Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Abstract Personal and professional material compiled by and about Lawrence, Alma, Lee, and Susan Berk from the 1920s through 2019, representing two generations of Berklee leadership (1945-2004). Materials include assorted Berklee documents and ephemera, artifacts and awards presented to members of the Berk family in recognition of their service and accomplishments, and other professional records or tributes. The collection also includes numerous scrapbooks, photographs, and audiovisual recordings...

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Materials collected and organized by Alma Berk during her tenure as Chief Public Affairs Officer (1959-1994), including press clippings and releases, photographs, institutional reports, files on faculty and students, promotional materials, college publications and curricular material, and other records documenting the college's first 50+ years.

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The Boston Conservatory Dance Department records provide information about department operations, personnel, finances, curriculum, performances, and other activities from its establishment in the 1940s through 2018. The collection contains administrative files, course files, personnel files, financial records, performance programs and production records, newspaper clippings, posters and promotional material, audiovisual recordings, photographs, and instruments.

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Memorabilia compiled by Franklin McGinley about Duke Ellington and the rise of swing music, including a scrapbook, clippings, and commemorative materials.

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Materials produced by and about Richard Ortner, President of the Boston Conservatory (1998-2017), primarily records pertaining to the merger between the Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, formalized in 2016, as well as inauguration materials, clippings, photographs, and correspondence.

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Files compiled by Berklee College of Music Assistant Vice President for External Affairs Rob Hayes, including institutional reports, press clippings, college handbooks and publications, and a few alumni recordings.

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Professional and personal papers of bandleader and jazz pianist Sabby Lewis, including original and arranged music, audiovisual recordings, scrapbooks and photographs, collected news clippings, correspondence, biographical materials, business records, and performance ephemera.