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Sacramento Rock and Radio collection
MSS 2018/07  
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  • Contributing Institution: California State University, Sacramento Donald & Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Sacramento Rock and Radio collection
    Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2018/07
    Physical Description: 0 Linear Feet (Over 2000 posters/items - 16 Flat Compact Boxes, 73 Large Oversized folders, 3 XL Oversized Folders, 2 paintings, 245 Framed Pieces)
    Date (inclusive): 1964-2019
    Date (bulk): 1964-1980
    Abstract: The Sacramento Rock and Radio collection contains posters, handbills, tickets, memorabilia, and artifacts from various music concert venues in Sacramento, California and surrounding areas.
    Condition Description: Poor to Excellent.
    Language of Material: English .

    Content Description

    Contains posters, handbills, tickets, memorabilia, photographs, and artifacts from various music concert venues in Sacramento, California and surrounding areas. Materials are in English.

    Biographical / Historical

    In 2002, longtime Sacramento radio personality Dennis Newhall and collector Jeff Hughson saw an opportunity to illustrate the history of rock and roll in Sacramento and vicinity. When the building that formerly housed Crabshaw Corner and The Oasis Ballroom became available, it was the perfect place for Dennis and Jeff to pay homage to the entire 60-year history of rock music, rock radio, and rock graphics in the Capital. The Sacramento Rock and Radio Museum was born.
    The Museum started as not much more than interesting décor, but soon evolved into a stunningly large collection of concert posters and handbills, photos, 45's and LP's, radio hit surveys, promotional jackets and T-shirts, and even a collage of ticket stubs from 30 years of rock shows. Over the years the collection continued to grow through donations, discoveries, and purchases.
    In 2018, Dennis Newhall gifted the entire collection to The Gerth Special Collections and University Archives at California State University, Sacramento. The current 2,070-piece collection ranges in date from the 1960s to the present day and continues to grow. The collection documents the majority of the music venues in Sacramento and the surrounding areas, not simply a single venue or multiple venues during a narrow time period. As such, the collection provides a unique resource for studying the art and music that appeared in Sacramento over a 70-year time period.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item including date], MSS 2018/07, Sacramento Rock and Radio collection, Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives, California State University, Sacramento.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Lynn Drennan. Completed June 2020.

    Accruals

    Continuous accruals are expected and encouraged.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Music.
    Sacramento County (Calif.) -- History