Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
Biography
Scope and Content
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Organization and Arrangement
Title: Harry Robin Music in America photographs
Collection number: PASC-M 49
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.6 linear ft.
(4 document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1970-1981
Abstract: This collection consists of the notes, correspondence, and research materials created and gathered by Harry Robin while working
on a project about the development of American music, on the occasion of the U.S. Bicentennial. Research materials primarily
consist of reproductions of print material, illustrations, sheet music covers, programs, and publicity photos, gathered from
various archives and historical societies, and ranging in date from the 17th to 20th centuries, with an emphasis on the period
between the Revolutionary War and turn of the 20th century.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harry Robin Music in America photographs (Collection PASC 49-M). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
Harry Robin (born January 5, 1915) was a motion picture sound engineer and creator of instructional films. Born in New York
City, he received his B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1936. In addition, he attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
(1939) and Stevens Institute of Technology (1940), and received his certification from RCA Institutes in 1942. He was director
of the acoustics department at Juilliard School from 1947-1953 and also worked as a motion picture sound engineer in New York
and later Hollywood. Robin worked as a writer, producer, and director of educational films in Hollywood from 1968-1980, writing
some 60 scripts for scientific and management training films and receiving a gold medal from the Atlanta Film Festival for
his film,
Forces Make Forms (1975). He was also a contributor to periodicals; publications include
The scientific Image and
I, Morggin (1995).
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographic reproductions of historical objects, scenes and people relating to the development
of American music, created and organized by Harry Robin in the early 1970s for a U.S. bicentennial film project (the film
was to be produced by the Midland Center for the Arts, Michigan, but was not completed). Contents of the reproductions include
illustrations (both drawings and prints, such as woodcuts and lithographs), sketches, paintings, sheet music covers, concert
announcements, advertisements, and promotional photos issued by recording companies, and range from the Revolutionary War
era to the time of Robin's research. Also included are Robin's notes and correspondence, as well as various catalogs and articles
created by others.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Research Material
- Series 2: Reproductions
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Robin, Harry--Archives.
Music--United States--History and criticism--Photographs.
Musicians--Photographs.
Slides (photographs).