Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Guide to Duvall Hecht Books on Tape Collection
- Dates:
- 1975-2001
- Creators:
- Hecht, Duvall
- Extent:
- 26 box(es) (30 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Duvall Hecht Books on Tape Collection, ARS.0179. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Duvall Hecht Books on Tape Collection features print materials related to the operation of Books on Tape Incorporated (1975-2001). These materials include extensive correspondence from Duvall Hecht to partners, competitors, journalists, publishers, and aspiring narrators. Also featured are marketing materials, ranging from catalogues and newsletters sent directly to consumers in the mail to advertisements in newspapers and magazines; newspapers clippings about the donor and the company; and letters from fans and subscribers.
- Acquisition information:
- The Duvall Hecht Books on Tape Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by Duvall Hecht in 2015.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized in five series with much of the material in original order: (1) Correspondence and Related Documents; (2) Work Reports and Reading Files; (3) Periodicals and Periodical Files; (4) Posters and Prints; (5) Ephemera.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-11-16 14:21:48 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Duvall Hecht Books on Tape Collection, ARS.0179. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
- Location of this collection:
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Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen MallStanford, CA 94305-3076, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-9312