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        FYI ...  Please reply to Mr. Dorff.

>Presidents may come and go, but the 19th century goes on and on.  (I
received
>the message below on both the AMS and SAM lists.)
>
>Does anyone in the cafe have deep, filled pockets and an empty barn?
>
>Paul Charosh
>sandbar141@aol.com
><<
> Dear Music Historians, Curators, and Librarians,
>
> After 51 years in Bryn Mawr, the Theodore Presser Company will soon be
> moving its entire operations to a new nearby location.
>
> Our present facility houses historical archives of the Oliver Ditson Company
> and The John Church Company, as well as Presser and newer companies
> including Merion, Mercury, and Elkan-Vogel.
>
> In preparing our move to smaller quarters it is neither possible nor useful
> to bring the thousands of publications (sheet music and books) which have
> been out of print for many decades, or other archives including some
> manuscripts and correspondence leading to these publications.
>
> Presser would like to offer these materials to one or more libraries or
> archives interested in providing a home for these archives, in the best
> interest of American music history and research.  Some materials are in mint
> condition, but many are dirty or worn at the edges.
>
> Anyone interested in visiting or discussing this should contact me via
> private email.  There is no existing inventory or catalog of the materials
> being offered, and a visit to our office (30 minutes west of Philadelphia)
> is the only way to get a detailed sense of what is available.  Very roughly
> speaking, the offered materials are mainly publications and supporting
> information of Presser, Ditson, and Church, from the late 19th century
> through the 1960s.
>
> Although it will sadden us to part with these archives, we are hopeful that
> placement in a public archive will make this music and other information
> more easily accessible to scholars and historians.
>
> Please feel free to circulate this letter to your colleagues.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Daniel Dorff, Director of Publications
> Theodore Presser Company
> 1 Presser Place, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
> phone 610-525-3636, ext. 206   fax 610-527-7841
> visit www.cdsheetmusic.com

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