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IRCAM
1974 Draft proposal to establish CCRMA
1974 Draft proposal to establish CCRMA
23-Aug-1974 Letter from Stanford music Chair about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
23-Oct-1974 Letter to Stanford music Chair about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
12-Jan-1975 Oakland Tribune article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
6-Aug-1975 Stanford Campus Report article about NSF/NEA funding
8-Aug-1975 Newspaper article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
8-Aug-1975 NY Times article on computer music and Boulez visit to Stanford
9-Aug-1975 San Francisco Chronicle article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
Aug-1975 Palo Alto Times article on CCRMA and Boulez visit to Stanford
12-Feb-1976 Rolling Stone article on CCRMA
27-Feb-1977 NY Times article on IRCAM and Chowning
30-Oct-1977 Computer Music Conference schedule
15-Nov-1977 Draft of manual for Music 10
6-Mar-1978 NSF grant reviews, "Experiments in timbre perception"
12 par 1979 Letter from Hiro Kato (Yamaha) to John Chowning re: FM product development
23-Apr-1979 Letter to Tony Meier from Chowning to request fundraising advice/ideas
24-Apr-1979 Letter from Chowning to Gordon Bell re: AI "divorce" and fundraising
18-Jun-1979 Letter from Yamaha to Chowning re: visit logistics and plans
20-Jun-1979 Patent validity opinion and cover letter
3-Jul-1979 Letter to Lewis Branscomb (IBM) to solicit support and advice
3-Jul-1979 Letter to Sloan Foundation from Chowning to solicit support and advice
16-Jul-1979 Letter from Lewis Branscomb (IBM) in response to Chowning solicitation
16-Aug-1979 Letter from Patte Wood to John Chowning re: logistics following AI "split"
16-Sep-1979 Memo re: plan for funding system for CCRMA
17-Sep-1979 Letter to Paul Hertelendy from Chowning to request introductions to donors
12-Nov-1979 Palo Alto Times article about CCRMA
24-Nov-1979 NEA grant application for CCRMA summer workshops
Dec-1979 UCSD Center for Music Experiment newsletter
4-Jan-1980 Letter from Chowning to Pierre Boulez to request letters of support to foundations
22-Jan-1980 Letter from Pierre Boulez to Chowning in reponse to request for letters of support
29-Jan-1980 Letter from Jerome Foundation to Pierre Boulez in response to Chowning solicitation
21-Apr-1980 Memo from John Chowning re: funding problems for CCRMA
30-Jul-1980 Notes for Boston Symphony project on CCRMA's growth, support and compositions
Aug-1980 Computer Music Association newsletter
4-Dec-1980 Funding proposal to Rockefeller Foundation
Jan-1981 Computer Music Association newsletter
1982 CCRMA roster (faculty, staff, students, visitors and consultants)
2-Aug-1982 Newsweek article about electronic music
Oct-1982 Stanford Department of Music news supplement article on CCRMA
1983 Curtis Roads interview of John Chowning
16-Mar-1983 Stanford Campus report article on CCRMA
23-Apr-1983 Letter and memo from John Pierce to SDF re: observations of CCRMA
26-May-1983 MIT, Stanford, and UCSD joint proposal for computer music research
Jan-1984 Stanford Department of Music newsletter article on NEA grants
1-Mar-1984 NEA grant application supplement
12-Nov-1984 Fundraising letter from John Chowning to Louise Davies
10-Dec-1984 Letter to Yamaha regarding relationships with other Japanese companies
1985 YLEM Journal interview of John Chowning
4-Feb-1985 Letter from Chowning to Sherrill Milnes (Metropolitan Opera) re: singing voice project
4-Feb-1985 Letter from Chowning to Sherrill Milnes (Metropolitan Opera) re: singing voice project
11-Mar-1985 Memo from Chowning to Patte Wood re: administrative details
14-Jun-1985 Letter from the Leakey Foundation regarding Gordon Getty
4-Sep-1985 Letter from Yamaha to Chowning re: request for equipment
11-Sep-1985 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha to request equipment for digital recording studio
12-Nov-1985 Email from Chowning to Yamaha re: "X" series impact and planned composition
11-Dec-1985 Office memo regarding Gordon Getty visit
13-Dec-1985 Letter to David Bristow re: visiting lecturer invitation
1986 NSF grant reviews "Intelligent Analysis of Composite Acoustic Signals"
5-Feb-1986 Cover memo and letter to Gordon Getty from John Chowning
4-Mar-1986 Letter from Patte Wood to David Bristow re: housing arrangements for visit
12-Oct-1986 Robot Ballet overview, biographies, budget and press coverage
1987 Keyboard Magazine article about CCRMA
Dec-1987 Keyboard magazine article on CCRMA
9-Dec-1987 Letter to Barry Truax regarding Benchmark CD project (SDF)
27-Jun-1988 Vision statement for CCRMA for internal planning purposes
19-Sep-1988 Letter from John Chowning to Yohei Nagai re: music technology conference
15-May-1989 Letter from Gordon Bell to John Chowning regarding Titan
29-Oct-1993 Music department vision statement
26-Sep-1994 Letter from John Chowning to IRCAM re: return of Ariel board and faculty appointments
1995 Stanford OTL newsletter article on Max Mathews and the radio baton
1-Apr-2000 Electronic Musician article on computers and analog synthesizers
no date List of compositions/works realized at CCRMA since 1968
no date Good Sound Foundation biography and CV for Loren Rush
no date Funding proposal to catalog CCRMA recordings and publications
no date Letter from Chowning re: housing arrangements for visitors
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.