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George Mesrop Avakian (1919-2017) was an American music producer, recording executive, artist manager, writer, and educator best known for his work with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, his wife Anahid Ajemian, and many other musicians and composers. Violinist Anahid Ajemian (1924-2016) specialized in performing new music as a soloist; with her sister, the pianist Maro Ajemian (1921-1978); and with the Composers String Quartet. The George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian papers (1908-2016) document the careers and lives of the producer and violinist through audio and video recordings; personal and professional correspondence; photographs; scrapbooks; published and unpublished writings and speeches; contracts and other business papers; scores; clippings; programs; awards; posters; and visual art. The bulk of the collection documents George Avakian's career as a recording producer and artist manager, and the artists he worked with. less

Martin Worman was an actor, playwright, lyricist, director, drag artist, activist, and academic working in the United States, primarily in San Francisco and New York from the late 1960s through the early 1990s. The bulk of this collection, which ranges in date from 1960 to 1993, extensively covers the professional and academic careers of Martin Worman including production files; syllabi; research files; recordings of lectures; extensive files on The Cockettes including video and audio recordings; and also some personal correspondence and writing. less