Guide to the Melba Conservatorium collection of Dame Nellie Melba performance scores and related material, ca. 1887-ca. 1928
Collection context
Summary
- Collection number:
- MS 10021
- Creator:
- Melba Conservatorium of Music
- Extent:
- 0.6 metres and (1 medium phase-box)
- Language:
- English
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for reference. Not available for loan.
Background
- Content Summary:
- Melba's silk fan with 25 signatures by famous artists that were associated with her written on the ribs.Please note that Dame Nellie Melba's personal collection of 59 music scores, hard bound as a set with leather spine and gold leaf are at MUS N Melba(see BIB:3997723)
- Biographical / Historical:
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The Melba Conservatorium of Music was established in 1901, and initially called The Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne. Dame Nellie Melba associated herself closely with the Conservatorium, teaching there from 1915 until her death in 1931. She prolonged her link with the Conservatorium after her death through the provision of a generous bequest, and in 1956 the institution was renamed the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
- Contact: