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2. Fred Waring papers, 1922-1984
- Description:
- The collection contains the records pertaining to the business and operational aspects of Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians as well as the business records of Fred Waring's America. Includes business correspondence, tours, financial records, legal papers, workshops, radio shows, television shows, photographs, and fan mail.
- Content types:
- Notated music and Performed music
- Formats:
- Pressed 78rpm disc, Lacquer disc, Metal disc, and Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
- Extent:
- 159 Cubic Feet (51 linear feet + 1100 Digital Audio Tapes)
- Repository/Collector:
- The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Penn State University Libraries
- Online finding aid:
- View on www.libraries.psu.edu
3. African American Gospel Music
- Description:
- African American gospel music 45s, 78s, LPs, CDs, cassettes, sheet music, photographs, videos, programs, and ephemera.
- Content types:
- Notated music, Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, Tactile notated music, and Text
- Formats:
- Pressed LP disc, Pressed 78rpm disc, Pressed 45rpm disc, Lacquer disc, Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), MiniDisc, Cylinder, Analog audiocassette, VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Photographic print, and Text document
- Extent:
- 5,000+ records, unknown number of CDs, 100s of sheet music
- Repository/Collector:
- Robert M. Marovich
4. Richard and Mildred Crooks Collection
- Description:
- Collection of recordings, photographs, sheet music, paper documents, and two films which document every aspect of the career of operatic tenor, Richard Crooks. Audio recordings are largely from the Voice of Firestone radio show, but also include audio cassettes of performances on CBC radio broadcasts.
- Content types:
- Notated music, Performed music, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Lacquer disc, Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Motion picture film, Photographic print, and Text document
- Extent:
- 9 linear feet
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
5. Mario and Ruth Chamlee Collection
- Description:
- The collection consists of correspondence dealing with the Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions; personal papers, mainly promotional documents, and biographical and/or pedagogical writings; newspaper and magazine clippings; annotated scores, programs, photos, scrapbooks and recordings. Recordings include opera broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera which include Mario Chamlee, also his performance and rehearsal broadcasts on KFAC, and numerous transcription discs from his appearances on the Tony & Gus show in 1935 on WJZ.
- Content types:
- Notated music, Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Pressed 78rpm disc, Lacquer disc, Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Photographic print, Text document, and Microfilm
- Extent:
- ca. 17 boxes
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
6. Frances L. Wallace Papers
- Description:
- The collection documents Frances Wallace's many musical activities during her long career as a pianist and organist in Atlanta, and it provides a glimpse of Atlanta's musical scene during the middle years of the twentieth century.The Wallace papers are organized into four series: (I) Personal records; (II) Scripts and performance notes; (III) Music; and (IV) Audio-visual materials. she performed frequently on piano and organ on WSB, WAGA and WCON radio, as well as at the Roxy theater, Rich's and Davison's department stores, and made notable appearances with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra.
- Content types:
- Notated music, Performed music, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Text document, Lacquer disc, and Photographic print
- Extent:
- 9 linear feet
- Repository/Collector:
- Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
- Online finding aid:
- View on digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu
7. WSB Radio Records
- Description:
- The records contain correspondence, memos, scrapbooks, news clippings, publicity materials, program log books, scripts, radio engineering lesson plans, contracts, licenses, photographs, sound recordings, moving image recordings, transcripts, and artifacts relating to the early history of WSB Radio, to WSB performers, programs, awards, and sponsored events (such as news workshops and career conferences for students), and to WSB-FM and WSB-TV.
- Content types:
- Notated music, Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, Text, Three-dimensional form, and Two-dimensional moving image
- Formats:
- Pressed LP disc, Pressed 78rpm disc, Pressed 45rpm disc, Lacquer disc, Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Motion picture film, Photographic print, Photographic negative, and Text document
- Extent:
- 24 linear feet, 250 Lacquer discs, 40,000 Pressed 78rpm, LP, and 45rpm discs
- Repository/Collector:
- Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
- Online finding aid:
- View on digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu
8. Randolph S. Rothschild papers
- Description:
- Transcription discs of local radio broadcasts, 1946-1964, primarily of contemporary classical music performances and including some broadcasts of premieres (world premieres, first radio broadcasts, and first Washington performances), recorded by Rothschild, and some live recordings from Chamber Music Society of Baltimore concerts. Radio stations recorded include WBAL, WJZ, WCAO, WFBR, WITH, and WRC. The collection also includes several popular and jazz recordings, commercial releases, and some private home performances. Recordings of Chamber Music Society of Baltimore concerts and local radio broadcasts on reel-to-reel tapes, 1955-1991. The collection includes several world premieres from CMS concerts and other notable performances in broadcasts (first Washington performances, etc.). Radio recordings are concentrated in earlier recordings while CMS performances are concentrated later. The collection also includes a large subsection of recordings from Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz.
- Content types:
- Notated music, Performed music, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Lacquer disc, Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, and Acetate open reel tape
- Extent:
- 62 cubic feet
- Repository/Collector:
- Arthur Friedheim Library
- Online finding aid:
- View on aspace.library.jhu.edu