EMI Angel Records collection
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Scope and Contents
Collection consists of production materials for the EMI Angel Records label, primarily research for the album liner notes and artwork for album covers. The collection is separated into five series: Liner files, Business files, Image files, Scores, and Album layout drafts. See individual series for scope and content notes.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1953-1980s
Creator
- Angel Records (Firm) (Organization)
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 Music Library at music@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music 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.
Biographical / Historical
Angel Records was a record label founded by EMI in 1953 that specialized in classical music. In the 1960s, EMI introduced the budget Seraphim Records label to stay competitive in the market.
Extent
135.667 Linear Feet (99 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of production materials for the EMI Angel Records label, primarily research for the album liner notes and artwork for album covers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Penny and Doug Dutton, 2018.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Angel Records (Firm) -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the EMI Angel Records collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Music Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States
music@usc.edu