Bracken House player piano rolls and publications
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of player piano rolls and related publications produced by Duo-Art (The Aeolian Company) between 1909 and 1932. The player piano rolls and publications were originally owned by the Bracken family and were donated, along with Bracken House, to Ball State University upon the death of Rosemary Bracken in 1997.
Dates
- 1909 - 1932
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Extent
13.5 Cubic Feet (14 boxes (218 rolls))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Publications, 1927-1932
Series 2: Piano rolls, 1909-1932
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a records transfer from Ball State University Facilities Planning and Management on 2015/08/04.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/08/06 by Brandon Pieczko. EAD finding aid created 2015/08/06 by Brandon Pieczko.
- Bulletins Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Catalogs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Player piano rolls Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Bracken House player piano rolls and publications
- Status
- In Process
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
