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2. Soviet All-Union Radio Committee Collection
- Description:
- The Soviet All-Union Radio Committee Collection consists of excerpts of classical music, opera, and folk music on tape, all by Russian composers and performed by Russian musicians, from the late 1940s and early 50s. The tapes were used in radio programming by the All-Union Radio Committee (Vsesoiuznoe radio).
- Content types:
- Performed music
- Formats:
- Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 108 reel tapes stored on hubs
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
3. Doug Russell Collection of Ambassador Recitals
- Description:
- Public radio program "In Recital at Ambassador," on KUSC, Los Angeles, featured live performances of principally classical music from the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Digital Audio Tape (DAT) and Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 3 boxes (63 10" open reel tapes, 1 DAT)
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
4. Ambassador Auditorium Collection
- Description:
- The collection contains the files of the various organizational departments of the Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, California, as well as audio and video recordings. Recordings of radio broadcasts include tapes of National Public Radio broadcasts, "Performance Today," "JazzSet," "Blues Stage" and also "In Recital at Ambassador," as well as a broadcast from the Ivo Pogorelich Competition.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Still image, Text, and Two-dimensional moving image
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Betamax, U-matic (including U-matic S), Open reel video, Photographic print, and Text document
- Extent:
- ca. 682 linear feet
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
5. Soundchecks, newsletters, and other materials
- Description:
- Recordings include soundchecks, live remotes, and live studio recordings. Other materials include newsletters and posters.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Open reel tape (unknown material), Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Photographic print, Photographic negative, and Text document
- Repository/Collector:
- WORT-FM
6. 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
7. 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
8. Leo and Mary Sarkisian Collection
- Description:
- The vast majority of the collection is the full contents of the Leo Sarkisian Music Library transferred from the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. to the University of Michigan for preservation, teaching, and research use. The media library supported Sarkisian’s research and recording career at VOA (1963-2012) and served as the principal analog audio resources for the production of the Music Time in Africa radio show. The collection also includes personal papers and memorabilia from Leo Sarkisian and his wife Mary. New materials in digital form are added to the collection as tape recordings and personal papers are digitized.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Pressed LP disc, Pressed 45rpm disc, Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), Photographic negative, and Text document
- Extent:
- 8,500 reels; 550 audiocassettes; 75 artifacts; 4 scrapbooks; 1200 LPs; 450 45 rpm; 9 cubic feet documents. 1300 digitized audio recordings. 360 unique field recordings
- Repository/Collector:
- University of Michigan
9. Richard Hadlock Annals of Jazz Collection
- Description:
- Annals of Jazz radio program, produced and hosted by historian and educator Richard Hadlock, broadcast on KCSM, San Mateo between 1982 and 1991.
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 12 boxes (231 open reel tapes)
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
10. KEXP Archive
- Description:
- KEXP and KCMU live performance recordings, radio programming, on-demand content and related materials (1972-present).
- Content types:
- Performed music, Still image, Text, Two-dimensional moving image, and Sounds
- Formats:
- Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Data cartridge, and Text document
- Repository/Collector:
- KEXP
11. KTRU Rice Radio Archive
- Description:
- The KTRU Rice Radio archive includes audio created by the student radio station from 1969 - 2005, covering a variety of searchable topics, such as: news, sports, interviews, musician interviews, and speeches and lectures. To learn more about the Rice University KTRU Radio records and their complete contents, please visit our detailed inventory.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, and Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
- Extent:
- 25 lin. ft.
- Repository/Collector:
- Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives, Fondren Library
- Online finding aid:
- View on archives.library.rice.edu
12. KRAB Archive
- Description:
- K-R-A-B were once the call letters of a non-commercial, educational FM radio station (107.7mhz) in Seattle, Washington. Going on the air in 1962, it was the fourth listener-supported station in the country. The KRAB Archive is the only authoritative online source of information documenting the history, philosophy and accomplishments of the station. The online collection contains digitized audio, text publications such as program guides, flyers and posters, photographs, correspondence, FCC filings, and short articles about the station. The collection also contains some ephemera and audio of other KRAB Nebula stations, as well as a listing of online archival resources of other "community" radio stations.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), Spoken word, Still image, and Text
- Formats:
- Pressed LP disc, Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Open reel tape (unknown material), Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), Photographic print, and Text document
- Extent:
- Online: >600 hours of digitized audio; >1,000 program units; >320 digitized program guide pamphlets or tabloids; comprising >30gb of online disk storage. Physical: >1,200 7" reels of audiotape; >500 cassette tapes; >300 8x5" 12 page program guides; >400 8x11" multifold tabloid program guides; Misc news clippings, posters, flyers, brochures, and Board of Director minutes.
- Repository/Collector:
- Charles Reinsch
- Online finding aid:
- View on www.krabarchive.com
13. KUOW audio archives
- Description:
- Primarily interviews and live musical performances featuring international newsmakers to local musicians. Includes nearly complete (app. 450 hours) archive of live-performance show, "Sandy Bradley's POTLUCK," aired on KUOW in Seattle and about 50 non-commercial US stations between 1984-1995. Also hundreds of hours of live folk, classical and world-music concerts from Puget Sound region. A large portion of this material has been archived in digital (.wav/44.1/16) format (done in 2008).
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, and Still image
- Formats:
- Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), MiniDisc, Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), Betamax, Text document, and PDFs
- Extent:
- > 1000 reel-to-reel analogue tapes, several hundred DATs, small number of cassettes, MDs, CDs
- Repository/Collector:
- KUOW-FM / Puget Sound Public Radio / University of Washington
14. Art Vincent Jazz Collection
- Description:
- Recordings of interviews, broadcasts, and call-in segments primarily created for the radio program Art of Jazz, produced and presented by Art Vincent, Jazz DJ and concert producer. The show aired on radio stations in the New York Metropolitan area, including WFHA, WJLK, WRLB, and WGBO. In addition to some live concert recordings, the show featured interviews with major figures in the jazz world.
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette and Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 20 boxes
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
15. WFDU-FM MATERIAL - "From the collection of Barry "Duff" Sheffield of Mahwah, New Jersey."
- Description:
- Edwin Armstrong 1st B’cast Yankee Network 2/14/41; Armstrong Audio Clips (Intro to FM Relay Tests; Relay Tests 2/14/41; KE2XCC Memorial 3/6/54; KE2XC Final Sign-off 3/6/54); Armstrong Memorial Broadcast Sign-off 3/6/54; WFDU-FM Dedication 9/18/71; WFDU-FM First broadcast hour 8/30/71; WFDU-FM 40th Anniversary retrospective 8/30/11
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette and Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 5 recordings
- Repository/Collector:
- Duff Sheffield
16. WOR MATERIAL - "From the collection of Barry "Duff" Sheffield of Mahwah, New Jersey."
- Description:
- WOR Inaugural 50,000 Watt broadcast 2/22/35 (2 recordings); Ed Fitzgerald/Benay Venuta (actress) 12/28/36 - cut #1; Ed & Pegeen Fitzgerald WOR 25th anniver. 2/22/47 – cut #2; Breakfast with the Fitzgeralds 10/8/44 – cut #3; Gabriel Heatter (commentator) 1940 – "We the People"; The Gambling’s at home Xmas-1954; John B. Gambling Second Breakfast 7/28/1956; Dorothy Kilgallen/Dick Kollmar WOR 11/12/62; Norman/Ruth Peale – at home audition 6/13/63; Vincent Tracy WOR debut show 2/4/64; Jean Shepherd on WOR 8/4/65; Jean Shepherd on KFRC San Francisco; Peter Lind Hayes/Mary Healey WOR 1/24/69; WOR-AM archive ID Themes 1/16/70 - 23 cuts
- Content types:
- Performed music and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette and Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 12 recordings
- Repository/Collector:
- Duff Sheffield
17. Stanford Music Broadcast Tapes Collection
- Description:
- 172 reel tapes of off-air recordings, made from 1951 to 1969, mostly broadcast recordings of performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera.
- Content types:
- Performed music
- Formats:
- Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 5 boxes (172 open reel tapes)
- Repository/Collector:
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
18. WFCR Radio Broadcast Collection
- Description:
- The first public radio station in western New England, WFCR Five College Radio has provided a mix of high quality, locally-produced and nationally syndicated programming since May 1961. In 2012, the station reached over 175,000 listeners per week, with a mix of classical and jazz music, news, and entertainment. The WFCR Collection contains nearly 4,500 reel to reel recordings of locally-produced radio programs, reflecting over fifty years of the cultural and intellectual life of western Massachusetts. Drawing upon the talents of the faculty and students of the Five Colleges (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and UMass Amherst), the collection offers a remarkable breadth of content, ranging from public affairs to community and national news, cultural programming, children's programming, news and current events, scholarly lectures, classical music, and jazz.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), and Spoken word
- Formats:
- Analog audiocassette and Polyester open reel tape
- Extent:
- 462 linear feet
- Repository/Collector:
- UMass Amherst Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives
- Online finding aid:
- View on scua.library.umass.edu
19. Historical Music Recordings Collection
- Description:
- With over 300,000 recordings on tape, disc, cylinder, and piano roll, the Historical Music Recordings Collection is both the depository for University of Texas at Austin recordings and those of select orchestras, radio stations, national and international arts organizations. Named collections within the HMRC include: Irving Feld Radio Dramas; UT Radio House Transcription Discs; Mary Henrietta Chase Collection of Bing Crosby Lacquer Discs; KUT open-reel tape; Longhorn Radio Network open-reel tape; KMFA "20th century Romantics"; Austin Symphony Orchestra; Houston Symphony Orchestra; HMRC-CDs; 16-inch transcription discs (general collection).
- Content types:
- Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), and Spoken word
- 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), Metal disc, LaserDisc, Cylinder, Analog audiocassette, Digital compact cassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Motion picture film, VHS (including SVHS and VHS-C), Betamax, U-matic (including U-matic S), Text document, and Piano rolls
- Extent:
- 300,000 items
- Repository/Collector:
- The University of Texas at Austin, Fine Arts Library
20. Willis Conover Collection
- Description:
- Papers, sound recordings, video recordings, and realia from broadcaster Willis Conover, including interviews with major jazz artists.
- Content types:
- Performed music, Spoken word, Still image, Text, and Three-dimensional moving image
- Formats:
- Lacquer disc, Analog audiocassette, Polyester open reel tape, Acetate open reel tape, Motion picture film, U-matic (including U-matic S), Photographic print, Photographic negative, and Text document
- Extent:
- 279 boxes
- Repository/Collector:
- University of North Texas Music Library
- Online finding aid:
- View on findingaids.library.unt.edu