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Ethnomusicology (Draft)

Archives

This list features some resources which serve as one-stop hubs for exploring major digital archives around the world.

  • The Society for Ethnomusicology: Archives, Libraries, and Museums
    • Provides an annotated list of archives from around the world
    • A one-stop place to quickly explore and identify archives on different topics/subjects for your research  
  • Library of Congress Digital Collections: Performing Arts
    • A filtered list of digital collections from the Library of Congress on music and performing arts, including the Aaron Copland Collection, the Alan Lomax Collection, and American Choral Music
    • Digitized contents with metadata viewable online. Rights and access information available to guide further use
  • UNESCO: Memory of the World (MoW)
    • A registry of world's documentary heritage, particularly in areas affected by conflict and/or natural disaster, with over 490 archival collections currently in the MoW International Register
    • The Nomination Form of each collection provides essential information about the location, the legal owner(s), the custodian(s), the contents, and the impact of the physical archive
    • Do a keyword search for music in The List tab to see their music-related collections

Location and contacts

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Music Library Staff
Contact:
Marvin Duchow Music Library
Elizabeth Wirth Music Building
3rd floor - 527 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3
514-398-4695
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Subjects: Music

Liaison Librarian

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Katie Lai
Contact:
Marvin Duchow Music Library
514-398-4695

Resource key

  • McGill users only
  • Open access resource
  • Free resource
  • In-library use
  • Catalogue record

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