N. Correspondence
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Subject files, diaries, and general correspondence pertaining to Austin's career. Also copy of his Ph.D. thesis, "Harmonic Rhythm in 20th-Century Music," from Harvard University, 1950; and files relating to his students including the composer Steve Reich.
Includes music written by Austin for his wife for poems by A. R. Ammons, W. H. Auden, e. e. cummings, Phyllis McGinley, W. B. Yeats, and others.
Dates
- 1947-1991.
Creator
- From the Collection: Austin, William W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
10 cubic feet. (10 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Neal, Art, 1971; Nee, Thomas; Newman, Marion, 1979; Newman, William, 1971; Noske, Frits, 1971-1972; Nossen, Steffi, 1974
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu