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Phonograph cylinders collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1008

Phonograph Cylinders Collection

The collection is comprised of seventy-five phonograph cylinders produced by several Edison companies as well as the Columbia Phonograph Company. The cylinders are housed in two cartons; Box 1 contains cylinders produced by the Columbia Phonograph Company and Box 2 contains the remainder, produced by Edison Amberol Record, Edison Blue Amberol Record, Edison Standard Record, Edison Records, Edison Records: Echo All Over the World, Edison Gold Moulded Records: Echo All Over the World, and Edison Gold Moulded Records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1898-1929

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Conditions Governing Use

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection is comprised of seventy-five phonograph cylinders produced by several Edison companies as well as the Columbia Phonograph Company.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Jeannette Dippell.

Title
Finding aid for the Phonograph cylinders collection
Status
Minimally Processed
Author
Jacqueline Morin
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2022 August: Finding aid updated by Sue Luftschein to be DACS-compliant.

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Music Library Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States