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- 1949-2008 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7.37 m of textual records
186 photographs
68 negatives
40 video
7 reel-to-reel audio tapes
7 audio cassettes
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Scope and content
Contains personal and professional correspondence, records of professional associations and consultative work, as well as teaching materials and lectures. His particular expertise in musical education and in particular, orchestras, resulted in him being commissioned by both private and public sector bodies to undertake studies and prepare reports. Many of these were published and led to developments in both these areas. Also included in this accession are manuscripts of addresses, articles and one book entitled Theodore Thomas: America's conductor and builder of orchestras 1835-1905, (University of Illinois Press, 1989).
Sous-fonds is divided into 10 series
- Royal Conservatory of Music
- Personal correspondence
- Professional correspondence
- Professional associations
- Conferences and workshops
- Studies and reports
- Talks and publications
- Teaching
- Sound recordings
- Alphabetical files (from later accrual)
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Conditions governing access
Staff and student files in Series 4, Subseries 5 are restricted. All other records are open.