Collection Information
Collection
Edwin R. Maslen Memorial Collection of 78 rpm and LP recordings
Location
University Press Building Library storage area; as of 2019 this collection as been transferred to the Internet Archive for digitization.
Provenance
Donated to University of Illinois by Mary Maslen, widow of Edwin Maslen, at the suggestion of Robert Bays, director of the School of Music
When acquired
September 1979
Description
Total of 2,586 78-rpm discs and approximately 1,800 long-playing records, almost exclusively of classical repertory, including “many difficult to find and valuable recordings” (Robert Bays, letter of 11 Sep 79, Collections File)
Arrangement
LP and 78-rpm recordings interfiled by record company/serial number within holdings of uncataloged recordings in the University Press Building storage area; as of 2019 this collection as been transferred to the Internet Archive for digitization.
Access/Finding aids/Bibliography
Collections File folder (“Maslen, Mary”) includes 60-page list of LP discs arranged under company/serial number, “Long-playing Recordings from the Edwin R. Maslen Memorial Collection.” Maslen collection bookplates have been affixed to some (if not all) individual albums. Unfortunately, no list exists of individual 78-rpm albums.
Index terms
Maslen, Edwin R.; Recordings, 33 1/3 rpm; Recordings, 78-rpm