Paramount Library of Popular Music records, approximately 1980-2015

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Summary

Creators:
Paramount Theatre (Oakland, Calif.) and Paramount Library of Popular Music (Oakland, Calif. )
Abstract:
Organizational records of the Paramount Library of Popular Music (Oakland, Calif.) dating from approximately 1980-2015.
Extent:
6.33 linear feet (5 cartons, 1 oversize folder) and 1 sound cassette
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Paramount Library of Popular Music records, BANC MSS 2024/187, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Organizational records of the Paramount Library of Popular Music (Oakland, Calif.) contain inter-office memos, correspondence, invoices, budget and financial files. Contains performance logs, photocopies of sheet music, song books, a small amount of photographs, and a portrait of violinist Theodore Spiering.

Biographical / historical:

The Paramount Library of Popular Music (Oakland, Calif.) is one of the largest libraries of popular and light-classical music in the country, with a total of approximately 100,000 entries dating from the 1850s to 1980. The major source of early music is the Walter J. Rudolph Library collected by Rudolph during his fifty years as a vaudeville orchestra leader in San Francisco.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Paramount Theatre, 2024.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Jaime Henderson at container level in 2024. Materials were rehoused in archival boxes; bulk of materials have been retained in their original folders and original labels retained.

Physical location:
Collection may be stored offsite. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:

Original folders for the bulk of the collection were retained; student worker replaced a portion of the original folders. Some of the replaced folders were labeled (probably sourced from the original folder) while others were not labeled. No significant condition issues found.

Includes one sound cassette.

Rules or conventions:
DACS

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Paramount Library of Popular Music records, BANC MSS 2024/187, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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