The William L. Vallée Collection of Rudy Vallée Materials
Collection
Call Number: MSS 147
Scope and Contents
The Collection contains photographs, clippings, programs, radio and TV scripts, memorabilia, and some audiovisual material.
Dates
- 1905 - 1986
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into four series: I. Photographs, II. Memorabilia, III. Scripts, and IV. Audiovisual material.
Extent
9 Linear Feet (16 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Biographical / Historical
Rudy Vallée (1901-1986, born Hubert Prior Vallée) was a popular saxophonist, singer and bandleader in the first half of the 20th century. First of the genre of singers known as "crooners", Vallée attended Yale University, graduating in 1929. He named himself "Rudy" after the influential saxophonist Rudy Wiedoeft, and after graduation he formed the band, "Rudy Vallée and the Connecticut Yankees".
Vallée went on to become a mass media pop star. He hosted several popular radio shows, and acted in films and Broadway musicals.
Vallée went on to become a mass media pop star. He hosted several popular radio shows, and acted in films and Broadway musicals.
- Title
- Guide to the William L. Vallée Collection of Rudy Vallée Materials
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- compiled by Emily DiLeo
- Date
- July 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Gilmore Music Library Repository
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New Haven CT 06520 US
(203) 432-0497
musicspecialcollections@yale.edu