This collection contains sheet music, newspaper clippings, research notes, recital programs, lectures, and correspondence. The items largely relate to Lotta Van Buren activities in restoring old musical instruments and in teaching about music history and theory.; Arranged in four series: 1. Lotta Van Buren correspondence and manuscript. 2. Lotta Van Buren research notes, lectures, and memorabilia. 3. Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings, recital programs, and BYU recital programs. 4. Lotta Van Buren sheet music, Paderewski memorabilia, and photo album.; Biographical History; Lotta Van Buren correspondence and manuscript; Lotta Van Buren correspondence; Henry Bizallion manuscript and notes for proposed biography of Lotta Van Buren; Lotta Van Buren research notes, lectures, and memorabilia; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the monochord; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the vielle (Hurdy-Gurdy); Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the clavichord; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the pythagoras; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the psaltery; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the harpsichord, spinet, virginals; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the dulcimer; Lotta Van Buren papers about the evolution of the piano; Lotta Van Buren music and readings for Shakespeare; Lotta Van Buren lectures and notes in a book; Lotta Van Buren correspondence and newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren cost of upkeep for instruments; Lotta Van Buren memorabilia; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings, recital programs, and BYU recital programs; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; Lotta Van Buren newspaper clippings; BYU publicity; Lotta Van Buren recital programs; BYU recital programs; Lotta Van Buren sheet music, Paderewski memorabilia, and photo album; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the altum; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the quintus; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the tenor; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for 3 viols; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for the bassus; Lotta Van Buren sheet music for instruments; Lotta Van Buren book of blank sheets with pages of some music transcribed; Ignace Jan Paderewski, 1860-1941, memorabilia; Lotta Van Buren music for instruments; Lotta Van Buren photo album; The two folders contain letters regarding rare instruments, personal letters, a manuscript, and notes for a biography.; Letters concerning rare instruments as gifts to BYU, including letters by her husband, Henry Bizallion.; Ten folders of sheet music, one folder of lectures and a book, one folder of expenses, and one folder of memorabilia.; Folder contains the book, A Student's Outline of the History of Music by Annie Hagan Buell, with Lotta's notes.; Includes part of box two containing ten folders of music for instruments, one folder is a book, and one folder of Paderewski memorabilia. Box three contains music for instruments, a musical checkers game, newspaper clippings, programs, and negatives. Box four contains a photo album.; At the back of the book are newspaper clippings about General Patton.; Newspaper clipping concerning Paderewski. Two statements concerning Musical Dominoes game, signed by Paderewski Polish. White Cross pin gift of Paderewski to Lotta Van Buren.; Box contains a musical checkers game, programs, newspaper clippings, and negatives for Van Buren programs.
