Bill Adler hip-hop research collection

id
11328
origination
Adler, Bill, 1951-
date statement
1980s-2013
key date
1980
identifier (local_mss)
22906
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 890
b-number
b22352747
total components
140
total series
0
max depth
2
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(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2021-01-25 18:10:32 UTC
updated
2021-06-11 20:30:49 UTC
status note
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Adler, Bill, 1951-", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Bill Adler is an American music journalist and critic who specializes in hip hop. He was director of publicity at Def Jam Recordings between 1984 and 1990, and subsequently co-authored the book <span class=\"title\">Def Jam Recordings</span> (2011). He also founded Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery and co-founded the poetry record label Mouth Almighty Records. Since the early 1980s, he has promoted hip hop in a variety of capacities, including as publicist, biographer, record label executive, museum consultant, curator, and documentary filmmaker. Adler's work as a hip-hop archivist commenced during his years at Rush/Def Jam. The Adler hip hop archive, which includes sound recordings along with album cover art, books, films, videos, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, publicity materials, and other advertising, was acquired by Cornell University in 2013.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This collection mainly consists of printed matter about hip-hop artists, topics related to hip-hop, and hip-hop record labels.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically by artist or topic name. Some folders are not in alphabetical order due to order of original donation.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Bill Adler, 2014.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p> Adler hip hop archive, circa 1970-2013, Collection Number 8092, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library</p> <p>Hip-Hop Archive Project files, Sc MG 755, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}
date_start
1980
keydate
1980
date_end
2013
date_inclusive_start
1980
date_inclusive_end
2013
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Bill Adler hip-hop research collection, Sc MG 890, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Bill Adler is an American music journalist and critic who specializes in hip hop. He was director of publicity at Def Jam Recordings between 1984 and 1990, and subsequently co-authored the book <span class=\"title\">Def Jam Recordings</span> (2011). He also founded Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery and co-founded the poetry record label Mouth Almighty Records. Since the early 1980s, he has promoted hip hop in a variety of capacities, including as publicist, biographer, record label executive, museum consultant, curator, and documentary filmmaker. Adler's work as a hip-hop archivist commenced during his years at Rush/Def Jam. The Adler hip hop archive, which includes sound recordings along with album cover art, books, films, videos, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, publicity materials, and other advertising, was acquired by Cornell University in 2013. This collection mainly consists of printed matter about hip-hop artists, topics related to hip-hop, and hip-hop record labels.", "generated"=>true}

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