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{"value"=>"<p>This series, dating from 1976 to 1997, concerns Oldham's professional life, but personal papers are present as well. It holds subject files, correspondence, photographs, programs, publicity material, biographies, school papers, writings, and poetry. Posthumous material was contributed by Stephen Rotondaro.</p> <p>The bulk of the series consists of subject files and correspondence. The subject files contain letters, programs, flyers, and contracts and other business papers. They include files on recitals and other performances; Oldham's transcription album for Aperto Recordings; particular compositions such as <span class=\"title\">The Boulding Chorales</span>, the <span class=\"title\">Concerto for Piano</span>, <span class=\"title\">Symphony Number One for Organ</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Thérѐse Raquin</span>; the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS; and the \"Tickle Pickle\" file, a set of humorous letters or writings from Oldham or other friends and acquaintances. There is also a file regarding the Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay hate group that picketed Oldham's funeral. The file holds correspondence and clippings regarding fliers sent to Oldham's parents by the Church shortly after his death, the church's presence at Oldham's funeral, and a counter-protest organized by ACT-UP/Kansas City.</p> <p>Other files pertain to Oldham's will, Young Artists Inc., the Marble Collegiate Choir, and publisher information.</p> <p>Correspondence (separate from letters held in the subject files) is mainly professional in nature and reveals Oldham's efforts to acquire performance opportunities and composing commissions. It includes letters to musicians, conductors, former teachers, critics, ensembles, and potential patrons. There is also correspondence with Oldham's family and friends discussing the refocusing of Oldham's artistic life toward music composition following his positive test for HIV.</p> <p>The photographs are promotional, consisting of headshots dating from the early 1980s to early 1990s, but also including a backstage photo from Oldham's Carnegie Hall debut. The concert programs cover mainly the mid to late-1980s and are not a comprehensive documentation of Oldham's career. Publicity material is comprised of promotional literature, press releases, and clippings. The school papers cover Oldham's time at Northwestern University and the Juilliard School.</p> <p>Oldham's writing and poetry, which include short stories, journal-like entries, fiction, song lyrics, and drawings, are not dated. The writings also hold personal correspondence between Stephen Rotondaro and Paul Bonin-Rodriguez dating from after Oldham's death, as well as writings by Bonin-Rodriguez.</p>"}