Scope and arrangement
The Otto Kinkeldey papers are arranged in five series:
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Consists of writings by Otto Kinkeldey on various topics, including many manuscripts and drafts with handwritten corrections.
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- Creator
- Kinkeldey, Otto, 1878-1966
- Call number
- JPB 86-16
- Physical description
- 24 linear feet (20 boxes)
- Language
- Multiple languages; Materials in English, German, French, Italian.
- Preferred Citation
- Otto Kinkeldey papers, JPB 86-16. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Repository
- Music Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Otto Kinkeldey Papers include Kinkeldey's academic writings, research and teaching notes, and correspondence between the years 1908-1962. Many of the teaching notes come from his time as Professor and Librarian at Cornell University and as Visiting Professor at Harvard University, Boston University, and the University of North Texas.
Biographical/historical information
Otto Kinkeldey was a musicologist and librarian who served as the first Chief of the Music Division of the New York Public Library between the years 1915 and 1923. He also served as the first president of the American Musicological Society.
Administrative information
Revision History
Finding aid revised by Jessica Wood and Jessica Gavilan. (2018-07-23)
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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