Found 60 collections related to Sound recordings

Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) and Kay Tobin Lahusen (1930-) were gay civil rights pioneers and partners for nearly forty-six years. The collection contains their personal and professional papers, photographs by Lahusen created in the course of forty-five years of gay rights activism, and the extensive collection of materials they gathered and preserved to document the movement. The collection also includes Gittings' extensive correspondence with fellow activists, most notably Frank Kameny, records of her editorial work on The Ladder, interviews conducted for Lahusen's book, The Gay Crusaders, and organizational files from their work in such organizations as the Daughters of Bilitis and several other early homophile groups; the Gay Task Force of the American Library Association; the Gay Activists Alliance; and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. less

Elaine Summers (1925-2014) was an American dancer, choreographer, experimental filmmaker, artist, and teacher. The Elaine Summers papers date from 1929 to 2019 (bulk 1958-2014) and document her career, as well as the histories of the Experimental Intermedia Foundation, the Elaine Summers Dance and Film Company, and the Kinetic Awareness Center. The collection contains dance scores; published articles and reviews; programs; press releases; personal and professional correspondence; subject files created by Summers; photographs; printed material; notebooks; film, video and sound recordings; website materials; and administrative files from the Experimental Intermedia Foundation and the Kinetic Awareness Center. less

Michael Friedman (1975-2017) was an American theater composer and lyricist, best known for works such as Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Pretty Filthy, The Fortress of Solitude, and This Beautiful City. He was also a co-founder of The Civilians, a theatrical troupe. The Michael Friedman papers, dating from 1980 to 2018, document the composer's career and development, mainly from the late 1980s to his death in 2017. Friedman's life and work is revealed through project files, notes, scores, letters, cards, school papers, business records, clippings, programs, photographs, and sound and video recordings. less

Arthur Russell (1951-1992) was a multi-genre singer-songwriter, cellist, and record producer. The collection dates from 1960 to 2005 (bulk 1974-1991) and documents Russell's creative process, output, and reception through sound recordings, video recordings, notated music, correspondence, photographs, printed matter, articles, contracts, and biographical materials. less