Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material Record industry publicity collection,

Title

• Record industry publicity collection,

Summary

• The collection includes press releases, disc catalogs, scripts from radio programs, monthly publications about new record releases, and promotional posters. The materials were originally created to promote recordings issued by labels such as Capitol, Columbia, Decca, and RCA Victor; broadcasters such as NBC; and performance rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI.

Headings

• -  American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• -  Broadcast Music, inc
• -  Capitol Records, Inc
• -  Columbia Records, Inc
• -  Columbia Recording Corporation
• -  Decca Records (Firm)
• -  MGM Records
• -  National Broadcasting Company
• -  Peters International, Inc
• -  RCA Manufacturing Company, inc
• -  Radio Corporation of America.--RCA Victor Division
• -  Sound recordings--Catalogs
• -  Music--Discography
• -  Sound recording industry
• -  Mail-order sound recording industry

Genre

• Promotional materials
• Press releases
• Trade catalogs
• Posters
• Fliers (Printed matter)
• Mail order catalogs

Notes

• -  The collection is arranged in 14 series: Series 1. ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers); Series 2. BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.); Series 3. Capitol Records; Series 4. Columbia Records; Series 5. MGM; Series 6. NBC (National Broadcasting Company); Series 7. Peters International; Series 8. Decca Records; Series 9. Epic Records; Series 10. RCA Victor Records; Series 11. RCA Victor Argentina; Series 12. Independent Record Labels; Series 13. Radio Companies; Series 14. Concert and Festival Programs and Announcements.
• -  Collection material chiefly in English, with some Spanish.
• -  The Record Industry Publicity Collection is formed of promotional materials that were mailed from record label publicity departments to the Library of Congress Music Division during 1940s through the 1970s. The Music Division later transferred the materials to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, where it was processed as a collection.
• -  A finding aid to the collection is available in the Recorded Sound Reference Center and at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs010001
• -  [Container number, eg., Box 3], Record Industry Publicity Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.

Medium

• 21.75 linear feet (41 boxes and 8 oversize folders, approximately 17,900 items)

Call Number/Physical Location

• RPA 00353-00393
• RPC 00013
• RPE 00006
• RPM 00011

Repository

• Library of Congress Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540-4690 dcu https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/mbrsrs.home

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2010616902

Rights Advisory

• Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707- 7833.

Access Advisory

• The Record Industry Publicity Collection is open for research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707- 7833.

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2010616902

Additional Metadata Formats

• MARCXML Record
• MODS Record
• Dublin Core Record