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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

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 Today records, 1982-2009

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-046
Abstract

Photographs, letters to the editor, and article drafts from Berklee College of Music’s alumni magazine, Berklee Today, compiled by former editor Mark Small. In addition to this collection of production records, selected published issues are available online here.

Dates: 1982-2009
Found in: Berklee Archives