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Berklee College of Music

 Organization

Historical Note

Berklee College of Music was founded by Lawrence Berk in 1945 as the Schillinger House school of music, as the curriculum centered on the Schillinger Method of Music Composition. The name was changed in 1954 to the Berklee School of Music, and again in 1970 to Berklee College of Music.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Berklee College of Music photographic collection by Alma Berk, 1940s-1980s

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-003
Abstract

Collection of photographs compiled by Alma Berk during her tenure as Berkleeā€™s first publicity officer. Images document campus events, commencement, faculty, staff, students, alumni, visiting artists, and other snapshots of the College from its founding through the mid 1980s, and are the only known comprehensive photographic collection of Berklee during this time.

Dates: 1940-1995; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1984
Found in: Berklee Archives