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Inter-American Music Festival Foundation PapersProcessed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress2010
Agency HistoryThe Inter-American Music Festival Foundation was organized in 1958 by the Inter-American Music Council under the auspices of the Pan American Union "to promote closer relations and understanding among the American republics by recognizing and stimulating the development of music of the Americas." The foundation's concerts introduced the finest composers and performers from Latin America, the Caribbean, United States and Canada. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains concert programs, publicity materials, clippings, and correspondence from the nearly 25-year history of the Inter-American Music Festival Foundation. Harold Boxer, chief of the Music Branch of Voice of America, Guillermo Espinosa, chief of the Music Division of the Organization of American States, and Harold Spivake, chief of the Music Division of the Library of Congress were responsible for incorporating the foundation in 1965. The collection contains correspondence from Espinosa and Boxer, among others. The Library lacks materials for festivals one and eleven. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsPeople
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the Inter-American Music Festival Foundation PapersThe Inter-American Music Festival Foundation Papers are organized chronologically. Return to the Table of Contents Container ListFestivals, 1961-1981Festival 2, , Washington, D.C. 1961 Apr. 22-30Festival 3, , Washington, D.C. 1965 May 7-12Festival 4, , Washington, D.C. 1968 June 19-30Festival 4, , Washington, D.C. 1968 June 19-30Festival 5, , Washington, D.C. 1971 May 18-30Festival 5, , Washington, D.C. 1971 May18-30Festival 6, , Washington, D.C. 1974 Apr. 30-May 5Festival 7, , Washington, D.C. 1976 May 17-24Festival 8, , Washington, D.C. 1977 May 2-7Festival 9, , Washington, D.C. 1978 May 3-13Festival 10, , Washington, D.C. 1979 May 7-12Festival 12, , Washington, D.C. 1981 May 8-14Return to the Table of Contents |