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Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings (OH-03930)

Abstract

The Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings (approximately 1962-2014) are recorded radio interviews and stage performances of comedians, entertainers, musicians, and actors. Interviews are conducted by Arnold Shaw, Dick Maurice, Joe Delaney, and Bill Willard. Select interviews have a brief summary at the file-level of the inventory, while remaining interviews are unprocessed and the content and/or participants have not been confirmed.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1962 to 2014

Extent

1.420 Terabytes (3,112 digital files) MP3

Related People/Corporations

Contributor: Willard, Bill
Contributor: Maurice, Dick

Scope and Contents Note

The Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings (approximately 1962-2014) are recorded radio interviews and stage performances of comedians, entertainers, musicians, and actors. Interviews are conducted by Arnold Shaw, Dick Maurice, Joe Delaney, and Bill Willard. Select interviews have a brief summary at the file-level of the inventory, while remaining interviews are unprocessed and the content and/or participants have not been confirmed.

Access Note

Collection is open for research, but onsite access only. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

No release forms are on file for this collection. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Related Collections

The following resource may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Arnold Shaw Papers, 1927-2006. MS-00432. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1dw3x

Preferred Citation

Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings, 1962-2014. OH-03930. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f12v23

Acquisition Note

Materials were collected by the director of the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center; subsequently the materials were transferred to the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives at an unknown date. There is no deed of gift on file for this collection.

Processing Note

Audiocassettes were sent out for digitization in an unknown year. An inventory list was created based on information available on the physical audiocassette. In 2023, Melise Leech processed a portion of the tapes and created brief descriptions. The remainder of the recordings remain unprocessed and contents are not confirmed.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::OH03930

Finding Aid Description Rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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