Viola d'amore
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Gordon Childs papers on the Viola d'Amore
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8507
Scope and Contents
Contains materials pertaining to Gordon Childs’ research on, experience with, and study of, the viola d’amore. It includes his personal collection of viola d'amore music, his research on the viola d'amore, and other materials related to well-known contemporary viola d’amore players and composers. Dated 1602-2014 with the bulk being from 1935-1997.
Dates:
Publication: 1602-2014; Publication: Majority of material found within 1935-1997
Gordon Childs arrangements and edits, approximately 1700-1999, bulk: bulk 1935-1999
Series
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains Gordon Childs' personal arrangements and edits of viola d'amore pieces. The materials are in the form of printed music scores, Gordon Childs’ personal handwritten manuscripts of his arrangements, and photocopied music scores. Many of the scores have added annotations and markings by Childs. Dated circa 1700-1799 with the bulk being between 1935-1999.
Dates:
Publication: approximately 1700-1999; Publication: Majority of material found within 1935-1999
Gordon Childs collection of Viola d'Amore Society Newsletters, 1977-2014
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 14 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains Dr. Child's collection of the Viola d'Amore Society Newsletters. Dated 1977-2014.
Dates:
1977-2014
Gordon Childs collection of Visual Material for Viola d'Amore Newsletter, 1982-2006
Sub-Series — Box 5: Series 14; Series 15; Series 16, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 14 Sub-Series Sub- 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains photographs and photocopied pictures of Dr. Childs and others performing on the viola d'amore to be used in a copy of the Viola d'Amore Society Newsletter. Dated 1982-2006.
Dates:
1982-2006
Gordon Childs collection of visual material on the International Viola d'Amore Congresses, 1982-2006
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 10
Scope and Contents
This series contains a collection of photographs taken at the annual International Viola d'amore congresses. Dated 1982-2006.
Dates:
1982-2006
Gordon Childs correspondence on the Viola d'Amore, 1969-2014
Series — Box 3: Series 7; Series 8, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 8
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and emails between Gordon Childs and others about the viola d'amore. Dated 1969-2014.
Dates:
1969-2014
Gordon Childs papers on Carl Wunderle for a lecture at the 15th International Viola d'Amore Congress, 1936-2010, bulk: 2002-2010
Sub-Series — Box 4: Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 11; Series 14, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 9 Sub-Series Sub- 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains articles, pictures, and lecture notes from a lecture on Carl Wunderle given at the 15th International Viola d'Amore Congress. Dated 1936-2010 with the bulk of the materials being from 2002-2010.
Dates:
1936-2010; Majority of material found within 2002-2010
Gordon Childs papers on donation of materials from the First International Viola d'Amore Congress to the University of Wyoming, 1982-2009, bulk: 2008-2009
Sub-Series — Box 4: Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 11; Series 14, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 9 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains correspondence relating to the donation of materials from the first viola d'amore congress to the University of Wyoming. Dated 1982-2009 with the bulk of the materials being from 2008-2009.
Dates:
1982-2009; Majority of material found within 2008-2009
Gordon Childs papers on the discovery of Walter Voigtlander's Viola d'Amore and music, 2001-2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 12
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence between Dr. Childs and others on the discovery of Walter Voigtlander's papers on the viola d'amore in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Also contains other materials including appraisals, music lists, and articles on the subject. Dated 2001-2009.
Dates:
2001-2009
Gordon Childs papers on the International Viola d'Amore Congresses, 1926-2014, bulk: 1996-2014
Series
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 9
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, articles, lecture notes, and pictures relating to the 1st and 15th International Viola d'Amore congresses. Dated 1926-2014 with the bulk of the materials being from 1996-2014.
Dates:
1926-2014; Majority of material found within 1996-2014