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Record: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Archives & Collections
100 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G2 3DB

Tel: 0141 270 8299
E-mail: archives@rcs.ac.uk
Web: www.rcs.ac.uk

Organisation type
Educational / Research Institution / Archive
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Our collections Alan Lomax field recordings from the Western Isles largely conducted in the 1950s along with some later materials; all as yet unlisted.
Recordings (duration, dates & recording formats) Duration: 101-500
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Format: CD / DVD, Audio Cassette
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Date(s): 1950-59, 1960-69, 1970-79
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Geographical locations Ireland: n/a
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Scotland: Outer Hebrides
Other info: As yet this material is unlisted but I suspect it is mostly gathered from the Outer Hebrides.

Canada: n/a
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Other information Content types: Speech (including oral history, folktales and so on), Song
Other info: There may be instrumental music but I am unaware of this at present.

Access: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's archives and collections are open to the public by appointment. Details on the archives website:

https://www.rcs.ac.uk/about_us/libraryandit/archives/

Completion status: Not digitised at all digitised
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Background info: Unknown provenance, however I suspect this is duplication of the School of Scottish Studies Sound Archive at Edinburgh University.

Collection descriptions: No

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