William Schaefer recordings
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of various USC ensembles under the direction of William Schaefer. Included are recordings of the Trojan Marching Band, various Symphony, and chamber music ensembles.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960s-1980s
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
William Schaefer (1918-2009) was an American conductor, arranger, and composer. From 1942 to 1946, he worked as a military bandmaster in the South Pacific. From 1947-1952, he led the Kiltie Band of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. In 1952, Schaefer joined the music faculty at the University of Southern California. He also conducted the USC Thornton Wind Ensemble and was director of the USC Trojan Marching Band.
Extent
24.75 Linear Feet (22 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of various USC ensembles under the direction of William Schaefer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the USC Trojan Marching Band.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the William Schaefer recordings
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez & Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: 1 (Audio)
- Box: 2 (Audio)
- Box: 3 (Audio)
- Box: 4 (Audio)
- Box: 5 (Audio)
- Box: 6 (Audio)
- Box: 7 (Audio)
- Box: 8 (Audio)
- Box: 9 (Audio)
- Box: 10 (Audio)
- Box: 11 (Audio)
- Box: 12 (Audio)
- Box: 13 (Audio)
- Box: 14 (Audio)
- Box: 15 (Audio)
- Box: 16 (Audio)
- Box: 17 (Audio)
- Box: 18 (Audio)
- Box: 19 (Audio)
- Box: 20 (Audio)
- Box: 21 (Audio)
- Box: 22 (Audio)
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu