Gaylord Music Library
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The Gaylord Music Library collection seeks to meet the academic music information needs of the Washington University community by providing a comprehensive collection of music books, scores, sound recordings, videos & DVDs, and research collections developed to support faculty and student projects.
The Music Library honors General Clifford A. Gaylord who was, until his death in 1952, a member of the Washington University Corporation. With the completion of the Gaylord building in 1960, the music library found a new home and has since developed into a major resource supporting research through master’s and doctoral level programs.
Resources
Quick Links
Music Databases
Group Study Rooms
Music Research Guide
Music Special Collections
The Gaylord Music Library houses archival manuscripts for many composers active in and around St. Louis as well as those composers with connections to Washington University. The library also has collections that include Mozart and Beethoven’s first and early editions, facsimiles of late-17th through early-20th century composers, and many other unique collections.
Faculty Course Reserves Request
Borrowing & Returns
Recommend a Purchase
Our Staff
Contact
- Department
- Gaylord Music Library
- Name
- Brad Short
- Job Title
- Classics; Film & Media Studies; Music; and Performing Arts Subject Librarian
- Email Address
- short@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-5529
Contact
- Department
- Gaylord Music Library
- Name
- Mark Scharff
- Job Title
- Music and Special Collections Catalog Librarian
- Email Address
- mscharff@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- Music (314) 935-5560 West (314) 935-2061
Contact
- Department
- Gaylord Music Library
- Name
- Kathryn Nunnally
- Job Title
- Gaylord Music Library Associate
- Email Address
- kathryn.nunnally@wustl.edu
- Phone Number
- (314) 935-5563
Directions to Gaylord Music Library
The Gaylord Music Library is located across Forsyth Blvd from the main campus just east of the Music Department complex.
Gaylord Hall
Washington University
6500 Forsyth Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 935-5563
Email: WU-LIBMusic@wusm.wustl.edu