Willis Conover Collection, 1930-1996
By Maristella Feustle
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Willis Conover Collection, 1930-1996 |
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| ID: | 06/ 004 |
| Primary Creator: | Conover, Willis (1920-1996) |
| Extent: | 300.0 Boxes |
| Arrangement: |
The collection is arranged in six series: Series 1: Voice of America, 1954-1996 Series 2: Audio, film, and video: Voice of America and others, 1950-1996 Series 3: Personal papers, books, and correspondence, 1931-1996 Series 4: Photographs, 1930s-1996 Series 5: Non-VOA broadcasters and projects Series 6: Realia |
| Date Acquired: | 00/00/1997 |
| Subjects: | |
| Languages: |
English Polish Russian |
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This extensive collection includes documents from Willis Conover's career at the Voice of America, as well as personal papers, non-VOA projects, sound recordings, video recordings, and realia.Biographical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Access Information
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Music Library. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Physical Access Note:
Collection is housed in the UNT Music Library and in remote storage. Advance notice for use is required. Please contact the Music Library for further information.
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Administrative Information
| Repository: | Music Library |
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| Acquisition Source: | Willis Conover Jazz Preservation Foundation, Inc. |
| Acquisition Method: | Gift. |
| Finding Aid Revision History: |
2018 May 24: Series 2, Sub-series 1. 2018 August 29: Series 2, Sub-series 6. |
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Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Voice of America, 1954-1996
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Sub-Series 1: Music USA Playlists
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Box 1: 1955
Barcode 707127. -
Box 2: 1956
Programs 399-667. Barcode 707128. -
Box 3: 1956-1957
Programs 670-814. Barcode 707129. -
Box 4: 1957
Programs 815-844 (numerous duplicate copies). Barcode 707130. -
Box 5: 1957
Programs 845-963. Barcode 707131. -
Box 6: 1957
Programs 964-1095. Barcode 707132. -
Box 7: 1957-1958
Programs 1097-1257. Barcode 707133. -
Box 8: 1958-1959
Programs 1258-1494. Barcode 707135. -
Box 9: 1961
Programs 1867-2101. Barcode 707134. -
Box 10: 1960-1961
Programs 2103-2385. Barcode 714842. -
Box 11: 1967-1977
Barcode 707120.-
Item 1: Binder, 1967-1968
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Item 2: Binder, 1969-1970
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Item 3: Binder, 1971-1973
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Item 4: Binder, 1974-1977
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Item 5: Folder, 1975 June-October
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Item 6: Folder, 1973
Looseleaf copies.
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Box 12: 1978-1983
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Box 13: 1980s, 1990s
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Box 14: Various playlists and schedules
Barcode 707114. -
Box 15: Inventories
Barcode 707113. -
Box 16: Inventories
Barcode 707112. -
Box 17: Inventories
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Sub-Series 2: Other programs
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Box 1: VOA Far East Division, Music of America
Barcode 707140. -
Box 2: House of Sounds
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Box 3: Music with Friends
Barcode 707115. -
Box 4: Music with Friends
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Box 5: Music with Friends
Barcode 707139. -
Box 6: Music with Friends; History of Jazz
Barcode 707138.
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Sub-Series 3: Various VOA-related documents
Boxes 1-8: Files.-
Box 1: Files
Barcode 679241. -
Box 2: Files
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Box 3: Files
Barcode 679229. -
Box 4: Files
Barcode 679215. -
Box 5: Files
Barcode 679228. -
Box 6: Files
Barcode 679232. -
Box 7: Files
Barcode 679218. -
Box 8: Files
Barcode 663339. -
Box 9: Files
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Box 10: Voice of America documents and publications
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Box 11: Voice of America documents and publications
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Box 12: Friends of Music USA newsletters
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Box 13: Friends of Music USA QSL cards
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Box 14: Files
Barcode 697623. -
Box 15: Files
Barcode 697625. -
Box 16: Files
Barcode 697626. -
Box 17: Files
Barcode 697627. -
Box 18: Files
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Box 19: Files
Barcode 697628. -
Box 20: Files
Barcode 697629. -
Box 21: Files
Barcode 697630. -
Box 22: Files
Barcode 697631.
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Sub-Series 4: White House Record Library Commission
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Box 1
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Sub-Series 5: Travel; jazz festivals and concerts
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Box 1: International travel and jazz festivals, 1957-1995
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Box 2: International travel and jazz festivals, 1957-1995
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Box 3: Newport Jazz Festivals
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Box 4: New Orleans Jazz Festival, 1968-1969
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Box 5: New Orleans Jazz Festival, 1968-1969
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Series 2: Audio, film, and video: Voice of America and others, 1950-1996
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Sub-Series 1: 10-inch audio reels
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Box 1
Barcode 713047.-
Item 1: Music USA #131-B: interview with Kai Winding, 1955 April 15
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Item 2: Music USA #181-B: interview with Billy Taylor, 1956 March 4
Reel date. -
Item 3: Music USA #191-B: interview with Marian McPartland, 1956 March 22
Reel date. -
Item 4: Music USA #219-B: interview with George Shearing, 1956 March 4
Reel date. -
Item 5: Music USA #226-B: interview with Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Bobby Hackett, and Woody Herman, 1956 March 4
Reel date. -
Item 6: Louis Armstrong interview: interview with Louis Armstrong, 1955 December 29
Reel date. -
Item 7: Music USA #230-B: interview with Chet Baker, 1956 March 11
Reel date. -
Item 8: Music USA #251-B: interview with Eartha Kitt, 1956 March 8
Reel date. -
Item 9: Music USA #295-B: interview with John Lewis and Sarah Vaughan, 1956 March 9
Reel date. -
Item 10: Music USA #345-B: interview with Peggy Lee, 1956 March 4
Reel date. -
Item 11: Music USA #357-B: interview with Dave Brubeck, 1955 November 11
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Item 12: Music USA #392-B, reel 1: interview with Milt Gabler, 1955 December 1
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Item 13: Music USA #392-B, reel 2: interview with Milt Gabler, 1955 December 1
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Item 14: Music USA #392-B, reel 3: interview with Milt Gabler, 1955 December 1
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Item 15: Music USA #399-B, reel 1: interview with Bob Thiele, 1955 December 2
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Item 16: Music USA #399-B, reel 2: interview with Bob Thiele, 1955 December 2
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Item 17: Music USA #394-B: interview with Benny Goodman, 1955 December 21
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Item 18: Christian Chevallier - 4 selections; Bernard Peiffer at organ, 1955 April 15
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Item 19: Billy Eckstine, Teddi King, March of Dimes, RCA Victor Train, 1956 January 21
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Item 20: Andy Wiswell, 1956 January 26
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Item 21: Bob Shad, 1956 January 26
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Box 2
Barcode 713048.-
Item 1: Eddie Condon interview, 1956 January 27
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Item 2: Radio Biography of Sounds - for special events, 1956 February 23
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Item 3: National Guard Armory Jazz Interview: June Christy, Nat "King" Cole, Ted Heath, Bob Flanigan, 1956 May 1
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Item 4: Music USA #569-A, 1957 January 10
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Item 5: Danny Kaye interview (Special Events), 1956 June 28
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Item 6: Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland, 1956 July 2
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Item 7: Louis Armstrong 1, 1956 July 13
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Item 8: Louis Armstrong 2, 1956 July 13
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Item 9: Louis Armstrong 3, 1956 July 13
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Item 10: Louis Armstrong 4, 1956 July 13
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Item 11: Louis Armstrong 5, 1956 July 13
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Item 12: Music USA, Louis Armstrong, Part I, 1956 July 14
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Item 13: Music USA, Louis Armstrong, Part II, 1956 July 14
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Item 14: Music USA, Louis Armstrong, Part V, 1956 July 14
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Item 15: Louis Armstrong Music - Part II, 1956 January 1
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Item 16: Louis Armstrong Music - Part III, 1956 January 1
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Item 17: Music USA #621-B, 1957 January 10
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Item 18: Hungarian Jazz, 1956 October 16
Music, followed by discussion, followed by one more track. -
Item 19: Music USA #695-B: Hungarian Jazz Guests, 1957 January 5
Reel date. -
Item 20: Music USA #750-A, 1957 January 10
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Box 3
Barcode 713049.-
Item 1: W.C. Handy interview, Part I, 1956 January 1
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Item 2: W.C. Handy interview, Part II, 1956 January 1
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Item 3: Music USA #770-B, 1957 January 10
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Item 4: Interview of Conover on BBC by Harold Rogers, 1957 August 4
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Item 5: WGMS - Speaking of Jazz, Part I, 195u November 4
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Item 6: WGMS - Speaking of Jazz, Part II, 195u November 4
Duplicate of previous item. -
Item 7: Interview: Marshall Brown, George Wein #7, 1956 January 1
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Item 8: Music USA #1422: Irving Berlin, Part I, 1958 November 12
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Item 9: Music USA #1422: Irving Berlin, Part II, 1958 November 12
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Item 10: Music USA #1638-B, 1959 January 1
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Item 11: Music USA #1664-B, 1959 July 20
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Item 12: Music USA #1665-B, 1959 July 21
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Item 13: Music USA #1666-B, 1959 July 22
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Item 14: WQXR World of Jazz: Billie Holiday, 1959 July 23
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Item 15: Music USA #1667-B, 1959 July 23
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Item 16: Music USA #1672-B, 1959 July 28
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Item 17: Music USA: The Jazz Disciples - Salisbury, South Rhodesia, 1959 August 26
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Item 18: Music USA recorded in Lagos, Part I, 1959 November 24
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Item 19: Music USA recorded in Lagos, Part I, 1959 November 24
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Item 20: Gil Evans interview, undated
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Item 21: Music USA #1912-B: Louis Armstrong Show, 1960 March 8
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Item 22: Music USA #1914-B: Louis Armstrong Show, 1960 March 8
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Box 4
Barcode 713050.-
Item 1: S.I. Hayakawa interview, 1960 March 29
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Item 2: Music USA #2149-B: Andre Previn, 1961 October 30
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Item 3: "Andre Previn show", undated
Copy of 1960 show. -
Item 4: WNEW audition, Part I, 1960 September 28
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Item 5: WNEW audition, Part II, 1960 September 28
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Item 6: Music USA #2232-B "Woody Herman jazz (in person)," Part I, 1960 November 15
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Item 7: Music USA #2233-B "Woody Herman jazz (in person)," Part II, 1960 November 16
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Item 8: Music USA #2234-B "Woody Herman jazz (in person)," Part III, 1960 November 17
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Item 9: "High-level dub" of Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, and Billy Taylor, "Africa - jazz" discussion, undated
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Item 10: "Interview with Charles Martyn on Soviet tour", 1961 June 6
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Item 11: Ellington material for Conover, 1962 February 14
Pre-recorded music. -
Item 12: Quincy Jones interview 1, 1962 May 19
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Item 13: "From Dixon show (aircheck) - Frost piece", 1962 July 5
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Item 14: One Woman's Washington, 1963 January 14
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Item 15: Interviews: Flavio Ambrosetti, undated
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Item 16: John Wiggin interview, 1963 March 5
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Item 17: Russian - Interview with Duke Ellington, undated
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Item 18: Russian - Interview with Pastor John Gensel, Jazz Pastor, 1964 October 25
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Item 19: "Conover - Russian service, VOA commentary, music, lecture, etc., answering letter from Soviet listener asking 'What Is Jazz'?", 1963 January 30
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Item 20: "Conover - Russian service, VOA commentary, music, lecture, etc., answering letter from Soviet listener asking 'What Is Jazz'?", 1963 January 30
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Item 21: Music USA: Joe Williams, 1965 February 10
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Item 22: Promos, 1965 March 2
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Box 5
Barcode 713051.-
Item 1: [Benny] Goodman promos, 1965 March 20
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Item 2: Bob LaPlante interview with Don Byas, 1965 November 2
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Item 3: Jazz in Eastern Europe - Joseph Sadlik with music, Jan Arnet, 1966 March 4
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Item 4: Russian: Gerry Mulligan in Moscow, Part I, 1967 July 25
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Item 5: Russian: Gerry Mulligan in Moscow, Part II, 1967 July 25
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Item 6: Music USA #4618-B: Gerry Mulligan, Soviet Jam Session, 1967 August 4
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Item 7: Music USA, Louis Armstrong, Part II, 1967 September 29
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Item 8: Music USA: Louis Armstrong, Part III, 1967 September 29
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Item 9: Voices of VISTA: Al Hirt; Charlie Byrd, 1967 November 25; 1967 November 27
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Item 10: Voices of VISTA: Doc Severinsen, 1967 December 7
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Item 11: Music USA #4773-A: Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, with Boston Pops Orchestra, 1968 January 24
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Item 12: Music USA: Interview with Fred Gale, Part I, 1968 February 9
Willis Conover interviewed by Fred Gale. -
Item 13: Music USA: Interview with Fred Gale, Part II, 1968 February 9
Willis Conover interviewed by Fred Gale. -
Item 14: Music USA: Interview with Jack O'Brian, WOR, New York, 1968 February 9
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Item 15: Conover interviewed by Norm Nathan, WHDH, 11:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m., 1968 February 1
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Item 16: Music USA: Interview with Norm Nathan, WHDH, Boston, 1968 February 9
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Item 17: Party honoring Duke Ellington at the White House - Signal Corps-43, Part I, 1969 April 30
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Item 18: Party honoring Duke Ellington at the White House - Signal Corps-43, Part I, 1969 April 30
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Item 19: News Closeup, circa 1959 December 13
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Item 20: Monitor - Part 2 of 2, Worldwide English, 1905 May 12
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Item 21: Francy Boland, Kenny Clarke #1, 1905 May 15
Album "Jazz is Universal"
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Box 6
Barcode 713052.-
Item 1: Music USA: Ben Grauer, 1905 May 22
Raw audio of New York, New York Program 407. Willis Conover interviewed by Ben Grauer. -
Item 2: English/Russian: Interview with Chuck Mangione, 1905 May 22
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Item 3: Tunisian Jazz. "For: Sarkisian / Africa Service.", 1905 May 22
George Gruntz -
Item 4: Rhapsody in Blue: "Theme for F.E.'s 'Music of America'.", undated
Glenn Miller band, Rhapsody in Blue -
Item 5: The Jazz Epistles - Johannesburg, South Africa, undated
Released materials. -
Item 6: Claude Thornhill, undated
Claude Thornhill speaking. -
Item 7: Kondakow / Pauls / 7 Dixie Lads, Leningrad / Weinstein, undated
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Item 8: Moscow All-Stars, undated
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Item 9: No information on reel or container, undated
Blank -
Item 10: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - Pilot Master 1, undated
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Item 11: WCBS Show Ia - 1 of 3, 1960 December 3
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Item 12: WCBS program 1 - 2 of 3, 1960 December 3
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Item 13: WCBS program 1 - 3 of 3, 1960 December 3
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Item 14: Willis Conover - House of Sounds - WCBS - 1 of 2, 1960 December 3
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Item 15: Willis Conover - House of Sounds - WCBS - 2 of 2, 1960 December 3
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Item 16: Willis Conover Jazz - 1 of 2, 1960 December 10
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Item 17: Willis Conover Jazz - 2 of 2, 1960 December 10
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Item 18: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - Pilot Master 2, undated
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Item 19: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - Pilot Master 3, undated
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Item 20: Willis Conover Jazz - 1 of 2, 1960 December 17
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Item 21: Willis Conover Jazz - 2 of 2, 1960 December 17
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Box 7
Barcode 713053.-
Item 1: Willis Conover - WCBS - 1 of 2, 1960 December 24
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Item 2: Willis Conover - WCBS - 2 of 2, 1960 December 24
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Item 3: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1960 December 31
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Item 4: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1960 December 31
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Item 5: Bob Dixon interview with Preminger about Moscow / Ed Joyce, 1961 January 2
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Item 6: "WCBS?" - 1 of 2, 1961 January 7
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Item 7: "WCBS?" - 2 of 2, 1961 January 7
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Item 8: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 January 14
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Item 9: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 January 14
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Item 10: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 January 21
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Item 11: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 January 21
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Item 12: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 January 28
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Item 13: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 January 28
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Item 14: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 February 4
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Item 15: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 February 4
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Item 16: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 February 11
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Item 17: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 February 11
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Item 18: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 February 18
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Item 19: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 February 18
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Item 20: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 February 25
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Item 21: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 February 25
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Item 22: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 March 4
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Box 8
Barcode 713054.-
Item 1: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 March 4
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Item 2: Jack Sterling Show, 1961 June 1
WCBS. -
Item 3: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 October 14
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Item 4: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 October 14
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Item 5: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 October 21
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Item 6: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 October 21
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Item 7: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 October 28
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Item 8: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 October 28
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Item 9: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 November 4
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Item 10: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 November 11
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Item 11: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 November 11
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Item 12: Willis Conover interview with Duke Ellington, 1961 November 15
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Item 13: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 November 25
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Item 14: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 November 25
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Item 15: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 December 2
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Item 16: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 December 2
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Item 17: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 December 16
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Item 18: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 December 16
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Item 19: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1961 December 23
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Item 20: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1961 December 23
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Item 21: Willis Conover's House of Sounds, 1961 December 30
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Box 9
Barcode 713055.-
Item 1: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 January 8
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Item 2: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1962 January 8
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Item 3: No information on reel or container, undated
Unidentified big band. -
Item 4: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 January 13
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Item 5: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1962 January 13
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Item 6: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 January 20
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Item 7: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1962 January 20
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Item 8: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 January 27
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Item 9: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1962 January 27
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Item 10: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 February 3
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Item 11: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1962 February 3
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Item 12: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 February 10
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Item 13: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 1 of 2, 1962 February 17
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Item 14: Willis Conover's House of Sounds - 2 of 2, 1962 February 17
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Item 15: "Shirley #1", 1962 April 16
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Item 16: Willis Conover, 1962 August 27
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Item 17: Conover-Carroll audition - 1 of 2, 1962 September 16
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Item 18: Conover-Carroll audition - 1 of 2, 1962 September 16
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Item 19: "Speak", 1962 October 29
Ad for book. -
Item 20: Conover with Ed Joyce, "Speak Up" program, WCBS, 1963 March 8
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Item 21: Willis Conover with Norton Mockridge / Shirley [Carroll] with Dixon ("New Girl in Town"), 1964 March 2
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Item 22: Fire Commissioner Thompson - original & S.E.C. [Shirley Carroll], 1964 May 18
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Box 10
Barcode 713056.-
Item 1: Fire Commissioner Thompson - safety copy, 1964 May 18
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Item 2: Jack Sterling, 1965 June 11
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Item 3: Shirley Carroll, undated
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Item 4: 1 King's Party Tape, undated
Gene King, 1960 -
Item 5: "3 Black Kings", undated
American Composers Orchestra, Three Black Kings, Duke Ellington, Four Symphonic Works. -
Item 6: Guitar tape, undated
May be unreleased. "Property of M. Shoskes." -
Item 7: [Jack] Sterling promos with Warren Sweeney, undated
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Item 8: The Real Ambassadors - edited version, undated
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Item 9: No information on reel or container. Yellow archival box., undated
Blank. -
Item 10: Dixon N.M. + Carroll, 1963 March 24
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Item 11: CBS-PM, 1960s
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Item 12: Carroll / Gilliand, 1960s
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Item 13: Shirley Carroll, 1905 May 15
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Item 14: Unidentified - in box labeled "Semih Ustun Demo Disc", undated
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Item 15: Conover - in second box labeled "Semih Ustun Demo Disc", 1961 August 1
Short ad, with Conover's voice in between. -
Item 16: Music USA #2204-B, broadcast January 10, 1961, 1960 October 21
Copy. Label: "Mr. George Avakian, N.Y." -
Item 17: Music USA #2204-B
Copy. "For B[ertha] Todd." -
Item 18: Music USA #2205-B, broadcast January 11, 1961., 1960 October 18
Copy. -
Item 19: Music USA #2205-B. "King Kong."
Copy. "For W[orld]W[ide] English - Todd." -
Item 20: Voice of America - African Jazz Opera, "King Kong," Miriam Makeba., 1961 May 11
Stamped "RCA bulk erased." Actual content unknown. -
Item 21: Willis Conover promotion for Music USA, ad libbed for Joe Close's stations., 1961 February 23
"Includes Sue Raney, 'Careless Years', Gil Evans's 'La Nevada' (excerpt), Nat Cole's 'Paper Moon',"Physical Description: Duration: 19:37. -
Item 22: "Dub: The girls."
Content unknown.
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Box 11
Barcode 714633.-
Item 1: 1971 Town Hall Guitar Concert. George Barnes, Bucky Pizzarelli, John McLaughlin
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Item 2: "Tags"
"Conover - save." -
Item 3: English: Special Music Feature: Bluesman John Lee Hooker in Washington, undated
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Item 4: Eddie Thompson for Music USA, tape 2, 1981 March 19
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Item 5: Eddie Thompson for Music USA, tape 3, 1981 March 19
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Item 6: Eddie Thompson for Music USA, tape 4, 1981 March 19
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Item 7: Packet of papers accompanying Eddie Thompson tapes.
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Item 8: Lionel Hampton at the White House #2, 1981 September 10
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Item 9: French to Africa: Interview with jazz group members "Alive", undated
Physical Description: Duration: 18 minutes. -
Item 10: Broadcast date, a Wednesday., 1991 December 11
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Item 11: 1940 Ellington I
Fargo, ND. -
Item 12: 1940 Ellington II
Fargo, ND. -
Item 13: 1940 Ellington III
Fargo, ND. -
Item 14: 1940 Ellington IV
Fargo, ND. -
Item 15: Duke '39, Smithsonian Collection
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Item 16: Inserts - Forum Studio One, #187 - Ellington Inserts, In a Sentimental Mood
Box insert mentions narrator. -
Item 17: English: Ken Bader interviews Charles Earland, jazz organist, and McCoy Tyner, jazz pianist, about their new album.
"Dyson / Music USA." -
Item 18: Jazz at the White House - for Blair Eng/Africa [English to Africa]
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Item 19: English: Pessin interview with John Lewis of Modern Jazz Quartet; "Ernie in WIllis Conover's office."
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Item 20: BBC, Alastair Cooke - Jazzmen: Fats Waller, 1977 October 7
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Item 21: BBC, Alastair Cooke - Jazzmen: Duke Ellington, 1977 November 4
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Item 22: English/Music: Salute to Jazz from the White House, NPR-68, 1978 June 18
"1st 1/2 hour news & interviews [in their] entirety."
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Box 12
Barcode 713058.-
Item 1: "3 Ellington dubs"
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Item 2: No information on reel or container.
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Item 3: No information on reel or container.
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Item 4: Jazz as a National Treasure spot.
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Item 5: Pronunciations for King Kong, circa 1960
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Item 6: Quincy Jones, Willis. "About [Arif] Mardin."
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Item 7: "Hung for Monday 4:30"
Content unknown. -
Item 8: Illegible label
Content unknown. -
Item 9: World of Music Series II, program 53, English
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Item 10: Econ Rpt. 1:55
Reverse side: "Ferraro under Fire," August 31, 1984. Content unknown. -
Item 11: Willis Conover
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Item 12: World of Music 66, English
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Item 13: Lali on Duke - Georgia [illegible], 1983 May 24
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Item 14: WCRL promo, 1984 April 6
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Item 15: World of Music 82, Cajun
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Item 16: World of Music 65
"Safety eng." -
Item 17: Morning - Air part 2, Saturday, February 25
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Item 18: World of Music 84, Polish
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Item 19: Polish Protect, broadcast #77, 1984 October 11
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Item 20: World of Music 80 (In English) for M. White
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Item 21: Press opinion [?] in Honduras on El Salvadoran soldiers in Honduras, Ortega, 1984 October 1
Reverse side: TNS #1007, July 3, 1973. -
Item 22: World of Music 83
"Heads." -
Item 23: New Orleans Jazz in Spanish - M. Cousino with W. Conover, 1984 March 19
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Item 24: New Orleans Jazz in Spanish - M. Cousino with W. Conover. Second reel., 1984 March 19
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Item 25: No information on reel.
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Item 26: Ragtime: Scott Jopin 1907 piano roll of 1899 Maple Leaf rag and discussion.
Very brittle tape label. -
Item 27: Louis safety.
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Box 13
Barcode 713060.-
Item 1: World of Music #1 - Polish
Master, includes playlist. -
Item 2: World of Music #2 - Polish
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Item 3: World of Music #3 - Polish
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Item 4: World of Music #4 - Polish
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Item 5: Ellington/Fiedler: Sophisticated Duo
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Item 6: Stand-by program: Willis Conover's House of Sounds, 1988 August 12
"Used 8/12/88." -
Item 7: Willis Conover with Jim Lester, part 1, 1996 February 8
Physical Description: Duration: 1:05:00. -
Item 8: Willis Conover with Jim Lester, part 1, 1996 February 8
Physical Description: Duration: 26:00 -
Item 9: Willis Conover, Adam Phillips interview, 1995 January 10
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Item 10: Paul Blair interviews Finnish clarinetist Antti Sarpila
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Item 11: Teenage Finnish clatinetist Antti Sarpila at the 1982 Colorado Jazz Party, 1982
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Item 12: Ken Bader interviews vibes player Gary Burton, between sets at Blues Alley, 1982 January 12
Voice of America Worldwide English feature. -
Item 13: Steps - Paradox - extra copy
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Item 14: Breakfast Show - Billboard
Voice of America. "For Sunday, July 12, 6 and 8 only." Spine label: "Thurs. PM." Top label: "This Week." -
Item 15: Conover Spanish Romanian
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Item 16: Part I Spaso Dixieland Jazz Performance, 1974 May 9
"Return to E Flam, USSR Div." -
Item 17: Music USA #4215 B
Dubbed on June 13, 1981. -
Item 18: Conversations with Conover #20
Likely dub, dated June 10, 1984. -
Item 19: No information on reel
Ampex 632 tape. -
Item 20: Music USA #13954-A: Bob Crosby memorial program
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Item 21: Dubs
"2 dubs + 2 cassettes." Louis Armstrong, Columbia, Jewel of the Ocean,and "This is the Voice of America"; music by Ralph Curtis; Conover whistling and narrating "Far Off, Close By," and "The Empty Streets," Poland 1959, Czechoslovakia 1965, 1967 "Russia?"; Duke Ellington on June 14, 1965; Miroslav Vitous; Conover: The Empty Streets (various versions). -
Item 22: Tribute to Count Basie, 1985-1993
Mainly from the Radio-Television Belgrade Big Band. Produced by Franja Jench. -
Item 23: American Jazz Philharmonic
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Box 14
Barcode 713059.-
Item 1: ROM (Basie-Eng)
Physical Description: Duration: 22:45. -
Item 2: Erol Pekcan
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Item 3: Library of Congress - Conover - live, 1994 September 15
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Item 4: UK phone call regarding Willis Conover and London Times, 1992 April 29
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Item 5: Bel Montazi, 1991 April 18
"Left-handed / WZ + ATZ" -
Item 6: Music USA #13812-B
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Item 7: 6 Reference, 1987 April 10
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Item 8: Q+A: Willis Conover with Kent Klein, regarding Cab Calloway, 1994 November 19
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Item 9: Arts about 315, #3-10852, Colbert and Harrison on Broadway, 1985 July 10
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Item 10: World of Music Series II, program 54, Polish/English
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Item 11: World of Music Series II, program 50. Polish/English
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Item 12: World of Music Series II, program 51, English
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Item 13: World of Music Series II, program 51, English, second tape
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Item 14: World of Music program 86
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Item 15: World of Music Series II, program 49, Polish/English
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Item 16: No information on reel
Ampex 632 tape. -
Item 17: World of Music program 85
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Item 18: No information on reel
Ampex 632 tape. -
Item 19: World of Music Series II, program 52, Polish/English
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Item 20: Empty reel
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Item 21: Empty reel
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Box 15
Barcode 713062.-
Item 1: Conversation with Duke Ellington, 1973 September 5
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Item 2: English: Weekend Edition: Willis Conover, 1987 February 7
Voice of America. -
Item 3: English: Willis Conover segment, 1987 February 7
Voice of America. -
Item 4: Moscow - Collins, 1984 October 27
Voice of America. -
Item 5: Music USA #8280-A: Gene Bertoncini - Michael Moore duo, 1977 August 31
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Item 6: Voice of America Jazz Hour theme; Willis Conover: music, illustrating questions for EBU [European Broadcasting Union] jazz competition, Danmarks Radio, 1974
Question sheet included.
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Sub-Series 2: 7-inch and smaller audio reels
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Box 1
Barcode 713063.-
Item 1: Commercial (pilot) for Ballantine Ale + pilot for new radio station, early 1950s
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Item 2: W. Conover interview - February 23 - Johnny Hodges, 1955 February 23
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Item 3: "The" Orchestra, live, early 1950s
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Item 4: Interview with George Avakian for Music USA #365-B, 1955 November 29
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Item 5: Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard, 1964 November 14
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Item 6: Interview with Art Tatum for Music USA #172-B, 1955 May 18
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 7: Reel addressed from Louis Armstrong to Joe Glaser, 1959
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Item 8: Chicago Theatre of the Air - Yma Sumac, 1951 August 25
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Item 9: "The" Orchestra, live, early 1950s
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Item 10: Steve Allison - 1 of 2, early 1950s
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Item 11: "Allison dub for Conover" / Dan Flood interviews Barbara Bolling, 1950s
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Item 12: Express za Beograd [Belgrade Express], 1970s?
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Item 13: Belgrade Express, 1970s?
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Item 14: Groggy's Mambo, Este y ese, Vaya! Con el tiempo, Mambo feliz, 1954 October 5
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Item 15: Music USA #300-B, part 1, 1955 September 21
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Item 16: Music USA #300-B, part 2, 1955 September 21
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Item 17: Music USA #310-B, Part 1, 1955 September 28
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Item 18: Music USA #310-B, part 2, 1955 September 28
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Item 19: Danny Kaye (Yugoslav), 1956
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Item 20: Music of Trinidad, Part I, 1956 April 17
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Item 21: Music of Trinidad, Part II, 1956 April 17
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Item 22: Interviews with Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and 4 students at Farmingdale, NY high school, 1956 June 7
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Item 23: Conover interview on BBC, with Harold Rogers, 1957 July 29
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Item 24: Willis Conover: 1-hour audition, Part II, 1957 May 8
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Item 25: Music USA #1092-A: Christmas Day - Part I, 1957 October 24
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Item 26: Music USA #1092-A: Christmas Day - Part II, 1957 October 24
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Item 27: Music USA Lecture Tape, Part I, 1959 May 14
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Item 28: Music USA Lecture Tape, Part II, 1959 May 14
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Item 29: Conover domestic special, late 1950s
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Item 30: Music USA #1639-B, 1959 June 25
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Item 31: Music USA #1673-B, Part I, 1959 July 29
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Item 32: Music USA #1673-B, Part II, 1959 July 29
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Item 33: Indonesian, Magazine of the Air "97": "A Short History of Jazz", 1959 August 18
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Item 34: Interviews of American Fullbright grantees to Spain, Part I, 1959 October 15
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Item 35: Interviews of American Fullbright grantees to Spain, Part II, 1959 October 15
GB Audio did not capture. Duplicate of part 1. -
Item 36: Interview of Don Betjeman by Prof. Donald Born, 1959 October 1
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Item 37: Interview of Lena Horne by Prof. Donald Born, 1959 October 1
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Item 38: Interview of Frances Cuka by Prof. Donald Born, 1959 October 1
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Item 39: Music USA #2204-B: Miriam Makeba, 1960 October 21
For Mr. Loomis. Previously labeled ENH-T-4059. -
Item 40: Music USA #2205-B: African Jazz Opera "King Kong", 1960 October 18
For Mr. Loomis. Previously labeled ENG-T-8303. -
Item 41: "Not for broadcast": Informal demonstration - Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Taylor, Quincy Jones, 1961 February 24
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Box 2
Barcode 713064. Items 45, 46, and 47 were returned from digitization sealed in a bag, presumably after mold treatment, and have been kept there.-
Item 1: Today - John Chancellor - June Valli, 1961 August 2
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Item 2: North Texas State University [now UNT] 1:00 Lab Band, Fall Concert, 1962 November 27
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Item 3: Ivan Denisovich, 1963 January 23
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Item 4: Willis Conover - Duke Ellington Jazz Society, 1963 May 27
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Item 5: Conover in Spanish - Pepe del Rio, 1963 December 11
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Item 6: "Take the A Train" by Ceylon Orchestra, played for Duke Ellington, 1963
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Item 7: Russian: W. Conover on What Is Jazz - Part I, 1963 February 27
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Item 8: Eng/Russ: Conover/Ciliberti #1, "Jazz Conversation", undated
For Sokolowski. -
Item 9: Conversations with Conover #1 - for Russian language program, Willis Conover and Marie Ciliberti, undated
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Item 10: Arif Mardin, 1957 April 5
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Item 11: Conversations with Conover #2 - for Russian language program, Willis Conover and Marie Ciliberti, undated
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Item 12: Conversations with Conover #2 - for Russian language program, Willis Conover and Marie Ciliberti ["minus several final (minor) edits"], undated
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Item 13: Conversations with Conover - Interview with Rev. John Gensel, 1964 February 10
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Item 14: Milton Caniff, Part 1, 1964 February 21
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Item 15: Milton Caniff, Part 2, 1964 February 21
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Item 16: Conversations with Conover - Charles McWhorter, 1964 March 2
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Item 17: Art Farmer, 1964 March 2
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Item 18: Mort Sahl, 1964 March 13
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Item 19: Conversations with Conover - Sri Satini Djatiasmoro, 1964 July 26
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Item 20: "A Conversation with Luci", 1964 July 30
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Item 21: "Conover Private Stock - Paul Stookey & Mary Travers", 1964 September 1
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Item 22: Paul and Mary (of Peter, Paul & Mary) - not edited, 1964
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Item 23: Conversations with Conover - Frank Sinatra, Jr., Part 1, 1964 September 10
For Harden. -
Item 24: Conversations with Conover - Frank Sinatra, Jr., Part 2, 1964 September 10
For Harden. -
Item 25: Presidential entertainment at the White House, 1964 October 3
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Item 26: Presidential entertainment at the White House, continued, 1964 October 3
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Item 27: Conversations with Conover - Alexander Smallens, 1964 October 8
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Item 28: White House Communications agency: "A Conversation with Lynda Johnson", 1964 June 14
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Item 29: Music USA: Songs of Alec Wilder, 1965 January 7
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Item 30: Alec Wilder interview and music, 1965 January 7
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Item 31: USIS Copenhagen, 1965
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Item 32: Copenhagen 1965: Ben Webster, 1965
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Item 33: Joe Williams musical, 1966 January 20
Apparently Conover compositions, played by unknown pianist. Includes "A Song for Now." -
Item 34: Music USA: Tete Montoliu, Part I, 1966
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Item 35: Music USA: Tete Montoliu, Part II, 1966
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Item 36: Prague International Jazz Festival, 1966
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Item 37: Carol Reed Show, 1966 December 31
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Item 38: Willis Conover - Duke Ellington Jazz Society, 1967 October 16
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Item 39: The White House - Tony Bennett, 1967 November 14
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Item 40: Charlie Byrd - Willis Conover - interview, 1967 November 28
Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, D.C. -
Item 41: Voices of VISTA interview - Vikki Carr, 1967 December 11
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Item 42: Music USA: Willis Conover interview with Mac McGarry, WRC Radio, 1968 January 4
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Item 43: Mac McGarry broadcasting "Far Off, Close By" on WRC-AM, Washington, D.C.; interview with Willis Conover, 1968 January 4
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Item 44: Jack O'Brian. Guests: Willis Conover, George Simon, 1968 January 26
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Item 45: "What is this?", early 1950s
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C. -
Item 46: Willis Conover Tape #2, 1950s
Steve Allison 2 of 2. -
Item 47: Berklee - music for USIA TV, 1967
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Box 3
Barcode 713065.-
Item 1: Willis Conover with Jack O'Brian, WOR, Part 1, 1968 January 26
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Item 2: Willis Conover with Jack O'Brian, WOR, Part 2, 1968 January 26
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Item 3: Music USA: Willis Conover interview with Norm Nathan, WHDH Boston, 1968 February 9
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Item 4: Willis Conover - interview, WDSU, Doug Ramsey, New Orleans, Part 1, 1968 June 24
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Item 5: Willis Conover - interview, WDSU, Doug Ramsey, New Orleans, Part 2, 1968 June 24
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Item 6: Willis Conover - Mike Wallace at Large, CBS Network Dimension, 1968 July 1
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Item 7: WTOP 25th anniversary - Conover, circa 1968
Interview 1960. -
Item 8: WTOP 25th anniversary - Conover, circa 1968
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Item 9: WTOP 25th anniversary - Conover, circa 1968
May duplicate previous item. -
Item 10: Willis Conover remarks at White House presentation
White House Record Library Presentation. For Lombardi. -
Item 11: Duke Ellington at the White House, #1, 1969 April 29
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Item 12: Duke Ellington at the White House, #3, 1969 April 29
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Item 13: Duke Ellington at the White House, #8, 1969 April 29
8 of 15. -
Item 14: USIS mailer to WC in New Orleans
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Item 15: Willis Conover - Monitor Insert, NBC, 1969 May 10
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Item 16: Wilis Conover with Scott Morrison, Mutual Network, 1969 May 1
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Item 17: First half, swearing in of Ken Giddens as VOA director: Dick Cushing, Frank Shakespeare, 1969 September 5
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Item 18: "One-at-a-Time Blues" - New Orleans, 1969
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Item 19: Voices of VISTA #1 - Peter, Paul & Mary, 1960s
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Item 20: Voices of VISTA #51 - Tammy Grimes, 1960s
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Item 21: Maury Higdon - Willis Conover - Monitor, circa 1971
3 short interviews. -
Item 22: Willis Conover and Jorge Luis Borges, 1976 April 30
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Item 23: "WC record", 1960s
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Item 24: Conversations with Conover - Birth of the Cool, Part 1, 1960s
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Item 25: Conversations with Conover - Birth of the Cool, Part 2, 1960s
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Item 26: Conversations with Conover - Birth of the Cool, Part 3, 1960s
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Item 27: Willis Conover, WCBS, 1961 January 10
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Item 28: Willis Conover, WCBS, 1961 January 10
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Item 29: Willis Conover, WCBS, 1961 January 10
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Item 30: Audio only, A+P (Sterling), 1965 May 12
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Item 31: WCBS, NYC, undated
Armed Forces New Year's Eve, 1964 -
Item 32: "Osserman", undated
Youth band/interview. -
Item 33: Sir Oliver, 1951 November 30
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C. -
Item 34: "Our Show - dub", undated
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Item 35: Unidentified - in yellow archival box, undated
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Item 36: Unidentified - in yellow archival box, undated
Child speaking French. -
Item 37: Unidentified - in yellow archival box, undated
NPR Morning Edition, Bob Edwards, interview with S. Frederick Starr.
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Box 4
Barcode 713066.-
Item 1: Unidentified - in yellow archival box, undated
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Item 2: Warren Bernhardt, undated
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Item 3: North African selections ("Plaza de Toros" crossed out on container), undated
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Item 4: "WT Remain", undated
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Item 5: Conversations with Conover #371, undated
"1st English-language discussion, not edited." -
Item 6: Conversations with Conover #190 (1 of 3), undated
"For India lecture - possible future of jazz." -
Item 7: Conversations with Conover #191 (2 of 3), undated
"For India lecture - possible future of jazz." -
Item 8: Conversations with Conover #191, 192? (3 of 3), undated
"For India lecture - possible future of jazz." -
Item 9: Fort Sill Mail Call, 1951 October 19
"Returned from KWSH - formerly KSMI."Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 10: Bisquick - Willis Conover, 1962 February 21
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 11: Marvin Kalb, 1963 June 11
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 12: Dave Grusin - for Maida Schwartz, 1964 November 24
Grusin's album KaleidoscopePhysical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 13: "Cy Coleman funny opening", undated
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 14: Louis Armstrong: Hail Columbia (trumpet) and "This is the Voice of America" (vocal), 1966 April 21
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 15: Marilyn Maye, 1967 December 9
Edgewood Recording Studio, Washington, D.C.Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 16: The Blind Girl - piano; The Blind Girl - whistling; The Empty Streets - piano and reading, circa 1967
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 17: The Blind Girl - piano ("with 1st ending only"_; Far Off, Close By (whistling, 1st + 2nd endings) - Jim Hall, guitar, added; The Empty Streets, piano and reading, circa 1967
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 18: Gil Evans interview, 1968 March 4
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 19: Ella Fitzgerald for Voices of VISTA, 1968 May 10
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 20: Sun Ra Feature, 1984 July 30
Interview with Sun Ra and with Willis Conover. NPR Morning Edition. Produced by Becca Pulliam.Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 21: CBS Radio Spot sales, 1962 June 1
Various advertisements.Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 22: Flag Day feature and three spots, 1964 June 14
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 23: Sterling survey, 1965 August 4
Jack Sterling advertisement.Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 24: No information on reel, undated
Middle Eastern (Indian?) musicPhysical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 25: No information on reel, undated
Conover / girl speaking French. Different from Box 3, item 36.Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 26: United Community Funds - network jingles, 1964
Adverts/Chad Mitchell Trio. Name of Bill Tracy on front of container.Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 27: v. 1: David Baker: Black America (beginning), 1971 July 1
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Item 28: v. 2: David Baker: Black America (continuation), 1971 July 1
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Item 29: v. 3: David Baker: Black America (conclusion), 1971 July 1
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Item 30: Music USA #6999-B - Ruby Braff and George Barnes - interview and music - 1 of 2., 1974 February 28
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Item 31: Music USA #7000-B - Ruby Braff and George Barnes - interview and music - 2 of 2., 1974 February 28
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Item 32: Music USA #7879-A, Johnny Mercer, 1st of 7, 1976 July 26
Music only, plus Conover's announcements. Revised to #8065-A, Friday, January 28, 1977. -
Item 33: Music USA #7881-A, Johnny Mercer, 2nd of 7, 1976 July 28
Interview and music. Revised to #8068-A, Monday, January 31, 1977. -
Item 34: Music USA #7893-A, Johnny Mercer, last of 7, 1976 August 9
Interview and music. Revised to #8079-A, Friday, February 11, 1977. -
Item 35: Johnny Mercer interview, 3 of 4, 1971?
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Item 36: Duke Ellington memorial program, 1974
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Item 37: Ellington funeral, 1974 May 27
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 38: Ellington funeral, reel 2 of 3., 1974
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Item 39: Ellington funeral, reel 3 of 3., 1974
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Item 40: Voice of America New York, New York Program 407 - Willis Conover, 1975 December 27
For Robson. -
Item 41: John Lewis, original, 1 of 2, 1978 January 9
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Item 42: John Lewis, original, 2 of 2, 1978
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Item 43: Music USA #8461-B - John Lewis, 1 of 4, music only. Tape 1., 1978
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Box 5
Barcode 713067.-
Item 1: Music USA #8461-B - John Lewis, 1 of 4, music only. Tape 2., 1978
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Item 2: Music USA #8462-B - John Lewis, 2 of 4, with interview. Tape 1., 1978
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Item 3: Music USA #8462-B - John Lewis, 2 of 4, with interview. Tape 2., 1978
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Item 4: Music USA #8463-B - John Lewis, 3 of 4, with interview. Tape 1., 1978
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Item 5: Music USA #8463-B - John Lewis, 3 of 4, with interview. Tape 2., 1978
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Item 6: Music USA #8464-B - John Lewis, 4 of 4, with interview. Tape 1., 1978
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Item 7: Music USA #8464-B - John Lewis, 4 of 4, with interview. Tape 2., 1978
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Item 8: President Carter, Conover, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie - White House, for Shah of Iran and Empress Farah, 1977 November 15
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Item 9: SV [Sarah Vaughan], Dizzy, Conover, Jimmy Carter, Earl Hines - White House, 1977 November 15
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Item 10: White House - Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie - 2, 1977 November 15
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Item 11: Aura Rully (Urziceanu) with Duke Ellington, Newport-New York, 1972 July 8
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Item 12: Bill Berry New York Band rehearsal, with Bill Watrous, 1970 March 15
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Item 13: Music USA: Willis Conover interview with Norm Nathan, WHDH Boston, tape 2, 1968 February 9
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Item 14: Grabacion Hispavox para disco: Oleo, Moonlight in Vermont, On Green Dolphin Street, My Funny Valentine, 1967 December 1
Pedro Iturrade, saxophone, Hampton Hawes, piano, Eric Peter, bass, Peer Wyboris, drums. -
Item 15: Dee Brown - II
Pick Yourself Up, Insensatez, What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life, Days of Wine and Roses, Lover Man. -
Item 16: J. Bunch and Friends, 1977 October 28
Music USA #8338-A. -
Item 17: Rick Henderson's Original Stage Band Arrangements
For conductor, 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, guitar, bass, drums. Musicians appear to include members of the U.S. Navy Commodores, the Airmen of Note, and the Annapolis Academy Band. Emanon Music, Washington, DC. -
Item 18: Music USA #9946-B: Duke Ellington Series 3, 1 of 2
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Item 19: Music USA #9947-B: Duke Ellington Series 3, 2 of 2.
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Item 20: Teo Macero: Music By One Composer, Town Hall, New York, 2 of 3, 1973 March 1
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Item 21: Charlie Goodgrasse and the Green Thumb Society
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Item 22: Rhythm Records R-104A: Moonglow
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Item 23: Racz interview with Conover in Debrecen
In Hungarian. -
Item 24: No information on reel or container
Container formerly labeled Care International Report Reel no. 2. -
Item 25: Safety copy: Willis Conover interview into Alec Wilder salute - Marian McPartland, Michael's Pub, 1973 December 18
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Item 26: Second of two: Zoot Sims tribute, for audition only
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Item 27: Town Hall, 1 of 2: "Louie: Goodbye and Thanks", 1971 July 10
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Item 28: "Confidential (off Strowger)" - Frank Shakespeare, Voice of America, introduced by Ken Giddens, 1970 March 25
"Music USA included." -
Item 29: Monterey Jazz Festival: Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra, 1973
Second Race, It Only Happens Every Time, 61st and Ritchie. -
Item 30: Bill Berry
Front cover: "Play this, mother!" -
Item 31: Bill Berry interview, at Pip's, New York, 1970 May 13
"For VOA b'cast (some) plus poss. transcribe for mag. article." -
Item 32: Louis and Mahalia
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Item 33: No information on reel or container
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Item 34: No information on reel or container
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Item 35: Music with Friends - US, program 26, part 2
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Item 36: World of Music, English, "Marin"
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Item 37: World of Music #1, English, "It's the Talk of the Town"
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Item 38: Excerpts from Escalator over the Hill, 1971
Music by Carla Bley, words by Paul Haines. Featuring the Jazz Composers' Orchestra. Postmark date. -
Item 39: For Willis Conover, 1970 January 30
Origin unclear.Physical Description: 2-inch reel
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Box 6
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Item 1
Barcode 713068. -
Item 2: Music USA #5570-B [from schedule log: Big band arrangements], 1970
Recorded February 19, 1970, broadcast March 31, 1970. -
Item 3: Music USA #6734-B; #6785-B - Murray MacEachern, 1973 June 4; 1973 July 28
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Item 4: Music USA #6971-B, 1974 January 30
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Item 5: Music USA #6972-B
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Item 6: Music USA #6973-B
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Item 7: Music USA #7082-B, Roman Waschko on Polish jazz, 1974 May 21
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Item 8: Music USA #7301-A, Kyoko Kosaka, 1974 December 26
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Item 9: Music USA #7697-A, Lee Wiley (including death announcement), 1976 January 26
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Item 10: Music USA #7783-A, Margaret Whiting sings Harold Arlen, 1976 April 21
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Item 11: Music USA #7839-A - "Long-Lost Friends (#1)"
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Item 12: Music USA #8176-B, Toshiko/Tabackin live, 1 of 2, 1977 May 19
Stamped April 29, 1977. -
Item 13: Music USA #8177-B, 2 of 2, 1977 May 20
Stamped April 29, 1977. -
Item 14: Music USA #8195-B, Adam Makowicz, 1 of 5 -- first half of program - records, 1977 June 7
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Item 15: Music USA #8195-B, Adam Makowicz, 1 of 5 -- second half of program Makowicz and Byrczak at JFK, May 7, 1977; interview with Barney Josephson at the Cookery, 1st selection Cookery, May 9, 1977, 1977 June 7
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Item 16: Music USA #8196-B, Wednesday, 6/8/1977. Adam Makowicz, 2 of 5 - The Cookery (first of 4 programs there), 5/9/1977, 1977 June 8
Stamped May 11, 1977. -
Item 17: Music USA #8197-B, Adam Makowicz, 3 of 5 - The Cookery, May 9, 1977, comments by John Hammond, Barney Josephson, Urszula Dudziak, Marian McPartland, George Simon, "Poles, et al", 1977 June 9
Stamped May 11, 1977. -
Item 18: Music USA #8198-B, Adam Makowicz, 4 of 5 - The Cookery, May 9, 1977, comments by John Hammond, Joe Franklin, Al Brickman, Marian McPartland, 1977 June 10
Stamped May 11, 1977. -
Item 19: Music USA #8199-B, Adam Makowicz, 5 of 5 - The Cookery, May 9, 1977, closing remarks by Makowicz, 1977 June 11
Stamped May 11 1977. -
Item 20: Music USA #8495-A: Tony Bennett with Bill Evans (Improv 7117), 1 of 3, 1978 April 3
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Item 21: Music USA #8497-A: Tony Bennett (2nd of 3) with Ruby Braff-George Barnes quartet - Rodgers and Hart (Improv 7120); instrumentals by Braff/ Barnes (Concord CJ-7), 1978 April 5
"This dub is muffled." -
Item 22: Music USA #8497-A: Tony Bennett (2nd of 3) with Ruby Braff-George Barnes quartet - Rodgers and Hart (Improv 7120); instrumentals by Braff/Barnes (Concord CJ-7), 1978 April 5
Additional copy. -
Item 23: Music USA #8499-A: Tony Bennett (3rd of 3) - "a program of songs with various orchestras", 1978 April 7
"1st take: audition. 2nd take (revised) instead." -
Item 24: Music USA #8509-B, 1978 April 17
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Item 25: Music USA #8510-B
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Item 26: Music USA #8511-B
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Item 27: Music USA #8512-B
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Item 28: Music USA #8513-B
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Item 29: Music USA #8514-B
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Item 30: Music USA #8634-A (Standards #31), Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1978 August 20
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Item 31: Eisenhower Theatre Evening #1, Chico Freeman
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Item 32: Eisenhower Theatre Evening #2, Chico Freeman
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Item 33: Music USA - Ben Grauer interview. For: Polglase
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Item 34: Leroy Jenkins Group, Kool Jazz Fest, 1982 May 30
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Item 35: VOA: Tribute to Duke Ellington, including ceremonies at Songwriters' Hall of Fame, New York (1 of 2), 1978 April 28
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Item 36: VOA "Weekend" - WC on NJF origins, with Diz, Roach, Jimmy Carter, "Salt Peanuts", 1978 June 24
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Item 37: "Visiting Louisiana" - Latin America, Cansino and Conover
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Item 38: Eubie Blake Jazz Sessions #43 - new McIntyre Big Band
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Item 39: Music USA #13882-B, 1993 January 1
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Item 40: Gospel Today, 1992 October 31
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Item 41: Folded papers for Gospel Today program.
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Item 42: Music - Jazz Today, #83-31 - John S. Wilson / Lawrence Laine, 1983 June 1
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Box 7
Barcode 713069.-
Item 1: R. Peter Straus, National Press Club, part 1, 1978 March 28
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Item 2: R. Peter Straus, National Press Club, part 2, Q and A, 1978 March 28
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Item 3: R. Peter Straus, National Press Club, part 1, 1978 March 30
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Item 4: R. Peter Straus, National Press Club, 3/30/1978, part 2, continued, "Q and A, incl. WC and jazz", 1978 March 30
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Item 5: Willis Conover, WCBS, part 1, 1960 December 3
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Item 6: Willis Conover, WCBS, part 1
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Item 7: Willis Conover, WCBS, reel 2, show 1.
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Item 8: Willis Conover WCBS, part 3 of 4 (1st program), 1960 December 3
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Item 9: Willis Conover, WCBS, part 4 of 4, 1960 December 3
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Item 10: Willis Conover, WCBS #4, 1960 December 3
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Item 11: Willis Conover, WCBS, program 2, reel 1
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Item 12: Willis Conover, WCBS, reel 2, program 2, 1960 December 3
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Item 13: WCBS - Reel 2-A
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Item 14: WCBS - Reel 2-B
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Item 15: Willis Conover, WCBS, Reel 1, program 2
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Item 16: WCBS - Reel 1, part 2
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Item 17: Randy Brecker, et al, Klagenfurt, Austria and New York City, 1966 June 3; 1967 August 4
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Item 18: Bill Berry, 10 minutes
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Item 19: Bill Berry rehearsal, 1970 March 15
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Item 20: Audition for U.S. Air Force jazz program: Willis Conover interviews Marian McPartland, Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong, with music, 1974 June 12
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Item 21: Frank Shakespeare
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Item 22: Teo Macero: Music by One Composer - Town Hall, New York, 1973 March 1
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Item 23: Willis Conover, commencement address, Berklee College of Music, 1977
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Item 24: Part 1, Reel A
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Item 25: Part 1, Reel B
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Item 26: Voice of America Weekend: Willis Conover on Newport Jazz Festival origins; "Salt Peanuts" with Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, and Jimmy Carter, 1978 June 24
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Item 27: Duke Ellington, live, 1940 November 7
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Item 28: Music USA #9944-B
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Item 29: Music USA #9944-B
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Item 30: Music USA #9945-B
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Item 31: Music USA #9945-B
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Item 32: Music USA #9946-B
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Item 33: Music USA #9947-B
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Item 34: Ain't Misbehavin - Fats Waller musical
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Item 35: Ain't Misbehavin - Fats Waller musical
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Item 36: Sydney Bechet: Bechet of New Orleans
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Item 37: Voice of America: Great American Songs
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Item 38: Voice of America: "An assistant intrudes while I'm taping.", 1970 May 22
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Item 39: Dance Music #1, 1961 May 25
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Item 40: Dance Music #2, 1961 May 25
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Item 41: Dance Music #3, 1961 May 25
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Item 42: Dance Music #4, 1961 May 25
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Item 43: Dance Music #5, 1961 May 25
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Box 8
Barcode 713070.-
Item 1: Dance Music #6, 1961 May 25
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Item 2: For Willis Conover, VOA #1
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Item 3: Music USA #8664-B - Makowicz "Press Party" - 1 of 2, 1978 September 19
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Item 4: Music USA #8664-B - Makowicz "Press Party" - 2 of 2, 1978 September 19
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Item 5: Duke #1
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Item 6: Duke # 2
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Item 7: Duke #3
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Item 8: Duke #4
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Item 9: Duke #6
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Item 10: Duke #7
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Item 11: Duke #8
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Item 12: Duke #9
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Item 13: Duke #10
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Item 14: Duke #11
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Item 15: Duke #13
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Item 16: Duke #14
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Item 17: Duke #19
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Item 18: Duke #20
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Item 19: Duke #21
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Item 20: Duke #22
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Item 21: Duke #27
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Item 22: Duke #29
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Item 23: Duke #30
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Item 24: Duke #31
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Item 25: Duke #33
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Item 26: Duke #34
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Item 27: Duke #35
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Item 28: CBS TV, 1981 July 6
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Item 29: Janusz Muniak, "Obertas"; Ewa Bem, "Dzien Dobry, Mister Blues"; Stanislaw Sokja, "Isn't She Lovely"; Natl Phil. Orch of Poland with Adam Makowicz, 1977 performance, of "New World a-Comin'"
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Item 30: NFAA Jazz Radio Spots, with Quincy Jones
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 31: Karapetian - Music USA Interview, 11:25 a.m. for Finn/Music USA., 1974 March 1
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Item 32: Willis Conover's World of Music - "new corrected master," formerly MwF(P) #185
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Item 33: Suite: Nemos Impression of Spain / The primal scream - rec. at Digit Dauner studio - Wolfgang Dauner. BASF tape.
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Item 34: Willis Conover interviewed by Jill Daugherty [sp?] for USSR Division, 1976 January 30
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Item 35: Russian: Interview with Willis Conover on science fiction, 1976
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Item 36: UDC (University of the District of Columbia) Jazz Big Band, 1 of 2
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Item 37: UDC (University of the District of Columbia) Jazz Big Band, 2 of 2
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Item 38: Wolfgang Dauner, Knirsch, feat. Larry Corryell, MPS Studio Villingen, 1972
Includes letter dated November 11, 1975. -
Item 39: Aladar Pege - Tape #2 of 4: cut #1, arco bass; cut #2, plucked bass
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Item 40: 21st Anniversary, with Ben Grauer
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Box 9
Barcode 713071.-
Item 1: "Erroll Garner, VISTA, taped 16 May 1965" crossed out on container
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Item 2: Town Hall Connoisseur Concert 1 of 6, 7/17/1971.
Minor mold spotting. -
Item 3: Glenn Miller #1
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Item 4: Glenn Miller #3
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Item 5: Glenn Miller #4
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Item 6: Glenn Miller #5
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Item 7: Glenn Miller #6
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Item 8: Glenn Miller #7
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Item 9: Glenn Miller #8
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Item 10: Glenn Miller #9
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Item 11: Glenn Miller #10
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Item 12: Glenn Miller #11
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Item 13: Glenn Miller #12
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Item 14: Glenn Miller #13
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Item 15: Glenn Miller #14
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Item 16: Glenn Miller #15
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Item 17: Glenn Miller #16
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Item 18: Glenn Miller #17
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Item 19: Glenn Miller #18
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Item 20: Glenn Miller #19
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Item 21: Glenn Miller #21
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Item 22: Glenn Miller #24
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Item 23: Glenn Miller #25
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Item 24: Glenn Miller #26
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Item 25: Dick Hyman, 1 of 2
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Item 26: Dick Hyman, 2 of 2
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Item 27: Vagif Mustafazade, 1 of 2
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Item 28: Vagif Mustafazade, 2 of 2
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Item 29: Larry King and Peter Straus, Mutual Radio, 1 of 4
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Item 30: Larry King and Peter Straus, Mutual Radio, 2 of 4
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Item 31: Larry King and Peter Straus, Mutual Radio, 3 of 4
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Item 32: Larry King and Peter Straus, Mutual Radio, 4 of 4
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Item 33: Jazz from Afghanistan - Goethe Institute and French Cultural Center, Kabul (BASF tape), 1977
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Item 34: Lecture tape - musical selections
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Item 35: Lecture tape - safety copy
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Item 36: Lecture music - Istanbul 1977, India and Sri Lanka, 1978. "Classics of Jazz", 1977, 1978
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Item 37: Music for Lecture, "Other Directions (Possible Future of Jazz)" #1
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Item 38: Music for Lecture, "Other Directions (Possible Future of Jazz)" #2
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Item 39: Music for Lecture, "Other Directions (Possible Future of Jazz)" #3
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Item 40: Ahmad Jamal LP-636 Side 1
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Item 41: Ahmad Jamal LP-636 Side 1
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Box 10
Barcode 713072.-
Item 1: 1st Sunday Pop
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Item 2: George Kirby imitates Louis Armstrong, 1973 July 4
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Item 3: Eric Vogel #1
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Item 4: Potomac Music Society - music for lecture
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Item 5: Sy Harris, Bob Marcato, Allen Swift, Norman Rose
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Item 6: Beginning of Voice of America Magazine Show: Willis Conover interviewed on Jazz Yatra in New Delhi, 1978 March 16
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Item 7: International vocal groups and Zbigniew Seifert
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Item 8: World Saxophone Quartet
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Item 9: Dee Brown with various artists
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Item 10: Various artists: Glenn Miller, Russ Morgan, Fats Waller, Harry James, Les Brown
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Item 11: Magazine Show: half program with and about Willis Conover (Music USA, jaz, fantasy and science fiction, H.P. Lovecraft), 1973 October 10
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Item 12: Hong Kong Presents Off-Beat Cha-Cha featuring Kong Ling
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Item 13: Conover: Far Off, Close By; The Empty Streets - two versions
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Item 14: "T.B. 3 of 3 rev."
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Item 15: Passe compose
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Item 16: New tape
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Item 17: New tape
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Item 18: New tape
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Item 19: New tape
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Item 20: Free Synagogue
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Item 21: No information on reel or container
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Item 22: No information on reel or container
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Item 23: "Blank/clean tape"
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Item 24: No information on reel. Irish brand reel in yellow archival container.
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Item 25: Lester Young, Buddy Rich, Nat Cole
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Item 26: Janice: Vocal coaching
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Item 27: Unidentified reel in former Tactical Air Command container
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Item 28: No information on reel or container
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Item 29: #1 of 2
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Item 30: #2 of 2
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Item 31: Spirit of '78 pilot, 2 of 2
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Item 32: Spirit of '78 pilot, 2 of 2
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Item 33: Voter registration
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Item 34: Original, instrumental
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Item 35: Medal presentations, Warsaw Jazz Festival, 1977
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Item 36: Capitol Timeline, 2 of 2, 1968 January 8
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Item 37: Part 1 Stereo
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Item 38: Part 2 Stereo
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Item 39: New tape
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Item 40: Conover: Chesterfield Queens
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 41: Jazz in the Troc, 1967 July 22-23
Physical Description: 5-inch reel -
Item 42: Scotch 3M Leader and timing tape.
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Item 43: Empty reel box labeled "Carol Channing spots, WCBS"
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Item 44: Empty reel box labeled Music USA Lecture Tape, part 2 of 2, recorded May 14, 1959
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Item 45: Empty reel box, BASF Magnetophon-Langspielband
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Sub-Series 3: Film and video
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Box 1: VHS and Sony KCS-20K videocassettes
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Sub-Series 4: Broadcast transcription discs, 1945-1952
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Box 1
Barcode 714899.-
Item 1: Duke Ellington Cavalcade, Parts 1 and 3, 1946 April 20
11:00 pm - 2:00 amAccruals: 2 copies -
Item 2: Duke Ellington Cavalcade, Parts 2 and 4, 1946 April 20
11:00 pm - 2:00 amAccruals: 2 copies -
Item 3: Duke Ellington Cavalcade, Parts 5 and 7, 1946 April 20
11:00 pm - 2:00 amAccruals: 2 copies -
Item 4: Duke Ellington Cavalcade, Parts 6 and 8, 1946 April 20
11:00 pm - 2:00 amAccruals: 2 copies -
Item 5: Duke Ellington Cavalcade, Parts 9 and 11, 1946 April 20
11:00 pm - 2:00 amAccruals: 2 copies -
Item 6: Duke Ellington Cavalcade, Parts 10 and 12, 1946 April 20
11:00 pm - 2:00 amAccruals: 2 copies -
Item 7: Duke Ellington at the piano, Parts 1 and 2, 1946 April 21
2:05 - 2:35 amAccruals: 3 copies. -
Item 8: Lionel Hampton, Parts 1 and 3, 1946 May 8
12:00 - 1:00 am -
Item 9: Lionel Hampton, Part 5, 1946 May 8
12:00 - 1:00 am -
Item 10: King Cole Trio, 1946 October 9
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Item 11: "Duke", cut 1, 1948 March 27
Sleeve dated March 20. -
Item 12: "Duke", cuts 2-6, 1948 March 27
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Item 13: Meet the Composer - Duke Ellington, Part 1, 1948 October 31
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Item 14: George Shearing interview with Willis Conover, 1949 November 2
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Item 15: Peggy Lee with Willis Conover
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Item 16: "Connover [sic] spot," Duke Ellington concert [electrical transcription]
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Item 17: Conover, Armstrong
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Box 2
Barcode 714900.-
Item 1: Willis Conover, WWDC
2 disc set in cardboard folder. -
Item 2: 1, 2, 3 / 4, 5, 6, sleeve marked "save for Conover.
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Item 3: "7-8," sleeve marked "save for Conover."
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Item 4: Em Bee record, 12:30 Wednesday. Sleeve marked "please save for Conover."
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Item 5: Willis Conover, WWDC, 1000 Connecticut Ave, Washington, DC
"Sign-off effect improperly done. Last notes should have been 'That's All' effect. Unable to re-cut." -
Item 6: Duke Ellington at the Piano, Parts 1 and 2, 1946 April 21
2:05-2:35 a.m. Additional copy of Box 1, item 7. -
Item 7: Lionel Hampton, Parts 2 and 4, 1946 May 8
See also: Box 1, items 8 and 9. -
Item 8: Stan Kenton, Parts 1 and 3, 1947 January 14
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Item 9: Stan Kenton, Parts 2 and 4, 1947 January 14
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Item 10: I/II
Sides numbered I and II; no other information. Center of disc stamped "property of U.S. government." Partial recording on both sides. -
Item 11: No information on disc
One full side recorded. Presto brand disc. -
Item 12: Hall of Hits, Part I, October 19
Sleeve title. Label: "Scholastic Sports Association," dated August 1, 1946. -
Item 13: Tunes on Trial, part 2 of 2, 1947 June 7
10:00 a.m. Reverse side: "Melody Lane Part 1." Sleeve: "May 10th Labor Arbitration." WWDC. See also: Box 5, Item 7. -
Item 14: Melody Lane
Sleeve title. -
Item 15: Melody Lane, Part 1 of 2, 1946 August 15
"Recorded by C.R. Shaffer." WWDC. See also: Box 5, Item 1. -
Item 16: No information on disc
Center of record stamped "property of U.S. government." -
Item 17: Tommy Tucker's Gift Record
Tommy Tucker's Orchestra with vocalist Don Brown and The Three Two-Timers. Lang-Worth Recorded Music Service YTNY 4333/4334.
YTNY 4333: 1. I Love You (Theme with spoken opening); 2. I Love You (Theme with spoken closing); 3. That Old Sweetheart of Mine (vocal); 4. Tucker Time; 5. Busters Gang; 6. Russian Dressing.
YTNY 4334: 1. Time to Go (ensemble vocal breaks); 2. Brass Hats (Time Music); 3. Someday, Somewhere (vocal trio); 4. My Heart Sings (vocal, Brown and trio).
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Item 18: American Jazz #1, Willys [sic] Conover, Part 2 of 2, 1948 August 23
Voice of America labeling. -
Item 19: "Louis [sic] Conover," part 1, 1951 December 15
NBC radio-recording division. Packaged with previous item. -
Item 20: "Louis [sic] Conover," part 2, 1951 December 15
NBC radio-recording division. -
Item 21: The Orchestra, Willis Conover, sides 1 and 2, 1952 September 10
"Dub from NBC trx"
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Box 3
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Item 1: Hazel and Harold MacArthur, 1945 March 18
5:15-5:30 pm. "First show. Cletus, play poker last night? Weather, weather bureau on phone, poker chip." -
Item 2: Hazel & Harold, 1945 March 25
5:15-5:30 pm. "Wedding license: dates mixed on anniversary, look for license; Del Anker, photographer." -
Item 3: Hazel & Harold, 1945 April 8
5:15-5:30 pm. "Dream. Walking home from dance, Harold trying to sleep, Hazel talking, dream, Charles Boyer, Betty Grable -
Item 4: Hazel & Harold, 1945 May 6
5:15-5:30 pm. "Flashback. Hazel jealous of woman on street, Lloyd Nolan; do you love me, Harold?" Cracked. -
Item 5: Hazel & Harold, 1945 June 3
5:15-5:30 pm. "Hermann Goering, Sunday afternoon at MacArthur's, psychoanalysis, dream, 'Gloomy Sunday'." -
Item 6: Hazel & Harold, 1945 June 10
5:15-5:30 pm. "Speech, war bonds; Times Harold." -
Item 7: Hazel & Harold, 1945 June 17
5:15-5:30pm. "Four phone calls. Eating in kitchen." -
Item 8: Hazel & Harold, 1945 June 24
5:15-5:30 pm. "President Truman, jokes in Lafayette Park." -
Item 9: Hazel & Harold, 1945 July 15
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 10: Hazel & Harold, 1945 July 29
5:15-5:30 pm. "Quiz. Marital Happiness Quotient (MHQ)." -
Item 11: Hazel & Harold, 1945 August 12
5:15-5:30 pm. "Lipstick on collar, getting check cashed." Cracked. -
Item 12: Hazel & Harold, 1945 August 19
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 13: Hazel & Harold, 1945 August 26
5:15-5:30 pm. "Talking in sleep, dream of Southern girl, rationed kisses, nightmare, 'Ah [illegible] + goodness." -
Item 14: Hazel & Harold, 1945 September 16
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 15: Hazel & Harold, 1945 September 23
5:15-5:30 pm. Nathalie Sherman and Willis Conover. "Picking face. Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, dream." -
Item 16: Hazel & Harold, 1945 October 6
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 17: Hazel & Harold, 1945 October 21
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 18: Hazel & Harold, 1945 October 28
5:15-5:30 pm. "Whistling old songs." -
Item 19: Hazel & Harold, 1945 November 4
5:15-5:30 pm. "Trying to read 'Life', Hazel cleaning house, letter from Cletus, list of requests for Harold. -
Item 20: Hazel & Harold, 1945 November 11
5:15-5:30 pm. "Mixing 'grape juice' for George & Ruth." -
Item 21: Hazel & Harold, 1945 November 18
5:15-5:30 pm. "Saving money, polishing shoes." -
Item 22: Hazel & Harold, 1945 November 25
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 23: Hazel & Harold, 1945 December 2
5:15-5:30 pm. "Bridge game with Ruth and George, Mr. and Mrs. Moorehead." -
Item 24: Hazel & Harold, 1945 December 9
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 25: Hazel & Harold, 1945 December 16
5:15-5:30 pm. "Cletus TS, TO, TD (Army expressions)." -
Item 26: Hazel & Harold, 1945 December 23
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 27: Hazel & Harold, 1945 December 30
5:15-5:30 pm. "Jean Sablon, Statler Hotel."
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Box 4
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Item 1: Hazel & Harold, 1946 January 6
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 2: Hazel & Harold, 1946 January 20
5:15-5:30 pm. "Evening working at home. Life magazine." -
Item 3: Hazel & Harold, 1946 February 10
5:15-5:30 pm. Nathalie Sherman and Willis Conover. "Ways of getting rid of women." -
Item 4: Hazel & Harold, 1946 February 17
5:15-5:30 pm. "Jealousy. (Rebroadcast - with wrong introduction.)" -
Item 5: Hazel & Harold, 1946 February 24
5:15-5:30 pm. "Cletus comes home." -
Item 6: Hazel & Harold, 1946 March 31
5:15-5:30 pm. "Cletus sleeping in living room. Hazel and Harold in bedroom all day." -
Item 7: Hazel & Harold, 1946 March 17
5:15-5:30 pm. "What's wrong with Washington, DC, let's go back to Buffalo, nylons." -
Item 8: Hazel & Harold, 1946 March 24
5:15-5:30 pm. Cracked. -
Item 9: Hazel & Harold, 1946 March 31
5:15-5:30 pm. "Doctor bills, shooting crap[s]." -
Item 10: Hazel & Harold, 1946 April 7
5:15-5:30 pm. "Sunday morning. 'Shave!' Joseph Medley, Earl McFarland." Cracked. -
Item 11: Hazel & Harold, 1946 April 14
5:15-5:30 pm. "Don Steele's Secret Service Society, feelings of a non-veteran, white shirts." -
Item 12: Hazel & Harold, 1946 April 21
5:15-5:30 pm. -
Item 13: Hazel & Harold, 1946 April 28
5:15-5:30 pm. "Harold's stiff neck; compatibility test." -
Item 14: General Electric spots for Walter Compton News WTTG
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Item 15: Walter Compton, GE News, WTTG television
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Item 16: Walter Compton news, GE -- WTTG
Sleeve marked "3-15." -
Item 17: Walter Compton, GE News, WTTG
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Item 18: WTTG television news, Walter Compton
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Item 19: General Electric, WTTG news
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Item 20: General Electric spots
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Item 21: WTTG General Electric - Compton news spots
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Item 22: G.E. Walter Compton news
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Item 23: Walter Compton GE News commercials, WTTG
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Item 24: General Electrics [sic] spots
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Item 25: General Electric, WTTG news
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Item 26: Walter Compton GE News, commercials for WTTG.
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Item 27: Walter Compton, GE News, WTTG television
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Item 28: General Electric spots for Walter Compton News WTTG
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Item 29: WTTG General Electric - Compton news spots
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Item 30: WTTG G.E. Walter Compton news
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Item 31: Walter Compton General Electric news for WTTG
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Box 5
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Item 1: Melody Lane, Part I, 1945 August 15
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Item 2: Tokyo Profiles, H[illegible] snapshot, 1946 July 26
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Item 3: Melody Lane, 1946 November 3
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Item 4: Juke Box Review No. II, 1946 November 28
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Item 5: Melody Lane, Part I, 24-Jan
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Item 6: Melody Lane, Part II
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Item 7: Tunes on Trial, Part I of II, 1947 June 7
10:00 AMAccess Restriction: Sleeve dated May 31. -
Item 8: En-Bee record, 1947 June 14
12:30-12:45 am -
Item 9: Enbee record sales, 27-Jun
12:30 AM -
Item 10: Enbee, Friday, August 8, 1947
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Item 11: Enbee, 1947 August 22
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Item 12: Crescent Club Spots, Yawn Patrol, Al Cummings, 1949 February 24
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Item 13: Veterans Cabs Spots, Yawn Patrol, Al Cummings, 1949 February 24
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Item 14: Parade of Hits, Part 1 of 2
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Item 15: Parade of Hits, Part 2 of 2
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Item 16: Will, Jack Holiday, Betty Madigan, Old Georgetown Beer
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Item 17: Hall of Hits, Part I, 19-Oct
Reverse label: Army Band, 10/16/1944. Sleeve refers to Hall of Hits, part II. -
Item 18: President Truman
Access Restriction: Sleeve label. -
Item 19: So You Want to Be a Disc Jockey
WPEN disc label. -
Item 20: MB Record Service
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Item 21: "Sec Krug cuts 1 and 2"
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Item 22: "2"
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Item 23: "3"
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Box 6
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Item 1: Aristo Theater of the Air (Mark Austad), 1945 October 21
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Item 2: Popular Tunes, 1946
"Tr. credit inc." -
Item 3: DC Cracker Barrell, 1946 December 10
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Item 4: Electrical Center Popular Tunes, 1946 December 12
7 pm Thursday. "ET credit included." -
Item 5: Fri - 14, 1, 47
"Tr. Credit inc." Sleeve labeled B-256. -
Item 6: H. Abramson Co.
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Item 7: President of Venezuela
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Item 8: Unmarked "Presto" brand disc.
Damaged. -
Item 9: Unmarked Soundcraft brand disc.
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Box 7
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Item 1: No label, "property of the U.S. government"
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Item 2: No label, "property of the U.S. government"
Marked "II" -
Item 3: VOA transcription disc: Duke Ellington, Black, Brown and Beige: Work Song; Come Sunday, 1956 May 4
Disc 1. Original recording date of December 11-12, 1944 matches RCA Victor recording of same works on that date. -
Item 4: VOA transcription disc: Duke Ellington, Black, Brown and Beige: The Blues; Three Dances
Disc 2. Original recording date of December 11-12, 1944 matches RCA Victor recording of same works on that date. -
Item 5: VOA transcription disc: Duke Ellington, Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling, Balcony Serenade, 1956 May 4
Disc 1. Original recording dates of July 24 and 30, 1945 match RCA Victor recording of same works on that date. -
Item 6: VOA transcription disc: Duke Ellington, Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love; Coloratura, 1956 May 4
Disc 2. Original recording dates of July 24 and 30, 1945 match RCA Victor recording of same works on that date. -
Item 7: The United States Navy presents the Harry James Show
With his Music Makers, the Skylarks, and Don Wilson. Programs 101 and 102, Series A, D-41041 and D-41043. -
Item 8: The United States Navy presents the Harry James Show
With his Music Makers, the Skylarks, and Don Wilson. Programs 103 and 104, Series A, D-41044 and D-41045-R. -
Item 9: The United States Navy presents the Harry James Show
With his Music Makers, the Skylarks, and Don Wilson. Programs 105 and 106, Series A, D-44689 and D-44688. -
Item 10: The United States Navy presents the Harry James Show
With his Music Makers, the Skylarks, and Don Wilson. Programs 109 and 110, Series A, D-44685 and D-46074. -
Item 11: The United States Navy presents the Harry James Show
With his Music Makers, the Skylarks, and Don Wilson. Programs 111 and 112, Series A, D-46075 and D-46076. -
Item 12: The United States Navy presents the Harry James Show
With his Music Makers, the Skylarks, and Don Wilson. Programs 113 and 114, Series A, D-46077 and D-46078. -
Item 13: Treasury Star Parade, Programs 10 and 11
G-1770-P and G-1771-P. -
Item 14: Treasury Guest Star No. 203 and 204
No. 203 is Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, hosted by Willis Conover. D-68348 and D-68347.
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Box 8
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Item 1: Bob Mohr and His Bobbins / Henry King and his Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. 78 / No. 83. -
Item 2: Henry King and His Orchestra / Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 6-A / BMI 6-B. -
Item 3: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra / Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 7-A / BMI 7-B. -
Item 4: Anita Boyer and Her Tomboyers / Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI-8-A / BMI-8-B. -
Item 5: Miguelito Valdes and His Orchestra / Thomas Peluso and His Concert Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 9-A / BMI 9-B. -
Item 6: Larry Stewart / Fred Lowery with Buddy Cole at the Organ
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 10-A / BMI 10-B. -
Item 7: Larry Stevens with Mahlon Merrick and His Orchestra / Larry Stewart with Frank Leithner Trio
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 11 A / BMI 11 B. -
Item 8: Mahlon Merrick and His Orchestra / Larry Stewart with Frank Leithner Trio
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 12 A / BMI 12 B. -
Item 9: Dale Evans and Larry Stewart with Mahlon Merrick and His Orchestra / Don Swan and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 13-A / BMI 13-B. -
Item 10: Don Swan and His Orchestra / Don Swan and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 14A / BMI 14B. -
Item 11: Don Swan and His Orchestra / Dale Evans with Eddie Skrivanek and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 16A / BMI 16B. -
Item 12: Henry King and His Orchestra / Aaron Gonzales and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 18-A / BMI 18-B. -
Item 13: Aaron Gonzalez and His Orchestra / Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI-19A / BMI-19B -
Item 14: Don Swan and His Orchestra / Harry "The Hipster" Gibson
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 20-A / BMI 20-B. -
Item 15: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra / Music a la Carter
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI-21 A / BMI-21 B. -
Item 16: Henry King and His Orchestra / Vermae Stevens with Eddie Skrivanek and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 22-A / BMI 22-B. -
Item 17: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra / Gale Robbins with Lou Bush and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 23-A / BMI 23-B. -
Item 18: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies / Don Swan and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 24-A / BMI 24-B. -
Item 19: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra / Music a la Carter
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 25-A / BMI 25-B. -
Item 20: Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra / Don Swan and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. BMI 26-A / BMI 26-B. -
Item 21: Thomas Peluso and His Concert Orchestra / Wesley Tuttle and His Coon Hunters
C.P. MacGregor No. LB 5-A / LB 5-B. -
Item 22: Henry King and His Orchestra / [illegible]endez and His Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. LB 88 / LB 90. -
Item 23: Henry King and His Orchestra / Thomas Peluso and His Concert Orchestra
C.P. MacGregor No. LB 99 / LB 100. -
Item 24: Benay Venuta with the Carmen Dragon Orchestra
Mercury RS 107 / RS 108. "March 1948 No. 1, Album #28." 2 copies. -
Item 25: Vic Damone
Mercury RS 128 / RS 129. -
Item 26: Songs from The Babe Ruth Story
RCA Victor. 2 copies. D8-MM-608-1 / D8-MM-609-1. -
Item 27: Five Lessons in Bop for the People
RCA Victor. Narrated by Charlie Ventura, with singers Jackie Kane and Roy Kral, and musical demonstration. D9-MM-1615-1. -
Item 28: B.G. De Sylva presents Betty Hutton in "The Stork Club"
Paramount C-7704. RR-11612 RE. 2 copies. -
Item 29: Songs from Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies"
Paramount D-6482. RR-15088. -
Item 30: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Beethoven Symphony No. 1
Lira Panamericana No. 60A / 61A, ND5-MM-4200 / ND5-MM-4202. -
Item 31: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Lira Panamericana No. 60B / 61B, ND5-MM-4201 / ND5-MM-4203. -
Item 32: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Symphony No. 3 (first movement) / Beethoven Leonore (Overture)
Lira Panamericana No. 64A / 65A, ND5-MM-4208 / ND5-MM-4210. -
Item 33: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Beethoven Symphony No. 3 (movements 2-4)
Lira Panamericana No. 64B / 65B, ND5-MM-4209 / ND5-MM-4211. -
Item 34: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Beethoven Symphony No. 4 (movements 1-3)
Lira Panamericana No. 66A / 67A, ND5-MM-4338 / ND5-MM-4340. -
Item 35: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Beethoven Symphony No. 4 (finale), Piano concerto No. 3 / Piano concerto no. 3, continued. Arthur Rubinstein, soloist
Lira Panamericana No. 66B / 67B, ND5-MM-4339 / ND5-MM-4341. -
Item 36: Arturo Toscanini con la orquesta de la NBC, Beethoven Piano concerto no. 3 (movements 2-3). Arthur Rubinstein, soloist
Lira Panamericana No. 68A / 69A, ND5-MM-4342 / ND5-MM-4344. -
Item 37: Saturday Evening Post, September 24 Issue
WOR Electrical Transcription 19714. Curtis Circulation Company. -
Item 38: Rene Savard Orchestra (Waltzes)
Standard Program Library T233 YTH-1417-1D / YTH1417-1C (1417/1418) D-42192/D-42193. -
Item 39: From Walt Disney's The Three Caballeros
Produced by Standard Radio. D4-MM-1000 / D4-MM-1001 -
Item 40: Sol Hoopii / Norman Nelson
Campus Christians 1012. -
Item 41: Labor Arbitration, 1948 February 26
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Item 42: WWDC, 1949 March 31
Title written in pencil over Empire Broadcasting label for labor arbitration.
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Sub-Series 5: Records - LP, 78 rpm, 45 rpm
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Box 1: Travel the World in Song
Set of LP records. Barcode 713061.
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Sub-Series 6: Audio cassettes
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Box 2-6-1
Contains smaller boxes 1-8.-
Box 1
Barcode 714817.-
Item 1: Standards - Joyce Collins, pianist and singer, 1984 September 30
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Item 2: House of Sounds - I. Berlin 99th bday
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Item 3: Adam [Makowicz], [George] Mraz, Conover, Blues Alley, 1983 January 1
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Item 4: Joe Williams for House of Sounds #1462, 1 and 2 of 2, before final edits
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Item 5: Dave Frishberg, conversation and music, 2 of 2, 1989 January 1
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Item 6: Willis Conover: program by Ana Caram, of Brazil "before pronunciations corrected"
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Item 7: Willis Conover: program by Ana Caram, of Brazil "before pronunciations corrected"
Additional copy. -
Item 8: VOA Mailbag - "on Conover; on John Lewis", 1989 July 10
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Item 9: Michel Legrand, conversation and music (2 and 3 of 3), 1979 January 1
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Item 10: Susannah McCorkle, conversation and music (1 and 2 of 2)
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Item 11: No label
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Item 12: Music USA #10037-B, 1 and 2 of 2. Adam Makowicz and Tommy Cecil with Conover, 1982 May 18
Post-It: "-185 'My Shining Hour, Harold Arlen" -
Item 13: ENG/Music W. Conover induction in Shoreham Hall of Fame, parts 3 and 4, 1983 January 27
May include remarks by Charles Wick. -
Item 14: Shoreham Hall of Fame, 1983 January 27
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Item 15: No label
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Item 16: No label
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Item 17: For Romanian Service: Conover, 3 min, 10 sec, 1988 March 24
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Item 18: Irving Berlin Salute (1958), edited for 1983 (1st and 2nd of 4), 1983 January 1
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Item 19: Irving Berlin Salute (1958), edited for 1983 (3rd and 4th of 4), 1983 January 1
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Item 20: No label
"Before final edits." -
Item 21: Mary Lou Williams, with 1982 interview with Fr. Peter O'Brien, 1 and 2 of 4, circa 1982
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Item 22: No label
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Item 23: Frank Sinatra, early 1940s, with Tommy Dorsey (Conover)
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Item 24: Maria [?] Polish radio interview, VOA, 1990 May 31
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Box 2
Barcode 714818.-
Item 1: Adam [Makowicz], [George] Mraz, Conover, Blues Alley, 1983 January 1
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Item 2: Willis Conover, including 1962 conversation with Quincy Jones, 1989 July
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Item 3: Willis Conover: program by Ana Caram, of Brazil "before pronunciations corrected"
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Item 4: Conover: Fred Astaire memorial program, 1987 June 23
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Item 5: Conover: Fred Astaire memorial, undated
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Item 6: Woody Herman and Willis Conover at Berklee College of Music, 1977 January 1
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Item 7: Freddie Hubbard Live, North Sea Jazz Festival, sides 3 and 4, 1989 March 14
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Item 8: Music USA #12372-B: Joe Williams, conversation and music, 1 and 2 of 2, 1989 October 4
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Item 9: "American culture, universal" - Toshiko Akiyoshi of Japan, with Conover, 1983 October 22
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Item 10: Art Tatum tribute, 1 and 2 of 2.
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Item 11: Art Tatum tribute, 3 and 4 of 4.
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Item 12: Last of 3, Woody Herman with Conover, 1960 (prob #2234-B) / Herman and orchestra, 50th anniv. concert, Great Am. Music Hall, San Francisco, 1960; 1986
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Item 13: MVP #1 / MVP #2
Marlene VerPlanck? -
Item 14: LH / RC
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Item 15: World of Music #331, conversation
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Item 16: Conover, funeral of Louis Armstrong, who died 7/6/1971, 1987 July 6
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Item 17: Kurt Jarnberg Kvintet, Ruth Asenlund, vocals
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Item 18: Willis Conover, including 1962 conversation with Quincy Jones, 1989 July
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Item 19: House of Sounds #909: Night Ark: "Moments"
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Item 20: Oleg Lundstrem
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Item 21: Rosemary Clooney sings the lyrics of Johnny Mercer - Conover, VOA
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Item 22: No label
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Item 23: AFM Showcase #3, 1994 March 4
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Box 3
Barcode 714819.-
Item 1: ENG/Music W. Conover induction in Shoreham Hall of Fame, parts 1 and 2, 1983 January 27
"Scott" noted on label -
Item 2: Diane Hubka, 1982 June 12
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Item 3: Music USA #12418-B / #12419-B
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Item 4: Marlene VerPlanck, parts 1 and 2
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Item 5: English: Channel 4 News (Interview on VOA) WRC-36 6:15 p.m. for Acquisto, 1984 February 17
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Item 6: Susannah McCorkle, conversation (with music), 1989 June 28
"Before editing and programming." -
Item 7: Interview: June Christy, Nat King Cole, 1956 January 1
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc790425/ -
Item 8: Conover: Marlene VerPlanck sings Johnny Mercer
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Item 9: Larry King Show, Mutual Radio, interview with Conover - Louis Armstrong and Irving Berlin, 1995 January 11
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Item 10: Frank Sinatra, early 1940s - last of 3
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Item 11: Music - King of Thailand #1, for Thai Service
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Item 12: Music - King of Thailand #2, for Thai Service
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Item 13: Songs in Spanish, Portuguese, and English
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Item 14: No label
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Item 15: Leningrad Dixieland Band at 1989 Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee, broadcasts 1 and 2, 1989 September 9, 16
Side 2: Complete program, including the announcement. -
Item 16: Conover: 20-minute announcement of USSR-USA events, Polish festival, and Hungarian conference, 1988 September 26
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Item 17: Romanian: Ragtime - Side 1, broadcast version; Side 2, working version
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Item 18: KCRW, Los Angeles, 1983 February 12
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Item 19: Igor Saulsky and Brian Howard: Solo piano improvisations and instrumental themes, Vol. 1
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Item 20: Side 1: Conover, VOA: Lena Horne. Side 2: Conover, VOA: Rosemary Clooney, 1988 January 1
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Item 21: Aziza Mustafazade, 18 years old, finalist in 2nd annual Thelonious Monk competition, 1988 January 1
"Broadcast by Conover, VOA" -
Item 22: Dave Frishberg, conversation and music, 1 and 2 of 2, 1989 January 1
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Item 23: Irving Berlin tribute following death, 1989 January 1
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Box 4
Barcode 714820.-
Item 1: Milcho Leviev, conversation and music. Side 2: Leviev's music, "including For Big Band and Symphony"
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Item 2: Milcho Leviev, conversation and music. Side 2: Leviev's music, "including For Big Band and Symphony"
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Item 3: Interview and music: Leningrand Dixieland Group, portion of Good Morning America (ABC), 1989 June 4
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Item 4: Conover: Marlene VerPlanck sings Alec Wilder
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Item 5: W. Conover: 2 minutes on New Orleans jazz, 1992 April
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Item 6: ENG/Music W. Conover induction in Shoreham Hall of Fame, parts 1 and 2, 1983 January 27
"Scott" noted on label -
Item 7: No label
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Item 8: Eddie Thompson and Mike Garrick: piano duos
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Item 9: Susannah McCorkle, "The People That You Never Get to Love" / Ray Anthony, Dream Dancing Medley "(+)"
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Item 10: Willis Conover and Woody Herman, 1 and 2 of 3 (likely #2232 and #2233), from 1960, rebroadcast 1969
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Item 11: Music With Friends, Series II, #8, English / Polish Series Program #8
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Item 12: Susannah McCorkle and Willis Conover
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Item 13: Susannah McCorkle and Willis Conover, conversation (with music), 1989 June 28
"Before editing and programming." -
Item 14: Series A #10
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Item 15: No label
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Item 16: Rosemary Clooney sings the lyrics of Johnny Mercer - Conover, VOA
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Item 17: Leningrad Dixieland Band at 1989 Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee, broadcasts 1 and 2, 1989 September 9, 16
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Item 18: Marlene VerPlanck, parts 1 and 2
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Item 19: The Harper Brothers, 1 and 2 of 2.
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Item 20: Iancy Korrosi
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Item 21: Mary Lou Williams, 3 and 4 of 4, circa 1982
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Item 22: Willis Conover, Elena Lazar interview, Parts 1 and 2 (VOA Romanian)
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Item 23: Willis Conover, Elena Lazar interview, Part 3 (VOA Romanian)
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Box 5
Barcode 714821.-
Item 1: Willis Conover and Friends, with John Chancellor, Part 2, 1981 November 10
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Item 2: Michelle Montez, Montreal, 1977 January 1
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Item 3: Series A #9
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Item 4: Willis Conover on John Hammond, 1986 May 8
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Item 5: World of Music #81 (broadcast version), on Jazz Jamboree '84, Ray Charles
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Item 6: Duke Ellington, last conversation, 1973 September 5
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Item 7: Duke Ellington, last conversation, 1973 September 5
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Item 8: Mary Lou Williams, with 1982 interview with Fr. Peter O'Brien, 1 and 2 of 4, circa 1982
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Item 9: P[eople's] R[epublic of] China: broadcast of VOA program with Conover and Music
"translated, plus original English" -
Item 10: Dave Frishberg, conversation and music, 1 and 2 of 2, 1989 January 1
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Item 11: Willis Conover WDCU promo (two sets, of six promos)
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Item 12: Airmen of Note - Glenn Miller, 1982 March 9
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Item 13: Conover: Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle, "In the Wee Small Hours"
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Item 14: Marlene VerPlanck sings Johnny Mercer
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Item 15: Marlene VerPlanck sings Johnny Mercer
Additional copy. -
Item 16: Wynton Marsalis Quartet, live at Blues Alley, 1 and 2 of 2., 1986 December
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Item 17: MVP #1 / MVP #2
Marlene VerPlanck? -
Item 18: Willis Conover and Woody Herman, 1 and 2 of 3 (likely #2232 and #2233), from 1960, rebroadcast 1989
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Item 19: Gordon Jenkins Memorial Program
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Item 20: House of Sounds #1190 / Joe Mooney
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Item 21: Rosemary Clooney sings Harold Arlen
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Item 22: 15 minute promo ... for USSR
nearly illegible -
Item 23: [Ken Tomlinson]
label nearly removed
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Box 6
Barcode 714822.-
Item 1: No label
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Item 2: Brian Howard and Igor Saulsky - South Moon Under
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Item 3: Cuts - Incl. Jackson
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Item 4: Reps / Ads 10/25
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Item 5: Bush / Charlottesville 11/18
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Item 6: No label
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Item 7: Wynton Marsalis Quartet, live at Blues Alley, 1 and 2 of 2., 1986 December
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Item 8: Sami Swoi, Wroclaw
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Item 9: Series A #7
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Item 10: Irving Berlin Salute (1958), edited for 1983 (1st and 2nd of 4), 1983 January 1
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Item 11: Willis Conover's World of Music #72, 1984 August 17
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Item 12: Listen Closely, 1982 October 17
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Item 13: The World - Conover/Armstrong, 2005 February 10
DAT tape -
Item 14: No label
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Item 15: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 1 of 2
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Item 16: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 1 of 2
Additional copy. -
Item 17: Music USA: Toni Wilson at the National Press Club
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Box 7
Barcode 714823.-
Item 1: Louis Armstrong, "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean," "This Is the Voice of America"
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824822/?q=armstrong -
Item 2: Music USA #6124-B / #10413-B
Funeral of Louis Armstrong / Armstrong introducing recordings -
Item 3: Duke Ellington, 1965 conversation with Conover, Ellington band in Fargo, 1940
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Item 4: Dizzy Gillespie and "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C., 1955, 3 of 3
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Item 5: Dizzy Gillespie and "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C., 1955, 3 of 3
Additional copy. -
Item 6: Count Basie at Newport, 1957, with John Hammond and Willis Conover
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Item 7: Mel Torme with Willis Conover, 1 and 2 of 2
"late '60s conversation" -
Item 8: Duke Ellington at the White House, 1969, 1 and 2 of 2
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Item 9: Dexter Gordon, conversation and music
"Before final edits." -
Item 10: Gil Evans, early 1970 interview, with music
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Item 11: Gil Evans, early 1970 interview, with music
Additional copy. -
Item 12: Bill Potts, interview and music, 1 and 2 of 3.
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Item 13: Bill Potts, interview and music, 1 and 2 of 3., 1988 June
House of Sounds and Music USA -
Item 14: Bill Potts, interview and music, 3 of 3.
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Item 15: Billie Holiday, interview with Willis Conover / Dave Brubeck, "Moscow Night"
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Item 16: Sun Ra, Set #1
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Item 17: 1956 interview: Lorillards, Hammond
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Item 18: Willis Conover and John Chancellor conversing in the 1970s
"a domestic radio program" -
Item 19: Dizzy - round table
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Item 20: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 1 of 2
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Item 21: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 1 of 2
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Item 22: Music USA #10864-B, Charlie Parker and The Orchestra
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Box 8
Barcode 714824.-
Item 1: Willis Conover interview - W. Royal Stokes, 1984 May 23
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Item 2: Willis Conover interview - W. Royal Stokes, 1984 May 23
Additional copy. -
Item 3: Willis Conover interview - W. Royal Stokes, 1984 May 23
Additional copy. -
Item 4: Billie Holiday, interview with Willis Conover / Dave Brubeck, "Moscow Night"
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Item 5: Billie Holiday, interview with Willis Conover / Dave Brubeck, "Moscow Night"
Additional copy. -
Item 6: Mercer Ellington Interview, Saratoga Springs, 1974 August 31
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Item 7: 1956 interview: Lorillards, Hammond
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Item 8: Bill Potts, interview and music, 1 and 2 of 3., 1988 June
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Item 9: Bill Potts, interview and music, 3 of 3.
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Item 10: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 2 of 2
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Item 11: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 2 of 2
Additional copy. -
Item 12: Charlie Rouse, last public performance, 2 of 2
Additional copy. -
Item 13: Duke Ellington, White House, 1969, part 3 of 3
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Item 14: Michel Legrand, 1958, / Michel Legrand, conversation and music, 1 of 3, 1979
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Item 15: The Orchestra, early 1950s, 1 of 3 / Charlie Parker with The Orchestra, 1953, 2 of 3
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Item 16: The Orchestra, early 1950s, 1 of 3 / Charlie Parker with The Orchestra, 1953, 2 of 3
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Item 17: White House, April 29, 1969, President Nixon, Duke Ellington
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Item 18: Dizzy Gillespie on USSR jazz, 1980 January 1
"to be re-broadcast" after editing -
Item 19: Sun Ra, Set #2
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Item 20: Mel Torme with Willis Conover, 1 and 2 of 2
"late 1960s" -
Item 21: Dizzy - round table
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Item 22: Dizzy Gillespie round table, Music USA, 1 and 2 of 2, 1986 December
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Item 23: Duke Ellington, 1965 conversation with Conover, Ellington band in Fargo, 1940
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Box 2-6-2
Contains smaller boxes 9-16.-
Box 9
Barcode 714825.-
Item 1: AFM Showcase, #2, 1994 March 4
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Item 2: No label
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Item 3: Frank Gambale - Note Worker, 1991 January 1
commercial release -
Item 4: Paul Weiner (Romania)
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Item 5: No label
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Item 6: David Amram, 1 and 2 of 2 - interview and triple concerto
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Item 7: David Amram, 1 and 2 of 2 - interview and triple concerto
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Item 8: Music USA - "ENG"
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Item 9: Lisa Richmond - Jazz Continental, 1993 January 1
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Item 10: Lisa Richmond - Jazz Continental, 1993 January 1
Additional copy. -
Item 11: Bush, 12/9 / Mrs. King
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Item 12: Jazz Band Ball Orchestra of Krakow, at 1989 Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee, 1 and 2 of 2
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Item 13: #555 and #556, Raducanu and Willis Conover
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Item 14: Swing Shift: Salute to Maj. Glenn Miller and the AAF Orchestra, 1984 April
Program used by South African Broadcasting's English Service, 12/16/1980. "Prepared for Music USA staff of VA in appreciation for those swell programs - Ian Goddards, GMS/SA." -
Item 15: VOA Mailbag - "on Conover; on John Lewis", 1989 July 10
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Item 16: Willis Conover: program by Ana Caram, of Brazil "before pronunciations corrected"
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Item 17: Fred Astaire memorial (Willis Conover)
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Item 18: Igor Saulsky - Solo piano, vol. 1, 1983 January 1
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Item 19: [illegible] + [Tones?]
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Item 20: Conover and Tania Rudnik - conversation, 1989 November 14
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Item 21: Funeral of Louis Armstrong, 1987 July 6
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Item 22: Earl Hines Memorial Program, parts 1 and 2
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Box 10
Barcode 714816.-
Item 1: No label
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Item 2: No label
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Item 3: Rosemary Clooney sings Harold Arlen
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Item 4: Maria [?] Polish radio interview, VOA, 1990 May 31
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Item 5: Milcho Leviev, conversation and music. Side 2: Leviev's music, "including For Big Band and Symphony"
"From Music USA, revised to House of Sounds." -
Item 6: Paquito D'Rivera: "Why Not?" / Big band rehearsal, Havana, Cuba, 1970
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Item 7: Mary Lou Williams, 3 and 4 of 4, circa 1982
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Item 8: Music USA Standards: Gershwin program
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Item 9: Irving Berlin Salute (1958), edited for 1983 - 3 and 4 of 4
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Item 10: Sergei's Blues
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Item 11: Conversation with Brian Lynch (Taipei), 1989 November 8
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Item 12: IB #1 / IB #2
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Item 13: Susannah McCorkle and Willis Conover
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Item 14: No label
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Item 15: Jazz - American treasure resolution
US Congress. -
Item 16: Take 6
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Item 17: ENG/Music W. Conover induction in Shoreham Hall of Fame, parts 1 and 2, 1983 January 27
May include remarks by Charles Wick. -
Item 18: No label
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Item 19: Marlene VerPlank, 1 and 2 of 2
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Item 20: Leon Breeden's comments, NTSU concert hall, 1980 August 31
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Item 21: VOA, 20:15 UTC, freq. 6040 kHz, 1983 February 4
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Item 22: No label
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Box 11
Barcode 714826.-
Item 1: Jack Kemp
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Item 2: Bill Potts interview and music, 1 and 2 of 3
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Item 3: David Amram, 1 and 2 of 2 - interview and triple concerto
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Item 4: World of Music #331, conversation
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Item 5: House of Sounds #1072: Judy Garland story and songs (following 2 by Toots Thielemans)
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Item 6: Jon Faddis - "Legacy"
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Item 7: Conover: Sinatra and Nelson Riddle, "In the Wee Small Hours"
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Item 8: Milcho Leviev, conversation and music. Side 2: Leviev's music, "including For Big Band and Symphony"
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Item 9: Last of 3, Woody Herman with Conover, 1960 (prob #2234-B) / Herman and orchestra, 50th anniv. concert, Great Am. Music Hall, San Francisco, 1960; 1986
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Item 10: Marlene VerPlanck, parts 1 and 2. Part 2: VerPlanck sings Alec Wilder
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Item 11: Willis Conover: program by Ana Caram, of Brazil "before pronunciations corrected"
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Item 12: Dave Frishberg, Willis Conover - 1 and 2 of 2
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Item 13: Jazz Band Ball Orchestra of Krakow, at 1989 Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee, 1 and 2 of 2
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Item 14: Bill Cunliffe, with Lynn Seaton (bass), Billy Hart (drums)
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Item 15: No label
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Item 16: Fred Astaire memorial (Willis Conover)
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Item 17: Harry Whittaker, Georgetown, Guyana, conversation with Conover / Whittaker, last performance, with PAO Ed Franco, 1984 June 10; 1985 June 19
Additional copy. -
Item 18: Harry Whittaker, Georgetown, Guyana, conversation with Conover / Whittaker, last performance, with PAO Ed Franco, 1984 June 10; 1985 June 19
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Item 19: Dave Frishberg, conversation and music, 1 and 2 of 3, 1984 January 1
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Item 20: Adam Makowicz
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Item 21: Trio Rio, Valucha de Castro
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Item 22: "Filing"
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Item 23: Iancy Korrosi
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Box 12
Barcode 714827.-
Item 1: AFM Showcase, #1
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Item 2: Irving Berlin tribute following death, 1989 January 1
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Item 3: Frostburg State College Jazz Ensemble, concert excerpts, 1982 November 5
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Item 4: Elly Wright, vocals, Michael Starch, piano, Stephan Prokesch, bass, Viktor Plasil, drums, Vienna, 1980 October
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Item 5: No label
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Item 6: No label
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Item 7: Roquia
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Item 8: Gary McFarland, Clark Terry, etc.
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Item 9: Music USA, Part I, 1982 November 20
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Item 10: Hot Mustard Jazz Band, 1992 January 1
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Item 11: No label
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Item 12: Music USA Program Services: "New Orleans Jazz": Martha Causino and Willis Conover in Spanish, 1984 March 19
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Item 13: Conover, Marlene VerPlanck - Johnny Mercer, Alec Wilder / #279B
"279A" crossed out on Side 1 -
Item 14: Erol Pekcan, music and conversation, 1984 April 4
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Item 15: No label
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Item 16: Duke Ellington 1940s-1950s, Panel 1, 4/21 / Duke Ellington Fest, Panel 1, 4/21
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Item 17: Joe Williams, interview and music, 1 and 2 of 2 1989/10/4, 1989 October 4
"before editing and packaging" -
Item 18: Joe Williams, interview and music, 1 and 2 of 2 1989/10/4, 1989 October 4
"before editing and packaging" - Additional copy. -
Item 19: Willis Conover - for Sofia, Bulgaria, 1992 January 1
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Item 20: Willis Conover - for Romania, 1992 January 1
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Item 21: Duke Ellington - last conversation
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Item 22: Morton Gould, Willis Conover
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Item 23: Morton Gould, Willis Conover
Additional copy. -
Item 24: Conover: Fred Astaire memorial
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Box 13
Barcode 714829.-
Item 1: Music USA #10016-B
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Item 2: Music USA #10017-B
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Item 3: Music USA #10018-B
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Item 4: Music USA #10053-B / #10054-B
Bill Dobbins / Stan Kenton memorial program -
Item 5: Music USA #10053-B / #10054-B
Bill Dobbins / Stan Kenton memorial program. Additional copy -
Item 6: Music USA #10055-A / #10051-B
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Item 7: Music USA #10055-A / #10051-B
Additional copy. -
Item 8: Music USA #10847-B, new releases
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Item 9: Music USA #10864-B, Charlie Parker and The Orchestra
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Item 10: Music USA #11031-B / #11032-B
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Item 11: Music USA #11033-B / #11034-B
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Item 12: Music USA #11039-B / #11041-B
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Item 13: Music USA #11040-B (Kern #3) / #11047-B
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Item 14: Music USA #11163-B / #11164-B
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Item 15: Music USA #11163-B / #11164-B
Additional copy. -
Item 16: Music USA #11163-B / #11164-B
Additional copy. -
Item 17: Music USA #11163-B / #11164-B
Additional copy. -
Item 18: Music USA #11281-B / #11282-B
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Item 19: Music USA #11287-A / #11308-A
#11294-A crossed out -
Item 20: Music USA #11316-B (Hubert Laws) / #11325-B (McCoy Tyner)
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Item 21: Music USA #11326-B (Woody Shaw) / #11328-B
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Item 22: Music USA #11330-A (Gene Krupa) / #11337-A (High Society soundtrack)
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Item 23: Music USA #11427-A
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Box 14: Various programs and interviews.
Barcode 714830. -
Box 15: Various programs and interviews.
Barcode 714831. Includes programs 43-47 of Music with Friends (Poland). -
Box 16
Barcode 714815.-
Item 1: Music USA #12366-B, 1988 November 7
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Item 2: Music USA #12366-B, 1988 November 7
Additional copy. -
Item 3: Music USA #12366-B, 1988 November 7
Additional copy. -
Item 4: Music USA #12367-B, 1988 November 8
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Item 5: Music USA #12367-B, 1988 November 8
Additional copy. -
Item 6: Music USA #12367-B, 1988 November 8
Additional copy. -
Item 7: Music USA #12367-B, 1988 November 8
Additional copy. -
Item 8: Music USA #12367-B, 1988 November 8
Additional copy. -
Item 9: Music USA #12368-B, 1988 November 9
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Item 10: Music USA #12368-B, 1988 November 9
Additional copy. -
Item 11: Music USA #12368-B, 1988 November 9
Additional copy. -
Item 12: Music USA #12389-B, 1988 November 30
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Item 13: Music USA #12389-B, 1988 November 30
Additional copy. -
Item 14: Music USA #12390-B, 1988 December 1
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Item 15: Music USA #12391-B, 1988 December 2
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Item 16: Music USA #12391-B, 1988 December 2
Additional copy. -
Item 17: Music USA #12418-B, 1988 December 29
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Item 18: Music USA #12592-B
John Lewis, 1960s conversation and music. -
Item 19: Music USA #12732-B / #12733-B, 1989 October 4
Joe Williams, conversation and music, 1 and 2 of 2. -
Item 20: Conover, Music USA, Dizzy Gillespie round table, 1988 December 29-30
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Item 21: Leningrad Dixieland group, portion of Good Morning America (ABC), interview and music, 1989 June 14
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Item 22: Leningrad Dixieland group, portion of Good Morning America (ABC), interview and music, 1989 June 14
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Item 23: Conover, Music USA, Jazz Band Ball orchestra, Krakow, Poland: Sacramento, 1989 January 1
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Box 17
Barcode 714828.-
Item 1: Music USA #11043-B
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Item 2: Music USA #12368-B
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Item 3: Music USA #12368-B
Additional copy. -
Item 4: Music USA #12366-B
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Item 5: Music USA #12366-B
Additional copy. -
Item 6: Music USA #10036-B / #10037-B, 1982 May 16
Adam Makowicz and Tommy Cecil, 1 and 2 of 2 -
Item 7: Music USA #10036-B / #10037-B, 1982 May 16
Adam Makowicz and Tommy Cecil, 1 and 2 of 2. Additional copy -
Item 8: Music USA #10347-B
last conversation with Duke Ellington -
Item 9: Music USA #11323-B / #11324-B
John Lewis, new jazz quarter / Claude Bolling -
Item 10: Conover, VOA - 1 and 2 of 4, Thelonious Monk international piano competition (finals)
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Item 11: Conover, VOA - 1 and 2 of 4, Thelonious Monk international piano competition (finals)
Additional copy. -
Item 12: Conover, VOA - 3 and 4 of 4, Thelonious Monk international piano competition (finals)
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Item 13: Conover, VOA - 3 and 4 of 4, Thelonious Monk international piano competition (finals)
Additional copy. -
Item 14: Music for Day of Mourning / Music for Day of Funeral
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Item 15: Music for Day of Mourning / Music for Day of Funeral
Additional copy. -
Item 16: Music for Day of Mourning / Music for Day of Funeral
Additional copy. -
Item 17: Music USA - Woody Herman and orchestra, Warsaw, 1976 / Herman's first herd, 1944 broadcast performances
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Item 18: Cassette with business card from Jiao Hongbiao, PRC Chengdu People's Broadcasting Station
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Item 19: Willis Conover: program by Ana Caram, of Brazil "before pronunciations corrected"
Spelled "Karam" on this copy -
Item 20: Music USA: Ellington receiving Bronze Medal of City of NY, 8/5/1965.
Ellington, Strayhorn, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Dr. Arthur Logan, Rev. John Gensel -
Item 21: Music USA: Ellington receiving Bronze Medal of City of NY, 8/5/1965.
Ellington, Strayhorn, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Dr. Arthur Logan, Rev. John Gensel. Additional copy -
Item 22: Larry King Show interview with Conover; Louis Armstrong, Irving Berlin, 1995 January 11
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Item 23: Music USA: "7 of 10" - continuing 1979 conversation with Bill Evans, performances by Evan with Bob Brookmeyer, Tony Bennett, and others, with 1 by Art Tatum, 1991 November 20
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Box 18: Music with Friends (Hungary) programs 1-6
Barcode 714832. -
Box 19: Music with Friends (Hungary) programs 1-6
Barcode 714833.
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Series 3: Personal papers, books, and correspondence, 1931-1996
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Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and papers
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Box 1: Correspondence, 1931 January - 1940 August
Barcode 697611.-
Folder 1: 1931-1936
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Folder 2: 1937-1938
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Folder 3: 1939 January-August
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Folder 4: 1939 September
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Folder 5: 1939 October
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Folder 6: 1939 November
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Folder 7: 1939 December 1-19
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Folder 8: 1939 December 20-31
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Folder 9: 1940 January-February
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Folder 10: 1940 March-April
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Folder 11: 1940 May-June
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Folder 12: 1940 July-August
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Box 2: Original correspondence with H.P. Lovecraft, 1930s
Barcode 697617. -
Box 3: Early science fiction-related correspondence and papers, 1930s
Barcode 697612. -
Box 4: Personal papers, radio scripts, 1930s
Barcode 697616. Previously labeled as Box 3. -
Box 5: Correspondence, 1940 September-1944
Barcode 697619.-
Folder 1: 1940 September-October
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Folder 2: 1940 November-December
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Folder 3: 1941 January-February
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Folder 4: 1941 March-July
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Folder 5: 1941 August-September
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Folder 6: 1941 October-December
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Folder 7: 1942-1943
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Folder 8: 1944
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Item 1: Cigar box with correspondence and ephemera, 1933-1936
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Item 2: Stationery box with correspondence and ephemera, 1934-1935
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Box 6: Correspondence, 1940s-1950s
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Box 7: Correspondence, 1950s
Barcode 697610. -
Box 9a: Correspondence, 1960-1965
Barcode 697632. -
Box 9b: Correspondence, 1966-1969
Barcode 697614. -
Box 10: Correspondence, 1970s
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Box 11: Correspondence, 1970s
Barcode 697622. -
Box 12: Correspondence, 1977 July - 1989
Barcode 697621. -
Box 13: Correspondence, 1980s
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Box 14: Correspondence, 1990-1996
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Box 15: Writings by Conover
Barcode 697613. -
Box 16: Writings by Conover
This box contains limericks and materials related to songs written by Conover, including those which were commercially released in the 1960s. This box was formerly numbered as 105 prior to 2015. -
Box 17: Writings by Conover
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Item 1: '"This will go with "Artists, Administrators, and Middlemen'", 1971 December 27
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Item 2: "A short avoidance of the grappling with heavy issues and significant sequences I will have to confront sooner or later", 1971 December 28
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Item 3: "These words were going through my mind in the middle of the night, so I got up and wrote them down", 1993 August 4
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Item 4: The Funeral of Louis Armstrong, by Willis Conover, 1971
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Item 5: "Possible beginning of book, which however makes first half of book a flashback", 1971 December 27
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Folder 6: The Call
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Folder 7: The Vacation, 1977 February 27
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Folder 8: Early Life, 1972 January
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Folder 9: New York
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Folder 10: Nat Hentoff, 1972 January 26
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Folder 11: The Boy Who Wrote to H.P.L.
Short, fictionalized account of Conover's correspondence with author H.P. Lovecraft in the 1930s. -
Folder 12: Correspondence regardig the book (mainly to Al Hart), 1972
Dial Press. -
Folder 13: Story about Samantha the Cat
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Folder 14: Notes in prose form
Includes extensive handwritten notes and typed notes on numerous topics. -
Folder 15: Notes (sketches)
Includes limericks and short quips. Tab on folder reads "SFC." -
Folder 16: Outlines/Tables of Contents, 1972 January-February
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Folder 17: Organizational notes
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Folder 18: Your Turn, 1975 March 15
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Folder 19: Liner notes and articles
Rough drafts on small pieces of paper. -
Folder 20: "Cool"
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Folder 21: Politics, 1972 April 3
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Folder 22: Kennedy Center
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Folder 23: Essay: America, 1971 December
Folder labeled by date -
Folder 24: Seeing What You Expect to See, 1972 February 22
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Folder 25: I'll Give You Half of Everything
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Folder 26: The Record, 1972 January 19
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Folder 27: Editorializing, Moralizing, Whatever
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Folder 28: India, 1972 March 31
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Folder 29: Oslo - Molde: Somewhere a Voice is Calling, 1976 August 1-8
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Folder 30: Poland, 1976
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Folder 31: Russia
Writings regarding trips to the Soviet Union and its now-former constituent republics.
Sections of the folder begin "Russ 67 II-1," "Leningrad conversation - private home," "The screening," "dec 17 1971 dc," "Russ 67 VII-1," "USSR 67 - The American-Born Russians," "russ 67 7 conversation," "67 USSR / Posner 3", "Fragments," "Daniel and Siniavsky" By a Soviet Citizen,""russ 67 notes, incl. for talk at voa staff meeting" "Twenty Years with Tony," "Soviet Union, more (February 9, 1972)," three handwritten pages at end.
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Folder 32: Hungary, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977
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Folder 33: Radio
Encloses additional folder, "Notes for 'Programming'" -
Folder 34: Nat Hentoff, 1960, undated, 1972
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Folder 35: Science fiction
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Folder 36: Voice of America, Barry Zorthian, Irving Berlin, 1972 January 30
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Folder 37: White House
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Folder 38: Duke Ellington, 1972 January 24
Includes writings about Ellington's 70th birthday party at the White House in 1969. -
Folder 39: Party of the First Part, 1966
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Folder 40: A Couple of Personality Sketches
"Written for backs of album jackets, from notes for more extended profiles." -
Folder 41: Tales of the Gym, 1972 February 6, 8
Essay about the club Jim & Andy's in New York City. Second packet includes essay, "Programming: Chaos Into Order (February 8, 1972), and "Soviet Union, more" (also in "Russia" folder). -
Folder 42: Correspondenc with Al Hart, essay on India, 1972 March 28; 1972 April 14
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Folder 43: Sketches for later, 1972 January 17
3 copies. -
Folder 44: The Record, 1972 January 19
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Folder 45: When Do I Peck?
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Folder 46: Biographical notes transcribed by Evelyn Tan Conover, 1985 November 24, 1992 January 10
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Folder 47: Autobiographical notes, circa 1992
Handwritten. -
Folder 48: National Endowment for the Humanities proposal
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Item 49: Envelope: Guggenheim, 1972
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Item 50: Envelope: The Dial Press, 1971 December 16
Postmark date. Correpsondence and writing excerpt enclosed. -
Item 51: Envelope: Rockefeller Foundation, 1973 February 27
Postmark date. Correspondence and writing enclosed. -
Folder 52: Notes on "Pillars of Salt"
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Folder 53: Typed notes
Possible source material for writings on Nat Hentoff; mention of Gene Lees. -
Folder 54: Jazzmen I Have Known, by Willis Conover
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Item 55: Loose pages between folders, 1972 March 1; 1972 January 3; 1977 August 10; 1972 January 7
2 copies of "an opening for the book," notes on the writing process dated January 3, 1972, correspondence with "Mr. Straus," correspondence with Al Hart of Dial Press. -
Folder 56: Conover remarks, 1993 August 4
Numerous copies of document beginning, "These words were going through my mind in the middle of the night, so I got up and wrote them down," as in Item 3 above. -
Folder 57: Various writings
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Folder 58: Touring with Ellington
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Folder 59: "Typescript of Notes"
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Item 60: Envelope: Barlow, 1938 July 18
Postmark date. Contains typed manuscript, "Continuing the Serial reprint of H.P. Lovecraft's Supernatural Horror in Literature from where it terminated when the lamented Fantasy Fan ceased publication."
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Box 17a: Writings by Conover
Barcode 697633. -
Box 18: Personal papers: White House-related
Barcode 697620. -
Box 19: Personal papers
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Box 20: Personal papers
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Box 21: Personal papers
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Box 22: Personal papers
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Box 23: Personal papers
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Box 24: Personal papers
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Box 25: Personal papers
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Sub-Series 2: H.P. Lovecraft
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Box 1: Science-Fantasy Correspondent
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Box 2: Science-Fantasy Correspondent
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Box 3: H.P. Lovecraft: Supernatural Horror in Literature
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Box 4: H.P. Lovecraft: Supernatural Horror in Literature
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Box 5: H.P. Lovecraft: Supernatural Horror in Literature
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Box 6: H.P. Lovecraft: Supernatural Horror in Literature
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Box 7: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 8: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 9: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 10: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 11: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 12: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 13: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 14: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 15: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 16: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 17: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 18: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 19: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related documents
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Box 20: Science-Fantasy Correspondent - additional copies
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Box 21: H.P. Lovecraft projects - related correspondence, 1970s
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Sub-Series 3: Books
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Sub-Series 4: Magazines and newspapers
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Box 1: Magazines
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Box 2: Magazines
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Box 3: Magazines
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Box 4: Magazines
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Box 5: Magazines
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Box 6: Magazines
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Box 7: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Box 8: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Box 9: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1970s
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Box 10: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Box 11: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1980s
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Box 12: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Box 13: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Box 14: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Box 15: 9 boxes of newspaper clippings, 1930s-1990s
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Sub-Series 5: Various documents
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Box 1: Phonolog binders
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Box 2: Phonolog binders
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Box 3: Financial
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Box 4: Financial
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Box 5: Financial
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Box 6: Contracts and invoices, 1950s-1996
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Box 7: Record label catalogs, promotional materials, press kits
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Box 8: Record label catalogs, promotional materials, press kits
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Box 9: Record label catalogs, promotional materials, press kits
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Box 10: Record label catalogs, promotional materials, press kits
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Box 11: Record label catalogs, promotional materials, press kits
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Box 12: Papers
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Box 13: Papers
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Box 14: Papers
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Box 15: Papers
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Box 16: Papers
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Box 17: Papers
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Box 18: Papers
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Box 19: Papers
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Box 20: Papers
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Box 21: Papers
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Box 22: Papers
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Box 23: Papers
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Box 24: Notes taken from record jackets
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Box 25: Notes taken from record jackets
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Series 4: Photographs, 1930s-1996
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Box 1
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Folder 1: Early career - WTBO, 1938-1942
Persons depicted include Conover, Paul Whiteman, Tommy Tucker, other WTBO personnel. -
Folder 2: Military, WWDC, 1942-1954
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Box 2: Additional copies of WWDC publicity photo, mid-1940s
Box of additional copies in fair to poor condition - edges curled. -
Box 3
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Folder 1: Club Bali, Washington, D.C., circa 1950
Two photos enclosed in souvenir jackets from club. -
Folder 2: Conover with Louis Armstrong, 1950s
File includes photo of Bobby Hackett, Barney Bigard, Louis Armstrong, and Woody Herman standing together at VOA microphone. Captioned "visiting Willis Conover at VOA." -
Folder 3: Louis Armstrong publicity materials, 2 sets
Includes autographed photo of Armstrong inscribed to Conover. -
Folder 4: Conover with Irving Berlin
Apparently connected with 1958 "Salute to Irving Berlin." -
Folder 6: Conover with Ella Fitzgerald
8"x10" photo. File also includes two photos of Ella Fitzgerald at the Hollywood Bowl in the 1950s. -
Folder 5: Conover with Bing Crosby
Two images, also in connection with 1958 "Salute to Irving Berlin." -
Folder 7: Conover with Dizzy Gillespie
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Folder 9: Conover with Gene Krupa and Eddie Condon
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Folder 10: Conover with Roy McKinley, 1956 August 6
Photo credit: Warren D. Fowler, Massachusetts. -
Folder 11: Conover with Jo Stafford, 1958
Also connected with 1958 "Salute to Irving Berlin." -
Folder 12: Conover with Jack Teagarden
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Folder 13: Conover with Sarah Vaughan
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Folder 14: Conover with unidentified man, 1950s
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Folder 15: Two bandstand photos, 1950s
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Folder 16: Contact prints, 1950s
Photo credit: Warren D. Fowler, Massachusetts. -
Folder 17: Contact prints, circa 1950s
Persons depicted include Conover, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Giuffre, and Gerry Mulligan. Photo credit: Nick Dean. -
Folder 18: Conover in Düsseldorf and Köln, 1959 May 26
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Folder 19: Poland, 1959 June
Four images. Photo credit: Marek Karewicz. -
Folder 20: Conover with Virginia Stewart (WPRO-TV), Newport, 1959
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Folder 21: Lionel Hampton and "Big Joe" Pelsmaeker, USA Jazz Sessions Club, Antwerp, Belgium, 1956
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Folder 22: Dave Brubeck in Poland, 1958 March
Includes group photo of Gene Wright, Joe Morello, Roman Waschko, Dave Brubeck, and Paul Desmond. -
Folder 23: Jazz Disciples, Modern Jazz "4" - South African jazz bands, 1958 May
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Folder 24: Gerry Mulligan - "Friends of Music USA" photo
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Box 4
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Folder 1: Various photos taken at the Voice of America, 1950s
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Folder 2: Conover in Damascus, 1960 May 12-15
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Folder 3: Conover in Ankara, Turkey, 1960
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Folder 4: Conover in Belgrade, 1960 June 2-3
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Folder 5: Conover in Zagreb, Croatia, 1960 June 5-7
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Folder 6: Conover in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1960 June 8-9
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Folder 7: Conover with Louis Armstrong, 1960 June; circa 1959
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Folder 8: Conover in Switzerland, circa 1960
Photo credit: Dr. Emanuel Pulver. -
Folder 9: Conover with Happy Wanderers jazz band, London, circa 1960
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Folder 10: Conover in Norway, circa 1960
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Folder 11: Johara Harrar Nazar, circa 1960
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Folder 12: Conover with Nelson Riddle, circa 1960
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Folder 13: Conover standing at microphone, circa 1960
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Folder 14: Photo of Conover for Look Magazine feature, 1962
For November 20, 1962 issue. -
Folder 15: Conover with Roman Waschko and General Alfred M. Gruenther, circa 1962
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Folder 16: Conover seated at Voice of America microphone, early 1960s
One autographed photo. -
Folder 17: Conover interviews Jimmy Giuffre, WNET, 1960s
Photo credit: Raymond Ross. -
Folder 18: Portrait of Conover, early 1960s
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Folder 19: Portrait of Conover, early 1960s
Headshot without glasses used in MCA publicity photo. Photo credit: Charles Olsen Photography. Package addressed to Conover at WCBS. -
Folder 20: MCA publicity photo, early 1960s
Same photo as previous item, with MCA branding. Press kit text also in file. -
Folder 21: Prague, 1965 October
Five images. Credits: Richard Kreibich, Pavel Vachá, two unidentified. Persons depicted include Shirley Conover, Miroslav Vitouš, and John Hammond. -
Folder 22: Johnny Raducanu, bass, at the Students' House Jazz Club, Bucharest, Romania, 1965
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Box 5
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Folder 1: Willis and Shirley Conover, 1965 December
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Folder 2: Poland - Jazz Jamboree, 1966
Photo credit: Piotr Mystkowski. -
Folder 3: Prague, 1966
Five photos. Credits: Cstibor Morávek, Reklamní fotoateliér, Otakar Vaniš.
Persons depicted include Cleo Laine, Rudolf Sochor, B. Hronec, and Ivo Pavlík.
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Folder 4: USSR, 1966
Includes photos from Tallinn, Estonia and Leningrad. -
Folder 5: Photo proofs, VOA staff group photos, 1967 March 14
Photo credit: Ollie Pfeiffer. -
Folder 6: Poland, 1967 March
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Folder 7: Conover with Berklee Jazz Band at IMV Studios, 1967 April
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Folder 8: Tallinn, Estonia; Soviet Union, 1967 May
Persons depicted include Conover, Charles Lloyd. -
Folder 9: Leningrad, 1967
Photo credits: Yuri Niezhnichenko, Michail Birzhakoff. -
Folder 10: Conover with Alexey Batashev, 1967
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Folder 11: Portrait of Conover, 1967
Photo credit: Fabian Bachrach. -
Folder 12: Two portraits of Conover, 1967
Larger photo: same images as previous item, though. File includes smaller photo, apparently from same photo session. -
Folder 13: Monterey Jazz Festival, 1967 September
Persons depicted include Conover, Janis Joplin, Miljenko Prohaska, Louis Bellson, Jimmy Lyons, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis, Jean-Luc Ponty, James Moody, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Mel Tormé, and the Woody Herman Orchestra.
Photo credits: Charles L. Robinson.
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Folder 14: Monterey Jazz Festival, 1967 September
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Folder 15: Sun Ra at Carnegie Hall, 1968 April 12-13
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Folder 16: Conover with Doug Ramsey and Ford Rowan, WDSU, New Orleans, 1967 June
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Folder 17: New Orleans Jazz Festival, 1969 April 29
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Folder 33: Set of three photos; additional photo, 1968
Double prints of the 3 images. Photo credit: "Popsie," New York City. Possibly same event as Ripmaster cover photo. File includes additional photo, also possibly from the same event. -
Folder 34: Soviet Union, 1969 July
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Folder 35: Conover standing at microphone, late 1960s
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Folder 36: Cover photo for Ripmaster book, late 1960s
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Folder 37: Conover with Duke Ellington, late 1960s
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Folder 39: Unidentified event, 1960s
10 photos. -
Folder 42: Various photos, 1960s
Unidentified events, uncategorized photos. -
Folder 40: Unidentified overseas events, 1960s-1970s
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Box 6: Duke Ellington, circa 1948, 1969
Container primarily consists of photos from Duke Ellington's 70th birthday celebration, along with a folder of publicity photos from the late 1940s. -
Box 7
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Folder 1: Belgrade, 1972
Persons depicted include Conover, Dave Brubeck. -
Folder 2: Photos from the establishment of the White House Record Library, 1973
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Folder 3: unidentified event, 1970s
Leon Breeden possibly present in one image. -
Folder 4: Puerto Rico, 1970s
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Folder 5: Poland, 1976
Photo credits: Jacek Łysyszyn, Henryk Kimak, Lech Pempel.
Event held at Jazz Club [Riviera]-Remont.
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Folder 6: Warsaw, 1977
With Adam Makowicz. -
Folder 7: White House Jazz Festival, 1978 June 18
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Folder 8: Passport photos, 1970s, 1980s
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Folder 9: Conover with Leonard Feather, late 1970s
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Folder 10: Portrait, 1970s
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Folder 11: Conover seated at VOA microphone, 1970s
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Folder 12: Conover seated at VOA microphone - 2, 1970s
Different image from previous item. -
Folder 13: Conover with B.B. King, circa 1980
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Folder 14: Conover holding VOA microphone, 1980s
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Folder 15: Conover seated at VOA microphone, 1980s
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Folder 16: Conover seated at VOA microphone - 2, 1980s
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Folder 17: Conover with Bill Potts, 1980s
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Folder 18: Olympic Jazz Festival, 1984
3 images. Persons depicted include Tommy Vig, Benny Carter, Milcho Leviev, Dave Stone, Albert Mangelsdorff, James Morrison, Alexei Zubov, Ok Yoon Khil, T. Mason, E. Watts, R. Brown, H. Riley, G. Brown, T. Green. -
Folder 19: Conover with unidentified musician, 1980s
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Folder 20: Poland, 1980s
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Folder 21: Group photos, 1980s
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Box 8
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Folder 1: Conover with Dizzy Gillespie, 1980s
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Folder 2: Photos taken at Voice of America, 1987
Photo credits: W. Patrick Hinley. -
Folder 3: Pearl Bailey, 1987
Two photos, one autographed and inscribed to Conover. -
Folder 4: Conover receiving honorary doctorate at Berklee, 1990
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Folder 5: Conover with Andzrej Jaroszewski, circa 1990
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Folder 6: Conover with Rep. William F. Gavin, 1993
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Folder 7: Photos taken at Voice of America, early 1990s
Photo credit: Ken White, USIA. -
Folder 8: File and publicity photos of musicians and others, some autographed, 1950s-1960s
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Folder 9: Photos not yet matched with a specific event and date
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Folder 10: Photonegatives
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Box 9: Large-format photos, 1947-1980
7 images. Persons depicted include Conover, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, and Shirley Conover. Box also contains photo album of color photos from unidentified event (possibly 1970s). -
Box 11
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Item 1: Photo album, 1950s
Unidentified overseas trip. Photo album manufactured in Zagreb, Croatia. -
Item 2: Envelope of postcards, photos taken in San Francisco, 1974-1975
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Item 3: Cutouts of photos of jazz musicians on 8 pieces of heavy cardboard.
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Series 5: Non-VOA broadcasters and projects
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Box 1: WEAM, 1954
Playlists and scripts, mostly for Conover's late-night "Lullaby Train" show. Barcode 707141. -
Box 2: THE Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
Barcode 707137. -
Box 3: THE Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
Manuscript scores. Barcode 707136. -
Box 4: WGMS, "Speaking of Jazz," WOL; ad scripts, 1950s
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Box 5: WCBS / House of Sounds
Documents related to Conover's "House of Sounds" program on WCBS radio in the early 1960s.
Barcode 707116.
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Box 6: Armed Forces Radio Service Music on Deck scripts; Travel the World in Song, Navy recruiting spots, Voices of VISTA, 1960s
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Box 7: U.S. Navy: Music on Deck, 1963-1967
Barcode 714914. -
Box 8: Summer jazz courses, University of Maryland at College Park, 1971-1972
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Box 9: National Endowment for the Arts, 1970s
Barcode 679230. -
Box 10: National Endowment for the Arts, 1970s
Barcode 679239. -
Box 11: National Endowment for the Arts, 1970s
Barcode 714916.
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Series 6: Realia
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Box 1
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Box 2
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Box 3
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Box 4: Posters
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Box 5: Posters
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Box 6: Drawings
Unclear provenance or authorship. -
Box 7: Paintings
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Box 8: Clothing and textiles
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Box 9: Clothing and textiles
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Box 10: Clothing and textiles
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Box 11: Personal effects
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