Russell Gaston Sheet Music Collection
Content Description
The Russell Gaston Sheet Music collection contains the musical materials accumulated by Russell N. Gaston. The collection is divided into two series: Composition Books and Sheet Music. The Composition Books series includes the works and publications of various composers anywhere from 1904-1982 in a compilation of songbooks of different sizes and genres. Similarly, the Sheet Music series contains an assortment of materials from 1890-1987 with a variety of composers/artists and many different music genres, anywhere from Christian hymns to folk rock. Gaston’s collection spans several countries and contains copies of materials from classical composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, etc.
Dates
- 1890-1987
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Rights Statement
Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted to the Manuscripts Unit. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical Note
Russell N. Gaston, 70, died May 1, 2014, at OCH Regional Medical Center
in Starkville. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian
Church in Starkville, with Dr. Martin Lifer and Freddie Raspberry
officiating. Burial will follow in Garden Park Cemetery. Visitation is
one hour prior to service. Mr. Gaston was formerly the secretary and
treasurer of East Mississippi Lumber Company, Inc., and a member of
First Presbyterian Church. He was formerly Vice President of the Bank of
Oxford and received a bachelors degree from the University of Alabama in
piano and organ. He was a veteran of the US Navy. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Andrew Russell Gaston and Mary Gene Gaston; and
one brother, Sam W. Gaston. He is survived by his brother, Andrew Gaston
of Starkville.
Source: https://cdispatch.com/obituaries/russell-gaston/
Extent
5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
All pieces have been arranged alphabetically by composer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
TBD
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Preservation Note
Materials were rehoused into acid-free, archival enclosures.
- Title
- Russell Gaston Sheet Music Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- This finding aid was created by Carley Hill, graduate assistant.
- Date
- June 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository