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Call number
*L (Special) 20-2
Physical description
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound photographs, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library
Repository
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.

The collection includes original and reproduction photographs, and one transparency, documenting record companies, recording equipment, recording sessions, and sound recordings archives between roughly 1905 through 1985.

Scope and arrangement

The collection includes original and reproduction photographs, and one transparency, documenting record companies, recording equipment, recording sessions, and sound recordings archives between the years roughly 1900-1980. Many of the photographs are press photographs documenting major events at recording companies.

Arrangement

Folder titles were created by the archivist and consist of the name of the person or entity represented, or a description of the general subject matter of the photographs. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

The collection was acquired from a variety of sources between 1965 and 2008.

Revision History

Finding aid was revised to include additional folder for East Coast Records. (March 30, 2022)

Processing information

Processed by Jessica Wood between February-March 2021.

Using the collection

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor