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Dominique-René de Lerma papers

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Title: Dominique-René de Lerma papers, 1960-1993

ID: 1000/DELE_1006

Primary Creator: De Lerma, Dominique-René

Extent: 36.02 Linear Feet. More info below.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1990. More info below under Accruals.

Dr. de Lerma served as Director of the CBMR from 1990–1993. Papers, circa 1960 to 1993 and undated, including correspondence and research files, records from his employment at Indiana University, Morgan State University, and Columbia College Chicago and materials from his consulting work with the Afro-American Music Opportunities Association (AAMOA). The sizable donation of books is incorporated into the general library holdings. There are also photographs and sound recordings in the collection.

The De Lerma papers reflect the interests, research, and activities he pursued in his career as musicologist, educator and administrator in the field of higher education and nonprofit musical organizations. The print materials are divided into three main series, with subgroupings by format, size or organization. The sound recording collection is indexed and catalogued using Dr. de Lerma's own card system; the large book collection, with the exception of a box of annotated books, is catalogued and shelved with the regular library holdings.

b. Dec. 8, 1928, Miami, Fla.

Repository: Center for Black Music Research

Accruals:

An additional 175 cartons have been received on August 29, 2016 and are being processed. Materials include more research notes and source materials, books, journals, scores, and recordings in several formats, with digital files on floppy disks and other media.

Collection may be used before processing is complete--please call the Archivist at 312-369-7518 to make an appointment and to discuss your research.

Alternate Extent Statement: 36.02 linear feet (79 boxes)

Access Restrictions: None

Use Restrictions: None, except as applies to commercial sound recordings and scores. All may be used on site without restriction.

Physical Access Note:

Includes correspondence and research files, employment records, consulting work materials, photographs, scores, books, journals, and 78 rpm and 33-1/3 rpm LP sound recordings.

Accrual in 2016 includes reel-to-reel tape and CD recordings, both commercial and non-commercial CD-Rs. In addition there are digital files on floppy disc and other media.

Technical Access Note: Accrual includes sound recordings on reel-to-reel tape, various size reels. Floppy discs may contain files that are difficult to access/read.

Acquisition Source: Dr. de Lerma.

Acquisition Method: Gift in kind.

Appraisal Information: Donor estimated the value; no formal appraisals have been made of the materials.

Separated Materials: Books -- many books from Dr. de Lerma's library have been incorporated into the inaugural book holdings in the Library. Some score sub-collections have been grouped by composer, if large enough. Other print music is filed in the general print music research files.

Original/Copies Note: Many of the research materials, and much of the score and sheet music collection consist of photocopies.

Processing Information:

The 1990 donation was processed before the opening of the Library and Archives in 1992. There were about 8 cartons that were interfiled in 2010.

The accrual in 2016 is pending.

Finding Aid Revision History: Additional subject file headings were created in 2010 for the interfiled materials, along the lines of the original filing system. Preference was to file in existing folders.