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The Maddy biographical records subseries contains information on his life, including events before the Camp was founded. It encompasses overview materials, files on Norma Lee Browning's Joe Maddy of Interlochen (published in 1963), information about his death and funeral, chronologically organized files on his pre-Camp career, records of his honors and awards, and documentation on his aluminum violin. Researchers should also check the Maddy section of the Subject series, his oral reminiscences in the Sound Recordings series, and the obituaries and condolences to be found in the Scrapbooks.

Maddy biographical records is supplemented by Camp History subseries. The latter contains histories of Interlochen, records of the fiftieth anniversary celebration, materials on the National High School Orchestra, surviving documents from the early years of the Camp, 1927-1935, and records on the Pennington family, from whom the Camp was purchased. The information is supplemented by the oral reminiscences of Maddy and Wilson in the Sound Recordings series. Information on the early history of the Academy can be found in the Subject series.