Identity elements
Reference code
US.INSON Mss 007
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Rudy Vallee Collection of Aluminum Disc Radio Show Recordings
Date(s)
- 1932 - 1939 (Creation)
Extent
4 linear feet
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
3 boxes containing 74 aluminum disc recordings of Rudy Vallee radio shows from 1932-1939. Guest stars included Tallulah Bankhead, Alice Faye,Sophie Tucker, Ethel Barrymore, Dick Powell, Betty Boop, Gloria Swanson, Bob Hope, Rudolph Friml, Jr., Milton Berle, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Edgar Bergen and many others.
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
The recordings in this collection are on obsolete media. Access copies must be created. Please contact the Library & Archives staff prior to your visit to ensure that access to these materials is available.
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
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from Eleanor Vallee, Rudy Vallee's widow, on April 28, 2009.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Rudy Vallee collection at Thousand Oaks Library http://www.tolibrary.org/research/special-collections-home/american-radio-archives/list-of-collections/rudy-vallee
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: Cite as: Rudy Vallee Collection, Great American Songbook Foundation.
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Wikipedia article on Rudy Vallee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Vall%C3%A9e
Eleanor Vallee obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176862944
Eleanor Vallee obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176862944
Archivist's note
Description created by Ashlee James, 10/4/2017