Series 2: Visual Materials, 1936 - 1970
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of print music, correspondence, photos, and audio recordings that Gault kept during his career as a performer, composer, teacher, and luthier. Included in this collection are oral history documents including transcriptions of interviews with Gault and research materials gathered by Peter Adams to write a monograph on Gault entitled, Willis M. Gault, Washington, D.C. Violin Maker.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1970
Extent
From the Collection: 4.5 Linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
This series consists of photographs, negatives, and slides. Subjects of photographs are primarily of the Gault School, including pictures of students, Gault himself, reference photos of instruments, and photos of created instruments. Subjects in the photographs are largely unnamed. Of note is a portrait of the National Symphony Orchestra from 1946. Materials are arranged by subject.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository