Alexander "Sasha" Argov

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The Sasha Argov Archive

The Sasha Argov Archive is one of over 250 personal archives housed in the Music Department. The archives contain the works of Israeli and Jewish composers from across the globe, who created music of all sorts, whether artistically or religiously inspired. The archives of musicians and musicologists can also be found in the collection. The archives were donated to the National Library by the artists and researchers themselves, and in some cases by family members of the artists. All of the materials that have been received have undergone conservation and cataloging processes and are now safeguarded in the Music Department at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem.

The Sasha Argov Archive, number MUS 103 in the Music Department, was donated to the National Library by his widow, Nusia, in 1999. The archive includes Argov's original scores to hundreds of songs that he composed over the course of his 60-year career. The archive also includes the composer's original arrangements and adaptations for his own songs and for songs by others, as well as photographs, letters, notebooks, journals, documents, programs, posters, and newspaper clippings. Many recordings of his songs can also be found in the Music Department's National Sound Archive.