Benjamin E. Bates
Operations and Collections Specialist, Archive of Recorded Sound
Subjects
As Operations and Collections Specialist at the Archive of Recorded Sound (ARS), My duties include the initial processing of archival items, cataloging, arrangement/description of archival collections, hiring/supervision of student assistants, and public reference.
Recent projects include:
Marty Walker Collection (Contemporary music for clarinet and bass clarinet, documents and ephemera pertaining to world premieres)
Sezen Family Collection (Turkish, Armenian, Greek, and Jewish music)
Ritchie Unterberger Collection (Rock musician interviews)
Fidelity Sound Recordings Collection (Redwood City-based recording company)
Benjamin E. Bates
Operations and Collections Specialist, Archive of Recorded Sound
As Operations and Collections Specialist at the Archive of Recorded Sound (ARS), My duties include the initial processing of archival items, cataloging, arrangement/description of archival collections, hiring/supervision of student assistants, and public reference.
Recent projects include:
Marty Walker Collection (Contemporary music for clarinet and bass clarinet, documents and ephemera pertaining to world premieres)
Sezen Family Collection (Turkish, Armenian, Greek, and Jewish music)
Ritchie Unterberger Collection (Rock musician interviews)
Fidelity Sound Recordings Collection (Redwood City-based recording company)
Education
- Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists
- MLIS, Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
- BA, Special Major - Sound Design in Theatre and Broadcasting, San Francisco State University
Professional activities
Member - Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG)
Member - Association of Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC)
Member - Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA)
Selected publications
Maria Callas materials come to Stanford on the Stanford University Libraries blog
Irish folk music revisited on the Stanford University Libraries blog
Treasures from the Archive of Recorded Sound on the Stanford University Libraries blog
Ethel Merman 'open end' interview discovered on the Stanford University Libraries blog
More about me
Sound recordings and music in general have been lifelong passions of mine as a collector, musician, and former radio host of 'Classical Mondays' on KSFS. In my free time, I also hike, paint, and provide exposure to various musical forms of expression for my inquisitive daughter.