Edward Vitale violin music collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

Materials created before 1925 are in the Public Domain. There are no known restrictions on these materials.

The following statement applies to all materials created after 1925: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Edward Vitale violin music collection, C0155, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
10 Linear Feet 26 boxes
Creator:
Vitale, Edward, 1886-1984 and Thaiss, Christopher, 1948-
Abstract:
This collection contains manuscripts and published arrangements of 19th and 20th century violin music.
Language:
English Italian German French
Preferred citation:

Edward Vitale violin music collection, C0155, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains manuscripts and published arrangements of 19th and 20th century violin music.

Biographical / historical:

Edward Irving Vitale was an Italian American symphony violinist and string instrument bow maker. Born in 1886, he was the son of Giuseppe Vitale, a semi-famous Brooklyn violinist, noted Stradivarius violin collector, and violin and bow maker. Vitale lived in Brooklyn, New York in the early half of the 20th century, and appears most active in bow-making - branded under his father's name - during the 1930s. Vitale passed away in 1984. Vitale violins and bows are still available for purchase today.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Christopher Thaiss in 1981.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman in March 2009. Additional processing and EAD markup completed by Hal Barthold in 2011. Biographical information added and finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in April 2020.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by subject.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard