[78-L] Gennett archives available digitally

[Gene Baron]

I believe it's right there in Richmond IN (there is some IU campus in town).

Gene
gene.baron at gmail.com


On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> Where is Indiana University East located?  I assume it is somewhere in
> Eastern Indiana, but that covers a lot of territory.  The embedded links
> were not included in the forwarded version here.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [78-L] Gennett archives available digitally
> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> Date: Fri, June 25, 2010 4:38 pm
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>
>
> Media Release
> Gennett/IU Archives
> June 18, 2010
>
> Starr-Gennett Foundation, IU East release historic digital recordings
> The Starr-Gennett Foundation and Indiana University East have partnered
> to make over 300 digital recordings available to the public. The Gennett
> Record label has national significance in the world of music and
> American culture.
>
> The public is welcome to attend the open house on the second floor of
> the IU East Campus Library from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30.
> During the open house, recordings will be available to listen to and the
> library staff will give a tutorial on how to access the recordings.
>
> Terri Hardy, executive director of the Starr-Gennett Foundation, said
> the foundation was thankful to the Indiana University Archive of
> Traditional Music and IU East for their support in this project.
>
> "Making the history of Gennett Records available to everyone is very
> significant to preserve our heritage. The record company launched stars
> such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Gene Autry, but also helped
> make America's regional and ethnic music universally popular throughout
> the country and abroad."
>
> The project has been in the works since 2003. The phonograph records
> were sent to Disc Mastering in Nashville, Tenn., to be digitalized and
> catalogued. The project was funded in part by a National Recording Arts
> and Sciences (NARAS) grant.
>
> Starr-Gennett Foundation archived the digital recordings through the IU
> Archive of Traditional Music. The digital recordings can be accessed at
> the IU East Campus Library.
>
> David Fulton, IU East Chancellor Emeritus, is the treasurer of the
> Starr-Gennett Foundation Board.
>
> "The purpose of this whole project was to preserve the historic music
> recorded by Gennett Records and to make it available to the public,"
> Fulton said. "All of the recordings from the late 1900s to the late
> 1920s were recorded with various types of technology. As a result, it is
> very uncertain if you could hear all the music unless you had the
> special equipment."
>
> Now the music is available to faculty, students and the public through
> the digital recordings, he added. "We are fortunate to have this unique
> music resource available for current and future use," said Frances
> Yates, director of the IU East Campus Library. "It is a wonderful
> example of the past being brought to the present through
> campus-community collaboration."
>
> For more information go online to the Starr-Gennett Foundation or to the
> IU East Campus Library.
> (links will be embedded in the release.)
>
>
> Forwarded by Cary Ginell
>
>
>
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