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Music Library, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York


Finding Aid for
North American New Music Festival Archive

Collection Number: Mus. Arc. 13


Series Description

I. Artists and Ensembles. Folders 1-238.
Correspondence, promotional materials, curricula vitae, agreements, and similar items relating to composers, performers, performing groups, and other creative artists who participated in, were considered for participation in, or inquired about participation in the North American New Music Festival. Arranged alphabetically by name.

II. Promotion and Publicity. Folders 239-385.
News releases, program booklets, clippings of concert reviews, promotional flyers, advertisements, and similar materials. Arranged chronologically by annual festival as follows.

     1983.    Folders 239-248.
     1984.    Folders 249-262.
     1985.    Folders 263-280.
     1986.    Folders 281-301.
     1987.    Folders 302-320.
     1988.    Folders 321-325.
     1989.    Folders 326-329.
     1990.    Folders 330-356.
     1991.    Folders 357-361.
     1992.    Folders 362-380.
     1993.    Folders 381-382.
     1995.    Folders 383-385.

III. Funding. Folders 385-441.
Correspondence, grant applications, notes, reports on prospective funders, and similar materials related to financial support. Arranged alphabetically by name of funding source or subject.

IV. Festival Operations. Folders 442-511.
Materials related to planning and production of the Festivals are arranged in four subseries as follows.

     IV-A. Budgets and Financial Projections. Folders 442-460.
    Financial planning documents including budget drafts and notes, spreadsheet printouts, artist paylists, etc. Alphabetical by type of document.
     IV-B. Concert Planning and Logistics. Folders 461-476.
    Program booklet drafts, rehearsal schedules and diagrams, working notes and do-lists, equipment orders, visa extensions, etc. Alphabetical by type of document.
     IV-C. Vendors and Venues. Folders 477-499.
    Vendor correspondence or purchase records such as receipts, invoices, and responses to inquiries. Alphabetical by name.
     IV-D. Forms. Folders 500-511.
    Various forms, form-letter templates, and exemplars. Alphabetical by institutional name.

V. Miscellaneous. Folders 512-534, Cartons 1-2.
Various documents and notes that do not fall easily into the above categories or which do not directly relate to the Festival, such as new-music concert programs, mailing lists, and two small cartons of obsolete computer disks.

VI. Photographs. Items 1-135.
Consists largely of artists' publicity photographs. Alphabetical by name; sets of contact prints appear at the end of the list.

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