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The Marr Sound Archives, a division of Special Collections, is located in Room G11 on the ground floor. The archives holds nearly 250,000 sound recordings in formats that include LPs, 78s, 45s, cylinders, transcription discs, instantaneous cut discs, and open-reel tapes. The focus of the collection is the American experience as reflected in recorded sound, with substantial and significant holdings in the areas of: historic voices; American popular music; jazz, blues, and country; vintage radio programs; authors reading their own works; and historic classical and operatic recordings. The popular collection dates from the 1890's up to the 1980's. Access to the cataloged portion of the collection is available via the MERLIN Library Catalog. For more information, please visit: |
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