Box 1

Transcripts of interviews conducted by Archer with members of the music faculty for dissertation on the history of the Aaron Copland School of Music. Interviewees include Morey Ritt, Edward Lerner, Jimmy Heath, Joel Mandelbaum, Raymond Erickson, Maurice Peress, Drora Pershing, Charles Burkart, Lawrence Eisman, Leo Kraft, Richard Sang, Carl Schachter, Rufus Hallmark, Howard Brofsky, and Alexander Kouguell.

Academic papers from Archer's time as a master's student at Queens College in 2004.

Scholarly and personal papers of Peter Archer, an accomplished musician, teacher, and academic. Archer is known publicly for his work as a consultant on the Disney movie Soul (2020). As a member of the Disney/Pixar team, Archer provided inspiration and insight for the lead character in the film, Joe Gardner.

Inscribed 2021 Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74 (Bayside, Queens) yearbook, which includes a spread on Archer.