Mohr (Siegfried H.) collection, 1913-2010

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Summary

Title:
Siegfried H. Mohr Collection
Dates:
1913-2010
Creators:
Mohr, Siegfried H.
Extent:
9.9 Linear Feet : (14) box(es)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Siegfried H. Mohr Collection (ARS.0095). Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection primarily contains jazz performances in audio and video formats from the personal collection of Siegfried H. Mohr, a jazz correspondent. The genres include ragtime, stride, New Orleans style, swing, bebop, and modern jazz, with an emphasis on piano performance. The collection includes studio-recorded and live jazz music performances, field recordings, off-the-air radio broadcasts, and dubbings of pre-recorded radio broadcasts or commercial disc recordings. Performance venues include locations in France, Germany, Norway, and the United States. In many cases, the sources and dates of the original recordings remain unidentified.

Biographical / historical:

Siegfried H. Mohr, a mechanical and optical engineer by profession, was born in Germany in 1930 and emigrated to the United States in 1958. His interest in jazz led to lifelong participation as correspondent and contributing author to European jazz periodicals such as 'Bulletin du Hot Club de France' and 'Le jazz hot'. In one notable assignment for 'Le jazz hot' during the 1970s, Mohr interviewed jazz piano legend Earl 'Fatha' Hines. Mohr contributed to the book, 'Superstride, Playing Jazz in All the Keys: A Biography and Discography of Johnny Guarnieri,' by Derek Coller (Jazzology Press, 2019).

Acquisition information:
The Siegfried H. Mohr Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by Siegfried Mohr in 2011.
Arrangement:

This collection is organized into four series: [1] Audiocassettes, [2] Compact discs, [3] Videocassettes, and [4] Print materials.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Benjamin E. Bates and Ria Reddy
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-05 16:07:23 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research; material must be requested at least five business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, broadcast, 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:

Siegfried H. Mohr Collection (ARS.0095). 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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