The Leo Reisman collection contains primarily private acetate disc recordings of Reisman's radio performances of the 1930's, as well as Reisman's personal collection of commercial 78 rpm discs.
Access to acetate discs restricted; advance notification required.
Source (note)
Reisman-Jampolis, Jane
Biography (note)
Leo Reisman was a bandleader from 1916 into the 1950's, most prominently in the 1930's.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
Finding aid available in repository, and on internet in: *L(Special) 89-52.
Provenance (note)
Gift of Jane Reisman-Jampolis; June 1989.
Processing action (note)
Cataloged
Author
Reisman, Leo, 1897-1961.
Title
Leo Reisman collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1932-1948.
Access
Access to acetate discs restricted; advance notification required.
Biography
Leo Reisman was a bandleader from 1916 into the 1950's, most prominently in the 1930's. During the 1930's, Reisman led bands that played on radio shows such as Lucky Strike's your hit parade (1937-1939), Philip Morris presents (1934-1937), Schaefer's nine o'clock revue (1937), and the Schaefer revue (late 1937). Reisman continued to lead bands through the 1940's and into the 1950's, playing in hotel ballrooms in New York and Cincinnati. Reisman died in 1961.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository, and on internet in: *L(Special) 89-52.