One of the finest musicological libraries in the greater Medford
U-Haul Self-Storage area, the Biblioteca Cuthbertiana
is dedicated to the making the great works of
musicology inaccessible to scholars throughout the world, but
particularly Myke in Rome.
Although diverse in its holdings, the BC is particularly rich in
its collection of trecento manuscript facsimilies, research volumes on
minimalism, and old undergraduate lecture notes. Contents
include:
Over 400 Scores, mostly first edition Dover reprints
250 Books of musicological interest, many still shrinkwrapped with
AMS conference discount receipts inside
900 CDs
100 Rapidly-melting Vinyl records
Zero MP3s, of course, because that would be illegal
One cantus fractus manuscript
Two boxes of underwear and winter clothes
Finding Aids:
Flashlight
Access restrictions and special collections:
Entry to the Biblioteca Cuthbertiana is available to all interested
scholars by checking in at the U-Haul front desk, or to anyone with a
sufficently good set of bolt-cutters. Assistant librarians, Lisa
Friedland and Christina
Hodge have the American sets of keys. Branch libraries are
located in my old bedroom at my parents' house and stuffed under a
table in the basement of Paine Hall.
How to search the BC:
It's easy to use the Biblioteca Cuthbertiana electronic catalog!
Simply unpack boxes of computer equipment until you have enough
random junk to make a working computer out of it. Then just assemble
and find an outlet and an internet connection! We make searching
easy.
Or, browse the collection online
using this link. (offline as of 2025) Or, search directly: (other suggested searches: "Clarinet", "Trecento" or simply the letter "P")
For information about the locations listed, see this map (out of date as of 2010)
The pride of the
Biblioteca Cuthbertiana collection, the beautiful Squarcialupi Codex
