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Chapter 4
Ch. 4, Fn. 15 NEA proposal, "The computer music facility: A new musical medium"
Ch. 4, Fn. 16 NEA proposal, "The computer music facility: A new musical medium"
Ch. 4, Fn. 19 Draft proposal to establish CCRMA
Ch. 4, Fn. 19 Draft proposal to establish CCRMA
Ch. 4, Fn. 23 Letter from Stanford music Chair about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
Ch. 4, Fn. 24 Letter to Stanford music Chair about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
Ch. 4, Fn. 25 San Francisco Chronicle article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
Ch. 4, Fn. 27 Letter to Yamaha regarding FM synthesis technique
Ch. 4, Fn. 28 Cal Quate invention disclosure and subsequent Yamaha correspondence
Ch. 4, Fn. 29 Andy Moorer invention disclosure (digital reverberator)
Ch. 4, Fn. 30 Text of speech by Mr. Mochida in honor of John Chowning
Ch. 4, Fn. 31 FM license agreement between Stanford and Yamaha
Ch. 4, Fn. 33 Letter to Stanford music Chair about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
Ch. 4, Fn. 35 Draft of manual for Music 10
Ch. 4, Fn. 37 Snapshot of webpage on history of hardware at CCRMA
Ch. 4, Fn. 37 Systems Concepts proposal for the Samson Box
Ch. 4, Fn. 38 Invention disclosure and notes for Samson Box software
Ch. 4, Fn. 38 Letter from Systems Concepts re: revisions to option agreement
Ch. 4, Fn. 46 Mike McNabb's website
Ch. 4, Fn. 46 McNabb, "Dreamsong" (video)
Ch. 4, Fn. 47 McNabb, "Mars Suite" (video)
Ch. 4, Fn. 50 Chowning, "Stria" (video)
Ch. 4, Fn. 59 NSF award letter and project summary, "Experiments in timbre perception"
Ch. 4, Fn. 59 NSF grant reviews, "Experiments in timbre perception"
Ch. 4, Fn. 60 YLEM Journal interview of John Chowning
Ch. 4, Fn. 60 Letter from Chowning to Yasunori Mochida (Yamaha) re: planned visit to Japan
Ch. 4, Fn. 67 Letter from Chowning to Gordon Bell re: AI "divorce" and fundraising
Ch. 4, Fn. 69 Description of CCRMA hardware "phases" and gift possibilities
Ch. 4, Fn. 72 Memo from John Chowning re: funding problems for CCRMA
Ch. 4, Fn. 73 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha to request gift of equipment
Ch. 4, Fn. 75 List of potential donors
Ch. 4, Fn. 76 Memo re: plan for funding system for CCRMA
Ch. 4, Fn. 77 Letter to Tony Meier from Chowning to request fundraising advice/ideas
Ch. 4, Fn. 77 Letter to Paul Hertelendy from Chowning to request introductions to donors
Ch. 4, Fn. 79 Letter to Lewis Branscomb (IBM) to solicit support and advice
Ch. 4, Fn. 80 Letter from Lewis Branscomb (IBM) in response to Chowning solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 81 Letter to Sloan Foundation from Chowning to solicit support and advice
Ch. 4, Fn. 82 Letter to Sloan Foundation from Chowning to solicit support and visit
Ch. 4, Fn. 83 Letter from Sloan Foundation to Chowning in repsonse to solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 84 Letter to Mellon Foundation from Chowning to request support
Ch. 4, Fn. 85 Letter from Mellon Foundation in response to Chowning solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 86 Rockefeller Foundation rejection letter
Ch. 4, Fn. 86 Letter to Rockefeller Foundation from Chowning to request support
Ch. 4, Fn. 87 Letter from Chowning to Max Mathews to request letters of support to foundations
Ch. 4, Fn. 88 Letter from Pierre Boulez to Chowning in reponse to request for letters of support
Ch. 4, Fn. 88 Letter from Chowning to Pierre Boulez to request letters of support to foundations
Ch. 4, Fn. 89 Memo from John Chowning re: funding problems for CCRMA
Ch. 4, Fn. 90 Letter to L.A.W. Fund from Chowning to solicit support
Ch. 4, Fn. 91 Letter from L.A.W. Fund to Chowning in response to solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 93 Letter from Surdna Foundation to Chowning in response to solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 94 Letter from Jerome Foundation to Pierre Boulez in response to Chowning solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 94 Letter to Jerome Foundation from Chowning to solicit support
Ch. 4, Fn. 96 Letter from Fromm Music Foundation in response to Chowning solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 96 Letter from Fromm Music Foundation in response to Chowning solicitation
Ch. 4, Fn. 101 NSF rejection letter and reviews, "Auditory Distance Perception Under Natural Sounding Conditions"
This archive is maintained by Andrew Nelson. Please email updates and corrections to aj (at) ccrma.stanford.edu. Please note that archival materials are intended for non-commercial purposes and may be protected by copyright laws that prohibit further duplication or distribution.

These documents stem largely from the personal collections of various CCRMA-lites. The Special Collections at the Stanford University Libraries (SUL) contain 40 linear feet of additional archival materials. For contents and access, please see the SUL catalog entry and the Online Archive of California collection guide.