Archiving

At OTAM, we look for funding sources for music collections that may need organizational assistance. We look for those whose skills and interest in old time music may need to be matched up with an archive in need. Are you in need of others who are interested in the areas of musical instruments, books, lithographs, photographs, historic periodicals, sheet music and orchestrations?

We assist those who need to be connected with interns, or graduate students who can work on …

Cataloguing
Inventory
Digitizing
Data Base Input
Preservation
Conservation
Music History
Library Science

We expect that archives and collections will provide public access to some of their materials. This may be by website access, or educational displays in public sites. In addition, any collection receiving OTAM assistance will be accessible by scholars and writers.