COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Collection contains business documents, correspondence, engineering plans and schematics, audio and video recordings, photographs, instruments and instrument components, and other personal papers documenting his work as an engineer and electronic music pioneer.
Dates
- circa 1965-2005.
Creator
- Moog, Bob (Robert) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
The following items cannot be requested for reading room use or for casual viewing, but scholarly needs can be met per curatorial review and availability of staff to facilitate special access: MU-3968, MU-3970, MU-3974, MU-3975, MU-3976
Restrictions on Use:
Software and digital files stored on obsolete formats are closed to researchers pending digital processing.
Restrictions on Use:
Mold present in all open-reel tapes and videotapes except the following: tr-16422-16426, 16428-16430, 16436-16437, 16439, 16445, 16465-16466, 16468-16470, 16473-16477, 16480, 16486, V-10451-10453, and V-10871. Individuals with weak immune systems may need to take extra precautions.
Restrictions on Use:
Phonograph records in boxes 19, 71, and 109 have been remediated for mold. Consider using nitrile gloves when directly handling.
Restrictions on Use:
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on our Reproductions & Permissions page.
Restrictions on Use:
Audiovisual media that has been digitized: TR-16146, TR-16347, TR-16377, TR-16509.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Robert Moog, founder of Moog Music, was an American engineer and pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
Extent
263 cubic feet. (263 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Collection contains business documents, correspondence, engineering plans and schematics, audio and video recordings, photographs, instruments and instrument components, and other personal papers documenting his work as an engineer and electronic music pioneer.
Physical Description
Extent is approximate.
Physical Description
Audio Recordings, Computer Media, Correspondence, Financial Records, Legal Documents, Manuscripts, Memorabilia, Newspapers, Photographs, Printed Materials, Publications, Research Materials
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- October 2018
- EAD encoding:
- Ben Wrubel, October 2018
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, November 2018
Processing Information
After a processing attention request, a) Box 6 was reprocessed: adding existing folder titles in Aspace, adding dates to the physical folder and Aspace. Included the plates in Folder with a note in the scope and content. b) Added at the Scope and Content: It also includes address lists and correspondence with individuals whose last names could not be determined. Folder 29, Walter Sear correspondence, includes facsimiles of four letters (Nov. 4, 1965 Walter to Moog; Nov. 8, 1965 Moog to Walter; July 12, 1966 Moog to Walter; July 8, 1966 Walter to Moog). The originals were on loan from Brian Kehew for an exhibition.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- October 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 12/07/2018: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu