Institute for Studies in American Music Collection contains correspondence from various prominent personalities in the field of American Music & Musicians. Dates range from 1967 to 1977 with the bulk of the dates in the year 1967 during the inception of the institute. The majority of the letters are address to Dr. Archie N. Jones at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri. One Letter from Aaron Copland, Composer is addressed to Jack L. Ralston, October 1971 who followed Dr. Jones as Dean of the UMKC Conservatory.