Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman.
It offers Bachelor of Music ...
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Rochester, NY
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Hiram Sibley
Hiram W. Sibley (February 6, 1807 – July 12, 1888), was an American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who was a pioneer of the telegraph in the United States.
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Sibley was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on February 6 ...
and is said to be the largest university
music library
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History
The library was originally placed in
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees.
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's Sibley Hall serving as both community and university music library. In January 1922 the then-small collection was moved from its original home to the newly instituted Eastman School of Music in central Rochester.
By 1937 the library had outgrown its space within the Eastman School premises, and an annex was erected at 44 Swan Street, the adjacent block. At that time the library was renamed from Sibley Musical Library to Sibley Music Library.The Sibley Music Library: A World Collection University of Rochester library bulletin Volume XXXIII, 1980 Even after major renovations made to that building in 1976, the library once again outgrew its space, and eventually plans were made to erect a third building. The library moved to its current location in 1989 and now occupies 45,000 square feet (4,000 m²) on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the Miller Center, formerly known as Eastman Place.
Head librarians
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Barbara Duncan
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(1922-1947)
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Ruth Watanabe
Ruth Taiko Watanabe (May 12, 1916 – ) was a Japanese-American music librarian. For 38 years (1946-1984), she ran the Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.
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(1947-1984)
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Mary Wallace Davidson
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(1984-1999)
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Dan Zager
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(1999-2021)
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Jon Sauceda
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