▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ret ail ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Susan ▁Th iemann ▁Sommer ▁( J anu ary ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁music ▁li br arian ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 0 - year ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library , ▁teacher , ▁editor , ▁and ▁noted ▁music ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁magazine ▁High ▁F idel ity . ▁ ▁Th iemann ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Green wich , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁mag na ▁C um ▁la ude ▁from ▁Smith ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁she ▁attended ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Ful br ight ▁Program ▁she ▁spent ▁time ▁studying ▁in ▁Florence , ▁receiving ▁her ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁music ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Also ▁from ▁Columbia , ▁she ▁later ▁received ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Library ▁Science ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁and ▁an ▁M . Ph il ▁( 1 9 7 5 ). ▁ ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Beck ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁she ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁R are ▁Books ▁and ▁Man us cript s ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Division . ▁ ▁Her ▁position ▁included ▁being ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁T