Boston Conservatory Business and Financial Offices collection, 1920s-2013
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily contains records related to real estate holdings purchased or rented by the Conservatory between the 1930s and 2010s, including mortgage records, property deeds and tax records, architectural designs and construction records, building/room photographs, and research files on Conservatory properties. The collection also contains documentation pertaining to rights to the institution’s name and the merger with the National Associated Studios of Music in the 1930s; some financial records such as loan agreements and exemption records; and a very small amount of documents pertaining to scholarships from the Office of Financial Aid.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s-2013
Creator
- Boston Conservatory. Business Office (Organization)
- Boston Conservatory. Office of Financial Aid (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research by appointment. Advance notice is required for access because materials are stored offsite.
Conditions Governing Use
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Administrative History
The Business and Financial Offices of the Boston Conservatory existed in various forms over the decades, and were responsible for the financial operations of the Conservatory, including real estate acquisition and maintenance and financial aid. In addition, the Conservatory President, most notably Albert Alphin (president 1933–1967) frequently brokered real estate purchases.
Extent
5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records related to real estate holdings purchased or rented by the Conservatory between the 1930s and 2010s, including mortgage records, architectural designs, and building photos. The collection also contains documentation pertaining to rights to the institution’s name and the merger with the National Associated Studios of Music in the 1930s, and some financial records such as loan agreements and exemption records.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into four series:
Series 1: Real Estate records, 1920s-2013; Series 2: Building Photographs, 1920-1980s and undated; Series 3: Financial records, 1927-1995; Series 4. Office of Financial Aid, 1996.
Custodial History
Most material in the collection was originally housed in the Albert Alphin Library, with the exception of some material maintained by the Office of the President. Materials were transferred to the archives circa 2016.
Acquisition History
This collection was assembled from material received from the President's office, Development office, and the Albert Alphin Library.
Separated Materials
During 2023 reprocessing, several items originally part of the materials donated by the Development office, including documents pertaining to degree authorization, were reassigned to BCB-002 Academic Affairs. Copies of institutional by-laws and annual reports duplicated elsewhere in the repository were removed from this collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Brendan Higgins, May 2016-June 2017; prepared for ArchivesSpace by Ashley Gray and Thomas Wandborg, 2021. This collection was re-processed by Ashley Gray, Collections Archivist, May-June 2023; reprocessing activities included weeding, rehousing, and re-arrangement.
Source
- Boston Conservatory. President's Office (Organization)
- Boston Conservatory. Office of Development (Organization)
- Boston Conservatory. Albert Alphin Library (Organization)
- Title
- Boston Conservatory Business and Financial Offices collection, 1920s-2013
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Brendan Higgins (2017-12-12); prepared for ArchivesSpace by Ashley Gray and Thomas Wandborg, 2021; updated description by Ashley Gray, 2023
- Date
- 2017; revised 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2023-07-05: Collection description revised by Ashley Gray, Collections Archivist, to reflect collection re-processing and conform description to DACS.
Repository Details
Part of the Berklee Archives Repository
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St
Boston MA 02215 USA
617-747-8001
archives@berklee.edu