Robert Dearling Archive
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of thematic catalogues of the works of largely eighteenth-century musical composers, compiled, collected and developed by Robert Dearling, along with further supporting material.
For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the external documents section below.
Dates
- Creation: c1951 - c1999
Creator
- Robert, Dearling, Born 1933 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available by appointment
Copyright
Robert Dearling
Biographical / Historical
Robert Dearling is the author of a number of reference works relating to classical music, including the Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments and the Guinness Book of Music Facts and Figures. He has devoted many years to collecting, copying, compiling and developing thematic catalogues of the works of more than four thousand eighteenth-century composers.
Extent
153 Volume(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
As received
Custodial History
Donated by Robert Dearling in 2012
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk