The Great American Songbook Museum is hosting free tours in October

In honor of American Archives Month, the Great American Songbook Foundation is opening its archives to the public this October. The Great American Songbook Foundation is opening the doors of its Songbook Library & Archives in Carmel to offer free tours on Oct. 16 and Oct. 23. The Songbook Library & Archives, which is usually closed to the public, houses and preserves more than 500,000 historical pieces — such as recordings, arrangements, images, memorabilia and personal papers — from the foundational era of American popular music. Founded by Michael Feinstein in 2007, the Songbook Library & Archive exists to both inspire and educate the public by celebrating the lives and careers of musicians, composers and lyricists from the foundational era of American popular music through artifact preservation.& American Archives Month, which is celebrated each October, aims to raise awareness about the value of archives and archivists. The National Archives and Records Administration and the Council of State Archivists support the Society of American Archivists in the observance. READ MORE: ‘The mics are on’: Maxwell tour to bring R&B back to forefront The Great American Songbook Library & Archives also includes a reference library and study space for researchers — many...