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Robert Dearling Archive

 Fonds
Reference code: 424

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

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

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299