Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert A. Fantus Collection
- Dates:
- 1954-1980
- Creators:
- Fantus, Robert A.
- Abstract:
- Opera and classical music performances on open reel tape, all recorded from radio broadcasts by Robert A. Fantus.
- Extent:
- 5 boxes : 142 7" open reel tapes
- Language:
- Multiple languages
- Preferred citation:
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Robert A. Fantus Collection, ARS-0093. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Robert Fantus was a medical doctor in Menlo Park, California who recorded San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, and Oakland Symphony performances from radio broadcasts from 1966 to 1978. He organized his collection in two series of numbers, SY (Symphony) and OP (Opera). There are many gaps in the numerical sequence which are noted in the contents list. Notes, clippings, and programs are inserted in tape boxes, and several boxes of index cards accompany the tapes. There are also unnumbered tapes, the earliest of which is a Rodgers and Hammerstein radio program from 1954. The collection was donated to ARS by his widow, Herta Fantus. A handwritten list of complete contents is available.
- Acquisition information:
- The Robert A. Fantus Opera Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by Herta Fantus in 1994.
- Processing information:
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This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Rules or conventions:
- Prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2011
- Date Encoded:
- Produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-03-16T11:09-0700
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 for assistance.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
- Preferred citation:
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Robert A. Fantus Collection, ARS-0093. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen MallStanford, CA 94305-3076, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-9312