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| Name: | British Library Sound Archive |
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| Affiliation: | British Library |
| ADDRESS: | 96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB |
| COUNTRY: | United Kingdom |
| TELEPHONE NUMBER: | +(44-20) 74-12-76-76
+(44-20) 74-12-76-76 |
| FAX: | +(44-20) 74-12-74-41 |
| EMAIL: | sound-archive@bl.uk |
| WEBSITE: | http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/history.html |
| OPERATING HOURS: | Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| CONTACT PERSON(S): | Mary Stewart, Administrator, National Life Story Stories and Oral History
Phone: +(44-20) 74-12-74-04
Email: nsa-oral@bl.uk
Primary Contact:
Mr. Robert Perks, Curator of Oral History
Phone: +(44-20) 74-12-74-05
Email: nsa-oral@bl.uk
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| GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: | |
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| OVERVIEW OF ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION: | The Sound Archive collects audio and videotaped interviews and produces life story recordings. It is the national center for oral history in the United Kingdom, hence it gives advice and training in oral history methods and maintains contact with oral historians in Great Britain and abroad. |
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| Collect Holocaust Oral Histories: | Yes. |
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| Interview Guidelines: | Yes. |
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| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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| Project Complete: | Information Not Available. |
| Year of First Interview: | 1988 |
| Year of Last Interview: | Ongoing. |
| Interviews Per Year: | 40 (varies) |
| Average Hours Per Interview: | 4 |
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| RECORDING METHOD | |
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| Audio: | Yes. |
| Number of Audio Hours: | 700 |
| Total Number of Audio Interviews: | 167 |
| Number of Audio Reel-To-Reel Interviews: | No. |
| Number of Audiocassette Interviews: | 167 |
| Number of Interviews in Other Audio Formats: | Information Not Available. |
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| Video: | Yes. |
| Number of Video Hours: | 350 |
| Total Number of Video Interviews: | 113 |
| Number of 1/2-inch Betacam-SP Interviews: | No. |
| Number of 3/4-inch U-matic Interviews: | 113 |
| Number of 1/2-inch VHS interviews: | Yes, copies. |
| Number of Film interviews: | No. |
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| RULES: | |
| Access to Collection: | Restricted. Access is allowed only for those who apply for and obtain a Library Reader's card. There is no fee for this. |
| Special Requirements for Access or Use: | Information Not Available. |
| Notice Required to Pull Tapes or Reserve Facility: | Yes, several days is usually sufficient. |
| Access Fee: | None. |
| Research Services: | Yes. |
| Research Fee: | Yes, varies. |
| Research Services Requirements: | Fee depends on nature and complexity of inquiry. |
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| Permission Required for Use of Material in | |
| Publications: | Yes. |
| Classrooms: | Yes. |
| Public Lectures: | Yes. |
| Documentaries: | Yes. |
| How To Obtain permission: | Permission is obtained by negotiation with the curator of oral history. |
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| RESOURCES | |
| Format of Collection | |
| Video/Audio: | Information Not Available. |
| Transcripts: | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| On-Site Equipment | |
| Audio: | Yes. |
| Video: | Yes. |
| Users Can Bring Their Own: | No. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| Finding Aids | |
| Guide to Collection Available: | No. |
| Published: | No. |
| Guide Cost: | N/A |
| Address to Obtain Guide: | N/A |
| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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| Transcripts | |
| Audio: | 75% |
| Video: | None. |
| Available for photocopying: | None. |
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| Summaries | |
| Summarized: | Yes. |
| Available for Photocopying: | Yes. |
| Available on Disk: | Yes. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| Indices | |
| Tapes Indexed: | Yes. |
| Transcripts Indexed: | Yes. |
| Summaries Indexed: | Yes. |
| Indices Available for Photocopying: | No. |
| Indices Available on Disk: | No. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
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| Cataloging Information | |
| Collection Cataloged: | Yes. |
| Available on Computer: | Yes. |
| Other: | There is an online public access catalog. |
| MARC Format: | Yes. |
| MARC Format Type: | UKMARC |
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| Internet Resources | |
| Web Address: | Information Not Available. |
| Transcripts: | Information Not Available. |
| Summaries: | Information Not Available. |
| Catalog: | Information Not Available. |
| Indices: | Information Not Available. |
| Interview Clips: | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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| Bibliographic Information | |
| Belong to: | Information Not Available. |
| OCLC: | Information Not Available. |
| RLIN: | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | Information Not Available. |
| Plan to Join: | Information Not Available. |
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| Loan or Purchase | |
| Material Available Through Interlibrary Loan: | No. |
| Loan by other collection: | No. |
| Loan Fee: | N/A |
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| DETAIL ABOUT COLLECTION CONTENT | |
| Demographic Information about Interviewees: | |
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| Total Number: | 280 |
| Total Female: | 132 |
| Total Male: | 124 |
| No Data: | Information Not Available. |
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Other Information |
| Jews: | | | | Yes. |
| Roma and/or Sinti: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Political Prisoners: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Prisoners of War: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Homosexual Men/Lesbian Women: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Resisters: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Partisans: | | | | Yes. |
| Rescuers: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Refugees: | | | | Yes. |
| Liberators: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Prosecutors: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Perpetrators/ Collaborators: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Refugee Relief Workers: | | | | Information Not Available. |
| Other: | | | | Second generation. |
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| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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| Focus of Collection: | |
| Ghetto(s) | | |
| Camp(s) | | |
| Geographic Area(s) | | |
| Experience(s) | | |
| Survivor Group(s) | | |
| Other | | |
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| Additional Information: | Information Not Available. |
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