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Radlauer (Dave) Jazz Collection
ARS.0194
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Title: Dave Radlauer Jazz Collection
source:
Radlauer, Dave
Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0194
Physical Description:
22 Linear Feet
38 box(es); 1 oversize folder; 270.66 GB
Date (inclusive): 1943-2009
Physical Location: Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, California 94305-3076.
Language of Material: English
The collection pertains to Dave Radlauer, Bob Mielke, Dick Oxtot, Earl Scheelar and other musicians involved in the San Francisco
Bay Area jazz music scene from the 1940s to the 2000s. The materials are composed primarily of sound recordings, video recordings,
and photographs. There are also festival programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, notes, flyers and various ephemera.
Additionally there are digital files that were stored on an external hard drive owned by Dave Radlauer. After a disk image
was made of the hard drive it was returned to Dave Radlauer. The contents of the hard drive are 2552 photographic, audio and
document files totaling 270.66 GB. The breakdown of these files are 622 audio files totaling 205.95 GB, 1,561 graphic files
totaling 64.7 GB, and 369 document files totaling 14 MB.
A significant portion of the electronic files are digitized versions of physical items that are in the collection. There is
also a number of additional original electronic files. The document files are inventories, spreadsheets and lists of the electronic
files.
Dave Radlauer is a sound engineer, radio host and audio professional. He also contributes articles to the San Francisco Tradional
Jazz Foundation and maintains a blog about jazz history with an emphasis on San Francisco jazz.
Bob Mielke, Dick Oxtot, and Earl Scheelar were jazz musicians active in the San Francisco Bay Area's jazz music scene from
the 1940s to the early 2000s. Some of the bands they played with were the Bearcats, the New Bearcats, the Polecats, the Golden
Age Jazz Band, the New Orleans Syncopators, the Monterey Bay Classic Jazz Band, the Oakland A's Swingers Dixieland Jazz Band,
the Golden State Jazz Band, Stone Age Jazz Band, and the Funky New Orleans Jazz Band.
The collection is organized into six series:
Series 1: Photographs, 1946-2003
Series 2: Dick Oxtot, 1943-2002
Series 3: Earl Scheelar, 1945-2009
Series 4: Bob Mielke, 1945-2008
Series 5: Audio, 1952-2008
Series 6: Video, 1987-1994
The collection is arranged in the original order created by the donor.
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. Some of the materials are fragile and may require special care during handling.
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.
Dave Radlauer Jazz Collection, ARS-0194. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Interviews
Jazz
Jazz musicians
Jazz vocals
Music festivals -- California
Music festival programs
Radio programs
sound recordings
Mielke, Bob
Oxtot, Dick
Radlauer, Dave
Scheelar, Earl
Oakland Athletics (Baseball team)
Black Diamond Jazz Band
Bob Mielke's All Stars
Bob Mielke's Bearcats
Dick Oxtot's Golden Age Jazz Band
Enigmas (Musical group)
Golden Eagle Jazz Band
Golden State Jazz Band
Good Time Levee Stompers
Grand Dominion Jazz Band
Monterey Bay Classic Jazz Band
New Orleans Jazz Club of Northern California
New Orleans Syncopators
Polecats (Musical group)
Silicon Gulch Jazz Band
Stone Age Jazz Band
Zenith Jazz Band