urn:taro:utexas.cah.02670 A Guide to the Chris Strachwitz Collection, [ca. 1940s-1950s] Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Strachwitz, Chris, 1931- Strachwitz, Chris, Collection [ca. 1940s-1950s] Materials are written in Spanish. 82-084 332 phonograph records Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Three hundred and thirty-two 78 rpm phonograph records compose the Chris Strachwitz Collection, [ca. 1940s-1950s], documenting Strachwitz’s interest in southern Texas Hispanic recordings. Biographical Note

Born in Gross-Reichenau, Germany (now Bogaczów, Poland), music producer and folklorist Chris Strachwitz (1931-) emigrated with his family to the United States in 1947. After attending Pomona College in the early 1950s, Strachwitz moved to Los Gatos, California, where he worked as a teacher. An avid collector of 78 rpm recordings of New Orleans jazz and Mexican ranchera music, in 1960 he created his own music label called Arhoolie Records, located in El Cerrito, California.

Source:

Ankeny, Jason. Chris Strachwitz. Allmusic. Accessed April 29, 2011. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-strachwitz-p129119/biography.

 Scope and Contents

Three hundred and thirty-two 78 rpm phonograph records compose the Chris Strachwitz Collection, [ca. 1940s-1950s], documenting Strachwitz’s interest in southern Texas Hispanic recordings. The collection represents a wide variety of Hispanic-American musicians in the 1940s and 1950s.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Strachwitz, Chris, 1931- --Archives. Subjects Hispanic Americans -- Music -- History -- 20th century. Music -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Places Texas, South -- History -- 20th century. Preferred Citation

Chris Strachwitz Collection, [ca. 1940s-1950s], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/R 332 phonograph records, [ca. 1940s-1950s]