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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.
BOX-FOLDER 1/1-3 ZTSP 16962 to ZTSP 24969, volume 1, 1953 January-1956 June
BOX 1-2 ZTSP 27044 to ZTSP 28697, volume 2, 1957 December-1958 December
BOX 1 (3 folders)
BOX 2 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 2/2-6 ZTSP 24717 to ZTSP 29959, volume 3, 1956 January-1957 November
BOX-FOLDER 3/1-5 ZTSP 28712 to ZTSP 29297, volume 3, 1958 August-1959 August
BOX 3-4 ZTSP 29303 to ZTSP 60398, volume 4, 1959 March-June
BOX 3 (2 folders)
BOX 4 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 4/3-6 ZTSP 60400 to ZTSP 60998, volume 5, 1959
BOX-FOLDER 5/1-4 ZTSP 62001 to ZTSP 68770, volume 6, 1959
BOX 5-6 ZTSP 26443 to ZTSP 62980, volume 1, 1960
BOX 5 (2 folders)
BOX 6 (3 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 6/4-7 ZTSP 60497 to ZTSP 65541, volume 2, 1960
BOX-FOLDER 7/1-3 ZTSP 60523 to ZTSP 65977, volume 3, 1960 June-October
BOX 7-8 ZTSP 62216 to ZTSP 66921, volume 4
BOX 7 (3 folders)
BOX 8 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 8/2-4 ZTSP 60883 to ZTSP 67775, volume 1, 1961 January-March
BOX-FOLDER 9/1-4 ZTSP 28786 to ZTSP 67998, volume 2, 1961
BOX 9-10 ZTSP 66310 to ZTSP 69186, volume 3, 1961 April-July
BOX 9 (2 folders)
BOX 10 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 10/3-5 ZTSP 66027 to ZTSP 69799, volume 4, 1961
BOX-FOLDER 11/1-4 ZTSP 66017 to ZTSP 84940, volume 5, 1961
BOX 11-12 ZTSP 66507 to ZTSP 81302, volume 6, 1961
BOX 11 (1 folder)
BOX 12 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 12/3-5 ZTSP 66029 to ZTSP 81802, volume 1, 1962
BOX-FOLDER 13/1-4 ZTSP 29092 to ZTSP 81824, volume 2, 1962
BOX 13-14 ZTSP 66040 to ZTSP 85152, volume 3, 1962
BOX 13 (2 folders)
BOX 14 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 14/2-5 ZTSP 64546 to ZTSP 85291, volume 4, 1962
BOX-FOLDER 15/1-3 ZTSP 66043 to ZTSP 85559, volume 5, 1962
BOX 15-16 ZTSP 81726 to ZTSP 85782, volume 6, 1962
BOX 15 (2 folders)
BOX 16 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 16/3-5 ZTSP 24713 to ZTSP 86114, volume 7, 1962
BOX-FOLDER 17/1-3 ZTSP 66049 to ZTSP 86962, volume 8, 1962
BOX 17-18 ZTSP 101 to ZTSP 66053, volume 1, 1963
BOX 17 (2 folders)
BOX 18 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 18/2–5 ZTSP 85831 to ZTSP 89446, volume 2, 1963
BOX-FOLDER 19/1–4 ZTSP 25776 to ZTSP 89675, volume 3, 1963
BOX-FOLDER 20/1–3 ZTSP 17780 to ZTSP 91244, volume 4, 1963
BOX 20-21 ZTSP 66067 to ZTSP 91540, volume 5, 1963
BOX 20 (2 folders)
BOX 21 (2 folders)
BOX 21-22 ZTSP 66701 to ZTSP 92501, volume 6, 1963
BOX 21 (2 folders)
BOX 22 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 22/3–5 ZTSP 66073 to ZTSP 92720, volume 7, 1963-1964
BOX-FOLDER 23/1–2 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.
BOX-FOLDER 158/1-9 XTV 11452 to XTV 14442, 1949-1958
BOX-FOLDER 24/1–4 XTV 14411 to XTV 16500, 1952 March-1953 November
BOX-FOLDER 25/1–4 XTV 14173 to XTV 16545, 1950 December-1951 February
BOX 25-26 XTV 16549 to XTV 17960, 1957 July-1958 February
BOX 25 (1 folder)
BOX 26 (3 folders)
BOX 26-27 XTV 17679 to XTV 18736, 1952 November-1955 March
BOX 26 (2 folders)
BOX 27 (2 folders)
BOX 27-28 XTV 18739 to XTV 19569, 1953 January-June
BOX 27 (3 folders)
BOX 28 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 28/2–3 XTV 19579 to XTV 19988, 1953 May-1954 March
BOX 28-29 XTV 20006 to XTV 20665, 1954 January-August
BOX 28 (2 folders)
BOX 29 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 29/3–6 XTV 20667 to XTV 21492, 1954 January-August
BOX-FOLDER 30/1–3 XTV 21503 to XTV 21995, 1954 June- November
BOX-FOLDER 30/4–6 XTV 21760 to XTV 22487, 1955 February-1957 October
BOX-FOLDER 31/1–4 XTV 22507 to XTV 22999, 1955 January-1957 March
BOX 31-32 XTV 22515 to XTV 23577, 1955 June-August
BOX 31 (2 folders)
BOX 32 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 32/3–6 XTV 23579 to XTV 23993, 1955 September-1956 January
BOX-FOLDER 33/1–5 XTV 24002 to XTV 24763, 1955 October-1957 April
BOX-FOLDER 34/1–4 XTV 24410 to XTV 24899, 1956 March-November
BOX 34-35 XTV 24900 to XTV 25091, 1956 October-1958 July
BOX 34 (2 folders)
BOX 35 (4 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 35/5-7 XTV 25546 to XTV 25973, 1956 October-1957 April
BOX-FOLDER 36/1–4 XTV 26600 to XTV 27435, 1957 July-1958 August
BOX 36-37 XTV 26001 to XTV 28562, 1957 April-October
BOX 36 (2 folders)
BOX 37 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 37/3–6 XTV 27458 to XTV 28279, 1958 April-November
BOX-FOLDER 38/1–2 XTV 28298 to XTV 28499, 1958 September-1959 January
BOX-FOLDER 38/3–5 XTV 28500 to XTV 29497, 1958 September-1959 April
BOX-FOLDER 39/1–4 XTV 60000 to XTV 62587, 1959 May-December
BOX 39-40 XTV 62202 to XTV 64582, volume 1, 1960 January-April
BOX 39 (2 folders)
BOX 40 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 40/2–5 XTV 62666 to XTV 66864, volume 2, 1960 April-December
BOX-FOLDER 41/1–4 XTV 62454 to XTV 67833, volume 1, 1960 September-1961 March
BOX-FOLDER 41/5–6 XTV 68698 to XTV 81683, volume 6, 1961 January-1962 February
BOX-FOLDER 42/1–5 XTV 15995 to XTV 85023, XTV 81020 to XTV 81682, volume 1, 1961 October-1962 August
BOX-FOLDER 43/1–3 XTV 20237 to XTV 81060, volume 4, 1961 February-July
BOX-FOLDER 43/4–6 XTV 24578 to XTV 85052, volume 5, 1961 July-November
BOX-FOLDER 43/7 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.
BOX-FOLDER 44/1–3 YTNY 243 to YTNY 2425, 1940 December-1943 December
BOX-FOLDER 44/4–6 YTNY 2426 to YTNY 4547, 1943 December-1945 May
BOX-FOLDER 45/1–3 YTNY 4577 to YTNY 6493, 1945 June-1946 October
BOX-FOLDER 45/4–6 YTNY 6514 to YTNY 7949, 1946 October-1947 October
BOX-FOLDER 46/1–3 YTNY 7958 to YTNY 9700, 1947 October-1948 July
BOX-FOLDER 46/4–6 YTNY 9701 to YTNY 12943, 1948 July-1950 April
BOX-FOLDER 47/1–3 YTNY 12901 to YTNY 15972, 1950 April-1951 November
BOX-FOLDER 47/4–7 Sesac, Inc., YNTY 4000 to YTNY 10915, 1950 May-1954 February
BOX-FOLDER 48/1–4 Sesac Inc., YTNY 4019 to YTNY 20355, 1955 May-1956 April
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