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Creator
Herwegh, Georg, 1817-1875
Call number
JOB 91-42
Physical description
1 item
Language
In German
Preferred Citation
Poem concerning Richard Wagner, Music Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Music Division
Access to materials
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Georg Herwegh, a German poet, was a friend of composer Richard Wagner. Clipping of a poem which deals humorously with Wagner's Munich experiences. The former owner Mrs. Burrell dates it as of 1865. The article, in an unidentified publication, states that the poem is quoted from the Vienna National-Zeitung.

Administrative information

Custodial history

Formerly owned by Mary Banks Burrell. Cf. Catalogue of the Burrell collection of Wagner documents, letters, and other biographical material. London : Nonpareil Press, 1929. Item 448.

Source of acquisition

Purchase, Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc, 1978

Using the collection

Location

Music Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Access to materials

Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials