Berklee College of Music
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 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.
Berklee College of Music Video Services event recordings on tape, 1979-2005
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.
Berklee Office of Public Information collection by Alma Berk, 1934-2007
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.
Berklee Oral History Project interview collection, 1998-present
Berklee Today records, 1982-2009
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.
Bill Pierce collection of Berklee College of Music Woodwind department recordings, 1988-2006
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.
Collection of Berklee College of Music academic publications, 1949-2017
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.
Jazz in the Classroom recordings and scores, 1958-1976
John McGann papers, 1977-2012
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.
Rob Hayes collection of Berklee College of Music External Affairs materials
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.