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Guide to the Jeff Gold Collection (ARC.0037)

General Information

Title:: Jeff Gold Collection
Dates:: Inclusive, 1938-2010, undated
Extent:: 35.33 Linear feet (15 records cartons, 2 Hollinger boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 audiovisual box, 1 card box, 4 flat file drawers)
Language:: Collection is primarily in English; materials in Japanese are indicated at the item level.
Processing Information:: Processed by Anastasia Karel, Assistant Archivist. Completed on July 28, 2011. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Preferred Citation:: [Identification of Item], Jeff Gold Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Collection Overview

The Jeff Gold Collection contains a variety of materials that document numerous artists and people in the music industry from the late 1950s through 2010, and includes some undated items. The collection is organized into six series by format, topic, or source; including artist files, subject files, posters, 16 Magazine, audiovisual materials, and items from the collections of Art Collins and Ralph Gleason. Please note that files may contain only one item about an artist or subject, such as a press release or photograph.

Biographical Note

Jeff Gold is a collector of rock and roll memorabilia who operates the Internet-based store Recordmecca. Rolling Stone magazine called him one of the top five collectors of music memorabilia in the world, and he acts as a consultant for various cultural institutions, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Experience Music Project.

Sources

"About Recordmecca." Recordmecca. Accessed July 28, 2011. 2011. http://www.recordmecca.com/content_page.aspx?id=2.

Accruals

Accruals are interfiled within the collection.

Separated Materials

Books, periodicals, commercial audiovisual materials, and vinyl records have been transferred to the library collection. Please search for the "Jeff Gold Collection" in the library catalog for a list of donated items. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, consult the Library and Archives staff to ensure these materials are available.

Some items are on exhibit. These items are noted at the file level. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit for additional information.

Related Archival Materials

Related materials providing content on Art Collins, and Ralph Gleason, may be found in the following collections in this repository: ARC-0001 Art Collins Papers, and ARC-0310 Ralph Gleason File on Hank Williams (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Collection).

Custodial History

The Jeff Gold Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Inc. as several gifts from Jeff Gold over the course of 2001-2010.

Restrictions

Use

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.

Access

Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration form before using this collection. The condition of the audiovisual materials in this collection has not yet been determined for playback purposes. Some of the audiovisual materials in the collection are on defunct media formats and, therefore, are RESTRICTED. Access copies of these materials may have to be created prior to use. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.

Subjects

Click on the links below to see more items in the catalog on these topics.

Collection Inventory

Series I: Artist Files, 1957-2004, undated

Scope and Content:: Series I: Artist Files contains a wide array of documents pertaining to popular musicians and rock groups from the 1950s through 2004. The documents include contracts, photographs, press releases, programs, and sheet music. Many of the files contain only one item, which in most cases is described as a general note. Files that are located in Museum storage are currently stored off-site. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.
Separated Material:: Some items are on exhibit. These items are noted at the file level. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit for additional information.

Series II: Subject Files, 1938-2010, undated

Scope and Content:: Series II: Subject Files complements the artist files by covering a similar time period, the 1950s through 2010. This series contains materials that document the larger music industry, including record companies and the people who worked for or with them. A secondary focus of this series is promotional materials, found in the form of flyers, handbills, postcards, and programs.

Series III: Art Collins Files, 1975-2005, undated

Scope and Content:: Series III: Art Collins Files documents 30 years (1975-2005) worth of Collins' work with the Rolling Stones and Iggy Pop. Of particular note in this Series are tour documents, including set lists, itineraries, contracts and riders, and statistics. In the Rolling Stones subseries, there is substantial information on royalties the band received in the early 1980s, as well as information about various recording sessions from that time. Both acts are well documented through photographs.
Related Material:: Related materials providing content on Art Collins may be found in the following collections in this repository: Art Collins Papers.

Series IV: Ralph Gleason Files, 1949-1981, undated

Scope and Content:: Series IV: Ralph Gleason Files span the years 1949-1981, with the majority of files dating from the 1960s and early 1970s (Gleason died in 1975; any item dated later is an anomaly). The arrangement of this Series is alphabetical by artist or subject. Of particular note in this Series are his files on the subject of payola in the music industry, and the psychedelic music scene in San Francisco (as represented by Jefferson Airplane). Many of the files contain newspaper clippings, some of which are annotated. Occasionally a file contains correspondence to Gleason, such as that from John Bryan, or notes in Gleason's hand. The last file in the series, "Various artists and subjects", includes a page of notes found in Gleason's copy of Song and Dance Man: the Art of Bob Dylan, and notes from an event featuring Timothy Leary; the contents of this file are also arranged alphabetically by topic.
Separated Material:: Books and periodicals owned by Gleason have been transferred to the library collection. A list of titles is available upon request.
Custodial History:: Jeff Gold purchased the materials in Series IV: Ralph Gleason Files from Toby Gleason.

Series V: Posters, 1964-2001, undated

Scope and Content:: Series V: Posters consists of art used to advertise or depict performing artists and bands from the years 1964 to 2008. The Series is split into three subseries: Subseries 1: Artists contains those posters that feature only one artist; Subseries 2: Multiple Artists primarily documenting concerts with more than one act; and Subseries 3: Subjects for those posters documenting an event or particular subject. All posters are arranged alphabetically, with Subseries 2 arranged by the headliner or artist with top billing.

Series VI: 16 Magazine Files, 1964-1987, undated

Scope and Content:: The 16 Magazine Files series contains files kept by 16 Magazine over the years 1964-1987. The files document popular artists featured in the magazine, primarily in the form of photographs, some of which are marked on front and/or back with cropping instructions. Many of the files also contain press releases, clippings, and occasionally drafts for articles published in the magazine. Also of note are two files of fan mail, which highlight other artists who were popular with the magazine's readers, such as the Bay City Rollers.

Series VII: Audiovisual Materials [RESTRICTED], 1966-2001, undated

Scope and Content:: Series VII: Audiovisual Materials contains both audio recordings and video tapes that date from the years 1967-2001. These materials are arranged by audio or video format, and then alphabetically by artist name or event title.
Access Restrictions:: The condition of some of these materials has not yet been determined for playback purposes. Some of the audiovisual materials in the collection are on defunct media formats and, therefore, are RESTRICTED. Access copies of these materials may have to be created prior to use. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.

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