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- Creator
- Drexel, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1833-1888
- Call number
- JPB 91-107
- Physical description
- 33 items
- Preferred Citation
- Correspondence and bills from J. Sabin & Sons, Music Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Music Division
- 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
An American banker and philanthropist, Joseph Drexel collected an extensive library of music, including manuscripts and autographs. The Drexel Collection became the foundation of the Music Division of the New York Public Library. 11 autograph letters, chiefly concerning orders and purchases of music, literature, and art works ; and 22 leaves of itemized bills. Many items are on paper printed: J. Sabin & Sons, Book and Print Sellers, 35, Hart Street, Bloomsbury.
Using the collection
Location
Music DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor