Roslyn Rensch Erbes, professional harpist, art historian, and former harp instructor in the School of Music, received a master\u2019s degree in art history from the University of Illinois in 1959. Her donations to the University of Illinois in 1989-1990 consisted of 350-400 items of harp music (solo and ensemble) including manuscript materials, items autographed by composer or arranger, and some late 19th-century editions (e.g., nine bound volumes originally owned ca. 1900 by Emma Weast Bichl, Chicago-area harpist); approximately 200 recordings (about 100 78rpm records as well as LP, 45-rpm, and cassette recordings); books on the harp, on harp music, and music history; miscellaneous books in other subject areas (including 34 titles on numismatics); 38 scrapbooks compiled by Rensch, with materials largely from the period 1917-1968; extensive files of research notes, journals, programs, photographs, correspondence, and other personal papers; a scrapbook (with additional loose clippings) compiled by Margaret Sweeney, professional harpist in Chicago from the 1930s through the 1960s; harps and other musical instruments; art works and artifacts related to the harp.<\/p>\n