Guide to the Records of the Melba Conservatorium of Music, c.1891-2008

Summary

Collection number:

MS Acc09.044, Acc09.085, Acc09.123, Acc10.011

Creator:

Melba Conservatorium of Music

Extent:

40.23 metres and 103 boxes + 16 folio boxes + 8 map folios + 1 large rolled-items box + 1 folio packet + 1 packet + 1 phase box + 1 folio item.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Melba Conservatorium of Music, Acc09.044, Acc09.085, Acc09.123, Acc10.011, [series/subseries/file/item number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part permission required for research for preservation reasons; part not available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

MS Acc09.044 comprises a combination of books, business records, correspondence, discs, ephemera, certificates, clippings, conferring of degree booklets, handbills, programmes, scrapbooks, journals, memorabilia, music manuscripts, photographs, posters, prints, printed sheet music and a sketch. The contents cover the period 1891-2007 (98 boxes, 15 folio boxes, 8 map folios, 1 large rolled items box, 1 phase box, 1 folio packet).

The MS Acc09.085 instalment comprises records relating to the Conservatorium that include student enrolment cards, 1938-1971, photographs of graduating students, CDs of student performances and ephemera. There are also papers relating to Nellie Melba, which include books, sheet music and voice recordings (CDs and a 78rpm record) (5 boxes, 1 fol. box).

The MS Acc09.123 instalment is a small collection of papers assembled by Amy Sanders, and originally donated by Roger Sanders (Amy Sanders' nephew) to the Melba Conservatorium of Music. The papers include: letters from Fritz Hart to Amy Sanders; concert programs for Conservatorium students' concerts (in which Sanders performed) and a performance of two of Fritz Hart's operas; black and white photographs of Hart at a garden party in 1931; handwritten notes headed "Preliminary comments by Madame Schumann" dated August 1950; a small number of press cuttings of concert reviews; Sanders' report cards for the years 1931-1934 from the Conservatorium; and an autographed copy of Elisabeth Schumann Liederbuch favourite songs (1 packet).

The MS Acc10.011 instalment consists of a framed letter from Professor G.W.L. Marshall-Hall to Harold Elvins's father, dated 23 December, 1909 (1 fol. item).

Biographical / Historical:

Established as the Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music in 1901, the Melba Conservatorium of Music is a semi-private institution in Melbourne, managed by a Council which is affiliated with the Victoria University. Dame Nellie Melba associated herself closely with the Conservatorium and taught there from 1915 until her death in 1931.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Performing arts

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4584837).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Melba Conservatorium of Music, Acc09.044, Acc09.085, Acc09.123, Acc10.011, [series/subseries/file/item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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