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A.F.R. Lawrence collection of historical spoken word

Title
A.F.R. Lawrence collection of historical spoken word [sound recording], 1900-1970.
Author
Lawrence, A. F. R.

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Additional Authors
  • Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
  • Barrymore, John, 1882-1942.
  • Baukhage, Gerd, 1911-
  • Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
  • Berliner, Emile, 1851-1929.
  • Bernhard, Sarah, 1844-1923.
  • Paul-Boncour, J. (Joseph), 1873-1972.
  • Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
  • Brice, Fanny.
  • Browning, Robert, 1812-1889.
  • Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
  • Carol II, King of Romania, 1893-1953.
  • Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich, 1873-1938.
  • Clark, Champ.
  • Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.
  • Coquelin, Constant, 1841-1909.
  • Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970.
  • Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
  • Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
  • Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
  • Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
  • George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
  • Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
  • Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898.
  • Goebbels, Joseph, 1897-1945.
  • Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.
  • Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989.
  • Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
  • Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
  • Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
  • Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905.
  • John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.
  • Charles I, Emperor of Austria, 1887-1922.
  • Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.
  • Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.
  • Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
  • Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
Description
ca. 3400 sound recordings.
Summary
The collection contains both commercial and noncommercial discs and tapes. The commercial recordings include the complete set of Nation's Forum discs, Benito Mussolini's personal copy, bound and numbered, of his recorded speeches, Victor long play discs from the early 1930's including Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and the Sistine Chapel Choir recordings of the pre-electric era, at least eight or nine sides of which feature Alessandro Moreschi, last of the known castrati.
Subjects
Note
  • Accompanying material for portions of the collection on file.
Access (note)
  • Access to discs restricted ; advance notification required.
Biography (note)
  • A. F. R. Lawrence was an avid record collector and worked at Columbia Records.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in *L(Special) 89-21.
Processing Action (note)
  • Accessioned
Call Number
*L (Special) 89-21
OCLC
NYPW89-A58
Author
Lawrence, A. F. R., collector.
Title
A.F.R. Lawrence collection of historical spoken word [sound recording], 1900-1970.
Access
Access to discs restricted ; advance notification required.
Biography
A. F. R. Lawrence was an avid record collector and worked at Columbia Records.
Indexes
Finding aid available in *L(Special) 89-21.
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Added Author
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
Barrymore, John, 1882-1942.
Baukhage, Gerd, 1911-
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922.
Berliner, Emile, 1851-1929.
Bernhard, Sarah, 1844-1923.
Paul-Boncour, J. (Joseph), 1873-1972.
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
Brice, Fanny.
Browning, Robert, 1812-1889.
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
Carol II, King of Romania, 1893-1953.
Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich, 1873-1938.
Clark, Champ.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.
Coquelin, Constant, 1841-1909.
Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970.
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898.
Goebbels, Joseph, 1897-1945.
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905.
John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.
Charles I, Emperor of Austria, 1887-1922.
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
Research Call Number
*L (Special) 89-21
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