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Libraries, History, Diplomacy, and the Performing Arts: Essays in Honor of Carleton Sprague Smith (Festschrift Series, No 9) by Israel J. Katz; associate editors, Malena Kuss and Richard J. Wolfe is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Libraries, History, Diplomacy, and the Performing Arts: Essays in Honor of Carleton Sprague Smith (Festschrift Series, No 9) about?

For almost three decades (1931-59) Carleton Sprague Smith served as Chief of the Music Division of The New York Public Library. Utilizing his training as historian, musicologist, and musician, together with his exceptional administrative and linguistic skills, he helped develop one of the world's greatest music research libraries. As early as 1932, he drew up the initial concept of a Library-Museum of the Performing Arts, which ultimately materialized at Lincoln Center. Smith also served as President of both the Music Library Association.

Author

Israel J. Katz; associate editors, Malena Kuss and Richard J. Wolfe

Publisher

Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press in cooperation with the New York Public Library

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780945193135

Subjects

Music, History, Western