Collection ID: Mus. Arc. 73

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
State University of New York at Buffalo. Music Library
Abstract:
The collection contains 18 wire recordings the contents of which have not been confirmed.
Extent:
1 box and (18 spools)
Language:
No textual materials are included in the collection.

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection contains 18 wire recordings. The contents can only be confirmed once the recordings have been reformatted. Notes concerning contents in the container list are based on inscriptions on the spools or their containers. This information is unclear in many cases.

Biographical / Historical:

The origin of this collection is currently unknown. The collection was sent to an audio reformatting vendor in 2015 for assessment. The sound engineer's comments concerning the condition of the spools is included in the container list. It was determined that the cost of digital reformatting was beyond what the current budget for such work will allow. The dates of the collection are an estimate based on the dates during which wire recordings were at the height of their popularity in the United States.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition unknown.
Arrangement:

The recordings in the collection have been numbered based on no set order.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard ).

Indexed Terms

Subjects:
Music
Wire recordings

Access

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
112 Baird Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260, United States
CONTACT:
716-645-2924