Balk, Alfred, 1930-2010.

Research material, writings, audiorecordings, periodicals, amassed by journalist, editor and radio scholar Alfred Balk over the course of his writing and teaching career.

American Guild of Organists.

Recordings from the American Guild of Organists' national conference in New York.

American Locomotive Company.

The American Locomotive Company was incorporated in 1901, the result of the merger of the Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory with seven small companies. In 1955 it became Alco Products, Inc. and was acquired in 1964 by the Worthington Corporation. In addition to steam and diesel engines and generators, the American Locomotive Company also manufactured high quality steel and military tanks, with unsuccessful ventures in automobile manufacture (1905-1913) and the production of nuclear energy (1954-1962). Collection contains advertising and publicity, correspondence, financial records (annual reports, ledgers, etc.), technical drawings and technical manuals, maps, news clippings, personnel records, photographs, sketches and drawings, and more.

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Commercially produced phonograph disc recordings. Speeds range from 45 RPM to 78 RPM. Sizes include 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9.5, 10, 11 and 12-inch. The vast majority of the collection is comprised of 10 and 12 inch 78 RPM recordings released by American record companies.

Bell Music Box

Collection consists of non-commercial recordings on 78RPM, 45RPM, and 33RPM phonograph records and 1/4 inch audio tapes.

Spock, Benjamin, 1903-1998.

Papers of the American pediatrician, author, and peace activist and his wife Mary Morgan. Collection includes extensive correspondence and writings by both Morgan and Spock, Dr. Spock's medical reference files, memorabilia; cartoons, caricatures, articles by and about Spock, clippings, and photographs relating to his political activities (1951- 1998), including material about the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and his campaign for President as the nominee of the People's Party in 1972; legal files including his estate documents and various court cases in which Morgan and Spock were involved. In addition, there are records of the DrSpock.com website and the editions of Baby and Child Care published after Dr. Spock's death (1998).

Reichle, Donald W.

Collection of record albums (33-1/3) and various other formats from Audio Fidelity, a small recording company started in 1950 that offered very high technical specifications for early hi-fi and stereo audiophiles. There is also a detailed discography for the company.

Dot Records

Collection of recordings and correspondence relating to the released and then recalled 1959 Dot Records' Poetry for the Beat Generation, featuring the poetry of Jack Kerouac (read by the author) with piano accompaniment by Steve Allen. 130 copies are believed to have escaped the recall. The recording was eventually released by Hanover Signature Record Corporation, later that year.

Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967.

Correspondence; manuscript scores; printed scores; clippings; articles and speeches; materials about the Los Angeles Music Festival; awards; and his autograph collection. Correspondents include American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Leonard Bernstein, Boosey and Hawkes, Inc., Nicolai Brerezowsky, Aaron Copland, Werner Egk, Paul Eluard, James Forsyth, Lukas Foss, John Green, John te Groen, Jascha Heifetz, Dorothy Huttenback, Rolf Liebermann, Joshua Logan, Los Angeles Music Festival, J Marks, Charlotte Nicholls, Organisation Artistique Internationale, Menahem Pressler, Max Rabinoff, Marcella Rabwin, Rundfunk Hessischer, Dore Schary, Hans Sikorski, Isaac Stern, Leopold Stokowski, Alexandre Tansman, Union of Soviet Composers, Gottreid Von Emlin, Jerry Wald, Bruno Walter, John Waxman, Lella Simone Waxman, and Alma Mahler Werfel.

Harvith, John.

The collection contains commercial releases and subscription recordings of Arturo Toscanini recordings on audiocassette and long-playing records.

Rossman, Kathleen.

Collection accumulated by Kay Rossman; extensive and diverse set of items, ranging from Christmas ornaments and figurines to tea sets, clocks, games and record albums.

Laubach Literacy International.

Papers of Laubach Literacy International, founded in 1955 by Dr. Frank C. Laubach to address the world-wide problem of illiteracy. Established as Laubach Literacy Fund, the organization later became Laubach Literacy, Inc., and finally Laubach Literacy International; in 2002 it merged with Literacy Volunteers of America to form ProLiteracy. Material in the collection includes audio tapes, correspondence, diaries, filmstrips, financial records, journals, literacy journalism papers from courses taught at Syracuse University, motion pictures, newsletters, photographs, primers, reports, scrapbooks, slides and video tapes.

National guardian.

A phonodisc recording of the 5th anniversary dinner celebration for The National Guardian.

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Miscellaneous items relating to the history of the plastics industry and notable figures in plastics research, development and manufacturing. Includes printed material, photographs, technical papers, interviews, and audiovisual material.

Hupka, Robert.

Robert Hupka was a recording engineer for RCA and Columbia Records, and worked closely with noted conductor Arturo Toscanini for many years. Collection contains test pressings of various Toscanini performances, including rehearsals and a small amount of memorabilia relating to Toscanini, recordings of Gregorian chants, and assorted other classical secular and sacred music.

Syracuse University. -- Archives.

The Student Activities - Music Collection contains materials related to music student groups on campus.

WAER (Radio station : Syracuse, N.Y.)

Collection consists of non-commercial recordings, all off-air dubs on reel to reel tapes.

Federal Music Project

Collection of recordings from the United States Work Projects Administration's Federal Music Project

WSYR (Radio station : Syracuse, N.Y.)

Audiorecordings (78 and 33 RPM instantaneous discs and reel to reel tapes) and files from Syracuse radio station WSYR.