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78 rpm record collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1013
Abstract

This collection contains more than 600 Shellac 78 rpm discs for a variety of American music representing the confluence of popular and jazz-adjacent genres typical of the developing music industry from the first half of the 20th century.

Dates: approximately 1900s-1950s

Joe Diorio papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1020
Scope and Contents The Joe Diorio papers comprise material created and collected by Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 - February 2, 2022), American jazz guitarist and former USC Thornton Studio Guitar program faculty member. The largest part of the collection consists of music composition notebooks with Diorio's handwritten compositions. Some of the compositions in the collection were created by or for Diorio's students as part of Diorio's teaching activities. The Joe Diorio papers also include photographs;...
Dates: 1965 - 2021

Richard Lert papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0210
Abstract

This collection consists of Richard Lert’s video and audio recordings of performances, rehearsals and lectures, personal papers and his music score library. Lert was born in Vienna and trained as an orchestral conductor in Germany. He moved to the United States in 1932 with his family and was the conductor of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra from 1932 until his retirement in 1972.

Dates: 1900 - 1981

Lewitzky Dance Company records

 Collection
Identifier: 0203
Abstract

Based in Los Angeles, California, the Lewitzky Dance Company was formed in 1966 by Bella Lewitzky and gave its last performance on May 18, 1997. The archive consists of papers, films, photographs, costumes, programs, posters, stage plots, and sound recordings. It covers the Company's archived and working papers from all offices, including the Manager, Booking and Production offices.

Dates: 1932 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1997

Los Angeles Master Chorale records

 Collection
Identifier: 1022
Scope and Contents

The Los Angeles Master Chorale records range from 1951-2021, and contain the organizational files of the Los Angeles Master Chorale Association, formerly known as the Southern California Choral Music Association. The collection also contains audio recordings, video recordings, photographic materials, educational materials, press clippings, memorabilia, and ephemera related to the performances and organizational activities of the organization.

Dates: 1951 - 2021

Fredric Myrow papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1006
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of American composer Fredric Myrow (1939-1999), along with some papers of his father, composer Josef Myrow (1910-1987). Materials includes manuscript scores, manuscript sheet music, recordings, and correspondence, as well as books, scores, sheet music, and recordings by others.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s

Phonograph cylinders collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1008
Abstract

The collection is comprised of seventy-five phonograph cylinders produced by several Edison companies as well as the Columbia Phonograph Company.

Dates: 1898-1929

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