Guide to the A.R. Coolidge files, circa 1920-1982

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	A. R. Coolidge files
Date range:	circa 1920-1982
Creator:	Coolidge, Arlan R. (Arlan Ralph), 1902-
Extent:	1.25 Linear feet
Abstract:	The A.R. Coolidge files consist of the records of Coolidge's participation in a review of the University of Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts (1959), correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed ephemera. The materials are dated from circa 1920 to 1982.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF.1UF.C3

Scope & content

The A.R. Coolidge files include correspondence, photographs, clippings and programs, as well as materials gathered by Coolidge in support of his work on the Educational Survey of the University of Pennsyvlania, which was conducted between 1957 and 1959. The files have been orgainzed into two series:

Series I. Educational Survey of the University of Pennsylvania, is dated from circa 1957 to 1959. Coolidge was invited to participate in the University of Pennsylvania's academic review of the School of Fine Arts in 1957. He focused on the Department of Music. The materials gathered in the collection include correspondence with University of Pennsylvania Department staff, surveys, course documentation, and copies of Coolidge's final report.

Series II. Office files consists of limited administrative materials from the 1950s through the 1980s (box 2), as well as correspondence, clippings, photographs and printed ephemera (box 3). The correspondence is arranged alphabetically. These materials are dated from circa 1920 to 1982.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University--Faculty.

Subject Topics

• Education
• Music--Instruction and study

Document Types

• Office files

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The A.R. Collidge files have been organized into two series: I. Educational Survey of the University of Pennsylvania II. Office Files.

Biographical note

Arlan R. Coolidge (1902-1993), was a violinist, a professor of music, and served as Chairman of the Brown University Department of Music for thirty-one years. Coolidge graduated from Brown University in 1924, Phi Beta Kappa, and went on to study at the Julliard School of Music. In 1934, he married Sylvia Clark. Coolidge was a fellow at the Vienna Institute for Music, former Executive Director of United Arts Rhode Island, served as Chairman of several Governor's Commissions on fine arts, and was involved with the National Council of Arts in Education. He also helped to found the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. A reception parlor in Brown's Orwig Music Building is named in his honor.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	A.R. Coolidge files, OF-1UF-C3, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff.
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013 January 28
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Additional Information

Related material:

Additional materials related to Arlan R. Coolidge and his tenure at Brown can be found in the Brown University Department of Music records, OF.1ZMU.1, and in the Arlan R. Coolidge papers, Ms.91.19.

Inventory

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