Minutes, 1942-1948

Board of Directors meeting minutes which include contracts, charter, and by-laws. Also interspersed throughout are various annual reports, usually in the form of letters to the stockholders. The meeting minutes concern financial and stock transfer and document various transition periods and significant events in the life of the company but contain little information regarding the actual business of recording music. It is likely that the minutes existed for the year 1949 but had been removed and used as part of bankruptcy management files. Includes: references to Chelsea Music Corp and Irving Roman (May 8, 1946); Duke Ellington contract and decision to dissolve Abbey Music (both in 1946); and Joint Board of Directors meeting minutes of 1947 (re: company consolidation).