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Historical Sound Recordings Collection

 Collection
Call Number: MSS 151

Scope and Contents

This collection incorporates a variety of recordings from Historical Sound Recordings (HSR) that are not associated with a named collection or cataloged in the library catalog. For the most part, their provenance is unknown. Description of these materials is minimal and based on what is written on the containers for each recording.

Dates

  • 1900-2020

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. Many of the sound recordings from this collection are available to stream online via the Gilmore Music Library's AV access system, Aviary. Links to access these recordings are provided in this finding aid. Yale users can login to Aviary using their Yale University ID, to stream these recordings without restriction. Other users are able to request access to recordings directly through Aviary.

Conditions Governing Use

The Yale University Library, as one of the world's leading research libraries, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity. Through its web sites, the Library offers public access to a range of its collections through online exhibitions, archival finding aids, digital repositories, and the online public access catalog.

Yale University provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes only. The Library endeavors when possible to provide accurate factual information about copyright owners and related matters in catalog records, finding aids, and other texts that accompany collections or individual items that may assist you in making necessary legal determinations. Please contact useofmaterials@yale.edu if you have helpful information about any material included in these collections or if you believe the web site has not properly attributed your work or has used your material without necessary authorization.

Yale University makes no warranty that your distribution, reproduction or other use of these materials will be non-infringing. You are solely responsible for making legal assessments regarding the use of an item and securing any necessary permissions. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by recording format.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.151

Title
Guide to the Historical Sound Recordings Collection
Status
In Progress
Author
Complied by Jonathan Manton
Date
2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Gilmore Music Library Repository

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