Guide to the Bill Muster Papers on Capitol Records
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Guide to the Bill Muster Papers on Capitol Records
Collection number: PA Mss 87
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- Zachary Liebhaber
- Date Completed:
- 11/23/2011
- Encoded by:
- Zachary Liebhaber
© 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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
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
Access
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
Bill Muster papers on Capitol Records. PA Mss 87, Department of Special Collections, University Libraries, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
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.
Arrangement
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:
Indexing Terms
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
Collection Contents
Series I.
Newsletters, reports
Box 1: 2
Capitol Annual Report, 1959
Box 1: 3
Capitol News from Hollywood, 1946
Box 1: 4
Capitol News from Hollywood, 1948
Box 1: 5
Unbound Sales Wrap-ups, 1956
Box 1: 6
Merchandising Program, 1955
Box 1: 7
Merchandising Program, 1956
Box 1: 8
Letter from Victor Lownes to Muster, 3/6/1959
Box 1: 9
Lownes letter to Glenn Wallichs, 3/28/1959
Box 1: 10
Lownes letter to Muster, 3/31/1959
Box 1: 11
Muster job inquiry to Litton Industries, 4/14/1959
Box 1: 12
Muster to Lownes, 4/30/1959
Box 1: 13
Muster job inquiry to Ampex, 4/30/1959
Box 1: 14
Recommendation by Dick Rising
Box 1: 15
Muster to Rising, 5/9/1959
Box 1: 16
"Capitol Wax Axes Muster, Sherlock,"
Variety, 4/30/1959
Box 1: 17
"Muster, Sherlock fired by Capitol…"
Variety, 5/6/1959
Series III.
Clippings, 1956-1958
Box 1: 18
Three birth announcements, Nori Muster, 1956
Box 1: 19
Radio Daily-Television Daily, 2/23/1956
Box 1: 20
Record and Sound, May, 1957
Box 1: 21
Record and Sound, cover letter to Don Hassler
Box 1: 26
Capitol News, back page photo, n.d.
Series IV.
Donald Hassler files
Box 1: 28
Daily sales reports, July through December, 1953
Box 1: 29
Correspondence and memos, 1949-1961
Box 1: 31
"Don Hassler Promoted," 1956
Box 1: 32
"Capitol Acquires Album Rights," 2/15/1956
Box 1: 33
"Hassler Becomes Sales Manager," 3/29/1957
Box 1: 34
"Capitol Sales Reach New High," 8/13/1959
Box 1: 35
"Capitol of the World" sales strategy
Series VI.
Capitol Tower opening
Series VII.
Miscellaneous
Box 1: 42
Capitol tower postcards (4)
Box 1: 45
Letter from Tom Holbrook to Nori Muster, 9/8/2010
Box 1: 46
Paper by Brian Moon, Ph.D., with cover letter, 9/8/2010
Box 1: 47
A Billboard Salute: Capitol's Silver Anniversary (photocopy of 1967 original)
