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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 23 Collections and/or Records:

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 Berklee’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

Berklee College of Music Video Services event recordings on tape, 1979-2005

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-018
Abstract

Approximately 3,900 video recordings of Berklee clinics, concerts, and other special campus events spanning 1979-2005 (primarily 1985-2004) recorded by the Berklee College of Music Video Services office.

Dates: 1979-2005; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2004
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 - 2024
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

Bill Pierce collection of Berklee College of Music Woodwind department recordings, 1988-2006

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-028
Abstract

Recordings on audio and video cassettes, compact disc, and audio reel collected by the longtime Berklee College of Music Woodwind department chair and faculty member Bill Pierce.

Dates: 1988-2006
Found in: Berklee Archives

Collection of Berklee College of Music academic publications, 1949-2017

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-043
Abstract

Collection of academic publications and informational circulars produced by Berklee College of Music, primarily course catalogs and college bulletins, career grids, registration manuals, and prospectuses. The collection documents decades of Berklee's academic offerings and operations, and provides insight into the roots and evolution of Berklee's curriculum.

Dates: 1949-2017
Found in: Berklee Archives

Jazz in the Classroom recordings and scores, 1958-1976

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-053
Abstract This collection comprises the original vinyl recordings and printed study scores for the Jazz in the Classroom series produced from 1958-1976. The educational series featured music composed, arranged, and performed by Berklee students to demonstrate jazz writing and performance techniques and to showcase the outstanding students of the day. The fully digitized collection is available ...
Dates: 1958-1976
Found in: Berklee Archives

John McGann papers, 1977-2012

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-038
Abstract

Personal papers of multi-instrumentalist, Berklee alumnus, and former Berklee faculty member John McGann (1960-2012). McGann’s papers include transcriptions, compositions, teaching materials, and orchestral arrangements created by McGann over the course of his career as a performer, educator, and owner and operator of The Original Custom Transcription Service.

Dates: 1977-2012
Found in: Berklee Archives

Rob Hayes collection of Berklee College of Music External Affairs materials

 Collection
Identifier: BCA-022
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1995-2013
Found in: Berklee Archives