Scottish Ornithologists' Club Wildlife and Oral History Collection.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes: interviews with Scottish ornithologists; after dinner speeches, 1968-1981, made at the annual Scottish Ornithologists' Club conference; recordings relating to Fair Isle and the Scottish Bird Islands Study Cruise at the time of the International Ornithological Congress in 1966.
The remainder of the collection comprises recordings of birds from various locations around Scotland, including St Kilda. Amongst the group represented here is a selection from a larger group made by William Brotherston, mainly in the Lothians.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-2005.
Creator
- Mylne, Christopher Kenneth (ornithologist and broadcaster) (Person)
- Gabrielsen, Geir Wing (Ecophysiologist) (Person)
- Brotherston, William, 1913-1981 (Person)
- Sinclair, William A (Person)
- Trumbull, Fred (Sound Recordist) (Person)
- Trumbull, Virginia (Sound Recordist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The physical tapes described here are held by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club and are not available for consultation in the National Library of Scotland.
Extent
88 Cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original recordings were captured on magnetic tape audio cassettes. The 88 masters (58 open reels and 30 compact cassettes) were digitised under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project.
Other Finding Aids
Further information on the creation and management of the original recordings may be available from the Scottish Ornithologists' Club.
Custodial History
The tapes were temporarily deposited in the National Library of Scotland to enable digitisation under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Temporary deposit, 2018, by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copies of the sound recordings are held by the Scottish Ornithologists' Club, the National Library of Scotland, and the British Library.
The copies at the British Library are available through its Sound and Moving Image (SAMI) catalogue (http://sami.bl.uk).
The copies held by the National Library of Scotland will become available in due course. Further information is available through the Moving Image and Sound Archive.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk