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William R. Moran Collection PA Mss 57 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8sj1m6p No online items Guide to the William R. Moran collection PA Mss 57 Finding aid prepared by Pearl Ko, 2011; encoded by Zachary Liebhaber, 2011. UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 93106-9010 [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections 2011 Guide to the William R. Moran PA Mss 57 1 collection PA Mss 57 Title: William R. Moran collection Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 57 Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 84 linear feet(169 document boxes, 15 flat boxes) Creator: Moran, William R. Date (inclusive): circa 1860-2004 Date (bulk): 1900-1950 Abstract: Personal papers and collection of discographer, author, and philanthropist William R. Moran. Collection includes sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera as well as manuscripts and research files, including files on singers and correspondence with singers, discographers and others. Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of Item], William R. Moran collection, PA Mss 57. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Bequeathed with the estate of William R. Moran. Biographical Note William Rodes Moran (1919-2006) studied and wrote about opera recordings for his whole life and was an acknowledged expert on the opera recordings of the recording of many early singers, especially those that recorded for Victor Records. With Ted Fagan, Moran founded the Victor Project, a comprehensive discography of the Victor Talking Machine Company from 1900 to 1955. In addition to his discographical work William Moran worked for Union Oil as an exploration geologist, retiring as Vice President for Exploration of Molycorp in 1985. From 1956 to 1989 William was Associate Editor of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. Scope and Content This collection contains posters, photographs, clippings and artifacts relating to the opera singers of the mid to late 19th century and early to mid 20th century, especially those singers who recorded for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the very beginning of the recording age in the early 20th century. In addition, the collection contains correspondence with singers and other discographers, manuscripts, and research files includings files kept on early Victor recording artists and early cylinder and 78 rpm disc recordings. Research files also include those files and correspondence relating to Moran's involvement in the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound (StARS), as well as Victor Talking Machine (VTM) ledger files for recordings from 1900 to 1955, which formed the basis for the Victor Project and the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (EDVR), an online database of more than 75,000 recordings made by Victor beginning in 1900 maintained by the UCSB Library. Arrangement The collection has been divided into the following series: I. Correspondence, II. Artist Files, IIA. Subject Files, III. Geraldine Farrar Files, IV. Nellie Melba Files, V. Artist Photographs, VI. Artist Clippings, VII. Albums and Scrapbooks, VIII. Autographs and Artifacts, IX. Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound (StARS), X. Recording Research Files (not Victor), XI. Recording Research Files (for EDVR), XII. Oversize, XIII. Opera Houses, Theaters, and Companies. Subjects and Indexing Terms Posters Photographs Correspondence Manuscripts Guide to the William R. Moran PA Mss 57 2 collection PA Mss 57 Programs Clippings (information artifacts) Melba, Nellie, Dame Farrar, Geraldine Victor Talking Machine Company Moran, Robert B., 1879-1961 -- Archives Series I. Correspondence Box-folder 1: 1 A file 1953-1995 Box-folder 1: 2 Richard Abel 1991 Box-folder 1: 3 Julio Goyen Aguado 1997 Box-folder 1: 4 Antonio (Tony) Altamirano 1983 Box-folder 1: 5 Amadeus Press 1988 Box-folder 1: 6 Amadeus Press 1989 Box-folder 1: 7 Amadeus Press 1990 Box-folder 1: 8 Amadeus Press 1991 Box-folder 1: 9 Amadeus Press 1992 Box-folder 1: 10 Amadeus Press 1994 Box-folder 1: 11 Amadeus Press 1995 Box-folder 1: 12 Amadeus Press 1996 Box-folder 1: 13 Amadeus Press 1997 Box-folder 1: 14 Amadeus Press 1998 Box-folder 1: 15 Amadeus Press 1999 Box-folder 1: 16 Amadeus Press 2000 Box-folder 1: 17 Amadeus Press 2001 Box-folder 1: 18 Amadeus Press 2002-2003 Box-folder 2: 1 ABC Mastermind 1982 Box-folder 2: 2 Mario Ancona 1976-1991 Box-folder 2: 3 Giacomo Ancona 1958-1971 Box-folder 2: 4 Australia-- National Sound Archive 1992-1993 Box-folder 2: 5 Eduardo Arnosi 1981 Box-folder 2: 6 Eduardo Arnosi-- Buneos Aires 1980 Box-folder 2: 7 Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Awards Committee 1990-1994 Box-folder 2: 8 Richard Arsenty 1997 Box-folder 2: 9 Aida Artsay 1960-1989 Box-folder 2: 10 Bill Ashbrook 1995-1996 Box-folder 2: 11 Barry Ashpole 1993-1996 Box-folder 2: 12 Barry Ashpole--Antique Phonograph News Box-folder 2: 13 Michael Aspinall 1987 Box-folder 2: 14 Lawrence Auspos 1999-2001 Box-folder 2: 15 Laurence Austin 1994 Box-folder 2: 16 McCarrell Ayers 1999 Box-folder 2: 17 B file 1954-1995 Box-folder 2: 18 Victor Babadagly 1980-1981 Box-folder 3: 1 Colin Bain 1998-2000 Box-folder 3: 2 Darrell Baker 1980 Box-folder 3: 3 Ondina Ballester 1991-2001 Box-folder 3: 4 Harold (Jan) Barnes 1929-1994 Box-folder 3: 5 Russell Barnes 1985 Box-folder 3: 6 Barrington Communications 1998 Box-folder 3: 7 B. E. Battrick 1984 Box-folder 3: 8 Robert Baumbach 1981-1982 Box-folder 3: 9 Richard Bebb 1962-1966 Box-folder 3: 10 Bell Telephone Laboratories 1979 Guide to the William R. Moran PA Mss 57 3 collection PA Mss 57 Series I.Correspondence Box-folder 3: 11 John R. Bennett 1956-1973 Box-folder 3: 12 Oliver Berliner 1988 Box-folder 3: 13 Marc Bernier 1979 Box-folder 3: 14 Michael Biel 1985-1986 Box-folder 3: 15 William Breslin 1961-1971 Box-folder 3: 16 British Institute of Recorded Sound 1958-1985 Box-folder 4: 1 David Breckbill 1984-1991 Box-folder 4: 2 Tim Brooks 1991-2000 Box-folder 4: 3 Jonathan Brown 1992 Box-folder 4: 4 Nathan Brown-El Cerrito Archive (Classical Recordings Archive of America) 1992 Box-folder 4: 5 George Brock-Nannestad 1985-1995 Box-folder 4: 6 Baskerville Publishers, Inc. 1995-1996 Box-folder 4: 7 Patricia Brown 1982 Box-folder 4: 8 Jeff Brownrigg 1992 Box-folder 4: 9 Harold Bruder 1993-2002 Box-folder 4: 10 Guiliana Bruno-RAI Corporation 1984 Box-folder 4: 11 Martin Bryan 1992 Box-folder 4: 12 Bill Bryant 1974-1995 Box-folder 4: 13 Peter Burgis 1973-2002 Box-folder 4: 14 Harry Butler 1988 Box-folder 4: 15 C file 1959-1993 Box-folder 5: 1 Judith Cabaud 1997-1998 Box-folder 5: 2 Camden County Historical Society undated Box-folder 28: 1 Camner, James undated Box-folder 5: 3 Canadian National Archives 1992-1994 Box-folder 5: 4 Jim Cartwright 1974-1987 Box-folder 5: 5 Kenneth Caswell 1999 Box-folder 5: 6 Enrico Caruso, Jr. 1983 Box-folder 5: 7 Paul Charosh 1968-1996 Box-folder 5: 8 Jim Christie 1951 Box-folder 5: 9 Club "99" 1969-1976 Box-folder 5: 10 Collector's Records Dublin 1956-1960 Box-folder 5: 11 William J. Collins 1975-1987 Box-folder 5: 12 John F. Cone 1983 Box-folder 5: 13 Michael Sherman (Columbia) 1994 Box-folder 5: 14 Helene F. Chmura (Columbia) 1961-1994 Box-folder 5: 15 Robert Conklin 1992-1998 Box-folder 5: 16 Connoisseur's Record Club 1953-1958 Box-folder 28: 2 Coonce, Michael S. undated Box-folder 5: 17 Barry Crawford (Leonard Warren Foundation) 1993-2001 Box-folder 5: 18 Creegan 1987-1990 Box-folder 5: 19 William Crittenden 1936-1937 Box-folder 5: 20 Mitzi Cress--Cambria Master Recordings and Publishing 1993 Box-folder 5: 21 David Cross 1964 Box-folder 5: 22 Robert Cowden 1992 Box-folder 6: 1 Ricardo Curró 1992 Box-folder 28: 3 Curro, Ricardo undated Box-folder 6: 2 Alan Culpin undated Box-folder 6: 3 D file 1946-1994 Box-folder 6: 4 Danish National (?) 1965-1971 Box-folder 6: 5 C. F. Dawe 1966-1968 Box-folder 6: 6 Duane Deakins 1955-1961 Box-folder 6: 7 Allen Debus 1981 Box-folder 6: 8 Charles Decker 1987 Box-folder 6: 9 Delos International 1991 Box-folder 6: 10 De Benidetti 1993 Box-folder 6: 11 Aldo Delicata 1958-1960 Box-folder 6: 12 Denoskowski--Sydney 1959-1960 Guide to the William R. Moran PA Mss 57 4 collection PA Mss 57 Series I.Correspondence Box-folder 6: 13 Jim Dennis 1946-1982 Box-folder 7: 1 Pam Dennis 1985 Box-folder 7: 2 Aldo Bernucci Diaz 1997 Box-folder 7: 3 Discor--Buenos Aires 1956-1979 Box-folder 7: 4 Dixie 1962-1967 Box-folder 7: 5 Robert Dixon 1992 Box-folder 7: 6 Richard Drost 1958-1965 Box-folder 7: 7 Arne Dørumsgaard 1973-1975 Box-folder 7: 8 James Drake 1990-1998 Box-folder 8: 1 Diapason Turntables 1991 Box-folder 8: 2 Joseph DuPlain 1973 Box-folder 8: 3 Salvador Diaz Dupond undated Box-folder 8: 4 Dutton 1963 Box-folder 8: 5 Juan Dzazopulos 1982-1994 Box-folder 8: 6 E file 1960-2003 Box-folder 8: 7 Ed Eagle 1979 Box-folder 8: 8 Michael Eert 1992 Box-folder 8: 9 Ely/Troutman re: gift to Stanford 1960-1968 Box-folder 32: 11 Envelopes (incoming) undated Box-folder 8: 10 Byron Erck 1991 Box-folder 8: 11 EMI-Hughes-Crimp 1955-1977 Box-folder 8: 12 Eklipse Records 1993-1995 Box-folder 8: 13 F file 1957-1994 Box-folder 9: 1 Nelson Faerber 1962-1970 Box-folder 31: 1 Fagan, Ted [1] undated Box-folder 31: 2 Fagan, Ted [2] undated Box-folder 31: 3 Fagan, Ted [3] undated Box-folder 31: 4 Fagan, Ted [4] undated Box-folder 31: 5 Fagan, Ted [5] undated Box-folder 28: 4 Farkas, Andrew undated Box-folder 9: 2 Andrew Farkas 1962-1990 Box-folder 9: 3 Farkas: Arno Press Project 1965-2002 Box-folder 9: 4 Farkas Cont.
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