Archive of the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts, 1964-1980
Mus. Arc. 4 (not fully processed)
Documents, letters and working files of the Center.
Online inventory

Music Calendar Collection, 1968-2007
Mus. Arc. 28
Approximately 150 music calendars from the United States and international sources. Most of the calendars in the collection feature reproductions of art and photographs that depict musical scenes, composers, performers, or instruments. Among the more well-represented topics in the collection are musical instruments, opera, jazz, and music manuscripts. Many calendars also include historical or biographical information, significant dates in musical history, and biographical or historical information about the creators of the artwork. In addition to reproductions of photographs and paintings, media represented include musical instruments, realia, sheet-music and album covers, and illuminated manuscripts and miniatures.
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Buffalo Musicians' Association Records, 1889-2002
Mus. Arc. 24
37 boxes of materials, and 50 bound volumes of records documenting the history and operation of the Buffalo Musicians' Association.
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John Clough Papers, circa 1959-2002
Mus. Arc. 14
17 boxes of materials collected by University at Buffalo music theorist John Clough, Slee Professor 1981-2002.
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Arnold Cornelissen Collection of Manuscript Scores
Mus. Arc. 9 (not fully processed)
Holographs of a Buffalo-based composer and conductor.
Online inventory

Finding aid for the Morton Feldman Papers, 1950-1999.
Collection Number: Mus. Arc. 2.1.
16 boxes of chiefly secondary sources, including articles by and about Feldman, programs, clippings, and photographs. Also contains correspondence, principally to Feldman, mostly about career-related events and issues.

Finding Aid for C. F. Peters Collection of Morton Feldman Manuscripts, 1961-1969.
Collection Number: Mus. Arc. 2.4.
The collection consists of 79 works by Morton Feldman in either score or part formats (72 scores; 7 sets of parts). All but one item are ink manuscripts on vellum. These served as the masters that Feldman submitted to C. F. Peters and Peters published directly from these masters. Almost all of the manuscripts are in Morton Feldman's hand, except for two scores copied by John Cage and three items in the hand of a music copyist.

Inventory of the Cassette Tapes located in the Morton Feldman Archive.
Fifty recordings originally in Feldman's personal collection; transferred to cassettes.

Finding Aid for Morton Feldman Images by Jan Williams, 1974-1979
Collection Number: Mus. Arc. 2.3
The collection of Morton Feldman Images by Jan Williams contains 56 slides taken during concert tours made by Feldman and Williams in 1974, 1977, and 1979. The tours were part of the activities of the Creative Associates and the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Locations of the images include Paris, London, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Barcelona, Perugia, Karlsrühe, Dartington and Harrogate, England, Hilversum, Shiraz, Iran, Padua, and Venice. Other musicians in the images include Lejaren Hiller, Eberhard Blum, Martha Herr Hanneman, Nils Vigeland, Dennis Kahle, David Gibson, Julius Eastman, Ralph Jones, Peter Gena, Jan Williams, Benjamin Hudson, Bunita Marcus, and Renée Levine, director of the Center of the Creative and Performing Arts.
Photographs in the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

Morton Feldman Lectures
Summaries of seven lectures and/or post-concert discussions by Morton Feldman in the Slee Lecture Recital Series at the University, 1972-1975. Transcriptions for three of the lectures are included.

Livingston Gearhart Archive
Mus. Arc. 23 (not fully processed)
Manuscript scores, letters, photographs, and clippings of the University at Buffalo faculty member, pianist, composer, and arranger.
Online inventory

Irene Haupt Photographs of Musicians in Buffalo, ca. 1978-1999
Mus. Arc. 17
193 photographs of contemporary composers and performers who have participated in musical events at the University at Buffalo.
Online finding aid
Available in digital form in UBdigit

Irene Haupt Photographs of June in Buffalo
Available in digital form in UBdigit

Lejaren Hiller Archive
Mus. Arc. 5 (not fully processed)
Music manuscripts, including sketches, program notes, correspondence, writings, recordings, and photographs.
Inventories of the individual components of the Hiller Archive are available at: Lejaren Hiller Archive Home Page

Alec Hyatt King Papers, 1892-1998
Mus. Arc. 35
The collection consists of printed materials and correspondence compiled by the noted British music librarian, bibliographer, and musicologist Alec Hyatt King. The printed materials include offprints of articles, complete journal issues, exhibition catalogs, catalogs from music publishers and booksellers, membership lists and organizational histories, and concert programs.
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Kathryn McCarthy Papers, 1911-1955
Mus. Arc. 7
1 box, including a counterpoint lesson book and correspondence with her instructor, Richard Benda.
Online finding aid

Yvar Mikhashoff Collections
Ca. 75 linear ft., including papers, compositions, transcriptions and arrangements, annotated scores, programs, photographs and slides, and recordings.
Inventories of the individual Mikhashoff collections are available at: Yvar Mikhashoff Archive Home Page.

Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music, Papers, 1996-
Mus. Arc. 22
Applications from individuals and organizations for funds from the Trust.
Online finding aid

Music Department Photograph Collection, circa 1920-2009
Mus. Arc. 16
Approximately 635 photographs of activities of Music Dept. activities, chiefly from 1960-2000. Includes faculty, students, and many visiting musicians.
Online finding aid
Available in digital form in UBdigit

Music Librarianship Archive
Formed by Dr. Carol June Bradley in 1970. Includes documents, letters, books, tapes (several hundred oral interviews with music librarians, living and deceased).
Inventory available.
Tape use restricted.
May be used only in the Library's Treasure Room.
No lending or copying.
May be consulted only under terms of Deeds of Gift, 1978, rev. 1994.

Music Library, University at Buffalo, Archive
Administrative records and photographs, 1970-present.

North American New Music Festival Archive
Mus. Arc. 13
Documents, letters, and working files for the festival, 1983-1993 (12 boxes, including two containers of photographs).
Online finding aid
Photographs in the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

Music Images from the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
Mus. Arc. 8
Fifty images collected or created for use in the Music Library's exhibition, Music and Musicians at the Pan-American Exposition. The items were displayed in the Library June-September 2001.
Online finding aid
Images from the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection, 1899-1909
Mus. Arc. 8.2
Thirty-five pieces of original and reproduced sheet music issued in connection with the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901. To see a list of the holdings in BISON - UB Libraries Catalog, the online catalog for the University at Buffalo Libraries, do the following COMMAND search: co=mus arc 8.2
Online finding aid

J. Warren Perry Collection of Photographs, ca. 1910-1971
Mus. Arc. 3.1
2110 photographs of opera singers, conductors, instrumentalists, and music halls. Many of the photographs are inscribed to Dr. Perry.
Online finding aid
Photographs in the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

J. Warren Perry Collection of Ballet Photographs, ca. 1910-1960
Mus. Arc. 3.2
300 photographs of ballet dancers, choreographers, and dance productions. Many of the photographs are inscribed to Dr. Perry.
Online finding aid
Photographs in the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

J. Warren Perry Correspondence and Autograph Collection, 1840-1995
Mus. Arc. 3.3
83 items, including correspondence, autographed programs and cards.
Online finding aid

Michael Pugliese Papers, 1978-1996
Mus. Arc. 15.1
The collection contains 10 folders of personal documents, programs, reviews, and correspondence by percussionist Pugliese.
Online finding aid

Michael Pugliese Score Collection, ca. 1976-1997
Mus. Arc. 15
The collection contains approximately 108 scores of percussion music, most of which have been marked for performance by percussionist Pugliese.
Online finding aid

Milton Rogovin Photographs of Storefront Churches and Musicians in Buffalo, 1958-1961
Mus. Arc. 26
Seventeen black and white photographs.
Online finding aid
Photographs in the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

Allen Sapp Papers
Ca. 100 linear ft. containing manuscript scores, papers, and correspondence.
Unprocessed

Allen Sapp Score Collection, ca. 1936-1992
Mus. Arc. 11.1
31 boxes containing 345 folders
Online finding aid

Frederick Slee Collection of Music Manuscripts
Mus. Arc. 12.1
Ca. 42 titles, in autograph scores.
Online finding aid

Slee Family Collection, ca. 1908-1981
Mus. Arc. 12.2
Contains log of 21-day sailing trip undertaken by Frederick Slee and two friends in 1914. The log details their adventures along the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Also included are photographs of Alice and Frederick Slee and photographs of a few family friends.
Online finding aid
The sailing logbook and photographs in the collection are available in digital form in UB digit.

Leo Smit Collections

The collections include:

• Leo Smit Score Collection, ca. 1940-1998
  Mus. Arc. 6.1
  13 boxes containing 147 manuscript scores, annotated scores, arrangements, editions, and inscribed scores.
  Online finding aid
  
• Leo Smit Papers, 1939-2000
  Mus. Arc. 6.2
  3 boxes (47 folders) of personal documents, writings, correspondence (chiefly photocopies of letters from Aaron Copland to Smit), clippings, programs, and lecture materials.
  Online finding aid
• Leo Smit Photograph Collection, ca. 1926-1999
  Mus. Arc. 6.3
  3 boxes containing black and white and color prints of and by Leo Smit.
  Online finding aid
  Photographs from the collection are available in digital form in UBdigit.

Jan Williams Archive
Letters, documents, and recordings
Print inventory: ML415.W67AXG8

Jan Williams Collection of Annotated Scores, 1950-1999
Mus. Arc. 10.1
212 scores, most of which have been marked for performance.
Online finding aid

Jan Williams Collection of Images, 1962-2007
Mus. Arc. 10.3
The Jan Williams Collection of Images contain images of various performances and trips made by Jan Williams with accompanying performers and composers. An original gift was received of 321 prints and contact sheets and 54 35mm slides in 2007. An additional gift was received of 173 photographs in 2008.
Online finding aid

Anton Wolf Archive
Manuscript scores of the Buffalo State faculty member.
Preliminary online inventory