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Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University
Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Phone: (650) 723-9312
Fax: (650) 725-1145
Email: soundarchive@stanford.edu
Collections with online items: 14
Physical collections: 147
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Ackerman (Ken) Collection

Recordings of radio broadcast performances of jazz music of the 1950s and 60s by artists such as Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Muggsy Spanier, Jack Teagarden, Harry James, Cal Tjader, and George Shearing at venues such as the Club Hangover in...

 
Ambassador Auditorium

The Ambassador Auditorium Collection contains the files of the various organizational departments of the Ambassador Auditorium as well as audio and video recordings. The materials cover the entire time period of April 1974 through May 1995 when the Ambassador Auditorium...

 
Ames (William) Collection

Tape recordings of works by composer William Ames.

 
Ampex Collection Addenda

Various smaller collections related to the Ampex Corporation, the development of magnetic recording on tape, and stereophonic sound.

 
Ancona (Mario) Collection

The Mario Ancona collection (8 linear feet; 17 boxes) includes photographs, memorabilia, sound recordings and miscellaneous documents related to the baritone's career, and to the performing arts and artists around the turn of the 20th century.

 
Arnold (Bob) Collection

Bob Arnold was a popular music historian and collector. His collection consists of his research and correspondence, and includes scrapbooks, program notes, interviews on cassette, and compilations on open reel tape drawn from his music collection.

 
ARS Audiotape Collection

Miscellaneous tape recordings, mostly small donations, that span the history of the Archive of Recorded Sound.

 
ARS Miscellany

Transfers and copies on optical media, radio programs, research materials, transcripts, scrapbooks, and other miscellany from the shelves of the Archive of Recorded Sound.

 
ARS Photograph Collection

The collection consists of performing artist and other celebrity portraits compiled from numerous donations during the first 60 years of the Archive of Recorded Sound (1958-2018). The majority of photographs in this collection were removed from the ARS Subject File...

 
ARS Subject File Collection

Legacy collection of concert programs, news clippings, correspondence, promotional materials, reports, academic papers, and miscellaneous ephemera compiled during the first 60 years of the Archive of Recorded Sound (1958-2018). Materials in this collection were compiled for internal reference by the...

 
Auden (W.H.) Collection of Sound Recordings

The W.H. Auden Collection of Sound Recordings consists of vinyl LPs once owned by poet W. H. Auden and his partner Chester Kallman. Included are copies of The Rake's Progress (Auden and Kallman wrote the libretto), Auden reading four poems...

 
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Baker (Michael H.) Collection of Wire Recordings

37 off-air recordings, primarily of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in the 1950s.

 
Bales (Burt) Collection

The Burt Bales Collection consists of unpublished recordings on audiocassettes, open reel tapes, and transcription discs featuring the jazz pianist, Burt Bales (1917-1989). Also included are correspondence, photographs, festival and concert programs, logbooks, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Burt Bales...

 
Bauriedel (J. Kim) collection

The collection consists of educational and promotional video materials pertaining to prostate health, sound recordings, and documents relating to the use of audio recordings and phonographs in the practice of medicine, with some focus on urology. Specific content captured on...

Bay Area Radio Drama (BARD) Collection

This collection contains material amassed by Erik Bauersfeld relating to his work with the Bay Area Radio Drama (BARD) organization dating from 1961-2016. Included are organizational records, reseach materials, correspondence, scripts and sound and moving image recordings of various BARD...

Beldner (Lynn) Punk Music Photograph Collection

This collection contains photographs and ephemera amassed by photographer Lynn Beldner pertaining to the Punk and New Wave music scenes in the San Francisco area, dating from 1980-1984. Comprised primarily of music perfomances, artists covered include Iggy Pop, Dead Kennedys,...

 
Bell Labs Early Stereo Collection

Material related to two 1979 Bell Telephone Laboratories albums titled "Early Hi-Fi ; Wide Range and Stereo Recordings Made by Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1930s - Leopold Stokowski Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1931-1932."

 
Benson (Joan) collection

This collection contains materials directly relating to the career of musician and educator, Joan Benson; a specialist in the clavichord and fortepiano. Among the many items preserved are sound recordings with Benson as performer, extensive files of correspondence, concert programs,...

 
Blackman (Julius) Jewish Music Collection

Sheet music in manuscript of religious compositions; Jewish music pamphlets, booklets, song sheets, and songbooks; audio and/or video recordings; personal papers and records related to Cantor Julius Blackman's life and cantorial career....

 
Blaisdell (Frances) Collection

This collection contains material amassed by American flautist Frances Blaisdell dating from 1843-2005. Included are music scores, sound recordings, scrapbooks and personal books pertaining the life and musical career of Blaisdell....

 
Block (Al) Broadcast Collection

Open reel tapes containing off-air recordings from the late 1940s through the mid-50s, particularly of Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra.

 
Bonelli (Richard) Collection

The collection consists of Bonelli's letters, documents, photographs, programs, publications, scores, scrapbooks, audiovisual materials, posters and newspaper clippings.

 
Briscoe (Steve) Punk Music Collection

This collection contains material by musician Steve Briscoe relating to his Punk bands Clown Alley, The Pseudos and The Bruces, dating from 1979-1983.

 
Brown (Nate) Western Sound Archive Collection

The Nate Brown Western Sound Archive Collection consists of unpublished recordings on open reel tape of orchestral music from the 1940s through 1960s, with an emphasis on conductorship.

 
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Carmel Bach Festival Tape Collection

The collection's 210 tapes are recordings of the yearly Carmel summer concerts conducted by Sandor Salgo. The concerts' repertoire consist primarily of Johann Sebastian Bach's music and his contemporaries, and secondarily of Renaissance, Romantic and 20th century music....

 
Child Phonology Collection

Open reel tape recordings produced in a study on speech sound production in children.

 
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade Collection

Fifteen open reel tapes produced by the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade in 1964 containing lectures and panel discussions from a workshop held in Washington, D.C.

 
Croatian American Cultural Center Collection

In 1857, immigrants coming from the Dalmatian Coast to the San Francisco Bay Area formed the Slavonic Illyric Mutual and Benevolent Society in San Francisco. After a few changes in the name of the organization over the years, it moved...

 
Crooks (Richard and Mildred) Collection

Materials documenting virtually every stage of Crooks career.

 
Cullum (Jim) Collection

The Happy Jazz Band was formed in 1962 by Jim Cullum with his son, Jim Cullum, Jr. in San Antonio, Texas. Devoted to jazz from between the World Wars, the Happy Jazz Band was perhaps the foremost exponent of Dixieland...

Curtis Institute of Music Duo-Art Piano Roll Collection

This collection consists of Duo-Art piano rolls once curated by Josef Hofmann, pianist and director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, from 1926 to 1938. His performances of Beethoven, Chopin, and his own compositions are included. Other notable...

 
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Daniels (Charles) Sheet Music Collection

The Charles Daniels Sheet Music Collection principally contains sheet music of works either composed by Daniels, published under his given name or one of his pseudonyms, notably Neil Moret, or works published by one of the many publishers Daniels was...

 
Davies (John and Lois) Collection of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters

The John and Lois Davies Collection of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters consists of four (4) dry mounted Monterey Jazz Festival posters dating from 1980, 1982, 1983, and 1987 from the estate of John (Jack) and Lois Davies.

 
Davis (Susie) Early 1980's Bay Area Music Collection

In 1983 Susie Davis hosted a radio program titled, "Sudden Exposure" on KTIM-FM. The radio show featured unsigned San Francisco Bay Area bands. This collection is comprised of recordings of her radio show and demo recordings and/or small run independent...

 
Diamond (Luryier) Opera Collection

Unpublished live performances of opera on open reel tape, from the collection of Luryier Diamond.

 
Duvall Hecht Books on Tape Collection

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...

 
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Eisler (Dorothy) Collection

The Dorothy Eisler Collection consists of live recordings of classical music from approximately 1964 to 1970.

Erlich (Reese) Jazz Programs and Interviews Collection

This collection is comprised of Jazz interviews and features compiled by Reese Erlich dating from 1994-2017....

 
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Fagan (Ted) Collection

Fagan's collection consists primarily of reel to reel tapes (1033). The rest of the materials are music memorabilia, Fagan's own writings and documents concerning the United Nations.

 
Fantus (Robert A.) Collection

Opera and classical music performances on open reel tape, all recorded from radio broadcasts by Robert A. Fantus.

 
Farley (Alan) Collection

The Alan Farley Collection consists primarily of recordings made for the radio program Book Talk recorded on audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes and compact discs. Book Talk airs on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, California, though some of...

 
Fidelity Sound Recordings Collection

This collection consists of commercially-released audio recordings created by the independent record company Fidelity Sound Recordings (FSR) based in Redwood City, California. The predominant musical genre featured is marching band music performed by university bands, bands affiliated with the Salvation...

 
Finnie (Richard) Collection

Open reel tapes recorded by Richard Finnie, including Bechtel Corporation film soundtrack material featuring traditional music and sound effects from Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere, and broadcasts and live performances of classical music, jazz, folk, and other types of...

 
Flagstad (Kirsten) collection

Collection contains recordings of Kirsten Flagstad and Waldemar Alme in performances and interviews.

 
Fowell (Hugh) Collection

Home-recorded videocassettes of television broadcasts of opera from the Great Performances series.

 
Frank Fragale Collection

The Fragale collection consists primarily of scores and recordings, and secondarily of programs, photographs, articles and materials on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde's libretto.

 
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Girard-Farwig Collection

The Girard-Farwig Collection consists unpublished recordings of opera, vocal and orchestral music from the collection of Victor Girard and Stan Farwig.

 
Goggin (Jim) Collection

This collection is comprised of material amassed by jazz author and San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation co-founder Jim Goggin dating from 1960-2010. It contains reserach files, recorded sound, correspondence, clippings and other ephemera amassed by Jim Goggin in relation to...

 
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Hadlock (Richard) Collection

Open reel tape recordings of the "Annals of Jazz" radio program produced and hosted by historian and educator Richard Hadlock, broadcast on KCSM, San Mateo between 1982 and 1991. The interviews in the collection feature many Jazz luminaries at the...

 
Hamilton (J. Roger) Collection of Monterey Jazz Festival Posters

The 23 posters in this collection are official hand screen printed Monterey Jazz Festival Posters created by Earl Newman and purchased at the festival respective to each poster year. The poster titles were sourced from the Earl Newman Prints company...

 
Haussermann (John) Collection

This collection contains the master reel-to-reel audio tapes from the personal collection of composer John Haussermann. They capture live performances of his compositions during his lifetime and include performances by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conductors Eugene Goossens and Eugene Ormandy,...

 
Heifetz (Jascha) Collection

The collection contains primarily sound recordings of performances of Jascha Heifetz, but it also includes recordings of other artists, some of whom were collaborators with Heifetz, as well as one recording of his teacher, Leopold Auer. There are 924 recordings...

 
Hess (Richard) Collection

Tapes and digitally transferred files from the early years of American tape recording. Transfers were done by engineer and researcher Richard L. Hess. Digital files are only available at Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound.

Hickling (Gary) Collection on Lotte Lehmann

Includes correspondence and research notes related to Hickling's discography of Lehmann performances; documemts and articles; and various sound recordings.

 
Hilton (Ozzie) Collection

Recordings of jazz, swing, and popular music of the 1940's on audiocassette, including many obscure or hard-to-find performances and interviews.

 
Holm (Richard W.) Collection

A small collection of science-related recordings donated by Stanford biologist Richard Holm. Includes tapes from the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, and broadcasts from the Pacifica Tape Archive.

 
Howe (Richard J.) Collection of Musical Instrument Literature

The Howe Collection of Musical Instrument Literature documents the development of the music industry, mainly in the United States. The largest known collection of its kind, it contains material about the manufacture of pianos, organs, and mechanical musical instruments. The...

 
Humphrey (Herbert) Collection

The Herbert Humphrey Collection consists of 43 open reel tapes, the majority of which bear copies of commercially-released jazz and popular music. However, at least thirteen reels are of unusual broadcast material, including a series of San Francisco performances by...

 
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Issei Oral History Project in Watsonville Collection

The Issei Oral History Project in Watsonville was created by historian Kazuko Nakane in preparation for the book Nothing Left in my Hands : The Issei of a Rural California Town, 1900-1942. Interviews were conducted by Nakane from 1978 to...

 
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Jacobsen (Arnold) Collection

The Arnold Jacobsen Collection consists of open reel tapes of 78-era popular vocal music and accompanying documentation from the collection of record dealer and store owner Arnold Jacobsen.

 
Jam Handy Collection

Seventy linear feet of magnetic and optical sound recordings on 35mm film stock, featuring production music and sound effects produced by the Jam Handy Organization of Detroit, Michigan for industrial, educational and promotional films.

 
Jones (Elayne) Collection

This collection includes journals, diaries, legal files, recorded sound, music scores, clippings, photographs, correspondence and personal notes dating 1940–2020. Elayne Jones created and amassed the materials as a timpanist and percussionist with ensembles primarily in New York City and San...

 
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Kibler (Belva) and Donald Morgan Collection

The Kibler-Morgan collection contains their annotated scores, photographs, programs, scrapbooks, correspondence, newspaper clippings, books and recordings.

 
Kinch (Don) Collection

The Don Kinch Collection consists of 26 open reel audio recordings of jazz musician Don Kinch.

 
KKSF Collection

232 open reel tapes of radio advertisments played on San Francisco radio in late 1986.

 
Koran (Lorrin) Piano Music Collection

Piano music on open reel tape.

 
KPFK Tape Recording Collection

This collection contains a selection of radio broadcast programs produced and/or broadcast by KPFK Los Angeles primarily from 1961 to 1964. The content of these programs consists of contemporary music, traditional music of East Asia, and jazz, including programs by...

 
KSFO Collection

The KSFO collection consists of audiovisual material and ephemera from this San Francisco radio station's years owned by Golden West Broadcasting, 1956-1983. KSFO was known for their news and sports coverage, as well as the voice talents of such personalities...

 
KZSU Collection

The KZSU Collection consists of recordings of a Stanford faculty lecture series sponsored by Century 21 realtors in 1968, originally broadcast on student radio station KZSU.

 
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Lexmond (Ann) Collection

Four framed records originally presented to Anna Lexmond for selling RCA Special Products compilations.

 
Long (Roy A.) Collection

Open reel tape recordings from approximately 1952 through 1980, including various performances from Stanford University, as well as pipe organ music, live jazz and big band music, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Carmel Bach Festival, and a steel drum band...

 
Love (James H.) Collection

Off-air radio and television recordings of classical music, jazz, and dramatic programs, as well as Love family home recordings.

 
Lund (Jack) Collection, 1887-2009

The Jack Lund Collection contains personal papers of Jack Lund as well as numerous newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and music books. It also contains Lund's collection of classical music on 78 rpm discs, mostly in albums, 33 1/3 rpm...

 
Lynch (William C.) Dennis Brain Collection

The William C. Lynch Dennis Brain Collection consists of commercial and unpublished orchestral and solo recordings on audiocassette, compact disc, 33rpm long play and 78rpm records, VHS video cassette, and DVD, all featuring the world renowned British horn player, Dennis...

 
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Mario and Ruth Chamlee Collection

Includes correspondence dealing with the Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions; personal papers which consist of promotional documents, and biographical and/or pedagogical writings; newspaper and magazine clippings; 22 annotated scores; 7 programs; opera snakes; about 350 photographs; 12 scrapbooks; 285 transcription discs,...

 
Martin (Hall) Collection

The Hall Martin Collection consists of open reel tapes associated with Stanford's Speech and Drama Department, and features recordings of iconic speeches from 20th century political and historical figures, as well as proceedings from the 1961 Northwest Drama Conference held...

 
Mattis (Olivia) Collection

Interviews with avant-garde composers by musicologist Olivia Mattis.

Maxfield (Richard) Collection

Open reel tapes by electronic music composer Richard Maxfield containing some of his most well-known works.

 
McAnally (Kathy) collection

This collection contains field recordings by radio producer and reporter Kathy McAnally, from her public radio productions, including KQED and National Public Radio news stories and investigative, documentary-style productions including programs for the award-winning National Public Radio series "The DNA...

 
Meagher (James) Collection

The James Meagher Collection consists of eleven 10.5" open reel audiotape recordings. The recordings include 1960s recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen), a KPFA recording of Count Ory, and The Skybirds.

 
Menuhin (Yehudi) Collection

The collection contains primarily sound recordings of performances of Yehudi Menuhin as violin soloist, with piano accompaniment by Hephzibah Menuhin, or with orchestral accompaniment. Most of the recordings are test pressings made between 1938 and 1950. The first box also...

 
Meridian Gallery Collection

The Meridian Gallery Collection documents the activities of the Meridian Gallery, a non-profit exhibition and perrformance space, which was founded in San Francisco by Anne Brodzky and Anthony Williams. The collection consists of audio and visual recordings, photographs, slides, negatives,...

 
Merrill Opera Video Collection

Unpublished opera productions on videocassette, from the collection of Greg Merrill Fe de Montreve.

 
Metal Parts Collections

Various metal parts used in the production of phonograph records, including masters, mothers and stampers from multiple donors. Primarily parts for records issued by Music Library Recordings and the Sir Thomas Beecham Society.

 
Meyer Library Lecture Tapes

Originally a set of circulating open reel tapes available at Stanford University's J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library. The tapes contain a variety of non-musical material and include lectures by Stanford faculty and class audio reserves (including commercially distributed tapes) of...

 
Midsummer Mozart Festival Collection

Two hundred eighty-nine (289) open-reel tape recordings of performances from the Midsummer Mozart Festival, together with programs and tape logs, from 1975 to 1995.

Monterey Jazz Festival Collection

The collection contains the archives of the Monterey Jazz Festival from 1958 to the present. It primarily consists of unpublished recordings and videos of festival concerts, interviews and panel discussions in various formats, including sound tape reels, sound cassettes, videotapes,...

 
Moran (William R.) Sound Recording Collection

Rare recordings on custom vinyl pressings of opera and Western art music, donated by collector and researcher William Moran.

Morrill (Dexter) Collection

The collection focuses on the compositions and other documents created by Dexter Morrill during his career as a musician and composer. Items include correspedonce; manuscript scores; published scores, sketches and documentation for computer compositions; concert programs; concert tour documents; project...

 
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Nanney (Herbert) organ collection

This collection consists of audio recordings, concert programs, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials collected by the Nanney family pertaining to the career of Herbert Nanney, University Organist and Director of Music for Stanford Memorial Church at Stanford University. The audio...

 
New Arts Forum Collection

Recorded works from American academic electronic music studios, originally submitted to the New Arts Forum series of concerts at San Francisco State University and elsewhere. The Forum was produced by Herbert Bielawa and D. Gareth Loy in 1972.

Non-Commercial Disc Collections

The Archive of Recorded Sound's Non-Commercial Disc Collections consist of over 10,000 disc recordings from a variety of donors, the majority of which are either broadcast transcriptions or instantaneous recordings. None were ever available for sale to the general public,...

 
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Old Fashioned Revival Hour Collection

Evangelical sermons, prayers, and hymnal recordings on Compact Disc, originally broadcast from 1937 to 1968 on the radio program Old Fashioned Revival Hour.

 
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Packer (Nancy) Collection

The Nancy Packer Collection consists of two sets of recordings: an interview with Herbert Packer, and lectures by Leon Lipson. Both were taped at Stanford University in 1969.

 
Pecsek (Steven) Stanford Concert Program Collection

This collection is comprised of select event programs at Stanford ranging from 1938 to 1948....

 
Polish Arts and Culture Foundation Collection

Polish language radio broadcasts on open reel tape, produced by Polskie Radio i Telewizja and distributed to the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation in the United States. Programs include interviews with Polish scholars, filmmakers and artists, and discussions of Polish...

 
Preservation Master Tape Collection

Preservation master transfers on tape from a variety of sources.

 
Prochorowa (Xenia) Collection

Materials related to the pianist's career.

 
Pryor (Roy) Collection

The Roy Pryor Collection consists of off-air recordings of local and network radio in Menlo Park, California between 1937 and 1949. Pryor used a home recording machine to make aluminum and lacquer discs of broadcasts, mostly capturing war-related news and...

 
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Rabinov (Irwin) Collection

Rare opera and vocal recordings on open reel tape, from the collection of Irwin Rabinov.

 
Radlauer (Dave) Jazz Collection

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...

 
Record Catalog Collection

The Record Catalog Collection consists of published catalogs and other advertising materials issued by a wide variety of recording companies from around the world. In addition to catalogs, the materials include catalogs, booklets, pamphlets, magazines, and loose sheets published between...

Reffkin (David) Ragtime Machine Collection

The Ragtime Machine was a weekly one-hour radio program about ragtime music, produced and hosted by David Reffkin and broadcast on the University of San Francisco's station KUSF. The collection contains all programs from 1981 to 2007, as well as...

 
Rhines (Howard) Collection

Files and recordings on audiotape from Howard Rhines, a composer, announcer and program director at Los Angeles classical radio station KFAC.

 
Richardson (Jerome) Collection

This collection consists of recordings and related materials of the jazz flutist and saxophonist Jerome Richardson (1920-2000), who performed with many of the great jazz musicians of the 20th century. The collection highlights recordings at clubs, concert halls, and rehearsals...

 
Rigler-Deutsch Index Computer Tapes

Computer tapes containing data from the Rigler and Deutsch Index of Recorded Sound (RDI), a union catalog of 78-rpm disc holdings from several major research libraries, including the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound.

 
Riverwalk Jazz Collection

Since 1989, educates and entertains public radio listeners with a program devoted to celebrating traditional jazz and popular music of the pre-war era, featuring performances from the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and guests. This collection contains copies of all the...

 
Rosen (Judith) Collection

The Judith Rosen Collection consists of research files and unpublished recordings on audiotape featuring performances, lectures, and radio programs concerning classical music, with a particular focus on twentieth century composition, as well as women musicians and composers.

 
Russell (Doug) Collection of Ambassador Recitals

The Doug Russell Collection Of Ambassador Recitals consists of recordings from the the public radio program "In Recital at Ambassador," produced by KUSC in Los Angeles. The program featured live performances of principally classical music from the Ambassador Auditorium in...

 
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Sales (Grover) Collection

The collection consists of 2018 slides of jazz musicians; jazz documentaries and interviews with famous jazz musicians on audio tapes; a well-written and entertaining autobiography; course syllabi; two articles and miscellaneous typescripts by Sales; and writings about him....

 
Samuel (Gerhard) Collection

Papers and recordings from American conductor and composer Gerhard Samuel (1924-2008), particularly from his years conducting the Oakland Symphony, Minneapolis Symphony, and University of Cincinnati.

San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation Collection

The collection comprehensively covers the career of Turk Murphy and was assembled primarily by Jim Goggin and other members of the San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation. Similar sub-collections of materials about other traditional jazz musicians were added to this core...

 
Scandinavian Death Metal Collection

This collection consists of recorded sound and promotional materials relating to the death metal music genre dating 1991-2010. Included are 12 '' 33 1/3 and 7'' 45 rpm sound discs, posters, periodicals, stickers, patches, and promotional cards produced primarily by...

 
Scarlett (Robert Michael) Collection

This collection contains principally live performance sound recordings made by Robert Michael Scarlett of early classical music at various venues in the San Francisco Bay Area and greater Northern California. Included are a samples of off-air recordings and some performances...

 
Schmidt (Harold) Collection

Sound recordings from Stanford University professor and choral director Harold C. Schmidt (1910-1993), including performances from the Stanford University Chorus, Choir, and Chamber Chorale.

 
Schwabacher (James) Collection

The James Schwabacher Collection consists of sound recordings, correspondence, scores, scrapbooks, clippings, programs, teaching material and other papers from San Francisco philanthropist and lyric tenor James Schwabacher.

 
Schwager (Hank) Collection

The Hank Schwager Collection consists of off-air recordings of Martin Williams' "Art of Jazz" radio program and an informal interview with Andre Previn from 1959. Both were recorded by Hank Schwager.

 
Silverstein (Lois) San Francisco Opera Collection

Off-air recordings of opera performances, mostly from the San Francisco Opera, from 1973 to 1975.

 
S.O.S. Program Collection

Lecture recordings and transcripts from the S.O.S. Program, a pioneering divorce therapy group founded in Palo Alto, California in 1963 by Sally Spray (now Sally Moltzen).

 
Soviet All-Union Radio Committee Collection

The Soviet All-Union Radio Committee Collection consists of excerpts of classical music, opera, and folk music on tape, all by Russian composers and performed by Russian musicians, from the late 1940s and early 50s. The tapes were used in radio...

 
Spector (Julius J.) Collection

Collection includes typed and handwritten correspondence, signed photographs from persons prominent in the classical music world, a typed script for a speech on Toscanini, and a limited-edition copy of Arthur Schnabel's "Reflections on Music," signed by the author. Audio tapes...

 
Sprankle (Ed) jazz collection

This collection consists primarily of the recordings created and/or collected by Ed Sprankle. The bulk of the collection focuses on jazz music performances by Turk Murphy, Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings, the Great Pacific Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Jazz Band,...

 
Standard School Broadcast Tape Collection

This collection consists of radio broadcast and special effects recordings from the Standard School Broadcast radio program. Produced by the Standard Oil Company of California, the program was geared for educational use with focus on music appreciation and American history....

 
Stanford Fleet Street Singers Collection

Tape recordings of the Stanford Fleet Street Singers, an all-male a capella group founded at Stanford University in 1981.

 
Stanford Jazz Orchestra Collection

Studio master recordings from the Stanford Jazz Orchestra.

 
Stanford Marching Band Collection

Master tapes for three albums from the Stanford Marching Band, as well as a live recording and one 45 rpm 7" EP from 1967.

 
Stanford Music Broadcast Tapes Collection

The Stanford Music Broadcast Tapes Collection consists of 172 open reel tapes of off-air recordings from 1951 to 1969, the majority of which are of broadcast performances by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra,...

 
Stanford Program for Recordings in Sound Collection

The Stanford Program for Recordings in Sound was a project begun by English Department graduate student Mike Stillman that sponsored readings by poets and novelists either in residence or visiting Stanford. These readings were professionally recorded, and a series of...

 
Stanford Speech Collection

The Stanford Speech Collection consists of audio recordings on open reel tape of speeches, lectures, and panel discussions at or sponsored by Stanford University from the 1950s through the 70s.

 
Stanford Tape Collection

Historic music and speech recordings on open reel tape, made on the campus of Stanford University.

 
Stoddard (Tom) Collection

The Tom Stoddard collection consists of books written by the Tom Stoddard, including The Autobiography of Pops Foster: New Orleans Jazzman and Jazz on the Barbary Coast; open reel tape recordings of interviews supporting his research; a collection of historical...

 
Strong Museum Collection

The Strong Museum Collection contains piano, organ, player piano, and player organ patents in bound volumes from the Aeolian, Amphion, and Mason & Hamlin companies. These date from circa 1825 to 1926 and are organized by dates and alphabetical indexes....

 
Suffel (Robert) KZSU Audio Tape Collection

Open reel tape recordings of KZSU radio broadcasts and musical performances by Stanford University performing groups recorded by Robert Suffel while a student at Stanford and News Director at KZSU in the early to mid 1960's. Of interest is a...

 
Sunier (John) Collection

Recordings of interviews with prominent figures in the audio and sound recording industry conducted by John Sunier for his radio program Audiophile Audition.

 
Svendsen (Juris) Collection

Audio tapes of spoken word and musical performances, largely related to Bertolt Brecht and radical theater of the 1960s.

 
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Thebom (Blanche) Collection

The Blanche Thebom Collection has three major components. The first is scores, correspondence, publicity, production notes, and media from her post-Met career as teacher and director. Secondly, there are published and unpublished sound recordings of Thebom. Lastly, the collection also...

 
Tibbett (Lawrence) Collection

The collection contains primarily sound recordings of performances of Lawrence Tibbett from recording sessions that occurred between 1929 and 1945. Some of the recordings are 12" vinyl 33 1/3 rpm microgroove discs, but most are 78 rpm shellac discs and...

 
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Ulrich (Allan) Collection of Performance Posters

This collection contains opera, ballet, and other arts-related posters from the estate of Allan Ulrich (1940-2019), a major classical music and ballet critic who worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, and early in his career, the Sacramento...

 
University Of California, Santa Cruz Contemporary Classical Collection

The University Of California, Santa Cruz Contemporary Classical Collection consists of live performances of classical music, mostly by twentieth century composers, on open reel tape. For the most part, recordings date from the 1960s and 70s, and include rehearsals, radio...

 
Unterberger (Richie) Collection

The items that comprise this collection are interviews that Richie Unterberger conducted in support of his many books, articles, and liner notes. The interviews primarily cover rock music of the 1960s and 1970s.

 
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Walker (Marty) Collection

Music manuscripts, programs, correspondence, documents, recordings, and ephemera related to Marty Walker's career as a professional clarinet and bass clarinet player with the California E.A.R. Unit, the Robin Cox Ensemble, and as a soloist....

 
Wilkinson (Ed) Collection

The Ed Wilkinson Collection consists of classical and opera performance broadcasts of the 1930s and 40s on open reel tape, the majority of which from the Standard Symphony Hour series.

 
Wolf (Jack) Collection

Field recordings of environmental sounds from around the world, captured by hobbyist Jack Wolf.

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Collection

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Collection contains oral history interviews on audiocassettes and reel-to-reel tapes, transcripts (full and excerpts), photographs, and supplemental materials and related monographs.

 
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(Yankee) Pat Traditional Jazz Collection

This collection contains recorded sound, photographs, music scores, promotional material, awards and other materials relating to the career of American jazz and blues singer Pat Yankee dating from 1953-2016.