Theodore G. Twitchell papers, 1965/1994

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16423, Theodore G. Twitchell papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.94 Cubic Feet 1 document box, 3 os folders
Creator:
Twitchell, Theodore, 1928-
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16423, Theodore G. Twitchell papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Theodore G. Twitchell papers (1965-1994; 0.96 cubic feet) document Twitchell's activity as a composer. Musical materials include original orchestral scores, individual instrument parts, photocopies, and piano reductions of works such as Tidewater, The Gettysburg Address, and The Pride of Monticello. The collection also includes correspondence and print materials documenting the performance of The Gettysburg Address for Abraham Lincoln's birthday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Biographical / historical:

Theodore Grant Twitchell (1928-2011) was born in Melrose, Kansas to Curtis and Sarah Frances Lane Twitchell. Twitchell received a doctorate in Secondary and Higher Education from the University of Southern California in 1964 and lived in Charlottesville for years while active as a composer.

Source: Materials within collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Scores (documents for music)