Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection
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encoded as: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection
topic: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
subject: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
has part: Biographical History for: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
topic: Series 1. Correspondence, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
subject: Series 1. Correspondence, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
topic: June-October, 1948
subject: June-October, 1948
topic: June-May, 1950
subject: June-May, 1950
topic: 1953, 1957
subject: 1953, 1957
topic: Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
subject: Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
topic: Technichord Records: Balance sheet, 1948
subject: Technichord Records: Balance sheet, 1948
topic: Technichord Records: Contracts, 1939-1947
subject: Technichord Records: Contracts, 1939-1947
topic: Technichord Records: Invoices, 1951-1953
subject: Technichord Records: Invoices, 1951-1953
topic: Technichord Records: Miscellaneous
subject: Technichord Records: Miscellaneous
topic: Personal, 1951-1953
subject: Personal, 1951-1953
topic: Personal: Federal tax returns, 1953-1955
subject: Personal: Federal tax returns, 1953-1955
topic: Personal: Property appraisal, 1972
subject: Personal: Property appraisal, 1972
topic: Series 3. Technichord Records, 1937-1969
subject: Series 3. Technichord Records, 1937-1969
topic: Recording notes, 1937-1949
subject: Recording notes, 1937-1949
topic: Recording worksheets, 1937-1964, undated
subject: Recording worksheets, 1937-1964, undated
topic: Recording worksheets, Music Guild, 1962
subject: Recording worksheets, Music Guild, 1962
topic: Programs, 1938-1939
subject: Programs, 1938-1939
topic: Programs, 1940-1949
subject: Programs, 1940-1949
topic: Programs, 1950-1959
subject: Programs, 1950-1959
topic: Programs, 1960-1969, undated
subject: Programs, 1960-1969, undated
topic: Pamphlets and price list
subject: Pamphlets and price list
topic: Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1951, 1958, undated
subject: Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1951, 1958, undated
topic: Miscellaneous
subject: Miscellaneous
topic: Unidentified photograph, 1977
subject: Unidentified photograph, 1977

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Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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administers: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
provides access to: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
provides access to: Series 1. Correspondence, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
provides access to: June-October, 1948
provides access to: June-May, 1950
provides access to: 1953, 1957
provides access to: Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
provides access to: Technichord Records: Balance sheet, 1948
provides access to: Technichord Records: Contracts, 1939-1947
provides access to: Technichord Records: Invoices, 1951-1953
provides access to: Technichord Records: Miscellaneous
provides access to: Personal, 1951-1953
provides access to: Personal: Federal tax returns, 1953-1955
provides access to: Personal: Property appraisal, 1972
provides access to: Series 3. Technichord Records, 1937-1969
provides access to: Recording notes, 1937-1949
provides access to: Recording worksheets, 1937-1964, undated
provides access to: Recording worksheets, Music Guild, 1962
provides access to: Programs, 1938-1939
provides access to: Programs, 1940-1949
provides access to: Programs, 1950-1959
provides access to: Programs, 1960-1969, undated
provides access to: Pamphlets and price list
provides access to: Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1951, 1958, undated
provides access to: Miscellaneous
provides access to: Unidentified photograph, 1977

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Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection
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Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
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extent: .5 linear feet (2 boxes)
language: eng
origination: Greenough, H. V. (H. Vose)
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
scopecontent: Scope and Content Note The Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection is a small part of a larger gift of more than 700 acetate records and tapes Greenough recorded and left to the Library of Congress upon his death. The Greenough Collection includes materials from Technichord Records, a recording company he founded located in Brookline, Massachusetts, as well as his personal papers. Though modest in size, Technichord Records was known for recording performers and music that other companies might not recognize and for the quality of the performers and their music. For example, Technichord was the first to record E. Power Biggs, the noted American organist and broadcaster, who did much to popularize the concert organ and organ music to the American public. Other recordings include harpsichordist Claude Jean Chiasson, tenor Hughes Cuenod, soprano Isabel French, and the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society performing with harpsichordist Putnam Aldrich. Greenough recorded radio broadcasts and local concerts as well, and his record and tape collection holds some unique recordings. These include the 1937 NBC Symphony Orchestra premier broadcast; the 1940 NBC special broadcast of the draft lottery, marking the official opening of the national lottery for military service with remarks by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; the 1940 opening ceremonies of the Berkshire Music Center (Tanglewood); the very first recording of Peter Schickele's Concerto for Horn and Hardart performed at a Juilliard School concert; a recording of the 1939 Lili Boulanger Memorial Concert which includes Psalm 119, a piece thought to be lost; and two 1969 radio broadcasts from station WHRB (Harvard Radio Broadcasting) reporting on student demonstrations at Harvard University, including the student occupation of University Hall and subsequent police confrontations. The Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection date from 1937 to 1972, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1948 …
other finding aids: http://lccn.loc.gov/2008647463
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has part: Series 1. Correspondence, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
aggregates: Series 1. Correspondence, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
has part: Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
aggregates: Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
has part: Series 3. Technichord Records, 1937-1969
aggregates: Series 3. Technichord Records, 1937-1969
has part: Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1951, 1958, undated
aggregates: Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1951, 1958, undated

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Greenough, H. V. (H. Vose)
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Biographical History for: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
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body: Biographical Note H. Vose Greenough Jr. (1912-1976) was the founder and owner of Technichord Records, a small recording company in Brookline, Massachusetts. He grew up in Massachusetts, attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, and graduated in 1935 from Harvard University with a BS degree. During World War II, he was a lieutenant commander in the Navy and was stationed for a time at the David Taylor Model Basin in Maryland, specializing in mine warfare. In 1950 he moved to Vienna, Austria, working for the Haydn Society as chief recording engineer. After three years, he returned to the United States to teach acoustics at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He later returned to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to work as a consultant. Greenough died in1976 at the age of 64, leaving his father, Henry V. Greenough, a sister, Mrs. Barbara Bradley, and a brother, Peter Greenough.
topic: Greenough, H. V. (H. Vose)
subject: Greenough, H. V. (H. Vose)
is biographical history for: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
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is part of: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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extent: 3 folders
scopecontent: Series 1 consists of 1948 correspondence by Greenough with the law firm, Goodwin, Rosenbaum, Meacham and Bailen; personal correspondence in 1950 while he was living in Austria; and correspondence relating to job hunting efforts in 1953 and 1957.
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has part: June-October, 1948
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has part: June-May, 1950
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has part: 1953, 1957
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Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
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is part of: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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extent: 7 folders
scopecontent: Series 2 contains financial records, including the business records of Technichord. These include contracts, billing records, invoices, and other items. Musicians contracted with Technichord Records included harpsichordist Claude Jean Chiasson, tenor Hughes Cuenod, soprano Isabel French, organist Ernest White, violist George Humphrey, composer and cellist Jacobus C. Langendoen, and harpsichordist Putnam Aldrich. Also in this series are Greenough's personal financial records including tax returns, a property appraisal, and trust fund accounts.
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has part: Technichord Records: Balance sheet, 1948
aggregates: Technichord Records: Balance sheet, 1948
has part: Technichord Records: Contracts, 1939-1947
aggregates: Technichord Records: Contracts, 1939-1947
has part: Technichord Records: Invoices, 1951-1953
aggregates: Technichord Records: Invoices, 1951-1953
has part: Technichord Records: Miscellaneous
aggregates: Technichord Records: Miscellaneous
has part: Personal, 1951-1953
aggregates: Personal, 1951-1953
has part: Personal: Federal tax returns, 1953-1955
aggregates: Personal: Federal tax returns, 1953-1955
has part: Personal: Property appraisal, 1972
aggregates: Personal: Property appraisal, 1972

Series 3. Technichord Records, 1937-1969
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is part of: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: series
extent: 8 folders
scopecontent: Series 3 contains the recording activities of Technichord Records. This includes a notebook kept by Greenough of acetate discs recorded for Dr. Harold Spivacke of the Library of Congress. Dating from 1937, this notebook contains meticulous notations of speeds, styli, pre-amplifier settings, main amplifier settings, and degrees of equalization used by Greenough to make his recordings. This series also contains worksheets of performance recordings. The programs Greenough kept of the performances he recorded are one of the highlights in this series. Spanning the years from 1938 to 1969, these programs are from the Harvard Glee Club, including one with Nadia Boulanger as guest conductor, organ recitals of E. Power Biggs at Harvard University, a 1949 dinner honoring Serge Koussevitzky, Berkshire Music Center programs, and The Juilliard School of Music programs.
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has part: Recording notes, 1937-1949
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has part: Recording worksheets, 1937-1964, undated
aggregates: Recording worksheets, 1937-1964, undated
has part: Recording worksheets, Music Guild, 1962
aggregates: Recording worksheets, Music Guild, 1962
has part: Programs, 1938-1939
aggregates: Programs, 1938-1939
has part: Programs, 1940-1949
aggregates: Programs, 1940-1949
has part: Programs, 1950-1959
aggregates: Programs, 1950-1959
has part: Programs, 1960-1969, undated
aggregates: Programs, 1960-1969, undated
has part: Pamphlets and price list
aggregates: Pamphlets and price list

Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1951, 1958, undated
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is part of: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
is aggregated by: Papers from the H. Vose Greenough Jr. Collection 1937-1972 1948-1955
access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: series
extent: 2 folders
scopecontent: Series 4 contains miscellaneous items such as a 1958 catalogue from Cambridge Records, a menu from the Green Mountain Inn at Stowe, Vermont, invoices of purchases, and a copy of a technical talk written for American Record Guide in 1951.
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has part: Unidentified photograph, 1977
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June-October, 1948
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June-May, 1950
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1953, 1957
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Technichord Records: Balance sheet, 1948
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Technichord Records: Contracts, 1939-1947
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Technichord Records: Invoices, 1951-1953
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level: file

Technichord Records: Miscellaneous
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Personal, 1951-1953
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is part of: Series 2. Financial Records, 1939-1955, 1972
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Personal: Federal tax returns, 1953-1955
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Personal: Property appraisal, 1972
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Recording notes, 1937-1949
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Recording worksheets, 1937-1964, undated
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access provided by: Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Recording worksheets, Music Guild, 1962
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Programs, 1938-1939
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Programs, 1940-1949
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Programs, 1950-1959
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Programs, 1960-1969, undated
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Pamphlets and price list
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2 folders
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Miscellaneous
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Unidentified photograph, 1977
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