Harvard Records
1905/6-1906
Harvard was the first alternate brand name used by Sears, Roebuck & Company for the disc phonographs and seven/ten-inch records it first marketed in late 1905 or early 1906. However, the "Sears" name had been used on the cylinders Columbia produced for the company since the late 1890s. Sears itself had no studios or factories but arranged production with several record companies for its own labels in the coming decades. During Harvard's brief existence, all masters were leased from Columbia with anonymous credits used and the spoken Columbia introductions tooled off the stampers. Sears replaced the label with Oxford Records in late 1906.
Encoded Speed: 192 Kbps
Seven-Inch Records

Stump Speech on Love

Harry Spencer

Harvard 34

(Columbia) Matrix# 34-9-2, Take 9

1901-October 1905

New York, New York

Note: Worn, surface discoloration, gouged grooves at end.

Uncle Josh's Troubles in a Hotel

Cal Stewart

Harvard 76

(Columbia) Matrix# 76-2D, Take 2

1901-October 1905

New York, New York

Note: Very worn, especially at start.

Evening Chimes in the Mountains

Columbia Band

Harvard 389

(Columbia) Matrix# 389-4D, Take 4

ca. 1901-October 1905

New York, New York

Note: Warped.

Tenting to-night on the old camp ground

Columbia Quartette

Harvard 514

(Columbia) Matrix# 514-1A, Take 1

ca. 1902

New York, New York

Note: Hairline crack 3/4ths in, not audible.

Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy Smith on a Visit to New York

Cal Stewart

Harvard 1140

(Columbia) Matrix# 1140-8D, Take 8

ca. 1903-October 1905

New York, New York

Note: Played at 77 RPM. Very worn, especially at start.

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