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Sibley Music Library
Accession: SC1998.10
Location: M2A 3,2
Size: 0.25 feet
Biography: No biographical information is extant on O.S. Adams, but from the nature of the scrapbook it appears that he functioned as the music critic for the Democrat & Chronicle during the time period concerned. His name is affixed in a printed label bearing the connection with that newspaper.
Provenance: unknown
Scope and Content: The scrapbook contains mainly newspaper clippings, apparently written by O.S. Adams, on local musical events from 1898-1909.
Associations: The scrapbook has been microfilmed, see Film 897. Watanbe Special Collections holds several local history scrapbooks relating to musical subjects. It also maintains a file of local ephemera relating to music from ca1850 on.
Restrictions: none
Series: 1
Series Name: Ephemera
Series Description: The series and collection consist of one scrapbook compiled by O.S. Adams, containing mainly clippings on musical subjects from the Democrat & Chronicle. The years covered are 1898-1910. The scrapbook is retained in its orginal, now very deteriorated, condition.