Popular Music Research: Archival resources

Archives have primary sources which may include correspondence (letters), artifacts including clothing or unreleased recordings, and original lyrics. Before using an archive, you need to review the archive's visitor policies which usually involve making an appointment. 

These local archives are relevant to popular music:

• New York Public Library Performing Arts archival collections
• The Riot Grrrl Collection at New York University
• Downtown Collection at the NYU Special Collections
• Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers Newark 

Here are some archives that may have online content. 

• Cornell Hip Hop Collection
• Library of Congress
• Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• National Museum of African American Music
• BIll Schurk Sound Archives at BGSU
• Southern Folklife Collection at UNC
• The Jazz Institute of Chicago
• The Strachwitz Frontera Collection at UCLA