300,000 sound recordings and related materials span sound recording history from its beginnings to the present day.
Libraries
Support for all aspects of music scholarship; sound and video recordings; printed scores, monographs, and journals
Blogs
- Beethoven mania! | January 11, 2013
- Christmas music for your home, office, or mobile | December 11, 2012
- Media study room now open | November 20, 2012
- Stream music on your mobile device | November 5, 2012
- 'California as an Island' collection on KZSU’s Peninsula Report | October 17, 2012
Notable collections
Recordings of live performances throughout the history of this enduring American cultural institution.
The Heifetz Collection features recordings by the violinist and a rare unpublished recording by Leopold Auer.
The Menuhin Collection contains many test pressings of Menuhin's performances as a violin soloist.
The Mario Ancona Collection includes photographs, memorabilia, sound recordings, and more related to Ancona's career.
Tenor Mario Chamlee sang at the leading opera houses in the United States and abroad. His wife Ruth was a soprano and noted singing teacher.
This is the personal collection of Theodore Fagan, United Nations translator, author, and music collector.
Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) was known as the premier Wagnerian soprano of her time.
Open reel tape recordings made by documentary filmmaker, photographer, ethnographer, and historian Richard Sterling Finnie.
From 1989 to 2012, Riverwalk Jazz: Live At The Landing educated and entertained public radio listeners with a program devoted to celebrating tradi
The Happy Jazz Band was formed in 1962 by Jim Cullum with his son, Jim Cullum, Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.
Subject Librarians
Head Librarian, Music Library, Head Librarian, Archive of Recorded Sound
(650) 725-1146 (650) 384-9817
Sound Archives Librarian
(650) 725-8862
