Series 7: Lawrence Apgar collection
Series
Description
Includes materials donated by Mrs. Lawrence Apgar to the Curtis Library in 1993. Clippings and programs have been added to Series 9. Lawrence Apgar, a former student of Farnam, discovered Farnam's toccata "O Fillii et Filiae," his only known composition, while cataloguing Farnam's organ music at Curtis. For additional materials Apgar passed on to Greene, see his correspondence with John Greene in Series 6.1.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1850-1972
Creator
- From the Collection: Farnam, Lynnwood, 1885-1930 (Person)
- From the Collection: Greene, John Gardner, 1904-1969 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research, though some materials are too fragile to be handled.
Extent
From the Collection: 9.5 Linear feet ((14) archival boxes, (3) 11x15 photo boxes, (1) 11x17 photo box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Curtis Institute of Music Archives Repository