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Audiotapes. Sound recordings.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Sound recordings on magnetic tape.

Found in 127 Collections and/or Records:

Audiotapes., c.1970s-1980s

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13629/12
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, research papers, photographs and audio tapes, 1904-1994, of Dr. Alice Gilmore Vines (1923-2009) relating to her PhD thesis on Margaret Ethel Gladstone MacDonald (1870-1911) and Ishbel MacDonald (1903-1982), James Ramsay MacDonald’s wife and daughter.Dr. Vines collected this material in the course of her research for an intended biography of the two women. Over a number of summers she visited Ishbel in Lossiemouth and corresponded with her. Unfortunately, she had...
Dates: c.1970s-1980s

Notebook of Rose Ethel Bassin in which are recorded details of radio programmes of which Bassin made audio recordings; with five reel to reel audio tapes., 1962-1965.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14946-14946F
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rose Ethel Bassin was born in Edinburgh of Ukrainian extraction, and studied music under Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and others. She taught in schools in England (1907-1911, 1919-1920), Edinburgh (1915), Newton Stewart (1916-1919), Stornoway (1920-1924) and Skye (1924-1927). During 1927-1934 she lectured in the University of British Columbia. After some time in London she spent the war years teaching in Harris, the Uist and Barra. She moved to Dingwall Academy in 1945, finally becoming Music...
Dates: 1962-1965.

Open reel tape recordings of the radio communication between the climbers on the north face of the Eiger and the rest of the team at Kleine Scheidegg; with digital copies and transcriptions of the audio., 1966.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.14376/2-5
Scope and Contents

The audio tapes provide detailed insight into the efforts and trials of the team of climbers during their attempt to climb the north face of the Eiger. The team discuss a range of topics, especially the weather, health of the team members, equipment and immediate plans for how to continue to the ascent.

Dates: 1966.

Papers and records relating to the climbing of the north face of the Eiger., 1966-2018.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.14376/1-10
Scope and Contents

The records here all relate to the climbing of the Eiger by a British-American team in March 1966.

Theys here include route plans, notes, receipts and photographs, as well as tapes recording communication between the climbers on the mountain face and their support team at Kleine Scheidegg.

Dates: 1966-2018.