{"id":3308,"date":"2019-11-13T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/?page_id=3308"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:46:38","slug":"specialcollections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/sibley\/specialcollections\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections is home to an internationally renowned collection of rare books and scores, an extensive array of named archival collections, the proprietary papers of several professional associations in music (held on deposit), and the administrative and historical records that comprise the Eastman School of Music Archive.<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”20″ equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1746818546381{margin-top: 20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1576251475954{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]The department is named for the second library director of the Sibley Music Library, Ruth T. Watanabe (lived 1916-2005; served 1947-1984), in honor of her lifetime of service to both the Library and the Eastman School of Music.<\/p>\n

Materials from Sibley’s rare books collection, archival collections, and the Eastman School of Music Archive are on display throughout the library and in Eastman’s main building. Our current and past displays are also viewable online<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1574191499542{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_media_grid style=”pagination” items_per_page=”1″ element_width=”12″ gap=”0″ arrows_design=”vc_arrow-icon-arrow_08_left” arrows_color=”white” paging_design=”none” autoplay=”10″ item=”19850″ css=”.vc_custom_1716317866923{margin-top: 0px !important;}” initial_loading_animation=”none” grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366585-90d64152-a827-4″ include=”3415,3416,2771,3730,3420,3729″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1706023205479{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column]

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Archival Collections<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”15″ equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1706040655599{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1709307854756{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0″][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ item=”17490″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366586-47541746-b6f9-7″ include=”3409″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1709307896051{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0″][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ item=”17490″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366586-1b565571-9b7e-3″ include=”3530″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1709307909004{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0″][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ item=”17490″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366586-0e7d9b40-aa13-5″ include=”3411″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”15″ equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1706040655599{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1709307921236{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0″][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ item=”17490″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366587-8e4d27ab-b58d-6″ include=”3529″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1709307932331{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0″][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ item=”17490″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366587-98e60416-cca2-3″ include=”5971″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1709307944323{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}” offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0″][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ item=”17490″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1746818366587-b834d113-5066-6″ include=”8481″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1706023205479{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column]
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History Collection<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”10″ content_placement=”top” css=”.vc_custom_1573833413065{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1573832987655{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: -30px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections holds a variety of resources pertaining to the history of music in Rochester and the history of the Eastman School of Music, including special collections, organizational collections, and special subject files, and catalogued materials. The following pages provide descriptions of the department\u2019s relevant resources:<\/p>\n

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History of Music in Rochester<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

History of the Eastman School of Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Archival collections on deposit<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1573849632953{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575899874787{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

The Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections department is host repository of the archival papers of the following associations and entities:<\/p>\n