Research fellowships will support use of the resources of the Rock Hall’s Library and Archives.
The Rock and Popular Music Institute at Case Western Reserve University, in partnership with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Cuyahoga Community College, announces the availability of research fellowships to support use of the resources of the Rock Hall’s Library and Archives. Fellowships will be in the amount of$1500 for a one-week research trip or $2500 for two weeks.
Applicants should send a CV or résumé, a statement of research plans as they relate to the holdings of the Library and Archives, and proposed dates of residence to rock@case.edu. The holdings of the Library and Archives include:
- The Ahmet Ertegun Collection — 58 linear feet of materials spanning the years 1930 to2006.
- The Seymour Stein Collection — recordings and files relating to Sire Records, 1965 to1993.
- The Mo Ostin Collection — documents and artist files relating to Warner Brothers and Reprise Records, 1961 to 1990.
- The Clive Davis Papers — correspondence with artists and executives, 1963-2001.
- The Alan Freed Collection — documentation of Freed’s career as a disc jockey, television and film personality, and promoter, including financial and court documents relating to the commercial bribery case People v. Freed.
- The Jerry Wexler Correspondence — letters sent to Wexler by artists and executives, mostly in connection with his 1993 memoir.
- The Milt Gabler Collection — documents from 1928 to 2006, primarily relating to Gabler’s career with Commodore Records and Decca Records.
- The Michael Ochs Collection — 48 linear feet of artist files, press kits,interviews, etc., 1948-1994.
- Other notablecollections relate to Rick Nelson, Atlantic Records, Art Collins, Bomp Records, Eddie Cochran, Fame Studios, Ben Fong-Torres, Alan Light, Robert Christgau, Soul Asylum, Hal Blaine, Scotty Moore, and many other people and institutions.
The Library and Archives is a 22,500-square-foot facility located on the campus of Cuyahoga Community College, at 2809 Woodland Avenue in downtown Cleveland. More information about the Library and Archives and its holdings canbe found at: http://rockhall.com/library/ Robert Walser, Director, Rock and Popular Music Institute
