Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Existence and Location of Copies

The covers of most of the items in this collection have been scanned, and the digital images may be found on the Virginia Tech Imagebase .

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection, Ms1970-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection was donated to Newman Library in 1970.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection commenced and was completed in June, 2011.

Biographical Note

Archer Lawrie was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1902. He married Mary Eaton, and the couple had four children. Lawrie lived in New York and worked as a sculptor, his largest work being a one-fifth scale replica of the Statue of Liberty in Birmingham, Alabama. Archer Lawrie died in Arlington, Virginia in 1995.

Scope and Content

This collection contains sheet music, including vocal arrangements, piano scores, opera librettos and hymns by classical and modern composers. Also included are popular songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the pieces are in French, Italian, Spanish, and other foreign languages.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by item type, then alphabetically.

Related Material

See the Annie M. Hale Sheet Music Collection, Ms2010-002 , and Sheet Music Collection, Ms2003-021 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Notated music

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Archer Lawrie Sheet Music Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).