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Phonograph records

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Discs (formerly cylinders) of shellac, polyvinyl chloride, or other substances so prepared that sound is reproduced when played on a phonograph player. [more generic term that is inclusive of 78 rpm records, 45 rpm records, and long-playing records (which are 33 1/3 rpm)]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

University Archives phonograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5385
Scope and Contents

Collection of phonographs of various sources and sizes. Includes children's educational music, radio programs, sound effects, film scores composed by Max Steiner, General Conference talks, Mormon Tabernacle Choir recordings, theater productions and church radio dramas. Also included are recordings from various genres including Christmas, orchestral, opera, choral, dance, and folk. Collection consists of approximately 700 phonographs.

Dates: 1901-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / University Archives phonograph collection

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