Radlauer (Dave) Jazz Collection, 1943-2009

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Summary

Title:
Dave Radlauer Jazz Collection
Dates:
1943-2009
Creators:
Radlauer, Dave
Extent:
22 Linear Feet 38 box(es); 1 oversize folder; 270.66 GB
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:

Dave Radlauer Jazz Collection, ARS-0194. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Arrangement:

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.

Physical location:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-3076.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-10-19 10:58:10 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Dave Radlauer Jazz Collection, ARS-0194. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Location of this collection:
Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-3076, US
Contact:
(650) 723-9312
soundarchive@stanford.edu
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