Carleen Hutchins papers, 1900-2010.

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Carleen Hutchins papers, 1900-2010.

The papers relate primarily to musical acoustics, musical instrument construction, and her invention of the violin octet. They include research notes and papers; research notebooks; manuscript and published articles; lectures and lecture notes; charts, graphs, and drawings relating to musical instruments and acoustics; correspondence; photographs and slides; posters; and sound recordings on tape and cassette.

41 linear feet (83 manuscript boxes; 2 flat boxes; 3 map folders, and 1 oversize item)

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Hutchins, Carleen Maley, 1911-....

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Carleen Hutchins; born Carleen Maley in 1911, Springfield, Massachusetts, married Morton Hutchins in 1943. She designed and built an entire family of violins, eight instruments proportional in size and pitch known collectively as the new violin family or the violin octet. From the description of Carleen Hutchins papers, 1900-2010. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865202 ...