Samuel pratt harp biography
Samuel pratt harp biography
Samuel Pratt - Harp Society!
International Harp Archives
The International Harp Archives (IHA) is a collection of archives from the World Harp Congress, American Harp Society, and individual harpists.
It is located at the Harold B. Lee Library in Brigham Young University (BYU). The archives began as a collection established by Samuel and Rosalie Pratt, and it may be the largest collection of harp materials in the world.[1]
History
Harpists Samuel and Rosalie Pratt had their own personal collection of harp-related materials.
Camac harps
Samuel designed the original Troubadour harp and owned a harp repair business. His wife Rosalie was a professor of music at BYU. They donated their collection of harp-related materials to BYU in 1985. After the Pratt's initial donation, additional major donations arrived at the university, including one from the Victor Salvi Foundation.[2] The International Harp Archives was formally established in 1994 due to the collection's growth.[3]