Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- William Schaefer recordings
- Dates:
- bulk 1960s-1980s
- Creators:
- Schaefer, William
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of various USC ensembles under the direction of William Schaefer.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Box: 7
Box: 8
Box: 9
Box: 10
Box: 11
Box: 12
Box: 13
Box: 14
Box: 15
Box: 16
Box: 17
Box: 18
Box: 19
Box: 20
Box: 21
Box: 22 - Extent:
- 24.75 Linear Feet 22 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], William Schaefer recordings, Collection no. 0385, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of various USC ensembles under the direction of William Schaefer. Included are recordings of the Trojan Marching Band, various Symphony, and chamber music ensembles.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Schaefer (1918-2009) was an American conductor, arranger, and composer. From 1942 to 1946, he worked as a military bandmaster in the South Pacific. From 1947-1952, he led the Kiltie Band of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1952, Schaefer joined the music faculty at the University of Southern California. He also conducted the USC Thornton Wind Ensemble and was director of the USC Trojan Marching Band.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the USC Trojan Marching Band.
- Processing information:
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This collection is unprocessed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-23 11:50:34 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], William Schaefer recordings, Collection no. 0385, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900