Artists - American Harp Society

TuesdayJ u n e 3 0International Harp ArchivesBrigham Young UniversityH i s t o r y o f t h e A r c h i v e sThe International Harp Archives began as a significant collection of harp music andarchival materials donated by Samuel and Rosalie Pratt. The collection grew and the InternationalHarp Archives were formally established at Brigham Young University in 1994. Thiscollection includes the archives of the World Harp Congress, the American Harp Society andpersonal collections from many individual harpists. The archive consists of items rangingfrom scores, manuscripts and recordings to photographs, correspondence, programs andother documents.The International Harp Archives now pursues five major objectives:• To build a near-comprehensive library of scores and recordings that feature the harp,• To preserve documents related to the careers of important harpists and harp makers,• To maintain archives of organizations that promote the harp and its music,• To promote and make accessible new music composed for the harp, and• To make all of these materials accessible to interested performers and researchersthroughout the world.Thanks to the persistent efforts and contributions of many individuals and organizations,the Archives are now perhaps the largest collection of harp materials in the world. TheInternational Harp Archives serve as a support center for research dealing with aspects of theharp, its music and harpists.19