Oral history recordings made by Franki Raffles as part of her project "Lot's Wife".
Scope and Contents
The recordings were captured between 1992 and 1994. The interviews focus on immigrant Jewish women from the former Soviet Union who resettled in Israel.
Dates
- Creation: 1992-1994.
Creator
- Raffles, Franki (photographer) (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The physical tapes described here are held by the University of St Andrews Special Collections and are not available for consultation in the National Library of Scotland.
Extent
10 Cassettes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original recordings were captured on compact cassettes. The 10 masters (10xC90 cassettes) were digitised under the UOSH (Unlocking Our Sound Heritage) project. The formats of the digitised copies are JPEG and WAV files.
Other Finding Aids
Further information on the creation and management of the originals may be available from University of St Andrews Special Collections.
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 University of St Andrews Special Collections.
Existence and Location of Originals
University of St Andrews Special Collections. Ref CMS39039
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitised copies of the sound recordings are held by the University of St Andrews Special Collections, 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.
- 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