Music -- Manuscripts

Personal papers of musician, composer, bandleader, and educator Benedict J. Pullo, Jr. (1906-1996), including published and unpublished compositions and related copyright documentation, as well as audio recordings, clippings, and ephemera.

Compositions, audio recordings, and other materials created and collected by vibraphonist and Latin jazz composer Bobby Vince Paunetto ‘73. Additional papers include publicity-related correspondence, composition lists, and coursework. 

The personal papers of American saxophonist, clarinetist, and educator John D. LaPorta (1920-2004), who taught at Berklee College of Music from 1959-1985. LaPorta's papers include published and unpublished compositions and arrangements, teaching materials, correspondence, clippings, programs, assorted writings, photographs, awards, and performance recordings collected by LaPorta over the course of his career as a performer and teacher.

The personal papers of American saxophonist, composer, and educator Laurdine Kenneth “Pat” Patrick, Jr. (1929-1991). Patrick’s papers include published and unpublished compositions and arrangements, teaching materials, correspondence, clippings, programs, and photographs that reflect Patrick’s career as a musician with Sun Ra’s Arkestra, a theatrical composer, and the leader of the Baritone Saxophone Retinue.

The papers of American composer, poet, artist, and craftsman Renick E. Ross (1940-2012) primarily pertain to Ross’s composing activities between the 1960s and 2011. Materials primarily include unpublished manuscripts, unpublished sound recordings, and biographical material.

The personal papers of Hungarian-American violinist, violist, composer, conductor, and educator Tibor Pusztai (1946-2016), who taught at Berklee College of Music from 1994-2015. Pusztai’s papers include published and unpublished compositions and arrangements, teaching materials, correspondence, recordings, clippings, and programs.

Collection of charts and scores used by Woody Herman and his various big bands, originally compiled by Woody Herman and later used, expanded, and maintained by the Berklee College of Music Ensemble department. Composers and arrangers include Alan Broadbent, Alf Clausen, Tony Klatka, and Dave Lalama, among others. Many of the charts in this collections are originals with added pencil annotations.