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Hunleth
COLLECTION: Hunleth Music Store stock
LOCATION AS OF January, 2002: Music Library circulating stacks, and Special
Collections (selected individual editions); general sheet music holdings in
Special Collections; storage areas in University Press Building (ensemble
collections, keyboard, wind music, etc.) and in Smith Music Hall (string solo
and chamber music. Century editions, McKinley editions).
PROVENANCE: Purchase of unsold stock upon closure of the J. F. Hunleth Music
Store, 415 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri.
WHEN ACQUIRED: February, 1974.
DESCRIPTION: Shipment consisted of 1,662 packing containers, at a weight in
excess of 20,000 lbs. Contents, as shipped, included the following categories (among others) of printed music:
Type of material Est. linear ft.
Vocal music: popular, musical comedy 195
Vocal music: classical repertory 255
Piano solo 550
Piano duet, 2 piano, etc. 55
Wind music 160
Wind ensemble 40
String music (solo & chamber) 185
Publishers' libraries (Century, McKinley, etc.) 135
Catholic Church music (pre-Vatican II) 110
Dance band arrangements 55
Theater orchestra arrangements 105
Silent film music 40
Orchestra music 190
School orchestra & band music & methods 130
Since a great many duplicate copies have not been retained, the total bulk
of material has diminished substantially.
Approximately 50 books, several binder's collections of sheet music, 10
linear feet of music publishers' catalogs, and -possibly several hundred 78 rpm
records were also included in the shipment. The majority of the printed music
editions were published during the period 1890-1950. Materials published in
St. Louis, Kansas City, or elsewhere in the Midwest are emphasized, as are
also method books and other pedagogical editions.
ARRANGEMENT: The original somewhat confusing categories (reflecting location
within the Hunleth store) have not been retained. All cartons have been
unpacked, with contents incorporated into Music Library cataloged collections
(including indexed sheet music holdings in Special Collections), or interfiled
among similar materials (reflecting medium of performance) in storage areas.Catholic Church music, the orchestra collection, film music, and other
smaller ensemble libraries have been maintained as separate individual collections in the University Press Building Library storage area. Dance orchestra
and theater orchestra collections are arranged by title; film music (in two
sequences) by accession number. McKinley and Century editions are arranged
by publisher's number.
ACCESS/FINDING AIDS/BIBLIOGRAPHY: Separately cataloged editions and indexed sheet music are accessible via online or card catalogs. Uncataloged
editions may be accessed via their shelf arrangement within categories
reflecting medium of performance. A card catalog for silent film music
may be consulted in the University Press Building storage area, adjacent
to the collection (which is shelved in two sequences, parts A & B).
Specific McKinley and Century editions may be consulted with the aid of
relevant publishers' catalogs. Two Collections File folders ("Hunleth";
"Hunleth Orchestra/Ens.") contain memos relating to the acquisition of
this body of materials, descriptions of contents of the Hunleth store,
newspaper clippings, shipping estimates, proposals relating to processing,
and descriptions of the various ensemble collections, including a practicum report prepared by Pamela (Bowden) Dahlhauser containing specific
recommendations as to processing and conservation.
INDEX TERMS: Catholic Church music
Century (Music Publisher) Editions
Dance orchestra music
Hunleth Music Store
McKinley (Music Publisher) Editions
Method books: instrumental
Music Publishers' catalogs
School band and orchestra music
Silent film music
Theater orchestra music
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