James Meagher Collection, circa 1959-1977

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Summary

Creators:
Oscar Peterson Trio, Peterson, Oscar (1925-2007), Thigpen, Ed, Brown, Ray, KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.), and The Skybirds
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
1 box(es) 1 record storage box (1 linear foot), including 11 audiotape reel(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

James Meagher Collection, ARS-0191. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The James Meagher Collection consists of eleven 10.5" open reel audiotapes. These recordings include the Oscar Peterson Trio (Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown) at the Sunset Auditorium, a KPFA recording of Count Ory, and The Skybirds. The tapes were collected by James Meagher and later donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by his family.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Meagher family in 2017.
Arrangement:

The collection is in original order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.

There are traces of inactive mold on the edges of some of the tapes.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head Librarian, Archive of Recorded Sound, Braun Music Center, Stanford, California 94305. Consent is given on behalf of the Archive of Recorded Sound as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

James Meagher Collection, ARS-0191. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Location of this collection:
Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-3076, US
Contact:
(650) 723-9312
soundarchive@stanford.edu
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