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ASCAP archives

Title
ASCAP archives, 1914-1986 (bulk 1930s-1986).
Author
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

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Details

Description
32.84 linear feet (79 boxes)
Subject
  • African American artists
  • Arts publicity
  • Associations, institutions, etc. > Membership
  • Boycotts
  • Copyright
  • Copyright > Performing rights
  • Hispanic American artists
  • Music
  • Music > United States > 20th century
  • Performing arts
  • Performing arts > United States
Genre/Form
  • Black-white-negatives.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Filmstrips.
  • Photographs.
  • Printed ephemera.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and visual materials in the collection may be directed to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (rha@nypl.org). Audio and visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.
Terms of Use (note)
  • For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Source (note)
  • Donated by ASCAP, 1986.
Call Number
JPB 12-12
OCLC
884591435
Author
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Title
ASCAP archives, 1914-1986 (bulk 1930s-1986).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and visual materials in the collection may be directed to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (rha@nypl.org). Audio and visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.
Summary
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization of more than 420,000 artists that protects the copyrights of its members. The ASCAP records represent a portion of the artists who joined the society from the 1930s to the mid-1980s. Many notable recording artists are represented from vaudeville to rock music. The files hold articles, biographical data sheets, broadsides, film strips, memorandum, obituary notices, photographs and photograph negatives,performance brochures, publicity and sheet music.
Terms Of Use
For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Source
Donated by ASCAP, 1986.
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Occupation
Actors.
Authors.
Composers.
Musicians.
Research Call Number
JPB 12-12
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