Contents

Collection Summary

Administrative History

Scope and Content Note

Collection Arrangement

Selected Search Terms

Series 1. Record Label and Pressing Orders (Transcriptions), 1940-1964

Series 2. Record Label Copy Sheets for Columbia Records and Clients, 1923-1964

Series 3. Press Release Information, 1951-1952

Series 4. Recording Studio Job Sheets, 1945-1954

Series 5. Cut-out Project Information, 1951-1952

Columbia Records Paperwork Collection

Authors: Jennifer Lewis, Karen Fishman

2011

Administrative History

The story of Columbia Records extends back to the late 1880s and the founding of the Columbia Graphophone Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company's most successful subsidiary, the Columbia Phonograph Company, was a distributor of cylinder recordings and Edison phonographs in the Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. area. In 1902 Columbia began issuing recorded discs as well as cylinders, and in 1904 it introduced the double-sided disc. Following the post-war boom of 1919, the company underwent a decline, and the American branch of Columbia went into receivership. The new owner of the British branch of the company, Louis Sterling, took control of American Columbia in 1923, and electrical recording replaced the old acoustic process.

Columbia was successful during the 1920s, but it was hit hard by various legal problems and the financial difficulties of the Depression. In 1934 Columbia was sold to the American Record Corporation (ARC), which was itself sold to William Paley's Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in 1938. A year later ARC became known as the Columbia Recording Corporation. The name of the company was changed to Columbia Records, Inc., in 1947, and one year later CBS introduced the 33 1/3 rpm microgroove long-playing record (LP). In 1988 Columbia was acquired by Sony and is currently a division of Sony BMG.

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Scope and Content Note

The Columbia Records Paperwork Collection spans the years 1923 to 1964 and contains materials such as record label orders, record label copy sheets, press release information, recording studio job sheets, and cut-out project information (describing records to be cut out of the catalog). Many of the papers, if not the whole collection, appear to have come from the Columbia Records pressing plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Matrix Numbers: The concept of the matrix number is important in understanding the arrangement and contents of the collection. A matrix number is assigned by the recording company to identify each side of a disc recording. Often but not always unique, it may consist of letters, numbers, or both and may include a prefix and/or one or more suffixes. It is usually etched or stamped on the inside margin of the disc between the playing surface and the label. The matrix number can be useful in dating a recording and may indicate the take of the performance featured on the recording. Additional information may be included as well.

Matrix Number Prefixes Found in the Columbia Records Paperwork Collection: The following list of matrix number prefixes identifies the majority of the discs referenced in this collection. The first letter of the prefix represents the diameter of the disc: Z is the 7-inch diameter indicator, and X is the 12-inch diameter indicator. The default size is always 10 inches, which is why there is no special 10-inch indicator.

Additional information on matrix numbers can be found in the Columbia Matrix Number file located in the Recorded Sound Reference Center in the Library of Congress.

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Selected Search Terms

Organizations

• Columbia Graphophone Company (U.S.)--Archives.
• Columbia Phonograph Company, inc.--Archives.
• Columbia Recording Corporation--Archives.
• Columbia Records, Inc.
• Columbia Records, Inc.--Archives.

Subjects

• Music trade--United States.
• Record labels--United States.
• Sound recording industry--United States.

Form/Genre

• Advertisements.
• Job lists.
• Order forms.
• Press releases.

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Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged in 5 series:

• Series 1: Record Label Orders (Transcriptions), 1940-1964
• Series 2: Record Label Copy Sheets, 1923-1964
• Series 3: Press Release Information, 1951-1952
• Series 4: Recording Studio Job Sheets, 1945-1954
• Series 5: Cut-out Project Information, 1951-1952

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Container List

Series 1. Record Label and Pressing Orders (Transcriptions), 1940-1964 106 boxes

This series primarily contains record label and pressing orders made by Columbia for the company itself, for various clients, and for the United States government. Names on the government order forms include Voice of America, U.S. Marine Band, Air Force Reserve, Civil Defense Department, Army Hour, and Library of Congress.

The orders made for Columbia and for various clients were arranged within each original notebook by ascending matrix number. Within in each matrix number prefix, arrangement is generally chronological. Because of the different content of these prefix groupings, each has a slightly different organization system.

A Miscellaneous Transcriptions section, beginning with box 54, follows the papers that are grouped by prefix. The first part of the Miscellaneous Transcriptions section is arranged in general chronological order, but the second part is grouped by type of matrix prefix, record label, or client name. The orders made for the U.S. government are organized chronologically.

Record label and pressing orders for Columbia Records and clients, 1940-1964

Matrix numbers beginning with prefix ZTSP

Matrix numbers beginning with prefix ZTSP represented 7-inch mono single masters.

Arranged by volume number.

ZTSP 16962 to ZTSP 24969, volume 1, 1953 January-1956 June

ZTSP 27044 to ZTSP 28697, volume 2, 1957 December-1958 December (3 folders)(1 folder)

ZTSP 24717 to ZTSP 29959, volume 3, 1956 January-1957 November

ZTSP 28712 to ZTSP 29297, volume 3, 1958 August-1959 August

ZTSP 29303 to ZTSP 60398, volume 4, 1959 March-June (2 folders)(2 folders)

ZTSP 60400 to ZTSP 60998, volume 5, 1959

ZTSP 62001 to ZTSP 68770, volume 6, 1959

ZTSP 26443 to ZTSP 62980, volume 1, 1960 (2 folders)(3 folders)

ZTSP 60497 to ZTSP 65541, volume 2, 1960

ZTSP 60523 to ZTSP 65977, volume 3, 1960 June-October

ZTSP 62216 to ZTSP 66921, volume 4, (3 folders)(1 folder)

ZTSP 60883 to ZTSP 67775, volume 1, 1961 January-March

ZTSP 28786 to ZTSP 67998, volume 2, 1961

ZTSP 66310 to ZTSP 69186, volume 3, 1961 April-July (2 folders)(2 folders)

ZTSP 66027 to ZTSP 69799, volume 4, 1961

ZTSP 66017 to ZTSP 84940, volume 5, 1961

ZTSP 66507 to ZTSP 81302, volume 6, 1961 (1 folder)(2 folders)

ZTSP 66029 to ZTSP 81802, volume 1, 1962

ZTSP 29092 to ZTSP 81824, volume 2, 1962

ZTSP 66040 to ZTSP 85152, volume 3, 1962 (2 folders)(1 folder)

ZTSP 64546 to ZTSP 85291, volume 4, 1962

ZTSP 66043 to ZTSP 85559, volume 5, 1962

ZTSP 81726 to ZTSP 85782, volume 6, 1962 (2 folders)(2 folders)

ZTSP 24713 to ZTSP 86114, volume 7, 1962

ZTSP 66049 to ZTSP 86962, volume 8, 1962

ZTSP 101 to ZTSP 66053, volume 1, 1963 (2 folders)(1 folder)

ZTSP 85831 to ZTSP 89446, volume 2, 1963

ZTSP 25776 to ZTSP 89675, volume 3, 1963

ZTSP 17780 to ZTSP 91244, volume 4, 1963

ZTSP 66067 to ZTSP 91540, volume 5, 1963 (2 folders)(2 folders)

ZTSP 66701 to ZTSP 92501, volume 6, 1963 (2 folders)(2 folders)

ZTSP 66073 to ZTSP 92720, volume 7, 1963-1964

ZTSP 88812 to ZTSP 92969, volume 8, 1964

Matrix numbers beginning with prefix XTV

Matrix numbers beginning with prefix XTV represented 12-inch mono LP masters.

The original notebooks for the record label and pressing orders with XTV matrix numbers were never assigned volume numbers. The orders are therefore arranged in ascending matrix number order, with the exception of those in box 158, which was a 2004 addition to the collection.

XTV 11452 to XTV 14442, 1949-1958

XTV 14411 to XTV 16500, 1952 March-1953 November

XTV 14173 to XTV 16545, 1950 December-1951 February

XTV 16549 to XTV 17960, 1957 July-1958 February (1 folder)(3 folders)

XTV 17679 to XTV 18736, 1952 November-1955 March (2 folders)(2 folders)

XTV 18739 to XTV 19569, 1953 January-June (3 folders)(1 folder)

XTV 19579 to XTV 19988, 1953 May-1954 March

XTV 20006 to XTV 20665, 1954 January-August (2 folders)(2 folders)

XTV 20667 to XTV 21492, 1954 January-August

XTV 21503 to XTV 21995, 1954 June- November

XTV 21760 to XTV 22487, 1955 February-1957 October

XTV 22507 to XTV 22999, 1955 January-1957 March

XTV 22515 to XTV 23577, 1955 June-August (2 folders)(2 folders)

XTV 23579 to XTV 23993, 1955 September-1956 January

XTV 24002 to XTV 24763, 1955 October-1957 April

XTV 24410 to XTV 24899, 1956 March-November

XTV 24900 to XTV 25091, 1956 October-1958 July (2 folders)(4 folders)

XTV 25546 to XTV 25973, 1956 October-1957 April

XTV 26600 to XTV 27435, 1957 July-1958 August

XTV 26001 to XTV 28562, 1957 April-October (2 folders)(2 folders)

XTV 27458 to XTV 28279, 1958 April-November

XTV 28298 to XTV 28499, 1958 September-1959 January

XTV 28500 to XTV 29497, 1958 September-1959 April

XTV 60000 to XTV 62587, 1959 May-December

XTV 62202 to XTV 64582, volume 1, 1960 January-April (2 folders)(1 folder)

XTV 62666 to XTV 66864, volume 2, 1960 April-December

XTV 62454 to XTV 67833, volume 1, 1960 September-1961 March

XTV 68698 to XTV 81683, volume 6, 1961 January-1962 February

XTV 15995 to XTV 85023, XTV 81020 to XTV 81682, volume 1, 1961 October-1962 August

XTV 20237 to XTV 81060, volume 4, 1961 February-July

XTV 24578 to XTV 85052, volume 5, 1961 July-November

XTV 92901, XTV 92950, XTV 94507, 1964 March

Matrix numbers beginning with prefix YNTY

The original notebooks for the record label and pressing orders with YNTY matrix numbers are arranged in ascending matrix number order, with the numbers for Sesac, Inc. grouped near the end. The materials in box 159 were a 2004 addition to the collection.

YTNY 243 to YTNY 2425, 1940 December-1943 December

YTNY 2426 to YTNY 4547, 1943 December-1945 May

YTNY 4577 to YTNY 6493, 1945 June-1946 October

YTNY 6514 to YTNY 7949, 1946 October-1947 October

YTNY 7958 to YTNY 9700, 1947 October-1948 July

YTNY 9701 to YTNY 12943, 1948 July-1950 April

YTNY 12901 to YTNY 15972, 1950 April-1951 November

Sesac, Inc., YNTY 4000 to YTNY 10915, 1950 May-1954 February

Sesac Inc., YTNY 4019 to YTNY 20355, 1955 May-1956 April

Sesac Inc., 1956 May-September

YTNY 4125 to YTNY 25179, 1956 June 22-September 4

Sesac, Inc. (chiefly), YNTY 5730 to YNTY 26869, volume 4, 1956 August-1958 January

Sesac Inc. (chiefly), YTNY 4001 to YTNY 68857, 1957 November-1961 July

YTNY 4215-YTNY 23274, 1949-1956

Matrix numbers beginning with prefix TV

Record label and pressing orders with TV matrix numbers are arranged by original volume number.

TV 12102 to TV 20477, volume 1, 1949 November-1953 November

TV 20490 to TV 23840, volume 2, 1953 November-1955 January

TV 22183 to TV 25251, volume 3, 1941 March-1957 December

TV 21769 to TV 28944, volume 4, 1956 September-1959 February (2 folders)(2 folders)

TV 29136 to TV 86046, volume 5, 1959 February-1962 May

Miscellaneous transcriptions

The matrix prefix, record label, or client name makes up the major part of each original notebook, but many notebooks may contain as many as twenty other sections, often made up of just a few pages each.

The first part of the Miscellaneous transcriptions grouping is arranged by volume number, and the second part is organized by type of matrix prefix or record label.

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 4, 1958

XSV 27491 to XSV 60040, volume 5, 1958 May-September (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 7, 1958 February-1959 November

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1958-1959

XTAV, ZTV, YTAC, volume 8, 1958 December-1961 December

XSV, XSM, XP, volume 9, 1949 September-1960 June

Miscellaneous transcriptions and Kapp, volume 10, 1959 March-October (2 folders)(1 folder)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 11, 1959 June-1960 March

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 1, 1959 December-1960 April

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 2, 1960 April-August

CTV, ZTEC, ZPA, volume 2, 1956 October-1960 October (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 3, 1960 August-November

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 4, 1960 November-1961 May

Warner Bros., volume 6, 1960

Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, XTAC 67130 to XTAC 84983, volume 5, 1960 January-1961 December

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 5, 1961 January-April (2 folders)(1 folder)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 6, 1961 April-July

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 7, 1961 July-December

Miscellaneous transcriptions, Panorama, United Artists, volume 8, 1961 August-1962 March

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 9, 1961 October-1962 January (1 folder)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1962 January-April

ZTV, ZTEC, ZTSC, ZSV..., volume 1, 1962

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 2, 1962 February-June (4 folders)(3 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 3, 1962 January-May (1 folder)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 4, 1962 February-June (2 folders)(1 folder)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 6, 1962 April- September

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 7, 1962 September-December (1 folder)(3 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 7, 1962 July-September (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 8, 1962

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 9, 1962

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 10, 1962 (2 folders)(2 folders)

ZTC, YTC, XTV, TV, XSV, volume 1, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 1, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 2, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 2, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 3, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 4, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 5, 1963 (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 6, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 7, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 8, 1963 (2 folders)(1 folder)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 9, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 10, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 11, 1963 (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 12, 1963 October

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 13, 1963

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1964 (2 folders)(2 folders)

Roulette, Kapp, volume 1, 1963 January

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 2, 1964

Miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 3, 1964

XCTV 6680 to XCTV 8812, XTAC 7409 to XTAC 23970, miscellaneous transcriptions, volume 1, 1952 March-1957 April

XCTV 8840 to XCTV 84247, volume 2, 1956 May-1961 May

XTAC 7921 to XTAC 9482, 1956-1960

XCTV 9905 to XCTV 10588, volume 3, 1958 June-1959 June

XTAC 10350 to XTAC 67120, volume 4, 1959 June-1960 December (1 folder)(3 folders)

XTAC 9504 to XTAC 10333, 1957 September-1959 March

TAC 8458 to TAC 63573, CO, ZTC, volume 3, 1956 January-1958 November

ZTSC 7658 to ZTSC 9991, 1954 March-1961 March

ZTEP 24592 to ZTEP 67821, volume 1, 1956, 1958

ZTEP 64330, ZTEP 64440 to ZTEP 68975, volume 2, 1960-1961

TNY 228 to TNY 1453, P 30456 to P 50984, volume 1, 1942 December-1954 July

P 49190 to P 55297, 1954 September-1957 October

XTNY 248 to XTNY 15242, 1942 January-1951 June

XTNY 15471 to XTNY 22899, 1952 December-1959 May

XTNY 5602, XTNY 13796, XTNY 15470 to XTNY 20727, 1951-1953

YTC 3053 to YTC 4898, 1945 September-1948 January

YTC 4926 to YTC 7047, volume 1, 1948 February-1952 August (2 folders)(2 folders)

YTC 8199 to YTC 84987, 1956 August-1961 December

XTC 7362 to XTC 9784, YTC 2348 to YTC 8901, 1952 September-1957 May

XTC 166 to XTC 7869, 1941 July-1954 August (2 folders)(1 folder)

XTC 6133 to XTC 65133, 1951 December-1960 October

AS 1 to AS 781 (ASCAP), 1942 July-1951 April (2 folders)(2 folders)

PC, YNE, XPC..., miscellaneous transcriptions, 1947 March-1956 August

Zodiac, ZLP, TLP, XLP, 1952 February-1956 August

ZTEP 19797 to ZTEP 25466, ZP 48494 to ZP 55310, 1952 December-1956 September

ZCTV, ZPC, PB, ALP, PA, 1955 September-1959 October

PC 6624 to PC 9396, PRLP 160 to PRLP 214, PRLP 7001 to PRLP 7037, 1955 October-1957 June

Rainbow Records, 1957 July-1959 March

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1962 February-August (1 folder)(3 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1962 March-1963 August

XTV 65931 to XTV 87276, 1963 January- March

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1962 November-1963 March

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1963 June-October

XTV 11677 to XTV 89784, 1963 June-September

XTV 11679 to XTV 92382, miscellaneous transcriptions, 1963 September-1964 January

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1963 July-October (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1963 November-1964 January

Record label and pressing orders for the U.S. government, 1960-1964

Consists of record label orders and pressing information for the records made by Columbia Records for the United States government. Names on the order forms include Voice of America, U.S. Marine Band, Air Force Reserve, Civil Defense Department, Army Hour, and Library of Congress.

Organized chronologically.

Miscellaneous government transcriptions, volume 1, 1960 November-December/1961 January-May

Miscellaneous government transcriptions, volume 2, 1961 September-December

Miscellaneous government transcriptions, 1963-1964 (1 folder)(2 folders)

Series 2. Record Label Copy Sheets for Columbia Records and Clients, 1923-1964 43 boxes

This series is divided into three main groupings: Spanish/Latin America (indicated by the suffix "x"), Columbia popular, and Miscellaneous transcriptions.

Spanish/Latin America, 1923-1951

Arranged by matrix number.

Matrix numbers 1-x to 1157-x, 1159-x to 1179-x, 2000-x to 2399-x, 1927 May-1939 June, 1940 August-1951 January, 1923 November-1926 June

Matrix numbers 2400-x to 099-x, 1926 June-1928 May

Matrix numbers 3100-x to 3999-x, 1928 May-1930 March (1 folder)(2 folders)

Matrix numbers 4000-x to 4999-x, 1930 March-1934 November

Matrix numbers 5000-x to 5999-x, 1934 November-1940 April (2 folders)(1 folder)

Matrix numbers 6000-x to 6705-x, 1940 May-1950 June

Matrix numbers 6500-x to 6705-x, 1950 June-1951 December

Matrix numbers 7000-x to 7009-x, G-9001-x, 50000-x to 50011-x, 51000-x, 52000-x to 52088-x, 1926 July-1932 January

Columbia popular, 1939-1964

Arranged by matrix number, which, for this material, is basically chronological.

Matrix numbers 35201 to 35820, 1939 August-1940 November

Matrix numbers 35821 to 36334, 1940 November-1941 August

Matrix numbers 36336 to 36770, 1941 August-1945 January

Matrix numbers 36776 to 37144, 1945 January-1946 September

Matrix numbers 37145 to 37558, 1946 September-1947 June

Matrix numbers 37561 to 38075, 1947 June-December

Matrix numbers 38079 to 38500, 1948 January-1949 May (1 folder)(2 folders)

Matrix numbers 39637 to 39997, 1951 February-1953 April

Matrix numbers 42700 to 43022, 1962 October-1964 March

Miscellaneous transcriptions, 1934-1964

Some of the miscellaneous transcriptions contain one type of matrix number or catalog number, while others contain up to fifty different types of orders.

Grouped by type of matrix prefix or client name. Original notebooks (volumes) containing many different types of matrix prefixes or client names were organized by the predominant number or name.

Lang-Worth programs, 1942 June-1949 January

Lang-Worth programs, 1940 May-1948 April

Playtime/Playcolor, J-168 to J-299, J 4-701 to J 4-753, 231 to 417, 901 PV to 329 PV, 1948 January-1957 October

Playtime/Playcolor, 50001 to 50160, 139 to 270, 301 PV to 329 PV, 1939 October-1948 January

Hall of Fame, 3-33001 to 3-33031, 1961 January

Hall of Fame, 4-50001 to 4-54036, 80001 to 80009, 1954 March-1954 September

Hall of Fame, 4-33001 to 4-33059, 3-42301 to 3-42818, 1962 January-1964 February

45 extended play (2 or more records to an album) 5/6/7-1001 to 5/6/7-1723, volume 1, 1952 August-1953 August

45 extended play (2 or more records to an album), 7-1724 to 7-2079, volume 2, 1953 August-1954 December

45 extended play (2 or more records to an album), 5/196/197-2080 to 5/196/197-2519, 1954 December-1960 January

45 extended play (singles), B-6721 to B-8953, B-1900 to B-2837, volume 1, 1952 August-1954 September

45 extended play (singles), B-1501 to B-1899, 1954 June-1956 April

HL 7001 to HL 7099, 1956 July-1960 October

Harmony series, 45 extended play, catalog numbers B-9001 to B-11481, 1956 May-1958 May

ML 2001 to ML 2615, 1948 March-1953 May

ML 4001 to ML 4169, 1948 March-1949 April (2 folders)(1 folder)

ML 4170 to ML 4471, 1949 June-1951 October

ML 4472 to ML 4879, 1951 October-1956 January (2 folders)(2 folders)

ML 4880 to ML 5089, 1954 March-1956 June

ML 5100 to ML 5498, 1956 March-1960 June

ML 5100 to ML 5498, 1956 March-1960 June

ML/OL/KOL 5500 to 5899, 1960 March-1963 September

ML/DL/OL/KOL 5901 to 6070, 1962 November-1964 March

4691-M to 4821, 1951 August-1954 September

7699-M to 7784, 1951 May-1953 May

4-20891 to 4-21348, 1951 December-1954 December

4-21350 to 4-21571, 1954 December-1956 October

40000 to 40399, 1953 April-1954 November

40400 to 40699, 1954 November-1956 June

4-40700 to 40899, 1956 April-1957 March

4-40900 to 4-41199, 1957 March-1958 June

4-41200 to 4-41400, 1959 May-1959 August

4-41401 to 4-41699, 1959 May-1960 May

4-41700 to 4-42225, 1960 May-1961 October (2 folders)(2 folders)

4-42226 to 4-42699, 1961 October-1963 February

3-41724 to 3-42512, 1960 June-1962 July

Epic, 5-9001 to 5-9099, LC 3001 to LC 3098, LG 1001 to LG 1023, EG 7001 to EG 7100, 1953 June-1955 February

Epic, 5-9200 to 5-9299, LN & LC 3300 to 3325, LN & LC 3327 to 3549, 1956 November-1958 November

Epic, S 70372 to S 70465, 5-9300 to 5-9399, LC & LN 3550 to 3799, 1959 January-1961 August

Epic, BF 19002 to BF 19030, LF 18000 to LF 18030, BA 17007 to BA 17039, LA 16000 to LA 16039, 5-9400 to 5-95191, 1959 May-1963 December

Epic, LC & LN 3100 to 3299, 5-9100 to 5-9198, EG 7101 to EG 7214, 1955 March-1957 January

Okeh, 2271 to 3420, 1934 July-1937 October

Epic, Okeh, Ascot, Imperial..., 1962 May-1964 March

Okeh, 2271 to 3420, 1951 May-1959 August

4-18001 to 4-18059, 10000 to 10108 (International), 6800 to 7023, 4-7024 to 4-7149, 1951 May-1959 August

Mercury, SR 60001 to SR 69015, 1960 June-1963 November

Mercury, 1960 December-1963 January

MG 20156 to MG 20841, 1960 June-1962 October

Mercury, MG 50031 to MG 50355, SR 90003 to SR 90355, 1960 September-1964 January

Masterworks, 11000-D to 11650-D, 1936 July-1946 November

Masterworks, 11651-D to 12238-D, 1941 September-1945 August

Masterworks, 12241-D to 12815-D, 1945 September-1948 March (3 folders)(1 folder)

Masterworks, 4-13170-D to 4-13169-D, 1948 March-1952 July

Masterworks, 17525 D to 17633 D, 1948 April-1957 March

CL 525 to CL 899, 1958 May-1961 January

CL 526 to CL 713, 1951 May-1956 December

CL 901 to CL 1259, 1956 September-1958 October

CL 1501 to CL 1799, 1960 May-1962 July

CL 1800 to CL 2099, Harmony, HL 9001 to HL 9027, 1962 March-1963 September

CL 2100 to CL 2176, 1963 October-1964 February

CL 6001 to CL 6299, 1948 June-1954 May

CL 6300 to CL 6341, CL 2501 to CL 2600, 1953 May-1956 September

WS 301 to WS 380, WL 111 to WL 180, CL 1260 to CL 1499, 1958 October-1960 May

HS 11001 to HS 11079, Harmony, HL 9501 to HL 9546, HL 7100 to HL 7314, 1959 January-1964 January

CS 8001 to CS 8398, 1958 May-1961 January

CS 8400 to CS 8799, 1961 January-1963 March (3 folders)(1 folder)

CS 8800 to CS 8976, 1963 January-1964 February

SP 1001 to SP 1032, 1962 October

MS 6001 to MS 6398, 1958 May-1963 March

MS 6401 to MS 6581, 1963 January-1964 December

7-2472 to 7-2499, BC 1 to BC 1160, BN 1 to BN 630, 1958 July-1962 April

4-101-E (ZSP 12319) to 4-105-E (ZSP 13699), 105-E, RL 3001 to RL 6642, 1952 October-1956 October

AL 1 to AL 57, G-1-1 to G-18-10, GL 100 to GL 105, 1951 March-1954 November

OGN 5041 to OGN 5251, OBS 80011 to OBS 81221, 1958 January-1959 January

AE 50 to AE 68, PL 12001 to PL 13018, PS 14001 to PS 15018, 1959 July-1960 August

LN/19LC 24001 to 3882, BN 26000 to BN 26090, BC 1241 to BC 1281, 1962 May-1964 March

OS 2001 to OS 2450, EX/19ES 5003 to 5121, EX/19ES 1712 to 1819, 1959 March-1961 November

JS 301 to JS 360, MR, JR, CR, CB, CZ, 1955 July-1956 September

90001-V to 90199-V, 1940 November-1952 October

Decca, DL 5000 to DL 5188, 1949 August-1950 January

Kapp, KL 1059 to KL 1345, KS 1082 to KS 3345, 1961 May-1964 January

Rainbow Records, miscellaneous, 1962 August-1964 January

Rainbow Records, S7 30339 to S7 31909, 1959 July-1963 October

Varsity, Harmony, Regal..., 1949 June-1950 August

Legacy, LS, LL, 1960 May-1963 June

Cameo, Smash, Phillips..., 1962 June-1963 November

Liberty, Dolton, Roulette..., 1962 October-1963 November

United Artists, Vanguard..., 1961 June-1964 January

Series 3. Press Release Information, 1951-1952 2 boxes

This series contains promotional information and advertisements for Columbia Record releases. The titles on the release information are mostly "Monthly Masterworks Releases" and "New Columbia Record Releases."

Arranged by date.

1951 December-1952 June

1952 February-December

1952 June-October

1952 November-December

Series 4. Recording Studio Job Sheets, 1945-1954 5 boxes

Recording studio job sheets provide important information about studio sessions such as program title, master or safety number, date and time of recording, special instructions, and shipping instructions. They also show the studio engineer and recording engineer for each session.

Columbia, 1950-1952

The recording studio job sheets for Columbia alone are arranged by date.

1950 January 1-December 30

1951 January 5-December 27

1952 January 7-December 30

Columbia and clients (mixed), 1945-1954

The recording studio job sheets for Columbia Records and its clients are similar to the studio job sheets for Columbia Records alone but are in a different format. The papers in box 156, approximately half of which are orders from Sears, Roebuck and Co., are in yet another format but include similar information.

The recording studio job sheets for Columbia Records and its clients are interfiled. Orders are arranged by date.

1945 January 3-December 28

1946 January 3-December 20

1947 January 1-December 31

1947 August 27-December 31

1948 January 5-August 31

1948 September 1-December 31

1949 February 14-December 30

1954 April 22-December 17

Series 5. Cut-out Project Information, 1951-1952 3 folders

The papers in this series are lists of records to be cut out of the catalog as well as records to be scrapped. Each has a memo attached with specific directions.

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