ONCE Group collection
Scope and Contents
Contains documents, artifacts, interview tapes, and other materials relating to the ONCE Group and ONCE festivals. It contains the dissertation research materials of Sandra Braun, much of which is primary material given to her by members of the ONCE Group whom she had interviewed.
Dates
- 1954 - 2010
- Other: Majority of material found within 1961 - 1969
- Other: Date acquired: 01/05/1980
Creator
- Once Group (Organization)
- Mumma, Gordon, 1935- (Person)
- Ashley, Robert, 1930-2014 (Person)
- Braun, Sandra, 1946-1978 (Person)
Extent
27.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The ONCE Group of American composers and avant-garde artists evolved in the late 1950s in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This collection contains documents, artifacts, interview tapes, and other materials relating to the ONCE Group and ONCE festivals.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in 10 series: 1. ONCE programs and promotional materials, 1960-2010. 2. Clippings, 1959-1968. 3. Photographs, 1960-2010. 4. Sandra Braun papers, 1954-1978. 5. Robert Ashley papers, 1966-1984. 6. Gordon Mumma papers, 1954-1966. 7. Sound recordings, 1958-2010. 8. Journals, 1962-1982. 9. Ephemera, 1960-1967. 10. Posters, 1961-1983.
Method of Acquisition
Sandra Braun's papers were received in May 1980 from her father, Isaac M. Abeles; the Milton Cohen slide projections were received in September 1980 from Gerome Kamrowski; Robert Ashley's papers came in 1984. Additional contributions from George Cacioppo (1980), WUOM (1980), Robert Sheff (1980), Jerome Kamrowski (1980), Richard James (1982), Ralf Dietrich (1998), and Michael Daugherty (2010).
Existence and Location of Originals
Archival compact disc copies of the WUOM audiotape reels are available in the Music Listening Center (ACD0001--ACD0033).
Separated Materials
Some duplicate materials were discarded.
Processing Information
Processed by Morris Levy in 2015.
- Title
- Guide to the ONCE Group collection
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Morris S. Levy
- Date
- 06/10/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu