Sound recordings concerning the life and career of Professor John Read, and his interest in alchemical music.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1960.
Conditions Governing Access
The physical media 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
7 Sound recordings
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The original recordings were captured on shellac coarse groove disc, magnetic tape, and audio cassettes. The 7 masters (1 shellac disc, 30cm 78rpm; 2 compact cassettes, 1x C10, 1xC90; 4 tape reels, 3x8cm, 1x 10cm 3.75ips) were digitised under the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project. The formats of the digitised copies are JPEG and WAV files.
Other Finding Aids
Further information on the creation and management of the original recordings may be available from the University of St Andrews Special Collections.
Custodial History
The recordings were donated by Professor Read to St Andrews University Special Collections.
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, reference ms38832.
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