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MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, MURFREESBORO, TN
WILLIAM J. KRIDER BEATLES COLLECTION 13-071
Creator:
William (Bill) J. Krider, (1953-1995)
Type of Material:
Performance documents, serials,
paper ephemera, iconographic items, artifacts, video recordings, and sound
recordings
Physical Description:
19 linear feet, including
manuscript materials, iconographic items, compact discs, LP records (33 1/3
rpm), cassette tapes, and video cassettes
Dates:
1964-1994
RESTRICTIONS:
All materials in this collection
are subject to standard national and international copyright laws. Center staff
are able to assist with copyright questions for this material.
Provenance and Acquisition Information:
This collection was donated
to the Center by California State University, Chico. The collection created by Mr. Krider was donated to the Music Department of California
State University, Chico by his sister Mrs. Elizabeth (Krider)
Renfro in 1997 two years after his passing. The university then donated the
materials to the Center in order to provide more appropriate housing.
Arrangement:
There was not an obvious
arrangement order, therefore the Center staff arranged the collection by format.
Per Center policy, certain formats are
cataloged separately for accessibility. These include secondary serials, rare
books, performance documents, trade catalogs, and sound recordings. However, these items can be found by
searching the Center’s catalog by accession number or by contacting the
archivist for complete lists of materials.
Subject/Index Terms:
Beatles.
Beatles--Collectibles.
Beatles--Songs and music.
Beatles--Performances.
Harrison, George, 1943-2001
Lennon, John, 1940-1980.
McCartney, Paul.
Starr, Ringo.
Music--Collectors and
collecting
Music--England--20th century.
Agency History/Biographical Sketch:
Mr. Krider
was the director of Indochinese Housing Development Corporation (IHDC) in San
Francisco for ten years. There he taught
English classes and job training to refugees, as well as fulfilling any duties
that were needed to help those in the housing.
His global culture interests were strengthened through his travel around
the world. This interest can be seen in
his passion for the Beatles and their music’s global reach. The following was prepared by Mr. Krider’s
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Krider) Renfro, about him and his collection:
“William (Bill) Krider saw the Beatles on the Ed
Sullivan Show when he was 10 years old and spent a lifetime believing the
Beatles were foundational in the development of not only music but also popular
culture in the mid-20th century.
When he died in 1995, his extensive collection of Beatles recorded and
printed materials and memorabilia was donated by his sister to Bill’s alma
mater, California State University, Chico, which in turn donated the collection
to the Center for Popular Music. I know Bill would be proud to see his collection made
available to students who have the kind of passion for music that he had.”
Scope and Content:
Materials
were collected by William Krider as a result of his own passion
for the Beatles. The manuscript material section of the collection is divided
into 9 boxes and consists of audio tapes, papers, photographs, and artifacts. Also included in the collection are trade catalogs,
serials, performance documents, iconographic items, and commercial video and
sound recordings related to the subject of the Beatles.
Collection Contents (Folder/Box List):
Box
# Folder # Description
Box 1 Manuscript Materials
Folder 1 Manuscript
material – general
Folder 2 Krider’s audio/video lists
Folder 3 Beatles
ballet
Folder 4 Promotional
materials
Folder 5 Tickets
(27)
Box 2 Artifact
Materials
Box 3 Manuscript Cassettes
Box 4 Manuscript Cassettes
Box 5 Manuscript
VHS
Box 6 Manuscript
VHS
Box 7 Manuscript
VHS
Box 8 Manuscript
VHS
Box 9 Manuscript
VHS
For lists of box contents, please contact the
archivist.
For a list of other separated materials, please
contact the archivist.
Materials Cataloged Separately:
Per
Center policy, certain formats are cataloged separately for accessibility.
These include Reading Room books, rare books, sheet music, performance
documents, trade catalogs, and sound recordings. The Reading Room books are
searchable through the MTSU Walker Library catalog; all other materials are
searchable through the Center’s website database or in-house. [For a complete list of separated materials,
please contact the archivist.]
Location:
All manuscript materials are
located in the special collections storage area filed by accession number. Serials, sheet music, trade catalogs,
iconographic items, performance documents, commercial video and sound
recordings have been separated from the manuscript material, cataloged, and
searchable through the website.
Related Materials:
The Center holds other
related special collection sheet music, performance documents, trade catalogs,
photographs, sound recordings, rare books, and reading room materials related
to the subjects of rock music, the Beatles, and related topics such as “A Hard
Day’s Night Script” (90-057) and “Wolfman Jack
Beatles Radio Show Audio Tape” (90-024). These items are searchable through the
CPM website database or MTSU Walker Library catalog.
Collection processed by Caleb Knies, Fall 2014 and Olivia M. Beaudry, September 2015. Finding aid written by Olivia M. Beaudry, October 2015.