Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Ray Shonfield Collection
Date(s)
- 1921 - 1956 (Creation)
Extent
2 linear feet
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection consists of news clippings, photos, books and recordings of Ray Shonfield performing with the Charlie Davis and Jim Riley Orchestras.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
All material is open to the public without restriction. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Great American Songbook Foundation. Music written prior to 1923 is in the public domain. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library & Archives.
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from Ted Shonfield, son of Ray Shonfield, in Carmel, IN on March 16, 2011.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Interview with Pearl Shonfield, Ray Shonfield's wife: http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MidOrHis/id/474.
Starr-Gennett Collection, Indiana University https://libraries.indiana.edu/starr-gennett.
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Processing information: Minimally processed by Lisa Lobdell, May 2012.
- Citation: Ray Shonfield Collection, The Great American Songbook Foundation.
- Processing information: The books and recordings were separated from the collection and cataloged in Library World. One recording Gennett 5230-A: “Don’t mess with me”, Riley’s Orchestra; 5230-B “A Japanese sunset”, Justin Huber’s Orchestra was donated to the Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN in 2020.
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
AtoM description created by Ashlee James, November 2017.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Davis, Charlie (Contributor)
- Davis, Charlie (Subject)