Scope and Contents
System of Arrangement
Cite as
Access
Restrictions
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Title: James Meagher Collection
creator:
Oscar Peterson Trio
creator:
Peterson, Oscar (1925-2007)
creator:
Thigpen, Ed
creator:
Brown, Ray
creator:
KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)
creator:
The Skybirds
Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0191
Physical Description:
1 box(es)
1 record storage box (1 linear foot), including 11 audiotape reel(s)
Date (inclusive): circa 1959-1977
Abstract: The James Meagher Collection consists of eleven 10.5" open reel audiotape recordings. The recordings include 1960s recordings
of the Oscar Peterson Trio (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen), a KPFA recording of Count Ory, and The Skybirds.
Scope and Contents
The James Meagher Collection consists of eleven 10.5" open reel audiotapes. These recordings include the Oscar Peterson Trio
(Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown) at the Sunset Auditorium, a KPFA recording of Count Ory, and The Skybirds. The
tapes were collected by James Meagher and later donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by his family.
System of Arrangement
The collection is in original order.
Cite as
James Meagher Collection, ARS-0191. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
Access
Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive of
Recorded Sound for assistance.
There are traces of inactive mold on the edges of some of the tapes.
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head Librarian, Archive of Recorded Sound, Braun Music Center, Stanford, California 94305. Consent is given on behalf of the
Archive of Recorded Sound as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Meagher family in 2017.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jazz
Piano music (Jazz)
Live sound recordings
Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged
Radio programs -- United States
Oscar Peterson Trio
Peterson, Oscar (1925-2007)
Thigpen, Ed
Brown, Ray
KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)
The Skybirds