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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Berk Family collection, 1920s-2019

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-014
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...
Dates: 1920s-2019
Found in: Berklee Archives

Berklee College of Music Media Relations records, 1969-2018

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-045
Abstract

This collection comprises press releases distributed by the Berklee College of Music Office of Media Relations, compiled press clippings about Berklee and its alumni, and news media segments about Berklee on VHS, CD, and DVD. This collection is the primary source for information about Berklee from the mid-2000s through the 2010s.

Dates: 1969-2018; Majority of material found within 1992 - 2013
Found in: Berklee Archives

Berklee Office of Public Information collection by Alma Berk, 1934-2007

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-013
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1934-2007
Found in: Berklee Archives

Berklee Oral History Project interview collection, 1998-present

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-011
Abstract This collection comprises the audiovisual recordings and associated transcripts of interviews conducted by the Berklee Oral History Project, an ongoing program first launched in 1998 to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and the Boston music scene from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. Interviews are made available online to the public ...
Dates: 1998-present; Majority of material found within 2005 - 2020
Found in: Berklee Archives

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