School Music Textbooks collection
Collection
0179-SCPA
The School Music Textbooks Collection is a part of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Historical Center collection at the University of Maryland, College Park. The MENC is a national organization dedicated to the promotion of music education. This collection consists of school music textbooks for a wide array of ages, functions, methods, and topics from a number of different publishers. The topics include early educational subjects such as staff reading and rhythmic notation, as well as later themes of music education methods and theoretical studies. The dynamic collection’s dates range from the latter third of the 19th century through the late 20th century, with the bulk of the materials being 20th century sources.
The collection is open for research use. 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 inventory, to book an appointment to view the materials in person, or if you have questions related to digital access of the materials.
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.
102.00 Linear Feet
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library