Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0640
- Creators:
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
- Dates:
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1996-2000
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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The collection consists of over thirty hours of 7" open reel-to-reel master tapes, compact discs (DVDs), and transcripts for oral histories documenting the invention and development of the analogue music synthesizer.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of over thirty hours of 7" open reel-to- reel master tapes, compact discs, and transcripts for the oral histories documenting the invention and development of the analogue music synthesizer. Not all interviews have master tapes, reference copies, or transcripts.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into three series.
Series 1: Transcripts, 1996-1998
Series 2: Reference Disks (DVDs), 1996-2000
Series 3: Master Tapes (7"), 1996-1998
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, in cooperation with Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco of Cornell University, conducted oral histories to document the pioneering engineers and musicians of the electronic music synthesizer from 1960 to 1970. Pinch and Trocco authored in 2002, Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer by Harvard University Press. This book is based on the oral histories from the Analogue Music Synthesizer Oral History Project.
Administration
Processing Information
Processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, August 2011.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation with National Museum of American History staff member Jim Weaver, Division of Cultural History and Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University.
Custodial History
The collection was received in the Archives Center on March 17, 1998 and February 19, 1999.
Using the Collection
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Reference copies must be used. Digital reference surrogates (DVDS) exist.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
Title and date item, Analogue Music Synthesizer Oral History Project, 1996-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-3270
Fax Number: Fax: 202-786-2453
archivescenter@si.edu
