Richard Hess Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project Collection
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The Richard Hess Collection chronicles the early history of magnetic tape recording in the United States. The tapes were assembled and reformatted by engineer and researcher Richard L. Hess from 2003 to 2008. At the end of World War II, Jack Mullin recovered examples of German tape recording technology and, along with business partner Bill Palmer, approached Ampex with the idea of manufacturing tape recorders. Entertainer Bing Crosby was an enthusiastic early adopter, and this collection is largely recordings used in the production of his Philco Radio Time programs.
Description
| Alternative title | Hess (Richard) Collection |
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| Alternative title | Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project |
| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Extent | 54 open reel tapes, approx. 110 digital files (6 boxes) |
| Place | United States |
| Publication date | 1934 - 2008 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Note | This collection is divided into five series. The first four are grouped according to the source of the original tapes. 1. Palmer-Mullin (via Jim Wheeler) 2. Eve Mullin Collier 3. Pavek Museum of Broadcasting 4. Don Ososke 5. Documentation. |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Hess, Richard L., collector | |
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| Associated with | Pavek Museum of Broadcasting |
Subjects
| Subject | Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 |
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| Subject | Mullin, John T. (Jack), 1913-1999 |
| Subject | Palmer, William A, 1911-1996 |
| Subject | Ampex Corporation. |
| Subject | Magnetic tape industry |
| Subject | Audiotapes |
| Subject | Radio programs |
| Subject | Sound > Recording and reproducing |
Bibliographic information
| Original location | Reels in the first series are physically held at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. All other transfers are from tape recordings from other institutions or individuals. |
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| Note | The Archive also holds the Ampex Collection Addenda, ARS0109, which contains some related material. |
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vg037xw7470 |
| Location | Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford Univ. Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305. |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound at soundarchive@stanford.edu.