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So special collections are unique places because they convey the voices, memories, and snapshots of life that are unique to a particular individual or community or a group. So materials come to special collections once they have fulfilled their primary

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purpose. So, for example, if you write a letter to a family member to share an experience or an event that you had firsthand, once that person has received and read the letter,

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it has fulfilled that primary purpose. So it can be transferred to the special collections to become a research resource. So it ends up having a second life where people beyond that intended audience are able to learn about a particular topic, an event, a time period,

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everyday life about a particular family or an individual. And so through that, we can learn about larger cultural events, broader trends are just kind of the basics of everyday life in a particular area or time period.

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The Jonathan Leshnoff collection is unique in that it not only celebrates one of our faculty members accomplishments and creative processes, but it's a living collection. And so in that case, it is something that is continually

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evolving and growing as Jonathan is composing. So we are able to take a unique view into his creative works, his creative process, the various compositions and performances that he is a part of. And our students and researchers are able to learn from that,

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to be inspired by it and just see first hand what it is like to be a composer.