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Herman Rush collection of Frank Sinatra radio tapes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2366

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 150 magnetic audio tapes of radio performances by Frank Sinatra dating from 1935. The collection was compiled by American television producer Herman Rush, who searched through archives and contacted fans and radio engineers who might have saved tapes of Sinatra's performances. Among the tapes are programs that were broadcast over Armed Forces Radio.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1935-1980

Creator

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 Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.

Extent

11.25 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains 150 magnetic audio tapes of radio performances by Frank Sinatra dating from 1935. The collection was compiled by American television producer Herman Rush, who searched through archives and contacted fans and radio engineers who might have saved tapes of Sinatra's performances. Among the tapes are programs that were broadcast over Armed Forces Radio.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Herman Rush, December 28, 1982

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Herman Rush collection of Frank Sinatra radio tapes
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository

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