{"value"=>"<p>Barker's files include correspondence; school files; biographical files; letters of awards; program notes; photographs; catalogs of his compositions; a performance file; project proposals; and papers related to Barker's company Zaccho, Inc.</p> <p>Biographical files include clippings, resumes and posthumous items such as obituaries and the program for Barker's memorial concert. The awards file contains letters of awards and scholarships from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Juilliard School and Columbia University, and commencement programs. The Broadcast Music Inc. file contains publishing-related correspondence and royalty statements. Correspondence consists primarily of grant applications and related subjects. Barker's Mercy College file contains his teaching material and course syllabi. The performance file contains programs for and posters advertising performances of Barker's music. Photographs include formal and informal pictures of Barker with friends, his guitar teacher, and at work in his studio. There are also photos of Barker receiving his American Academy of Arts and Letters award. The program notes were written by Barker and describe works including Trikhyalo, 10/22 (R-681.7), CCI (BR2), Chamber Concerto for Oboe and Fourteen Players, The Fanfare Electric, Gianni Schicchi, Chamber Concerto for Flute and Five Players, Double Concerto for Bass Clarinet, Trombone and Chamber Orchestra (Blackhawk), the arrangement of Palestrina's Stabat Mater, and Three Pieces for French Horn.</p> <p>The school files contain transcripts, diplomas, papers written for classes on Schoenberg and Stravinksy, Barker's doctoral dissertation (on his Double Concerto for Bass Clarinet, Trombone and Chamber Orchestra (Blackhawk)), and his degrees from Manhattan School of Music, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University. There is also a 1984 Fulbright proposal and a file on the Lovett School, which he attended in his teen years.</p> <p>The Zaccho, Inc. files contain papers documenting the company's founding, its by-laws, and non-profit incorporation, a 1979 performance tour, concert programs, and related correspondence. Some of these files date up to 1997, as the company has been ongoing since Barker's death. The project files contain proposals for a New Music Association and a Varése performance/recording project.</p>"}