Guide to the Casey Recordings, 1944-1985 CASEY.2001

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Casey Recordings
Creator
Casey, Rosemary
Collection Number
CASEY.2001
Extent
5 Linear Feet (197 albums)
Date
1944-1985
Date
1947-1948
Physical Location
The Casey Recordings begin in Audio Case IV, Shelf 5 and end in Audio Case V, Shelf 1.
Abstract
The Casey Recordings are a collection of LPs from RCA mostly dating from around the late 1940's. They were donated to the collection by Rosemary Casey, who worked for RCA at that time creating their catalogue as well as writing liner notes for the records. This collection includes mostly classical and opera recordings. Also included are many Christmas, International, and even some Test Pressings.
Language
English .
Author
Melanie Root.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman)
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Acquisition Information

This collection was gifted by Rosemary Casey to the Center for American Music Stephen Foster Hall Archives in 2001.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into nine series; each series is broken into item level descriptions for each LP.

Series I. Christmas

Series II. Classical

Series III. Folk

Series IV. International

Series V. Jazz

Series VI. Musical

Series VII. Popular

Series VIII. Spoken

Series IX. Test Pressings

Copyright

While the University of Pittsburgh owns the physical property, most of the intellectual property in the collection is assumed to be under copyright from RCA.

Processing Information

This collection was previously processed into the Center for American Music Stephan Foster Hall Collection Archives by Kathy Haines. The collection was entered into Archivists' Toolkit by Melanie Root in March of 2010 under the supervision of Mariana Whitmer.

Preferred Citation

Casey Recordings, 1944-1985, CASEY.2001, Center for American Music, University of Pittsburgh.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Scope and Content Notes

The Casey Recordings are housed in individual record sleeves. Most of the sleeves are the original record album covers. The Test Pressings and a few other LPs are housed in archival quality generic record sleeves. The records are housed standing vertically on the shelf space so as to reduce wear and warping of the LPs. Each series in this collection consists of individual LPs with various artists.

Biography

Rosemary Casey, formerly Rosemary McHenry, was born on May 13, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended parochial schools as a child and West Catholic High School as a teenager. After graduating from high school, Mrs. Casey attended The University of Pennsylvania where she earned two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

In 1944, Mrs. Casey went for an interview with an agency and landed a job at RCA Victor in the catalog department. Working from the eighth floor of the Camden office in New York, Mrs. Casey was instrumental in compiling one of the most comprehensive LP catalogues in RCA's history: the RCA Victor Red Seal Catalogue. She was also responsible for many attributed and some unattributed liner notes for the recordings. She was a pioneer in the area of women in the work place as she did not work in a traditionally female role such as a secretary. While at RCA, Mrs. Casey acquired a modest collection of LPs, some of which were rare test pressings.

Mrs. Casey worked at RCA Victor until 1949 when the edition of the Red Seal Catalog was complete. She married shortly after leaving RCA.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • RCA Manufacturing Company, inc
    • RCA-Victor Company, inc

    Genres

    • Phonograph records

    Other Subjects

    • Test pressings (Sound recordings) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Sound recording libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Music

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