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Goldenrod Music Records

 Collection
Identifier: GOLD

Scope and Contents

The Goldenrod Music Records consists of a full run of newsletters from 1987 to 2009, catalogues, and press kits for musicians like Cris Williams and Margie Adam.

Dates

  • Creation: 1987-2010

Conditions Governing Access

Property rights to the physical objects belong to the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or heir for permission to publish where the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives do not hold the copyright.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the collection. The collection is open for research.

Historical Note

Goldenrod Music (also known as Goldenrod Distribution Inc.) started in 1975 in Michigan by Terry Grant. It was a women's music distribution company that sold CDs by artists like Holly Near, Cris Williamson, Margie Adam and more.

They are a wholesale distributor of independent women's music and also sells records at concerts and festivals like Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Goldenrod Music (also known as Goldenrod Distribution Inc.) started in 1975 in Michigan by Terry Grant. The collection consists of newsletters, catalogs, and press kits and headshots for musicians.

Other Finding Aids

Terry Grant donated the full organizational records to Michigan State University in December of 2015:

https://findingaids.lib.msu.edu/repositories/4/resources/5913

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Records were donated by Goldenrod Music on August 17, 2025.

Title
Guide to the Goldenrod Music Records
Status
Completed
Author
Alisha Graefe
Date
2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives Repository