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16. Music collections

 Record Group
Identifier: 16
Archival collections of music and musicians, including scores, correspondence, recordings, and more.

Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:

Liberty Hall collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0658
Abstract

This collection mainly consists of memorabilia and ephemera from the music venue Liberty Hall.

Dates: 1971-2016

Joseph Lomax collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0660
Abstract

This collection contains original writings, correspondence, photographs, and audio that document the work and life of Joseph Lomax.

Dates: 1950 - 1996

Sweetheart of Texas Concert Hall and Saloon poster collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0662
Abstract

This collection mainly contains posters from the Sweetheart of Texas Concert Hall and Saloon.

Dates: 1974 - 1975

"The Little Ol' Show That Comes on After Monty Python" collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0663
Abstract

This collection contains digitized video, correspondence, and a master list of performers including performance dates.

Dates: 1975-1980s

Houston Folklore and Music Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0668
Abstract

These records mainly consist of news clippings and newsletters of the Houston Folklore and Music Society.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1967 - 2016; 1951 - 2016

Vince Bell collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0674
Abstract

This collection contains news clippings, fliers, journals, photographs, business records, audio, and other items chronicling the musical history of Vince Bell.

Dates: 1960s-2016

Linda Lowe and Writers in the Round Concert Series collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0675
Abstract

This collection includes materials related to the career of Linda Lowe, as well as her organization Writers in the Round.

Dates: 1964 - 2023

Danny McVey collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0676
Abstract

This collections consists of news clippings, audio, and photographs documenting bands that Danny McVey worked with in Houston.

Dates: 1980 - 2002

The Jester Lounge collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0677
Abstract

This collection includes audio and an oral history.

Dates: 1963; 2016

Carlos Salzedo Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0679
Abstract

This collection includes autograph music manuscripts, annotated and signed published scores, articles, photos, and notebooks of harpist, composer, and teacher Carlos Salzedo. There are also materials about Alice Chalifoux, Salzedo's student and an influential harpist and teacher in her own right.

Dates: 1930 - 2002