Eric Schissel wrote:

>As to the location of a score of G. Templeton Strong's symphony no. 2
>"Sintram", the Mid-Manhattan Library is at 5th & 40th street not 55th as
>I reported mistakenly, and the research collections- where the score is-
>have been moved (or were going to be) to the Library Annex at 521 West
>43rd Street, NYC.

Almost a madeleine!  I remember when, 50 years ago, the music library of
the NYPL system was on West 53 Street, right across the street from MOMA.
I don't know about the accessiblity of its sheet music as I wouldn't have
been able to read it, but I did listen to their records, all of them 78's
at the time.  You had to make an appointment one or two weeks in advance,
I think, for an hour of listening.  They would bring you the album(s) you
selected and you would listen to the records over ear phones.  So far as
I recall, only one phonograph was available.  Naturally, the recordings
didn't circulate.

Walter Meyer