Joe Negri is a nationally known Jazz guitarist, composer, and TV personality--he's known to millions of children across the world as "Handyman Negri" from "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."  For detail biographical information, please visit Mr. Negri's  website at www.joenegri.com.

Mr. Negri donated his collection of original scores, songbooks, memorabilia and recordings to the Center for American Music at the University of Pittsburgh in 1999.  The collection includes scores of his radio and TV jingles; scores written during his time at Carnegie Tech up to present day including "Beat 'em Bucs" the Pittsburgh Pirates fight song and works composed for "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood"; both published and unpublished sound recordings of Mr. Negri and others performing his songs; scripts and lyrics from the Beck's Charter Oaks shows performed with Don Brockett; published songbooks from a variety of composers; film scores Mr. Negri composed for WQED, WTAE and various private firms; and assorted programs and proposals for American music concerts.  In all, 2100 items were donated, all of which have been indexed and stored as part of the Negri collection in the Center for American Music's archive.  In the fall of 1999, the director of the Center, Dr. Deane Root, interviewed Mr. Negri about the collection to further clarify the contents.  A transcript of this interview, as well as the original recording, have been added to the collection.

An inventory of this collection is available upon request.