Sound Recordings: Compact Discs (CDs)

Collection

Identifier: RG 37-004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Oberlin College’s recordings on CD-ROM can be found within many record groups. RG 37/4 Audio Recordings: CD-ROMs was set up for recordings other than those transferred from other departments or in personal paper groups. Most of the CD-ROMs in this collection, arranged in two series, are recordings that date from the year 2000 and later. The first series comprises recordings of events or groups on campus, including speaker presentations, symposia, and musical and dramatic performances. These include transfers from other recording media, such as phonograph records, reel-to-reel tapes, cassette tapes and digital audiotapes. The second series is made up of commercial or other proprietary recordings with relevance to Oberlin College or its alumni, faculty, or other personnel.

Dates

Creation: 1947-2024
Creation: Majority of material found in 2000-2013

Creator

Oberlin College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Some restrictions apply; consult Archivist.

Extent

3.91 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

Most of the CD-ROMs in RG 37/4 were created by Oberlin College’s recording service, Concert Sound, located in Wilder Hall. In recent years (2009-2010) CD-ROMs are often copies from original digital audiotapes that may or may not be transferred to the Archives (see RG 37/5, Digital Recordings on Other Media). The transfers from reel-to-reel tapes in Series 1, Subseries 2 were made by Safe Sound, a commercial sound recording studio specializing in preservation and copying for archives.

Accruals and Additions

Accession No: 2008/059, 2008/060, 2008/061, 2008/063, 2009/010, 2009/015, 2009/018, 2009/026, 2009/033, 2009/052, 2009/068, 2010/066, 2010/069, 2011/006, 2011/011, 2011/019, 2011/021, 2011/024, 2011/025, 2011/053, 2011/059, 2011/071, 2011/093, 2012/010, 2012/013, 2012/019, 2012/044, 2012/046, 2012/060, 2013/011, 2013/016, 2013/034, 2103/054, 2013/062, 2013/065, 2014/006, 2014/011, 2014/017, 2014/024, 2014/026, 2014/050, 2018/029

Related Materials

See RG 18 Communications for transfers to CD-ROM from the largest collection of reel-to-reel tape recordings. See RG 37/5 for original digital audiotapes from which CD-ROMs were made. See RG 37/3 Cassette Tapes for recordings that may complement or complete recordings of events on CD-ROM.