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Barbour, J. Murray (James Murray), 1897-1970

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 18970331 - 19700104

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Murray Barbour papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.387
Scope and Content The James Murray Barbour collection contains correspondence with numerous individuals, most notably with Gladys Watson Tipple, whose enthusiasm for dividing the musical scale into 53 intervals led to a year-long correspondence and the creation of a template slide rule. The collection also contains Barbour’s article for MGG (Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart) and the preparatory work for that article, as well as numerous reviews and articles in the original journal issues. Other material...
Dates: 1931-1969, 2000, undated