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 2 Collections and/or Records:
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