Sub-series
Reel tape recordings
Catalogue reference: POAAAM/3/1
What’s it about?
This record is about the Reel tape recordings dating from c1950s-1970s.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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POAAAM/3/1
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Title (The name of the record)
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Reel tape recordings
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1950s-1970s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reel tape recordings of interviews, music performances, and copies of radio shows and commercial material recorded or collected by Paul Oliver. Many of these tapes were sent to him by other collectors and collaborators, notably Mack McCormick.
Note that all of these tapes have been digitised and are available to researchers in MP3 format.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The tapes have been grouped in sub-series which broadly follow Oliver's own original order (see catalogue records for each sub-series for more details). Tapes which were not part of any obvious thematic series have mostly been grouped under 'Blues miscellanies' and 'Single artist recordings'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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231 items
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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All users external to the University are required to register before using the collections. Collections must be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room and users must abide by the Reading Room regulations.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ba7321b5-c15e-4048-a835-3bb0283aba05/
Series information
POAAAM/3
Audio and video material
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
Within the fonds: POAAAM
Paul Oliver Archive of African American Music
Within the series: POAAAM/3
Audio and video material
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Reel tape recordings