Speech Recordings records, 1925-1965

Summary

Extent:
2350 recordings 2350 recordings
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Speech Recordings records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Experimental, non-commercial, commercial and radio broadcasts phonograph records and tape recordings containing a wide range of spoken arts, documentary and some musical recordings which include speeches, lectures, interviewes, prose and poetry readings, dramatic readings and dramatic performances, language series and some folk music.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1971. Accession number--M-1971.
Custodial history:

Transferred from the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum, 1971.

Processing information:

Each of the four subunits of this collection has its own separate descriptive record in RLIN AMC. To easily find these descriptions, search either under the above titles using the TP or TW indexes or search the RT index using the exact title of this collection, or search the RID index using the record number for this collection: NYCR90-A170

Entered in AMC 12/03/90.

Arrangement:

Cataloged.

The collection is divided into four subunits--Speech Recordings Collection, Speech Laboratory Archives, Tape Recordings Collection, American Speech Recordings Collection--each with its own card catalog.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Physical / technical requirements:

Information recording technique--Phonodiscs and audio tapes

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Speech Recordings records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu