Acknowledgments
The American Discography Project's Discography of American Historical Recordings database is dedicated to the memory of the founders of the Victor Discography Project, Ted Fagan (1921-1987) and William R. Moran (1919-2004).
This work is the product of their intelligence, vision, and diligence.
A number of generous people and institutions have made significant contributions to this discography. Great thanks are due to:
- Alan Avrutis
- Rob Bamberger
- John Bolig
- Tim Brooks
- Frederick P. Fellers
- David Giovannoni
- Mike Keller
- Alan Kelly
- Miles Kreuger, Institute of the American Musical
- Lawrence W. and Cornelia Levine
- Amy McDonald, Syracuse University
- John Milmo
- Mayra Nemeth, Florida International University
- Michael Panico, Sony Music Entertainment Archives
- John Ross
- Niel Shell
- Alan Sutton, Mainspring Press
- Thomas Tierney, Sony Music Entertainment Archives
- Jessica Wood, New York Public Library
Thanks to the following instutions for their ongoing support:
- Library of Congress, Music Division
- Library of Congress, National Recording Preservation Board
- Library of Congress, Packard Campus, Audio-Visual Conservation Center
- Library of Congress, Recorded Sound Reference Center
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Packard Humanities Institute
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound
- Thomas Edison National Historic Park
- University of California Santa Barbara, Davidson Library
Thanks also go out to the collectors and individuals who have contributed feedback, information, and recordings to the project:
- Paul F. Anderson
- Martin Bryan
- Jonathan Clark
- Scott Cleveland
- Luis Contijoch
- Thomas Henry
- Sheldon Hoffman
- Cathy La Forge, Manchester, NH
- Ginalyn Landicho
- Christoph Lanner
- David Lewis
- Mark McDaniel
- Santiago Sipin
- Jack Stanley
- Ferenc János Szabó
- Jon Ward
- Marcelo Gabriel Yáñez
- Arthur Zimmerman