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Title: Bill Muster papers on Capitol Records
Dates: 1946-2007
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1946-1961)
Collection number: PA Mss 87
Creator:
Muster, Bill, 1926-1989
Collector:
Muster, Nori J. (Nori Jean), 1956-
Collection Size:
5 inches
(1 document box).
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: Papers of William N. (Bill) Muster (1926-1989) mainly covering his six years as merchandising manager at Capitol Records from
1953 to 1959.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Bill Muster papers on Capitol Records. PA Mss 87, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Donated by Nori Muster, 2011.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of this collection covers Bill Muster's six years as merchandising manager at Capitol Records from 1953 to 1959,
including correspondence and clippings, promotional materials, newsletters, and photos. A section of the correspondence relates
specifically to Muster's firing from Capitol Records in 1959.
This collection has been divided into the following series: I. Newsletters and reports, II. Playboy files, III. Clippings,
IV. Donald Hassler files, V. Press releases, VI. Capitol Tower opening, VII. Miscellaneous.
Series II. Playboy files contains correspondence and clippings regarding Bill Muster's firing by Capitol Records. Series IV.
Donald Hassler files, contains correspondence, a resume, and clippings concerning Donald Hassler, a fellow employee at Capitol
Records. Series VI. Capitol Tower opening, includes items relating to the opening of the Capitol tower in Los Angeles in 1956.
Related Material
Biographical material about Bill Muster may be found here:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Capitol Records, Inc.
Press clippings