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1. Heartbeat theatre radio scripts collection, 1957-1985

   approximately 22,050 items. 63 containers. 26.5 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Heartbeat Theatre Radio Scripts Collection contains scripts of the dramatic radio series broadcast weekly from 1956 to 1985. The series was sponsored by the Salvation Army.

2. Joe Smith collection, 1986-1988

   263 sound cassettes. 3.6 linear feet (9 boxes, approximately 3,150 items). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Oral history interviews conducted by recording industry executive Joe Smith with more than two hundred recording artists and executives from 1986 through 1988. Printed transcripts accompany most of the recorded interviews.

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3. Bruce Lundvall papers, 1946-2012

   approximately 1,600 items. 13 containers. 10 linear feet. 2 mapcase folders. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Bruce Lundvall was an American record company executive best known for his tenure as president and CEO of Blue Note Records. Lundvall was responsible for the revitalization of the label between 1984 and 2010, and signed many of the brightest stars in jazz and popular music, including Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Cassandra Wilson, and countless others. The collection includes artist files, correspondence, photographs, promotional materials, and other items related to his career in the record industry.

4. David Oppenheim papers, 1910-2004

   approximately 910 items. 7 containers. 4 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   David Oppenheim (1922-2007) was a clarinetist, educator, and producer. He served as the director of the Masterworks Division at Columbia Records, as a producer of music documentaries at CBS, and as the Dean of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). This collection contains correspondence, photographs, programs, music, and miscellaneous documents related to Oppenheim's work as an arts administrator, record and television producer, and performer.

5. Jack Kapp collection, circa 1900-1949

   69 items, including 63 drawings and 6 prints. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of mostly original cartoon drawings, one framed album cover, and some correspondence assembled by American Decca Records founder and president Jack Kapp. The drawings provide historical commentary on the issues of the phonograph industry, particularly the American Federation of Musicians recording ban of 1942-1944, and the place of the phonograph in American life.