Herman Rush collection of Frank Sinatra radio tapes
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
- Rush, Herman (Person)
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.
Subject
- Rush, Herman -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu