Guide to Non-Commercial Disc Collections
ARS.0033
Finding aid prepared by Franz Kunst
Archive of Recorded Sound
Braun Music Center
541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305-3076
650-723-9312
soundarchive@stanford.edu
© 2012
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Non-Commercial Disc Collections
Dates: 1922-1976
Collection number: ARS.0033
Collection size:
356 boxes
: 10411 discs (132 3-7" discs ; 1432 10" discs ; 2491 12" discs ; 4682 16" discs)
Repository:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Abstract: The Archive of Recorded Sound's Non-Commercial Disc Collections consist of over 10,000 phonographic 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, and many are unique.
Language of Material: Multiple languages
Access
Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive for
assistance.
Publication Rights
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
Non-Commercial Disc Collections, ARS-0033. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The Archive of Recorded Sound's Non-Commercial Disc Collections consist of over 10,000 disc recordings from a variety of donors,
most of which are either broadcast transcriptions or instantaneous recordings. None were ever available for sale to the general
public, and many are unique. Despite the variety contained in this collection, the majority are related to radio broadcasting.
Recordings were either produced for broadcast or captured from broadcasts as air checks.
Transcriptions were made in a variety of sizes (often 16 inches to accommodate a longer playing time), and were typically
vinyl or other plastic pressings, but many were instantaneous. Some earlier transcriptions were made of shellac. These discs
reflect the diversity of the Golden Age of radio, with recordings of music, drama, news, commentary, advertisements, public
service announcements, and educational programming.
Instantaneous discs, on the other hand, could be made by virtually anyone with access to a recording machine. These were recorded
one at a time, and while it was possible to make duplicates, most are also one of a kind. These recordings, sometimes referred
to as lacquers, acetates, or soft-cuts, were not the first recordable media (blank cylinders were available since the beginning
of recording), but for over twenty years they were the dominant form of recording. The collection even contains a few discs
recorded in the mid-1970s.
Content was only bounded by what could be placed in front of a microphone. These discs were used in professional recording
studios, concert halls, record-your-own-voice booths, living rooms, and in the field. Some are merely dubs of other recordings;
this was especially common with collectors prior to the reissue industry. Others capture live performances and are of inestimable
value.
A major component of the collection is armed forces-issued recordings. These were used for a variety of purposes, including
recruitment, entertainment, and instruction. Other types of recordings in the collection include soundtracks, sound effects
and production discs for motion pictures, promotional giveaways and premiums, and demos and vanity pressings by recording
studio clients (not all of whom, it should be noted, were amateurs).
Only a portion of the collection has been described below. Multiple recordings on a single disc, missing and damaged labels,
conflicting or no information, and the inability to aurally preview contents make cataloging these discs a challenge. Also,
there are serious preservation concerns with ancient recordings on such fragile media. Some discs are no longer playable.
The Archive maintains a comprehensive off-line database of the collection. Please contact ARS for further information.
Sponsor
This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Indexing Terms
Advertising
Radio journalism
Radio airchecks
Radio programs
Personal recordings
Instantaneous discs
Live sound recordings
1. program and series titles, A-Z
Physical Description:
6824 discs
Acme Hop
1951-07-03
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Adventures Of Frank Race
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Affairs of Peter Salem
1949
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
African Music Research
Physical Description:
6 16" instantaneous discs
Album Of Music
1951
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Aldrich Family
1942
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Alec Templeton Time
1947
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
All American Radio Program Sellers
Physical Description:
9 16" vinyl discs
Amateur Hour
1948
Physical Description:
1 7" instantaneous disc
American Album of Familiar Music
1946-1948
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
American Cancer Society
1951-1957
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
American Education Forum
1935-1941
Physical Description:
11 instantaneous disc
American Heart Association
1959
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
American Legion. Box Score Review
1948-04
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
American Legion. Decision Now
1947-1948
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
American Melody Hour
1946
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
American National Red Cross
1960
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
American Rhapsody
1950-1951
Physical Description:
9 16" instantaneous discs
American Social Hygiene Association
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Amos 'N' Andy
Physical Description:
2 10" instantaneous discs
Andre Kostelanetz
1944
Physical Description:
3 12" instantaneous discs
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Physical Description:
2 vinyl discs
Arkansas Traveler, The
1943-10-07
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Armed Forces Radio Service / Armed Forces Radio and Television Service / American Forces Radio and Television Service
Physical Description:
920 discs
Scope and Contents
Please note that many of these programs were also originally broadcast without AFRS affiliation. Programs here have not been
cross-referenced with those without armed forces labels.
American Album of Familiar Music
1945
Physical Description:
9 16" vinyl discs
American Rhapsody
1945-01-28
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Andre Kostelanetz
1943-1944
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Armed Forces Radio Theatre
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
At Ease
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Basic Musical Library
Physical Description:
88 16" vinyl discs
Best Plays
1956-12
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Bob Hope
1945, 1949
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Physical Description:
14 16" vinyl discs
Burns And Allen
1944-10-24
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Carnival Of Music
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Charlie McCarthy
1944-1945
Physical Description:
7 16" vinyl discs
Christmas Program
1944-1945
Physical Description:
6 16" vinyl discs
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
1944-1945
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Comedy Caravan
1945-05-03
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Command Performance
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Concert Hall
Physical Description:
8 16" vinyl discs
Date With The Duke
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Double Feature (Bob Crosby)
1944
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Downbeat
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Dragnet
1951
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Eddie Condon
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Escape
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Family Hour
1944-12-31
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Fibber McGee and Molly
1945-01-30
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Frank Black
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Fred Waring
1944
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
G.I. Jive
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
G.I. Journal
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Ginny Simms
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Globe Theatre
1944-1945
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Great Moments In Music
1945-06-06
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Guy Lombardo
1945
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Hall Of Fame
1945-04-08
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Harvest Of Stars
1950-06-04
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Here's To Romance
1944, 1946
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Hildegarde
1945-11-27
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Hollywood Bowl
1946-1950
Physical Description:
482 16" vinyl discs
Scope and Contents
includes Music For The Wounded program 7/2/1947.
Hollywood Music Hall
1950-05-16
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Hour Of Charm
1944-1945
Physical Description:
11 16" vinyl discs
Inner Sanctum
1948
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Intermezzo
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Jack Benny
1944-1945
Physical Description:
7 16" vinyl discs
James Melton
1944-1945
Physical Description:
11 16" vinyl disc
Jill's All Time Juke Box
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
John Charles Thomas
1943-1946
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Johnny Mercer's Music Shop
1944-09-25
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Lite Up Time
1950-11-15
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Mail Call
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Major Bowes
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Martin and Lewis
1949-1950
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Melody Hour
1944-1950
Physical Description:
10 16" vinyl discs
Metropolitan Opera
1944-12-23
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Music America Loves Best
1944-1945
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Music For Sunday
Physical Description:
8 16" vinyl discs
Music For The Wounded
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Music From America
1944-1945
Physical Description:
14 16" vinyl discs
Music Hall
1944-1945
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Music Transcription Library
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Music We Love
1944-1946
Physical Description:
10 16" vinyl discs
Mystery Playhouse
1944
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
NBC Symphony Orchestra
1944-1951
Physical Description:
21 16" vinyl disc
New York Philharmonic
1945
Physical Description:
6 16" vinyl discs
News Of The World
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
One Night Stand
1944-1945
Physical Description:
9 16" vinyl discs
Personal Album
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Phil Harris
1950-11-12
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Philadelphia Orchestra
1944
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Phonograph Album
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Piano Playhouse
1946
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Popular Music Replacement
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Ray Noble
1945-07-04
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Raymond Scott
1944
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Saturday Night Serenade
1944-12-16
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Semi-Classical Replacement, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
1945-07-01
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Showtime
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Sinfonietta
1944-09-08
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Slow Sports News
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Sound Off
1944-12-09
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Spotlight Bands
1944-1945
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Station Library
1955-1959
Physical Description:
39 16" vinyl discs
Sunday Serenade
1945-04-29
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Supper Club
1945
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Symphony Replacement
1944-1945
Physical Description:
10 16" vinyl discs
To The Rear March
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Village Store
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Waltz Time
1944-1945
Physical Description:
6 16" vinyl discs
Whistler, The
1950-09-03
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Words With Music
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Yank Bandstand
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Yank Swing Session
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
You Bet Your Life
1950-04-19
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Your Radio Theater
1944-1945
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Arthur Godfrey
1949-1953
Physical Description:
9 16" instantaneous discs
Associated Program Service
1951
Physical Description:
11 16" vinyl disc
Associated Program Service Muzak Transcription
Physical Description:
56 16" vinyl discs
Atwater Kent Auditions
1948-1950
Physical Description:
2 instantaneous discs
Australian Broadcasting Commission. Australian Compositions
Physical Description:
14 12" vinyl discs
Author Meets Critic
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Auto News Of The Week
1946-01-03
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Automobile Club of Southern California
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl discs
B-Bar-B Ranch
1949-09-11
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
BBC. Music By British Composers
1969-12
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
Bell Telephone Hour
1943-1960
Physical Description:
18 instantaneous discs
Bill Gwinn Show
1946-10-09
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Borden's Hour
1948-05-19
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Boy's Club Of America
1960
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
Bragg and Keene
1936
Physical Description:
1 12" shellac disc
Bulldog Drummond
1947-06
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Burns and Allen
Physical Description:
2 instantaneous discs
California Highway Patrol
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
California Melodies
1947-06
Physical Description:
2 instantaneous discs
Call From Les Paul, A (World Broadcasting System)
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Canada Dry a Las Puertas De La Habana
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. International Service
Physical Description:
15 16" vinyl discs
Canary Chorus [i.e. Canary Pet Show]
1947-1949
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Candid Microphone
1948-02-26
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Capitol Transcriptions
Physical Description:
7 16" vinyl discs
Carnation Contented Hour
1950-1951
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
Cavalcade of America
Physical Description:
3 discs
Celanese Hour
1945-1946
Physical Description:
6 instantaneous discs
Centennial Hour
1949-07-18
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Chase And Sanborn Hour
1945-1935
Physical Description:
3 12" instantaneous discs
Chatterbox, The
1951-07-22
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Chesterfield Hour
1948
Physical Description:
1 7" instantaneous disc
Chesterfield Supper Club
1935-1939
Physical Description:
3 12" instantaneous discs
Chicago Theater
1947-11
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Christmas Seals
1944-1947
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Circle, The (Kellogg's)
1939
Physical Description:
54 12" instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Almost all feature the singing of Lawrence Tibbett. While these discs were donated by Jerome Kleinsasser, more information
about them can be found in the
Lawrence Tibbett Collection (ARS0041).
Cisco Kid, The
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Coca Cola Hour
1944-02-27
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Command Performance
1942-1944
Physical Description:
2 12" instantaneous discs
Community Chest
1946-10-14
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Concert Hall, U.S.A.
1943-07-06
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Crusade For Freedom
1960
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
Disabled American Veterans
1953
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Dixieland Small Fry
1957-09-02
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Doorway To Life
1947-11-06
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Double Or Nothing
1951-08-28
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Dramas Of Youth
1941-08
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Duffy's Tavern
1940-1947
Physical Description:
7 10" instantaneous discs
Earl Wrightson
1951-11-19
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Edmund Hockridge Show
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Encore
1953-03-23
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Evening With Romberg, An
1945-1948
Physical Description:
22 instantaneous discs
Examiner Schoolcast
1947
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Falcon, The
1949
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Family Theater
1947
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Federal Agent
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Fibber McGee and Molly
1945-1952
Physical Description:
9 10" instantaneous discs
Fitch Bandwagon
1942-05
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Flight Into The Past
1947
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
Ford Sunday Evening Hour
1939-1947
Physical Description:
20 instantaneous discs
Frank And Ernest
1942-1948
Physical Description:
14 16" shellac discs
Fred Waring Show
1940-1946
Physical Description:
13 instantaneous discs
Fred Allen Show
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
French Broadcasting System in North America
Physical Description:
394 vinyl discs
French Broadcasting System in North America. Special Features
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Bonjour Mesdames
Physical Description:
10 16" vinyl discs
Five Centuries of French Music
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Gai Paris
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Masterworks From France
Physical Description:
256 vinyl discs
Masterworks Of French Music
Physical Description:
66 12" vinyl discs
Songs Of France
Physical Description:
42 vinyl discs
Paris Star Time
Physical Description:
10 16" vinyl discs
Fulton Lewis, Jr.
1945-1947
Physical Description:
6 16" instantaneous discs
General Motors Symphony Of The Air
1945-1946
Physical Description:
15 16" instantaneous discs
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Gold And Silver Minstrels
1946-10-14
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Golden Gate Hour
1948-08-22
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Grand Ole Opry
1942
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Great Moments In Music
1946
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Green Hornet
1941-08
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Grunow Varieties
1933-1934
Physical Description:
10 16" vinyl discs
Hall Of Fame, The
1944-05
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Hallmark Playhouse
1950-09-09
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Happy Gang, The
1948-05
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Harlem Hospitality Club
1947
Physical Description:
8 16" instantaneous discs
Harry Babbitt Show
1947-04
Physical Description:
2 10" instantaneous discs
Harvest Of Stars
1949-1950
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Headlines of 1946
1946
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
Hemophilia Foundation
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
High School On The Air
1946-10-03
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Hills Brothers Coffee
Physical Description:
3 shellac discs
Hollywood Bowl
1945-1960
Physical Description:
38 instantaneous discs
Hollywood Music Hall
1947-1954
Physical Description:
37 instantaneous discs
Hollywood Whispers
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Sands Of Time
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Hour of Charm, The
1945
Physical Description:
3 instantaneous discs
House Party
1948-03-08
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Hughesreel
Physical Description:
13 16" shellac discs
Human Relations In Bay Area Industry
1953-1954
Physical Description:
36 16" instantaneous discs
In Which We Serve
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Information Please
1942
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Institute For Democratic Education
1950
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Inter-American Symphony
1949-06-13
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
International Airport
1949
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
Invitation to Music
1950
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Jack Benny Show
Physical Description:
2 instantaneous discs
Jack Owen Show
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Jack Smith Show
1946-10-14
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
James Melton
1947-01-26
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Jimmie And Jane
Physical Description:
1 16" shellac disc
Johnny Madero, Pier 23
1947-08
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Judy Canova Show
1945-10-13
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Junior High Quiz
1946-10-10
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Just Plain Bill
Physical Description:
1 16" shellac disc
Juvenile Jury
1946-1947
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
King Cole Trio Time (Wildroot Cream Oil)
Physical Description:
29 10" instantaneous discs
Kingston Trio, The
1960-05
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Koffee Klub
1949-04-16
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Kraft Music Hall
1940-1947
Physical Description:
6 instantaneous discs
Lang-Worth Planned Program Service
1936-1937
Physical Description:
8 16" vinyl discs
Lang-Worth Recorded Music Service
Physical Description:
424 16" vinyl discs
Latin American Serenade
1947-1948
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Lawrence Welk Show
1952-1965
Physical Description:
51 instantaneous discs
Lawyer Q
1947
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Leave It To The Girls
1947
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Lest We Forget
1940-1943
Physical Description:
49 16" shellac discs
Lest We Forget These Great Americans
Physical Description:
7 16" vinyl discs
Leukemia Society
1962
Physical Description:
7 12" vinyl discs
Liberace Radio Program
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Liberace Show
1952-1954
Physical Description:
8 16" instantaneous discs
Little Boy Blue
1949
Physical Description:
6 16" instantaneous discs
Lives Of The Great
Physical Description:
1 16" shellac disc
Lives Of The Saints, The
Physical Description:
4 16" shellac discs
Longines Symphonette, The
1948-1957
Physical Description:
92 instantaneous discs
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Lower Basin Street
1944-06-11
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Main Street Music Hall
1951-08-12
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Man From Homicide, The
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Man Who Came to Dinner, The
1949-12-25
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
March of Dimes
1939-1956
Physical Description:
8 discs
March of Time
1935-1942
Physical Description:
4 12" instantaneous discs
Maxwell House Showboat
1933-06-15
Physical Description:
9 12" instantaneous discs
Meet Me at Parky's
1946
Physical Description:
11 12" instantaneous discs
Meet The Press
1947
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Memory Shop
1951-1952
Physical Description:
3 instantaneous discs
Mercury Theatre on the Air
1938-08-08
Physical Description:
4 12" instantaneous discs
Meredith Willson's Music Review
1949-1952
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Metropolitan Opera
1935-1954
Physical Description:
90 instantaneous discs
Miracles Of Sport
1937
Physical Description:
1 12" shellac disc
Mirth And Melody Time
1948-12
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
Mission To The Middle East
1948-12
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Moods Musical
Physical Description:
1 16" shellac disc
Mr. President
1948-05
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Muscular Dystrophy Associations Of America
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Music America Loves Best
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Music For Half An Hour
1949
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Music For Moderns
1944-05
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Music For Today
1951-08-20
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Music For You
1949-1951
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
Music In The Morgan Manner
1949-09-22
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Music Library Records
1949-1952
Physical Description:
131 instantaneous discs
Other Finding Aids note
Music with the Hormel Girls
1950
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Mutual Melody Hour
1946-09-05
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Mutual Security Agency. On The Roads Of Italy
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Mutual's Block Party
1948-03-14
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Muzak Transcription. This We Have Done
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Myrt And Marge
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Mysterious Traveler
1949
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Mystery Hall
1949
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
National Association Of Broadcasters
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
National Committee For Mental Hygiene. The Inquiring Parent
1950
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
National Conference Of Christians And Jews
Physical Description:
2 10" vinyl discs
National Council Of The Churches Of Christ In The U.S.A.
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
National Education Forum
1939-04-29
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
National Foundation For Neuromuscular Diseases
1961
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
National Guard
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
National Guard. Let's Go To Town
Physical Description:
16 16" vinyl discs
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Physical Description:
1 7" vinyl disc
National Safety Council
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
National Society For The Prevention Of Blindness
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Natural Resources Roundtable
1940-03-11
Physical Description:
2 12" instantaneous discs
Naval Supply Center
1951-1955
Physical Description:
109 instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Music recordings probably used for local radio broadcast at the Naval Supply Center in Oakland, California
New Car News
1959-1960
Physical Description:
14 10" vinyl discs
News Of The World
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Office of Civil Defense
Physical Description:
2 vinyl discs
Office Of Education. Americans All - Immigrants All
Physical Description:
74 12" shellac discs
Office of War Information
Physical Description:
147 discs
Office of War Information
Physical Description:
13 discs
American Almanac
Physical Description:
6 12" vinyl discs
American Town Meeting
1946
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Exploring The Unknown
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Franco-American Friendship
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
French Outpost
Physical Description:
29 12" vinyl discs
From America
1946
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Italian Outpost
Physical Description:
23 discs
Let's Go To The Opera
1946-05-12
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Meet An American
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
NBC Symphony Orchestra
1945-05-20
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
New York Philharmonic
1944-1946
Physical Description:
25 16" instantaneous discs
News Of The World
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Outpost Concert Series. Music Of The Jazz Bands
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Outpost Concert Series. Music Of The Theatre
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Radio Symphonies Of America
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
This Is The U.S.A.
Physical Description:
10 vinyl discs
Treasure Hour Of Song
1946
Physical Description:
9 16" instantaneous discs
Voice Of America (Arabic)
Physical Description:
7 12" instantaneous discs
Voice Of America (Persian)
Physical Description:
5 12" instantaneous discs
Official Detective
1949
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Opinion-aire
1947-04
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Orchestras Of The Nation
1945-1948
Physical Description:
8 16" instantaneous discs
Orchestras Of The World
1950
Physical Description:
28 16" vinyl discs
Ozark Mountain Folks
1948-01-28
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Pan American Roundtable
1942
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
Passing Parade
1948
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Paul Whiteman Hour, The
1946-1947
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Pause That Refreshes, The
1945-02-11
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Pepsodent Show, The
1943-01-26
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous discs
Philco Radio Time
1947, 1949
Physical Description:
6 10" instantaneous discs
Prudential Family Hour
1944-1948
Physical Description:
14 instantaneous discs
Quaker City Serenade
1946-09-17
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Quiet Please
1947
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Radio Free Europe
Physical Description:
1 7" vinyl disc
Radio Nederland
Physical Description:
7 16" vinyl discs
Radio Nederland. Dutch Light Music
Physical Description:
7 16" vinyl discs
Radio Nederland. Netherlands Composers
Physical Description:
25 16" vinyl discs
Railroad Hour, The
1949-1953
Physical Description:
14 16" instantaneous discs
RCA Magic Key Of Radio
1951-04-16
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Rainbow House
1946-02-02
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Rhapsody For Strings
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Redwood Empire
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Reviewing Stand
1946-10
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Road Of Life
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Robert Merrill Show
1946-1949
Physical Description:
7 16" instantaneous discs
Rubinoff's Musical Moments Revue
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Salute To Reservists
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Salvation Army
1956
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Salvation Army. Reflections By Starlight
1961
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
San Francisco Sketchbook
1951-1952
Physical Description:
5 16" instantaneous discs
Saturday Night Serenade
1949-06-28
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Say It With Music
1946-1943
Physical Description:
2 discs
Schaeffer Parade, The
1948-08-15
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Secret Agent
1941-03
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Serenade For Strings
1946-09-07
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
SESAC Transcriptions Library Service
Physical Description:
59 16" vinyl discs
Shady Valley Folks
1947-12
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Sherlock Holmes
1942-02-08
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Showtime, U.S.A.
1950-12-18
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
Sincerely, Kenny Baker
1945-1946
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Sing Along With Mitch
1961-1965
Physical Description:
14 instantaneous discs
Smile Time
1947-05-05
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Spirit Of The Vikings, The
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Stage Door Canteen
1942, 1946
Physical Description:
2 instantaneous discs
Stairway To The Stars
1949-05-15
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Standard Hour
1938-1955
Physical Description:
611 discs
Accompanying paper materials
Cue sheets/scripts, album covers and programs (including bound volumes containing 1932-1955 programs) are available for this
series.
Standard Program Library
Physical Description:
298 16" vinyl discs
Standard School Broadcast
1935-1969
Physical Description:
953 discs
Accompanying paper materials
Cue sheets/scripts, album covers and programs (including bound volumes containing 1928-1965 programs) are available for this
series.
Star Spangled Vaudeville
1942
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Starlight Operetta
1950-07-30
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Stars For Defense
1957-1962
Physical Description:
6 vinyl discs
Stradivari Program
1946
Physical Description:
6 16" instantaneous discs
Straight Arrow
1948-05
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Streamlined Fairy Tales
1947
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Summer Electric Hour
1948-06-06
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Sunrise Salute
1949
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Sunset Serenade
1950-04-05
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Symphonies of the Sage (Sons Of The Pioneers)
Physical Description:
14 16" vinyl discs
Synagogue
Physical Description:
12 16" vinyl discs
Tapestries of Life
1951
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Tennessee Ernie Show
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Thesaurus (RCA, NBC)
Physical Description:
15 16" vinyl discs
This I Believe
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl discs
This Is America
1941
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
This, Our America
1939-06-04
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Through The Looking Glass
1950-04-15
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Tide Show, The
1952-09-01
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Time To Smile
1941-12
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Titan Library Service
Physical Description:
1 12" shellac disc
Transatlantic Call
Physical Description:
23 16" vinyl discs
Treasure Hour Of Song
1946-06
Physical Description:
3 16" instantaneous discs
Treasury Department
Physical Description:
81 discs
Treasury Department
Physical Description:
9 discs
Eddy Arnold
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Guest Star
1947-1962
Physical Description:
38 16" vinyl discs
Take Stock In America
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Treasury Song Parade
Physical Description:
25 16" vinyl discs
Voices Of The Farm
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Voices Of The People
1942-1943
Physical Description:
6 16" vinyl discs
Minute Man
1943-02-01
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
True or False
1949
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Twenty Questions
1947-1948
Physical Description:
4 16" instantaneous discs
U.S. Air Force
Physical Description:
184 vinyl discs
U.S. Air Force
Physical Description:
2 vinyl discs
U.S. Air Force Reserve. Reserved For You
1956-1962
Physical Description:
28 vinyl discs
U.S. Air Force Reserve. Soundflights Into Jazz
Physical Description:
4 12" vinyl discs
Country Music Time
Physical Description:
48 12" vinyl discs
Flight Through Life
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
Manhattan Melodies
Physical Description:
13 12" vinyl discs
Music in the Air
Physical Description:
2 7" vinyl discs
Serenade In Blue
Physical Description:
86 vinyl discs
U.S. Armed Forces Institute
Physical Description:
3 12" vinyl discs
U.S. Army
Physical Description:
66 vinyl discs
U.S. Army
Physical Description:
5 12" vinyl discs
Army Bandstand
Physical Description:
19 vinyl discs
Country Style, USA
Physical Description:
16 12" vinyl discs
Forward March
1956
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Gene Price Country Express
1974
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
March Music
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
National Anthems
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
Proudly We Hail
1956
Physical Description:
13 16" vinyl discs
Stars On Parade
1950
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Voice Of The Army
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
U.S. Department Of Labor
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
U.S. Department Of The Interior Fish And Wildlife Service, Bureau Of Commercial Fisheries
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
U.S. Marine Corps
Physical Description:
26 vinyl discs
U.S. Marine Corps
Physical Description:
6 vinyl discs
It's The Tops
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Jazz On The Potomac
Physical Description:
7 12" vinyl discs
Jerry Gray Show
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Les Brown Show
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Take Five
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
Toni Arden Show
1954
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
U.S. Navy
Physical Description:
70 discs
U.S. Navy
Physical Description:
17 vinyl discs
Broadway In Review
1954
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Join The Navy
1956
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Land's Best Bands
1951
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Music On Deck. Lawrence Welk
1959-1960
Physical Description:
28 vinyl discs
Music On Deck. Pat Boone
Physical Description:
8 vinyl discs
Navy Band Showcase
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
Navy Hour
1945-07-10
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Navy Swings, The
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Portraits in Patriotism
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
Teacher, The
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Travel The World In Song
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
What In The World Happened?
1976
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
Your Navy Show
1954
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Your Star Time
1953
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
U.S. Office of Civilian Defense
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
U.S. Office of Civilian Defense. Yankee Doodle
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
U.S. Post Office Department
1967
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
United Nations
Physical Description:
64 discs
United Nations
Physical Description:
12 discs
Celebration Of The First Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1949-12-10
Physical Description:
8 16" vinyl discs
Commemoration Of The Second Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1950-12-10
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Document A/777
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
Eleven Memory Street
Physical Description:
3 16" vinyl discs
Memo From Lake Success
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Shooting Gallery
Physical Description:
4 16" vinyl discs
Tomorrow For Two
Physical Description:
2 16" vinyl discs
U.N. Story
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
U.N. Birthday Story, The
1949-10-24
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
UNESCO. Energy In The Service Of Man
Physical Description:
2 12" instantaneous discs
UNESCO. Backdoor Travelogue
Physical Description:
1 12" instantaneous disc
UNESCO. Canticle of Hope
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
UNICEF. Billy Hits the Jackpot
1958
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
UNICEF. Meanest Man In Town, The
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
UNICEF. Trial of Sergeant Bill, The
1957
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
United Nations Story, The
Physical Description:
13 16" vinyl discs
United Nations Today, The
1950
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Your Seat at the Table
1955
Physical Description:
1 10" vinyl disc
United Service Organizations
1961
Physical Description:
1 12" vinyl disc
United States Information Service
1949
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
United States Steel Hour, The
1949-1952
Physical Description:
11 16" instantaneous disc
Unlimited Horizons
1941-04-22
Physical Description:
6 12" instantaneous discs
Veterans Administration
1949
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Veterans Administration. Here's To Veterans
Physical Description:
34 vinyl discs
Veterans' Theater Of The Air
1948-05
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Voice Of America
Physical Description:
20 16" vinyl discs
Voice Of America. Fun With Music
Physical Description:
5 16" vinyl discs
Voice Of America. Musica De Siempre
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Voice Of Firestone, The
1936-1956
Physical Description:
22 discs
War Department
Physical Description:
34 12" vinyl discs
Warriors Of Peace
1947
Physical Description:
6 16" vinyl discs
We The People
Physical Description:
3 instantaneous discs
Wealth Of The West
1941
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
Western Hit Revue
1949-04-28
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Westertype
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Westinghouse Adventures In Research
Physical Description:
12 16" vinyl discs
Witch's Tale
Physical Description:
1 16" shellac disc
Works Progress Administration
1936-1942
Physical Description:
339 discs
World Feature. Jam Session
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
World Feature. Sing, America, Sing
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
World Program Service
Physical Description:
34 16" vinyl discs
World's Best Seller, The
Physical Description:
1 16" vinyl disc
Yesterday Brings You Tomorrow
Physical Description:
1 16" shellac disc
You And Gadgets
1949
Physical Description:
2 16" instantaneous discs
You And Your America
1940-05-19
Physical Description:
3 12" instantaneous discs
You Bet Your Life
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous discs
Young Men's Christian Association
Physical Description:
3 10" vinyl discs
Your Hit Parade
1935-1952
Physical Description:
18 instantaneous discs
Zane Grey Show
1947-12
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
2. general content types
Scope and Contents
For the most part, content types have been identified for genres other than music. Quantities are estimated.
advertisements
Physical Description:
100 discs
advertisements (political)
Physical Description:
10 discs
amateur recordings
Physical Description:
105 discs
Scope and Contents
Label information suggests relatively informal speech, singing and playing by family or friends.
custom/vanity pressings
Physical Description:
57 discs
Scope and Contents
Studio and pressing plant information has been recorded when present. Please note that the general ARS record library also
contains many custom and privately-printed recordings.
motion picture-related
Physical Description:
98 discs
Scope and Contents
Includes soundtracks, production discs (largely from MGM 1940s musicals), promotional recordings and advertisements.
news and speech
Physical Description:
456 discs
Scope and Contents
News, commentary, panel discussion, speeches, lectures, sportscasting, etc. Most are from or for the radio.
dubbed copies
Physical Description:
157 discs
Scope and Contents
Some identified as dubs may not be issued takes, and there are probably other dubs not identified as such. Many appear to
be party records (i.e. risque songs not otherwise easily available in record stores).
ethnographic and field recordings
Physical Description:
64 discs
African Music Research discs from Johannesburg, South Africa
Physical Description:
6 16" instantaneous discs
Aboriginal Music From the Northern Territory of Australia (Australian Broadcasting Commission, Processed By Columbia Graphophone)
1948
Physical Description:
11 12" vinyl discs
Cook Island Songs Recorded For The South Seas Commission (Columbia Graphophone (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.)
Physical Description:
2 12" vinyl discs
Finnie Collection recordings from Lebanon, Venezula, Korea and elsewhere for use in Bechtel films
1951-1956
Physical Description:
15 instantaneous discs
Folk Songs and Dances From The Pacific, Recorded by Fred Drilhon (Australian Broadcasting Commission, processed By Columbia
Graphophone)
1954
Physical Description:
3 12" vinyl discs
Linnell Migratory Camp, Visalia, California. A. Carl Killion - Turkish Lady B. Evelyn Pennington - Old Grumbler
1945-12-27
Physical Description:
1 16" instantaneous disc
Scope and Contents
This unusual 16" cardboard-based lacquer was recorded by Nadean Hart in 1945. This recording has been deposited at the Library
Of Congress American Folklife Center as part of AFS 9434-9447: Nadean Hart Collection of Folk Songs and Ballads. It is unclear
what relationship this disc has to the AFS collection. It is probably a contemporary dub.
New Guinea and Papuan Native Music (Australian Broadcasting Commission, processed By Columbia Graphophone)
1950
Physical Description:
6 12" vinyl discs
Pueblo Indian songs
1945-01-14
Physical Description:
2 12" instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Two glass-based discs recorded by Albuquerque Radio and Appliance featuring Mike Reyna, Paul Toya and Heinrich Shultz singing
traditonal Taos Pueblo songs as well as popular material (such as "Bomb the Berlin"). These discs were originally owned by
Virgil Whitaker, a Stanford alumnus and professor emeritus who worked in the Indian Education Service in New Mexico during
WWII. However, the original recordings were made by anthropologists Florence Hawley Ellis and Donovan Senter, and these are
probably copies made at the time. For more information refer to the Florence Hawley Ellis and Donovan Senter Collection of
Hispanic, Isleta, and Laguna Songs at the University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research.
Sam Kapa, J. Louis Hila, Donald Parshon, Cazimero. Kaikoo ; Lihiwai [photocopy of lyrics in Hawaiian enclosed]
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Sanscrit Chant, Sri-Sulul (Aladdin Recording, Portland, Oregon)
Physical Description:
1 10" instantaneous disc
Sarat Lahiri and Todi, Sitar, Tabla and Banya, 341 West 58th St. New York City - Raga Behag ; Hindu Love Song [handwritten
label]
Physical Description:
1 10" shellac disc
Sydney University Expedition 1949. Chants And Rituals Recorded By Professor Elkin (Australian Record Company)
1949
Physical Description:
12 16" vinyl discs
public service announcements and programs
Physical Description:
69 discs
visually unidentifiable
Physical Description:
372 discs
3. major orchestras represented
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops
Physical Description:
90 discs
CBS Symphony Orchestra
Physical Description:
43 discs
Hollywood Bowl
Physical Description:
538 discs
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Physical Description:
150 discs
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Physical Description:
241 discs
New York Philharmonic
Physical Description:
112 discs
Philadelphia Orchestra
Physical Description:
24 discs
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Opera
Physical Description:
147 discs
4. Stanford University recordings
Physical Description:
178 discs
Scope and Contents
Not all Stanford-related discs have been identified, and some recordings donated by faculty and alumni have no relation to
Stanford. The collection contains donations from Sandor Salgo, Herbert Nanney, Leonard Ratner, Harold Schmidt, Jan Popper
and many others. Many transcriptions were once part of KZSU's library. While most discs are of various baccalaureates, commencements,
and other addresses, a few highlights are as follows:
David Starr Jordan's "The Stanford Spirit" on a 1916 custom shellac pressing ; an interview with Mrs. David Starr Jordan in
1951 ; Richard Lyman home recordings from the early 1930s ; Stanford Women's Glee Club 1937 ; Stanford Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sandor Salgo and Leonard Ratner ; original recordings of the Stanford Scalp Song from composer Irving Bibo ;
Stanford Players productions from the late 1940s ; Ray Lyman Wilbur and D.B. Tressider at an Alumni Banquet in 1943 ; Yvor
Winters readings ; Wallace Stegner singing the song "Sam Hall" ; Herbert Nanney playing the organ at Memorial ; a Putnam Aldrich
harpsichord recital from 1953 ; Stanford Big Game Gaieties from 1940.
Related Material
5. notable donations
Scope and Contents
By no means is this an exhaustive list. Many of the donors below also have their own collections, and links are provided to
their finding aids.
Arnold, Bob
Physical Description:
16 instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Arnold was a collector and researcher in Berkeley, California. Some or all discs are from Jaxyson Radio Service in Oakland,
a studio which was known for a few blues and gospel pressings, as well as many instantaneous recordings (many of which were
compiled on a commercial CD set titled The Jaxyson Records Story).
Blackmar, Lois
1934-1950
Physical Description:
6 12" instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Six discs compiling rare recordings by singer Joseph Bentonelli.
Block, Al
1937-1971
Physical Description:
275 discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Block was a collector and long-time friend of the Archive. Most of these discs were from the last of his many donations. While
his interest was mainly in classical, one may also find dramatic performances, popular music and even a country and western
program (the Sons Of The Pioneers' Symphonies of the Sage).
Bonelli, Mona Modini
1949-04-17
Physical Description:
4 discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Richard Bonelli with Fern Sayre, soprano, G. Alexander Schriener, organ, Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
Deutsches Requiem.
Borisoff, Alexander (via Janice Ortega)
1945-1949
Physical Description:
15 12" instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Discs originally owned by cellist and composer Alexander Borisoff and donated by his grandaughter Janice Ortega. Includes
a complete Your Hit Parade (Lucky Strike) program on NBC/KFI from 9/14/1935 and a 1949 private recording of Borisoff's Poeme
Ancient by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Young with Borisoff playing cello and narration by Edward
G. Robinson.
Brown, Nate
1935-1949
Physical Description:
210 discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
The Western Sound Archive, run by collector and trader Nate Brown along with fellow collector Ed Wilkinson, was a non-profit
service that distributed rare classical recordings on open reel tape. These discs were the original sources for much of this
privately circulated material.
Davis, Hugh
Physical Description:
65 instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Exact provenance is unclear; discs may have been donated by an intermediary. Davis was a jazz fan and recording engineer originally
from Wichita, Kansas who worked as an electrical engineer and for the Seeburg jukebox company. An associate of John Steiner,
they ran the S.D. (Steiner-Davis) and Paramount reissue labels together, and recorded traditional jazz performances both live
and from radio broadcasts in the Chicago area. Most of these discs have minimal annotations, and some may be dubs or tests
of commercial issues. Notable recordings include: Sunday Swing Concert, Sherman Hotel in Chicago 11/3/1940 ; Teddy Wilson,
Duffy's Tavern 4/7/1942 ; Bob Crosby, Jess Stacy, Fitch Bandwagon 5/24/42 ; George Barnes, Roy Shields Program WMAQ 5/21/42
; Bill Davison - Blatz Palm Gardens 5/30/41 ; and various recordings of Mel Henke, Don Ewell, Billy Maxted, Floyd Bean, and
others.
Drob, Harold
Physical Description:
85 instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Drob was a jazz record collector and researcher devoted to trumpeter Bunk Johnson. Many of these discs are dubs from rare
jazz 78s, but others may be unique recordings. The Boris Blinder records are probably not part of this donation.
Elwood, Phil
Physical Description:
16 discs
Scope and Contents
A few discs from the collection of famed San Francisco music critic and radio producer Phil Elwood. Most discs are unidentified,
but there are two of Bill Russell Introducing and playing with Bunk Johnson and an undated Kid Ory aircheck.
Fagan, Ted
Physical Description:
20 instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Finnie, Anne Ackerman
1941-1956
Physical Description:
63 instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Discs from Richard Sterling Finnie, donated by his widow. Finnie was a writer and producer who worked for Bechtel and traveled
around the world making recordings for use in promotional films. He was also an enthusiastic home-recorder, with many hours
of radio broadcasts in his collection. Most of the discs here are 1940s airchecks of popular music from WEAF, WABC, WNEW,
and other stations, but there are also original field recordings of ethnic music from Lebanon, Venezula, Korea, and Trinidad,
and folk music by Massachusetts pipline worker P.G. Spike Downes (mosty of which are also exist as tape transfers in the Finnie
Collection).
Jacobsen, Arnold
1935-1959
Physical Description:
435 discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Arnold Jacobsen was a record collector and dealer with a specialization in popular music of the early-to-mid 20th century.
The discs here reflect that broadness, and include many airchecks and transcriptions. There are also discs of Jacobsen's radio
program The Memory Shop (named for his record store), audio letters he made while in the army, and several location recordings
of temple services.
Kapfenberg, Eleanor
1944-1962
Physical Description:
254 discs
Scope and Contents
Kapfenberg's donation largely consists of pressed transcriptions, but there are also several location recordings of San Francisco
Bay Area dance bands, such as John Wolohan Orchestra at the El Patio Ballroom in 1946-47 and the Jack Fina Orchestra at the
Claremont Hotel in 1946. Most discs are in very poor condition.
Layer, Harold
Physical Description:
187 discs
Scope and Contents
Hal Layer is Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University and a man of diverse interests (http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hl/).
His collection here includes CBS Symphony, NBC Symphony, and New York Philharmonic airchecks, WBBM broadcasts, Nat King Cole's
Wildroot Cream Oil program, and many pressed transcriptions.
Lund, Jack
Physical Description:
19 instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Most discs are a performance of Otello by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini 12/6-13/1947.
Malloch, William (via Bill Doggett)
Physical Description:
53 instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Malloch was music director at KPFK, artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival, and a music teacher at UCLA. All discs from
his collection are instantaneous-cut, and contain rare recordings of the NBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Symphony,
San Francisco Symphony, and other orchestral performances.
Moran, William R.
1936-1953
Physical Description:
20 instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
William Moran was a collector, researcher, writer, and discographer, particularly in the field of early sound recordings and
vocal art music. Moran was one of the founders of the Archive of Recorded Sound, and he donated thousands of rare recordings
and ephemera to the Archive until he passed away in 2004.
Quilter, Thomas J.
1935-1961
Physical Description:
193 discs
Scope and Contents
One of the largest single donations of transcriptions and instantaneous discs to the Archive. Among the many offerings: Standard
Hour and Standard School Broadcasts ; AFRS discs stamped U.S.S. Antietam and Oneida ; Royal Hawaiian Minstrels on Stichting
Radio Omroep [Netherlands] in 1949 ; several San Francisco Sketchbook programs on ABC 1951-1952 ; many Masterworks From France
programs ; a KGO program on Socialism.
Rhines, Howard
1935-1952
Physical Description:
41 discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Howard Rhines was a composer, announcer and program director at Los Angeles classical radio station KFAC.
Schmidt, Harold
1948
Physical Description:
15 16" instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Schmidt was choral director and a professor of music at Stanford. These discs are primarily two sets of the Stanford Players'
performance of Britten's Peter Grimes, May 27-29, 1948.
Schwabacher, Cynthia
1940-1953
Physical Description:
109 instantaneous discs
Related Archival Materials
Scope and Contents
Cynthia is the sister of singer and voice teacher James Schwabacher, and although the James Schwabacher Collection also contains
lacquers, it would seem that their collections have been mixed to a certain degree. Nevertheless, the discs included here
are probably all from Cynthia, and offer a remarkable snapshot of 1940s radio, including news, sports, comedy, and political
programming.
Waggener, Hewitt (via Richard Gould)
1935-1965
Physical Description:
1524 instantaneous discs
Scope and Contents
Waggener was a saxophonist who ran a professional recording studio in Southern California, but spent much of his free time
perfecting his home recording system. Almost all of these discs are air checks, most from stations KFI, KFAC, KFWB, and KCBH.
Some of are from television programs. Waggener meticulously logged his recording setup on disc sleeves, but usually only wrote
a few notes about what was being recorded. Many appear to be broadcasts of transcriptions or pre-recorded music, but there
are undoubtedly many undiscovered and unique recordings in a donation of this magnitude.
