Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museums Oral History Audio Collection.
Scope and Contents
This collection of oral history recordings covers a wide range of topics from around Aberdeen. Major themes include World War Two, fishing, employment, childhood, Torry, and Old Aberdeen.
Dates
- Creation: 1984-2004.
Conditions Governing Access
The physical media described here are held by Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museum and are not available for consultation in the National Library of Scotland.
Extent
278 Sound recordings
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original recordings were captured on magnetic tape cassettes and digital minidisc. The 278 masters (32 minidiscs; 248 compact cassettes) were digitised under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project.
Other Finding Aids
Further information on the creation and management of the originals may be available from Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museum.
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 Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museum.
Existence and Location of Originals
Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museum, references TIN and MDI.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copies of the sound recordings are held by Aberdeen City Art Gallery and Museum, 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.
Source
- Aberdeen Art Gallery (Permitting agency, Organization)
- 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