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ARChive of Contemporary Music, Music library in Lower Manhattan, US

The ARChive of Contemporary Music spans 15,000 square feet across three locations in Tribeca, storing over five million items including recordings and documents.

Founded in 1985 by B. George and David Wheeler, the archive began with 47,000 sound recordings from George's personal music industry collection.

The Keith Richards Blues Collection contains 8,000 discs that demonstrate the evolution and influence of early Blues music on contemporary compositions.

The permanent collection remains non-circulating, with access primarily granted to research members from the press and entertainment industry through telephone searches.

The archive holds three million sound recordings spanning multiple formats, representing approximately 90 million individual songs from 1950 to present day.

Location: New York

Inception: 1985

Website: http://arcmusic.org

GPS coordinates: 40.71860,-74.00370

Latest update: March 6, 2025 19:57

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