[78-L] OT: Large LP classical collection (most in mint condition) looking for a home

[Joel Bresler]

Hi, if you've any thoughts, please contact the original poster, Lisa
Zeidenbeg, at lbzeid [lbzeid at YAHOO.COM]

I do not know anything else about the collection. 

Thanks!

Joel


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-----Original Message-----
From: Music Library Association Mailing List
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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:12 PM
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Subject: [MLA-L] LP collection looking for a home

A patron has written asking where he might donate his LP collection (see
below). Does anyone know of an institution that might accept such a
donation?

(message follows:)

I am writing to find out about a possible donation to your library music
collection.  I am trying to find a home for a very large collection of old
vinyl records.  I have a collection of about 10,000 records, about 40% of
which are still unopened in the original plastic shrink wrapping (the
remaining 60% also being in mint condition).  The collection is entirely
classical music: symphonies, orchestras, operas, etc.  The collection
includes over 200 different musicians/composers featuring names such as
Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mozart, Haydn, Bach, and Beethoven to name a few. 

I know many schools are no longer taking donations of records, choosing to
hold onto their current record collection but not to add to it.  I
understand that finding a library with available space to house this
collection is going to be difficult.  I am curious if you institution would
have an interest in a donation, and if not if you knew of school that may
be.   

<end of patron's message>

Many thanks for your input!

Lisa

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Lisa Zeidenberg
Arts and Culture Librarian
Research and Instruction Services
Library and Technology Services
Brandeis University
P.O. Box 549110 / Mailstop 045
415 South St.
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
781-736-4697
fax: 781-736-471