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Collection Overview

Title: Maynard and Jane Brichford Early Sound Recording Collection

ID: 12/9/109

Primary Creator: Brichford, Maynard J.

Extent: 2.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Unprocessed

Date Acquired: 07/15/2008

Formats/Genres: Sound Recordings

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection consists of one Edison Model C-150 'Sheridan' Disc Machine and 34 78 rpm records.

Biographical Note

Maynard Brichford was born August 6, 1926 in Madison, Ohio. He received a B.A. degree from Hiram College and an M.S. (American History) degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1951. During WWII, Brichford served in the U.S. Navy. From 1953-1956, Brichford worked as an assistant archivist for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. From 1956-1959, he was a methods and procedures analyst at the Illinios State Archives. In 1959, Brichford returned to Wisconsin to serve as the records management supervisor for the Wisconsin Department of Administration. From 1963 until his retirement in 1995, Brichford served as the head archivist for the University of Illinois. He was elected to the Society for American Archivists Council for a term from 1965-1969, was elected as a Fellow in 1970, was elected Vice President in 1978, and served as president of the organization from 1979-1980. In June of 2017, he was awarded the Chancellor's Medal for his lifetime of research on Illinois History and his work with the University of Illinois Archives.

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Maynard and Jane Brichford

Acquisition Method: Donation

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Item 1: Edison Model C-150 "Sheridan" Disc Player, ca. 1915],
[All]

Box 1

Item 1: Unidentified Performer: America, Here's My Boy/Where Do We Go From Here, 10 in. disc, Edison 50433; Composer: Ballard/Fields
Item 2: The Calvary Choir and Metropolitan Quartet: Safe in the Arms of Jesus/Scatter Seeds of Kindness, 10 in. disc, Edison 80399; Composer: Calvary/Metropolitan
Item 3: Unidentified Performer: Pick Up Your Troubles/Naughty! Naughty! Naughty!, 10 in. disc, Edison 50419; Composer: Clark/Rice
Item 4: Conway's Band: Patrol of the Scouts/Lola, Italian Serenade, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50582; Composer: Unidentified
Item 5: Unidentified Performer: My Bambazoo/Any Rags, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50100; Composer: Unidentified
Item 6: Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra: Dardanella/Make That Trombone Laugh, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50637; Composer: Unidentified
Item 7: Jaudas' Society Orchestra: Waters of Venice/Mighty Lak' a Rose, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50397; Composer: Unidentified
Item 8: Metropolitan Mixed Chorus: Songs of Other Days #3/Songs of Other Days #4, 10 in. Disc, Edison 80344; Composer: Unidentified
Item 9: Metropolitan Mixed Chorus/New York Military Band: Yankee Doodle/Fourth of July Patrol, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50275; Composer: Unidentified
Item 10: Metropolitan Quartet: Work for the Night is Coming/Throw Out the Life Line, 10 in. Disc, Edison 80409; Composer: Unidentified
Item 11: Metropolitan Quartet: Come Where the Lillies Bloom/My Old Kentucky Home, 10 in. Disc, Edison 80321; Composer: Thomas Chalmers
Item 12: New York Band/Sodero's Band: Creole Belles/Soldiers in the Park March/Hiawatha/Laughing Water, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50514; Composer: Unidentified
Item 13: Unidentified Performer: Uncle Josh Buys an Automobile/Town Topics of Pun'kin Center, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50263; Composer: Cal Stewart
Item 14: Unidentified Performer: War Talk at Pun'kin Center/Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50260; Composer: Cal Stewart and co.
Item 15: Trots Paka's Hawaiians: Tomi! Tomi!/Aloha De, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50273; Composer: Unidentified
Item 16: Unidentified Performer: The Sandman/Old Lullaby, 7 in. Disc, Victor 217 A-B; Composer: Unidentified
Item 17: Unidentified Performer: When Priscilla Tries To Reach High C/Johnny Get a Girl, 10 in. Disc, Edison 50363; Composer: Unidentified

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Item 1: Edison Model C-150 "Sheridan" Disc Player, ca. 1915],
[All]