Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Master tapes for three albums from the Stanford Marching Band, as well as a live recording and one 45 rpm 7" EP from 1967.
- Extent:
- 1 box : 8 open reel tapes ; 1 7" record
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Stanford Marching Band Collection, ARS-0089. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Stanford Marching Band Collection consists of studio masters on open reel tape for three albums from 1974, 1977, and 1979, as well as a tape of live performances at football games from 1971 and one 45 rpm 7" EP from 1967. Founded as the Stanford Band in 1893, the Stanford Marching Band (technically known as the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band) radically changed direction in 1963 as a result of a strike, and is now an independent student-run scatter band. This independence meant jettisoning most standard band material in favor of covering contemporary rock and pop songs (here ranging from The Grateful Dead to The Tubes), wacky costumes, and controversial antics both on the field and off.
- Acquisition information:
- The Stanford Marching Band Collection was transferred to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by University Archives in 1989.
- Processing information:
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This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Rules or conventions:
- Prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Marching bands
- Names:
- Stanford University. Marching Band.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive for assistance.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
- Preferred citation:
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Stanford Marching Band Collection, ARS-0089. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen MallStanford, CA 94305-3076, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-9312