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Scarlett (Robert Michael) Collection
ARS.0235
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Title: Robert Michael Scarlett collection
Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0235
Physical Description:
3.42 Linear Feet
: (5) box(es)
Date (bulk): 1973-1991
Open for research; material must be requested at least five business days of intended use.
Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.
The Robert Michael Scarlett Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded
Sound by Nora Scarlett in 2018.
Robert Michael Scarlett (1928-2015) was an engineer primarily in the telecommunications
industry following the completion of his PhD. degree and subsequent time as an associate
professor at Stanford University. During his lifetime, Scarlett also maintained an active
association with the San Francisco Early Music Society as a musician (including performing
on the carillon at Stanford's Hoover tower), builder of harpsichords, and as an amateur
recording engineer capturing live performances of early classical music works.
Robert Michael Scarlett Collection, ARS-0235. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
This collection contains principally live performance sound recordings made by Robert
Michael Scarlett of early classical music at various venues in the San Francisco Bay Area
and greater Northern California. Included are a samples of off-air recordings and some
performances from KQED public radio broadcasts. Artists represented in the collection
include Stanford faculty Elaine Thornburgh, violinist Jaap Schröder, harpsichordists Martha
Cook, Charlotte Mattax Moersch, and other performers.
Property rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or
reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Live sound recordings
Scarlett, Nora
Cook, Martha
(Harpsichordist)
Thornburgh,
Elaine
Moersch, Charlotte
Mattax
Schröder,
Jaap
San Francisco Early Music
Society