Sheldon (Harvey) music video collection, 1940-1998

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Summary

Title:
Harvey Sheldon music video collection
Dates:
1940-1998
Creators:
Sheldon, Harvey, 1936-
Abstract:
Collection consists of approximately 4,500 music video recordings on U-matic and Beta tapes from primarily the 1980s and 1990s from broadcaster and music historian Harvey Sheldon.
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Extent:
175.5 Linear Feet 156 Boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Harvey Sheldon music video collection, Collection no. 2341, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of approximately 4,500 broadcast tapes for music videos collected by broadcaster Harvey Sheldon. The videos chiefly are of rock 'n roll bands, but reflect a variety of other genres including pop, blues, alternative, metal, and country. While the earliest videos are of Louis Jordan from the 1940s and rock bands from the 1960s and 1970s are represented, the majority of videos date from the late 1980s-1990s. The recordings consist of ¾ Inch U-matic, ¾ Inch U-matic SP, and Beta and Beta SP video tapes. The videos were originally provided by record companies or the performers, or were purchased.

The videos include both promotional videos and live performances. Many performers are represented in the collection, including Eric Clapton, The Doors, Guns N Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, Queen, Paul Rodgers, the Yardbirds, and The Who.

Biographical / historical:

Harvey Sheldon (born 1936) is a broadcaster, and music historian who specializes in the Golden Age of Pop (1930s-1960s), and Big Band swing and jazz. He founded "America's Rock Network" and began producing and hosting "Monster Rock" on Century Cable in the mid 1990s. Sheldon has collected moving image music recordings since the 1960s, and has amassed a library of diverse genres and eras.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Harvey Sheldon, December 1998.
Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-11-23 14:16:16 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is currently unavailable for access.

Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Harvey Sheldon music video collection, Collection no. 2341, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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