Roy Pryor Collection

Description:

1000 off-air recordings of local and network radio, Menlo Park, CA from 1937 to 1949, made with home recording machine to make aluminum, lacquer discs of broadcasts, mostly war-related news & commentary

Dates:

1937/1949

Repository/Collector:

Stanford University, Archive of Recorded Sound

Repository/Collector Type:

College or university

City:

Stanford

State:

California

Country:

United States

Collection ID:

ARS.0020

Extent:

16 boxes (1,000 12" and 16" instantaneous discs)

Content types:

Spoken word and Tactile notated music

Formats:

Lacquer disc and Metal disc

Carrier types:

Audio disc

Inventory description:

EAD finding aid

Condition note:

Playable with proper equipment

Website URL:

View on www.oac.cdlib.org