Finding Aid for University of Illinois Musicological Archives for Renaissance Manuscript Studies (MARMS) Records, 1968-2006 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: University of Illinois Musicological Archives for Renaissance Manuscript Studies (MARMS) Records, 1968-2006

ID: 12/5/91

Primary Creator: Kellman, Herbert (1930-)

Extent: 2.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Arranged in two series: Series 1, Administrative Records, which is arranged alphabetically by subject; and Series 2: Correspondence, which is arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 03/23/2026

Subjects: American Musicological Society, Archives, History, Manuscript Collections, Music, School of, Musicology, National Endowment for the Humanities, Renaissance, Vocal music

Formats/Genres: Correspondence

Languages: English, Italian, German, French, Dutch;Flemish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of records, logs, bills, computer files, and correspondence, documenting the activities of the University of Illinois Renaissance Archives from 1968 to 2006, including the NEH grant application process, the Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music project, and researcher visits.

Collection Historical Note

The University of Illinois Musicological Archives for Renaissance Manuscript Studies (MARMS) was established in 1968 by the board of trustees as a unit of the School of Music. Co-founded by Charles Hamm and Herbert Kellman, Hamm was director until 1975, when Kellman took over as director. MARMS was developed to further interest into music of the Renaissance (1400-1600), making research on both original manuscript and printed sources of that music more accessible to scholars. MARMS holds an extension collection of microfilms of these sources, currently accessible through the University of Illinois Music Library.

One of the largest projects MARMS undertook was the Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music, 1400-1550, 5 vols., ed. Herbert Kellman et al. (Rome: American Institute of Musicology; Neuhausen-Stuttgart: Haenssler-Verlag, 1979-1988). This work was supported by a 10-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Herbert Kellman (1930- ) is professor emeritus of musicology, specializing in Renaissance music. Kellman received a diploma in composition from New York College of Music, a BA from the City University of New York, and an MFA in musicology from Princeton University. Prior to coming to the University of Illinois Kellman taught at SUNY Buffalo.

In 1968 Kellman joined the University of Illinois, where he founded the Renaissance Archives alongside Charles Hamm. The archives consists of nearly 1,600 microfilm reels of manuscripts that were produced during the Renaissance, original manuscripts of polyphony from 1550 to 1600, printed anthologies from 1500-1550, and single-composer prints from the 16th-century. Materials from the archive were added to the Music and Performing Arts Library's reference collection. Kellman and Hamm published a five-volume catalogue of the archive called Census-Catalog of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music, 1400-1550, which was released between 1979 and 1988. Kellman is also the editor of facsimilie editions of two manuscripts of polyphony, London, British Library, Royal 8 G VII and Vatican Library, Chigiana C VIII 234; The Treasury of Petrus Alamire: Music and Art in Flemish Court Manuscripts, 1500-1535; and Sources of the Music of Josquin des Prez.

Kellman has received fellowships and grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Edowment for the Humanitites, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He is also a member of the International Editorial Board of the New Josquin Edition and the series editor of Renaissance Manuscript Studies with the American Institute of Musicology. Following his retirement in 2000, a festschrift entitled, Essays on Music and Culture in Honor of Herbert Kellman, was produced and edited by Barabra Haggh.

Subject/Index Terms

American Musicological Society
Archives
History
Manuscript Collections
Music, School of
Musicology
National Endowment for the Humanities
Renaissance
Vocal music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: School of Music

Acquisition Method: Transfer

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Adminstrative Records, 1971-2002],
[Series 2: Correspondence, 1969-2006],
[All]

Series 1: Adminstrative Records, 1971-2002

Consists of bills, film orders, administrative records, NEH Grant applications, visitors logs, and administrative documents on Floppy Disks. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Box 1

Folder 1: Accounting Division, Microfilms, Bills (1 of 2), 1981
Folder 2: Accounting Division, Microfilms, Bills (2 of 2), 1991
Folder 3: Archive Work Sheets and Instructions, undated
Folder 4: Course Catalog Project with JC and CH, Volume III (1 of 3), 1980-1981
Folder 5: Course Catalog Project with JC and CH, Volume III (2 of 3), 1980-1981
Folder 6: Census Catalog Project with JC and CH, Volume III (3 of 3), 1980-1981
Folder 7: Completed Film Correspondence (1 of 2), 1978-1979
Folder 8: Completed Film Correspondence (2 of 2), 1978-1979
Folder 9: Completed Film Correspondence (1 of 2), 1979-1991
Folder 10: Completed Film Correspondence (2 of 2), 1979-1991
Folder 11: Completed Film Orders (1 of 2), 1982-1986
Folder 12: Completed Film Orders (2 of 2), 1982-1986
Folder 13: Completed Film Orders, 1984-1986
Folder 14: Completed Film Correspondence, 1986-1989
Folder 15: Computer Funds -- NEH Account (1 of 2), 1980-1982
Folder 16: Computer Glitches (1 letter), 1996
Folder 17: Computer Funds--NEH Account (2 of 2), 1980-1982
Folder 18: Fonts--reprints, 1990
Folder 19: Jerry Call--Misc. Materials (1 of 2), 1978
Folder 20: Jerry Call--Misc. Materials (2 of 2), 1977
Folder 21: Letterheads, bills, correspondence, 1980-1989
Folder 22: Microfilm Bills and Payments (2 of 2), 1983-1985
Folder 23: NEH project, Carapetyan correspondence (1 of 1), 1977-1978
Folder 24: NEH Application: Accounting records, bills and requisitions (1 of 4), 1991-1994
Folder 25: NEH application, continued with Ren.polyphony,vol. 1 and appendices, monthly accounts (2 of 4), 1971-1983
Folder 26: NEH project bills, accounts, requisitions (3 of 4), 1978-1980
Folder 27: NEH project, accounting materials (4 of 4), 1979
Folder 28: NEH project, Film correspondence in process (2 of 2), 1987-1989
Folder 29: NEH project, Hansler: verlag correspondence, 1980-1987
Folder 30: NEH project, Illinois accounting division, completed correspondence, 1989-1992
Folder 31: NEH project--film correspondence (1 of 2), 1990
Folder 32: NEH application and project text, 1993
Folder 33: Photographic service work orders, 1981-1983
Folder 34: Press releases for NEH grant, 1972-1978
Folder 35: RISM project inventories, 1988
Folder 36: Visitors work logs (1 of 2), 1971-1998
Folder 37: Visitors Logs--addresses and exchange rates (1 of 2), no dates
Folder 38: Archive Visitors, addresses and directions (2 of 2), 1979-1994
Folder 39: Visitors work logs (2 of 2), 1971-1998
Folder 40: Work sheet instructions ( Ren. archives), undated

Box 3

Floppy Diskette Case 1: Disc Box 1, November 2, 1992-April 5, 1993: Contains 13 floppy discs that are C-Drive backups.
Floppy Diskette Case 2: Disc Box 2, September 17, 2002: Contains 9 floppy discs.
Floppy Diskette Case 3: Disc Box 3, December 12, 2001: Contains 14 floppy discs.
Floppy Diskette Case 4: Disc Box 4, undated: Contains 9 floppy discs.
Floppy Diskette Case 5: Disc Box 5, undated: Contains 9 floppy discs

Box 4

Floppy Diskette Case 1: Disc Box 1, November 3, 1992-December 12, 2001: Contains 8 floppy discs
Floppy Diskette Case 2: Disc Box 2, undated: Contains 12 floppy discs
Floppy Diskette Case 3: Disc Box 3, April 5, 1993: Contains 10 floppy discs.
Floppy Diskette Case 4: Disc Box 4, December 6, 1996-May 28, 1998: Contains 4 floppy discs

Series 2: Correspondence, 1969-2006

Consists of Correspondence with researchers, School of Music Administration, Grant Agencies, Students, and Libraries. Materials are arranged chronologically.

Box 1

Folder 41: Correspondence, 1969
Folder 42: Correspondence, December 1972 - April 1981
Folder 43: Correspondence, 1972-1979
Folder 44: Correspondence, 1979

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1975-1980
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1980
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1980-1983
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1980
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1982
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1983
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1984
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1985
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1985
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1986
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1988
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1989
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1990
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1990
Folder 15: Correspondence, 1991
Folder 16: Correspondence, 1991-1992
Folder 17: Correspondence, 1992
Folder 18: Correspondence (1 of 2), 1993
Folder 19: Correspondence (2 of 2), 1993
Folder 20: Correspondence, 1993-2002
Folder 21: Correspondence (1 of 2), 1994
Folder 22: Correspondence (2 of 2), 1994
Folder 23: Correspondence, 1995
Folder 24: Correspondence, 1995-2006
Folder 25: Correspondence, 1996
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1996-1997
Folder 27: Correspondence, 1998
Folder 28: Correspondence, 2003-2004
Folder 29: Correspondence, 2005-2006

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