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17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1948-003
Online Copies Available
Scope and Contents
Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.
Scope and Contents
The 17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents consists of letters, documents, and various forms of correspondence relating to notable names and celebrities from between 1618 and 1981.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1664-1976
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Allen Forte Treatise Collection
Collection
Identifier: FSUML-2020-015
Dates:
1715 - 1894
Found in:
Allen Music Library Special Collections
Opera, Oratorio, and Musical Theatre Libretti Collection
Collection
Identifier: FSUML-2022-031
Abstract
This collection primarily contains published opera, oratorio, and musical theatre libretti, along with a few programs and Metropolitan Opera House Grand Opera Season guides. These are of particular interest in terms of their covers, publication materials, and performance information. Many of the libretti were donated by music critic Olin Downes; these contain handwritten research notes, drafts of reviews, miscellaneous programs and cast lists for the Metropolitan Opera Company. Publication dates range from 1804-1960s, and composers represented include Eugen D’Albert, Louise Aubert, J.S. Bach, L.V. Beethoven, Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Arrigo...
Dates:
Publication: 1804 - 1960
Found in:
Allen Music Library Special Collections
Rare Broadsides and Leaves Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RB 2023-001
Scope and Contents
Broadside box 1 contains miscellaneous oversized items ranging from 1611 to the mid-1980s. The contents consist of miscellaneous pages of earlier printed works, printed pamphlets and ephemera, reproductions of paintings with an emphasis on the history and landscapes of Florida, as well as a collection of poetry broadsides. The earlier contents consist of three leaves of the 1611 King James Bible, two late 17th century pamphlets, and one page of the London Gazette from 1789. The box also contains a series of watercolor paintings of historic Tallahassee, a representation of North Florida copied from a map, as well as several art prints related to Tallahassee and surrounding areas. Lastly,...
Dates:
1400-1981
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives