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Music -- New Mexico -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

New Mexico and Albuquerque Sheet Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0036
Scope and Contents This one box collection holds three sections of sheet music that relate to different themes: New Mexico generally, Fine and Performing Arts Department, and Albuquerque. The sheet music spans from 1915 to the 2012, and the collection holds notable titles like the New Mexico state song “O, Fair New Mexico” by Elizabeth Garrett.
Dates: 1915 - 1975

The Friends of Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UNMA-042
Abstract The Friends of Music Collection consists of the Friends of Music, Inc., a nonprofit, dedicated to enriching the lives of musicians at the UNM Department of Music through scholarships, donations, and endowments. Notably, the organization established a $500,000 endowed scholarship. Despite its dissolution, the lasting impact of this gift ensures continued support for musical education. The Friends of Music Collection, spanning from the organization's inception in 1968 to its dissolution in 2021,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2000 - 2020; 1968 - 2021

Youth Concerts of New Mexico Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0037
Abstract Collection of correspondence, memos, meeting minutes and agendas, receipts, bank statements, financial statements, newspaper clippings, and publicity for the Youth Concerts of New Mexico programs. Majority of documents from mid 1960s-1970s.
Dates: 1966 - 1971