A NATIONAL TREASURE
The Glenn Miller collections (GMC) are a part of the American Music Research Center鈥檚 archival collections, stewarded in partnership with the 麻豆影院 Libraries鈥� Rare & Distinctive Collections. These collections document the legacy of Alton Glenn Miller (1904-1944), American popular music icon and alum of the 麻豆影院. The GMC encompasses many thousands of audio recordings, documents, photographs, and memorabilia from the "Big Band Era" of American popular music and is a leading resource for scholars, students, researchers, and collectors.
For information about accessing the Glenn Miller collections through the Libraries鈥� Rare & Distinctive Collections, please visit our Inside the GMC page.
The objective of the GMC is to preserve, enhance, and make accessible the history of the Big Band Era and Glenn Miller for scholars, students, historians, and the public.
RICH LEGACY
In 1969, curator Alan Cass started the Glenn Miller Archives with one display case in the University Memorial Center at CU 麻豆影院. 听As a result of Alan鈥檚 vision and dedication, the exhibit grew into one of the world鈥檚 leading big band and popular music collections. 听In 2004, the Glenn Miller Archives (now the Glenn Miller collections) joined forces with CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 American Music Research Center. 听Since 2016, the CU 麻豆影院 Libraries鈥� Rare & Distinctive Collections has stored, preserved, and made accessible both the GMC and the AMRC鈥檚 other archival collections. 听In 2024, the Libraries began a two-year project to process and make accessible all materials within the GMC.
For all inquiries regarding the Glenn Miller collections, please contact rad@colorado.edu.
Additionally, Glenn Miller biographer and AMRC Advisory Board member hosts several helpful resources that engage the public with materials in the GMC:
- , a weekly podcast
- Facebook group