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ARC-0100

collection

Norm N. Nite Papers

1968, 1983-2009, undated

4.21 (Linear feet)

Norm N. Nite is a successful radio personality, author, and music critic. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. He has published several books for Harper Collins, including the <title render="italic">Rock On</title> series, and has gained notoriety as a leading source of rock and roll music knowledge.

The Norm N. Nite Papers showcase Nite's career as a radio personality and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The Papers consist of biographical information, correspondence, photographs, publications, sound recordings, and general Rock and Roll Hall of Fame information. It also includes a poster for the "I Remember Rock n' Roll Concert at Cleveland Arena. Researchers interested in the formation of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum will find the correspondence and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame information of use.

1941 January 25: Born in Cleveland, Ohio.

1961: Begins career as a radio personality.

1967: Begins working in Cleveland, Ohio.

1973: Moves to New York City to work as a disc-jockey, author, and music critic.

1985: Selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

1985: Helps bring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to Cleveland.

1992: Moves back to Cleveland.

2005: Begins working as an on-air personality for Sirius radio, broadcast live from the Alan Freed Studios inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

: The Norm N. Nite Papers were received by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. as a gift from Norm N. Nite on October 20, 2003, April 30, 2010 and July 6, 2024.

: [Identification of item], Norm N. Nite Papers, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

: Processed by Rachel Somerville, Project Archivist. Completed May 18, 2011. Revised by Lyndsey Godwin-Kresge, Audiovisual Archivist. Completed April 13, 2023. Revised by Crystal Matjasic, Technical Services Archivist. Completed March 11, 2025. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

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