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The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and RepositoriesLibrary of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division101 Independence Ave. SE Fax: 202-707-8464 Phone: 202-707-7833 Repository URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/ Repository code: dlcmpmi Repository description (CRHP): The division also includes audio materials separated from collections from the Manuscript Division. Repository description (extant): The Recorded Sound Reference Center provides access to the commercial and archival audio holdings of the Library of Congress. The collection dates from 1926 when Victor Records donated over 400 discs to the Library's Music Division to supplement its print and manuscript holdings. In the custody of the Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division since 1978, the collection has grown to include over 2 million items encompassing audio formats from cylinders to CDs. The holdings complement the field recordings of the American Folklife Center and the moving image collections served in the Motion Picture and Television Reading Room. Repository type: Federal Repository Collections: |
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