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
- Austin, William W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Professor of Music.
William Weaver Austin (1920- ) has been professor of music history and appreciation at Cornell since 1947. He was chairman of the Music Department from 1958 to 1963 and also served as University organist.
Extent
10 cubic feet. (10 cubic feet.)
Abstract
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.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Correspondence Steve Reich Lionel Wolberger Boxes 1-5
Series II. Journal Boxes 6-8
Series III. Articles, Notes, Teaching Materials, and Miscellany Boxes 5 and 9
Physical Description
Correspondence, diaries, printed materials, research materials.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- December 2014
- EAD encoding:
- Katie Cruz, December 2014
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, December 2014
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- April 2014
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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