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Authors@mit

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Authors@mit sound tapes

Content

The collection is a selection of authors@mit events.

Size

About 60 units

Age

1990's-2006

Source

Tapes created by MIT A-V

Rights

Authors signed forms for MIT world in some cases, not others

Anticipated Audience

genrral audience

Benefits

tracks the history of this program and the often informal remarks of MIT authors.

Format Risk

Varies

Format

DAT tapes and cassettes

Metadata

None

Music Oral Histories

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Oral Histories Music Department

Content

Interviews with MIT faculty in Music

Size

about 20 units

Age

1999-present

Source

CD's of taped interviews between Forrest Larson and subjects

Rights

Subjects signed agreements

Anticipated Audience

Historians; music scholars

Benefits

Creates a record of the development of Music at MIT

Format Risk


Format

CD's

Metadata

See:

http://libraries.mit.edu/music/oralhistory/index.html

Hale Recordings

 

DOME COLLECTIONS - Humanities

 

Professor Kenneth Hale Field recordings

Content

This is just a place marker since Archives is the owner of this material; however Humanities is very interested in working with Archives to pursue the long term archiving of this material.

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Communications Forum

DOME COLLECTIONS - Humanities

 

Communications Forum Sound and Video tapes

Content

Lectures, conferences etc

Size

about 300 units

Age


Source

Communications Forum events

Rights

unknown; david Thorburn can advise

Anticipated Audience

Scholars

Benefits

Captures and archives this varied and at times, controversial lectures etc.

Format Risk

varies

Format

tapes, videotapes, DAT others

Metadata

none