SC 6
Cylinder audio recordings collection
Circa 1903-1913
Acquisition And Processing Information
The source of this collection is unknown. It was processed in 2009 by Cheryl Gunselman, Manuscripts Librarian.
Extent/Quantity Information
Number of Containers: 1
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: .5
Number of items: 7
Collection Description
This collection consists of seven commercially produced cylinder recordings of musical performances (vocal and instrumental). Thomas Edison's National Phonograph Company produced three of these; the other four were produced by the Indestructible Phonographic Record Company. The collection includes wax and celluloid cylinders. All of these are housed in contemporary cylindrical boxes.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged in a single sequence, alphabetical by recording title.
Subjects
Cylinders (sound recordings)
Cylinder recordings
Musical performances
Popular music -- 1901 to 1910
Popular music -- 1911 to 1920
Access
This collection is open and available for examination by researchers, but playback equipment for listening is not currently available at the repository.
Many American cylinder recordings, including several in this collection, are available in digital format for online listening through another repository: the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project, Donald C. Davidson Library, University of California at Santa Barbara: (http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php).
Preferred Citation
The suggested citation for the collection is:
[Item Description]
Cylinder audio recordings collection, circa 1903-1913
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Washington State University Libraries
Pullman, WA
Location Note (Masc Staff Use)
1-35-27-7
Sources Consulted
Koenigsberg, Allen. Edison Cylinder Records, 1889-1912. New York: Stellar Productions, 1969.
University of California Santa Barbara Library, "Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project," http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php
.Languages
Items are in English.