Library Details

Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
8270 Alumni Drive
College Park MD 20742 United States