Jacqui Rodgers (Head Librarian)
E-mail: jacqui@gitlinlibrary.co.za
Elaine Davidson (Library Administrator)
E-mail: elaine@gitlinlibrary.co.za
Tel: +27 21 462 5088
| Physical Address: | Postal Address: | |
| Gardens Community Centre 88 Hatfield Street Gardens Cape Town South Africa |
Gardens Community Centre |
Collections: 6
Potential acquisitions:
Active collection of items to expand holdings.
Monographs
Music manuscripts
Newspaper cuttings
Notes
Pamphlets
Photographs
Printed music
Programmes
Sound recordings (CDs; DVDs)
Research projects (complete):
None.
Research projects (current):
None.
Digitisation projects (complete):
None.
Digitisation projects (current):
None.
| Book Collection (Jacob Gitlin Library) | |
| Call number | 780 - |
| Type | Folk music; Liturgical music; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | ca. 144 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Catalogued in LibWin. See Jacob Gitlin Library website. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Monographs. |
| Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
| Notes | Yiddish, Ladino and Israeli folk music. Includes cantorial sheet music. |
| CD Collection (Jacob Gitlin Library) | |
| Call number | CD - [numbers chronologically ordered] |
| Type | Folk music; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | ca. 300 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted chronologically by accession. |
| Access | Catalogued in LibWin. See Jacob Gitlin Library website. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Sound recordings (CDs). |
| Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
| Notes | Jewish musicians. Includes Jewish folk music, Yiddish songs, Klezmer music and music of forbidden composers of the Holocaust. |
| DVD Collection (Gitlin) | |
| Call number | DVD - [numbers chronologically ordered] |
| Type | Folk music; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | ca. 79 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Catalogued in LibWin. See Jacob Gitlin Library website. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Sound recordings (DVDs; Films). |
| Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
| Notes | Jewish musicians. Includes Jewish folk music, Yiddish songs, Klezmer music and music of forbidden composers of the Holocaust. |
| Music Document Collection (Jacob Gitlin Library) | |
| Call number | PMP 103-107; PMP 108 A-C; PMP 109 A-B |
| Type | Folk music; Liturgical music; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | 8 pamphlet boxes. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Catalogued in LibWin. See Jacob Gitlin Library website. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Music manuscripts; Newspaper cuttings; Notes; Pamphlets; Photographs; Printed music; Programmes. |
| Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
| Notes | Documents pertaining to South African Jewish performances, composers and musicians. Includes songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. Contains general Jewish sheet music, Jewish festival music, Jewish liturgical music and dance music. |
| Newspaper Collection (Jacob Gitlin Library) | |
| Call number | JE - ; SAJT - |
| Type | Folk music; Liturgical music; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | ca. 680 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Catalogued in LibWin. See Jacob Gitlin Library website. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Newspaper cuttings. |
| Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
| Notes | South African Jewish Report. |
| Periodical Collection (Jacob Gitlin Library) | |
| Call number | JA - ; SAJC - ; SA - ; ZR - |
| Type | Folk music; Liturgical music; Popular music; Western art music. |
| Extent | ca. 300 items. |
| Level of description | Sorted. |
| Access | Catalogued in LibWin (partly). See Jacob Gitlin Library website. |
| Description Language(s) | English. |
| Scope and content | Periodicals. |
| Acquisition | By donation and purchase. |
| Notes | Jewish Affairs; South African Jewish Chronicle; South African Jewish Times; Zionist Record. Periodicals contain articles on Jewish music. |
