Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) collection

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Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) collection

1951-1957

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is primarily a performing rights management organization, collecting license fees for recorded music and distributing royalty payments to the artists. It was founded in 1939 by the National Association of Broadcasters and, for many years, provided additional customer services such as market research, promotional ideas, script services, orchestrations, and complete programs. During the 1950s, BMI organized clinics at multiple locations throughout the United States and Canada that provided opportunities for radio personnel to exchange new ideas on local programming. The collection consists of 536 audio tapes, two scrapbooks, and three boxes of photographs from the annual BMI banquet. The recordings date from 1951-1957 and were created at clinics held across the country.

536 Tape Reels; 2 Items (Oversize box); 1.5 Linear Feet

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Geiringer was vice-president at BMI. From the description of Correspondence from Alma Mahler, 1956. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863014 "The American Story," was created by Broadcast Music, Inc., in association with the Society of American Historians. Designed to bring authoritative American history before wide audiences, "The American Story" was inaugurated in July 1954. From the guide to the "The American Story" Papers, 1954., (C...