Category: Women in the record industry

“Carnegie Hall Memories” by Lorna Luft

February 9, 2021

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

In 2003, only the second year of the National Recording Registry, the 1961 album “Judy at Carnegie Hall” was added to the Library of Congress’ esteemed list of landmark recordings.  Last year, the Library asked actress, singer, author and daughter of Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, to share her memories of that remarkable and deeply enduring …

Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound, Women in the record industry

The Women Who Founded an Industry

March 30, 2020

Posted by: Bryan Cornell

With the end of Women’s History Month approaching, the Library’s Recorded Sound Section would be remiss if we failed to mention the remarkable accomplishments of Barbara (Cohen) Holdridge and Marianne (Roney) Mantell, founders of Caedmon Records.   These two Hunter College graduates with degrees in Greek wanted careers in publishing, but weren’t particularly excited about …

Posted in: Recorded Sound, Spoken Word, Uncategorized, Women in the record industry