Teo Macero collection, 1949-1992, 1958-1975 (bulk).

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Teo Macero collection, 1949-1992, 1958-1975 (bulk).

The Teo Macero collection consists chiefly of project files, photographs, and other materials that document the recording production work of Macero (and occasionally other producers) at Columbia Records from 1958 to 1975 and the activities of the recording artists that he produced.

57.5 linear ft. (76 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8308636

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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