ABSTRACT
Over the course of his long career, Carter has produced an enormous documentary legacy including sketches, scores, recordings, letters, photographs, concert programs, newspaper and journal articles, interviews, films, memorabilia, and so forth. Before 1988 much of this material was housed at the Music Division of the New York Public Library and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. A substantial number of items were given to these libraries as gifts and remain there today. Other materials (including almost all materials at the New York Public Library) were left on deposit until 1988, at which time Carter sold them to the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel, Switzerland. The foundation now owns the majority of the Carter materials, including most everything pertaining to Carter’s career from 1988 to the present. For Carter’s earlier career, the materials are divided among several institutions. The largest collection is in Basel, but a substantial number of items still may be found at the Library of Congress.
