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Sound recordings

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Discs, tapes, filaments, or other media on which sound has been recorded.

Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:

Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0382
Abstract

The Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection (1960-1978) contains audio recordings of Farnsworth speaking to audiences as well as recordings his wife, Elma G. "Pem" Farnsworth, made while researching a biography following his death in 1971. Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971) was a researcher, writer, and a pioneering developer of television, radar technology, peacetime applications of nuclear fusion, and the infant incubator.

Dates: 1960-1978

Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0917
Abstract

The Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection (1940s-2000s) consists of audiocassettes and compact discs of historic radio programs and radio history retrospectives from the 20th and 21st centuries, some of which feature Farr as an announcer or narrator. There are also recordings about Farr's life and his career as a radio announcer in Utah and California as well as his family's pioneer history.

Dates: circa 1940-2000s

Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0427
Abstract

The Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection (1968-2001)contains audio recordings of interviews conducted by Edwin B. Firmage with his grandfather, Hugh B. Brown (1883-1975), a prominent member and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The collection also includes video materials dealing with the teaching career of Edwin Firmage, a renowned educator and expert on international and constitutional law.

Dates: 1968-1969; 1996-2001

French kayakers river running video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0534
Abstract

The French kayakers river running video collection (1938, 2011) consists of edited footage of a kayak trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers undertaken by French kayakers Antoine DeSeynes, Bernard DeColmont and Genevieve DeColmont in the autumn of 1938. A filmmaker, Bernard DeColmont made a color film on 16mm stock. Antoine DeSeynes made a black and white film on 8mm stock. The collection also contains audio recordings of an interview about the with Patrice DeColmont conducted in 2011.

Dates: 1938; 2011

David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0024
Abstract

The David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection (1973-1983) consists of instructional videos hosted by Gardner detailing research and academic life at the University of Utah. The collection also contains audio recordings, including tapes of Gardner's inauguration as University of Utah president, a position he held from 1973-1982.

Dates: 1973-1983

Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0922
Abstract

The Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings (2006) consists of an interview with Gibbs, who discusses his life experiences pertaining to climbing, caving, skiing, kayaking, and running rivers. A doctor of mechanical engineering, Gibbs is also an avid outdoorsman and was instrumental in the development of the Gibbs Ascender, an aid for climbers, spelunkers, arborists and rescue workers.

Dates: 2006 October 11

Alvin L. Gittins audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0049
Abstract

The Alvin L. Gittins audio-visual collection consists of 1 film of Gittins painting a portrait, and 8 mini audiocassettes that are undated.

Dates: 1950-1980

Louis S. Goodman audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0310
Abstract

The Louis S. Goodman audio-visual collection (1968-1980) consists of video and audio tapes relating to the personal life and scientific career of University of Utah pharmacologist Dr. Louis S. Goodman, a pioneer of anticancer chemotherapy.

Dates: 1968-1980

Peter Goss interview with Norman Hill audio recording

 Collection
Identifier: A0309
Abstract

The Peter Goss interview with Norman Hill audio recording (1983) covers the career of architect Norman Hill, an engineer and former associate of Frank Lloyd Wright and Taylor Woolley. Goss is a professor of architectural history at the University of Utah.

Dates: 1983 May 10

Athol Graham video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A1036
Abstract

The audio visual component of this collection is comprised of several relatively low quality but fascinating clips of hot rod related footage and several reels of 8mm home movie film relating to Utah and the Bonneville Salt Flats as well as Graham's late 1940s mission to New Zealand.

Dates: 1940s-1980s

Greek Archives audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0140
Abstract

The Greek Archives audiovisual collection consists of 59 VHS tapes, 1 CD, and 1 8-track that show the Greek community and life in Salt Lake City and Utah.

Dates: 1958-2006

Green River Archives video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A1140
Abstract

The Green River Archives video collection (circa 1969) consists of a film produced by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Geological Survey on John Wesley Powell. The film describes Powell's first expedition down the Grand Canyon on the Green River, highlighting the area's geological features.

Dates: circa 1969

Trent Harris independent film collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0832
Abstract The Trent Harris independent film collection (1997-2007) consists of production elements and completed films by prominent Utah independent filmmaker Trent Harris. Materials include feature narrative films, docuemntaries, experimental films, and newsmagazine programs. The collection also contains numerous works by filmmaker C. Larry Roberts (1945-1988), a friend and colleague of Harris. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA). ...
Dates: 1977-2007

E. Richard Hart audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0377
Abstract The E. Richard Hart audio-visual collection (1970-2003) consists of audio and video recordings relating to the history Native Americans and the American West. Hart is an author and researcher associated with the American West Center (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Institute of the American West (Sun Valley, Idaho) and the Institute of the North American West (Seattle, Washington). He has served as an expect witness in several federal court cases involving land claims by the Zuni, some of which...
Dates: 1930-2003; Majority of material found within 1982-1990

Lester Andrews Hubbard folk song collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0042
Abstract

The Lester Andrews Hubbard folk song collection consists of audio recordings of folk songs that Dr. Hubbard used to write his book Ballads and Songs from Utah. This collection is not yet digitized.

Dates: 1946-1951

Indian self-rule oral history audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A1302
Abstract

The Indian self-rule oral history audio recordings consists of audio from the 1983 Indian self-rule conference as well as interviews with Native Americans. This collection was previously part of the Ethnic archives oral history audio recordings collection (A0853).

Dates: 1983

International Women's Year audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0236
Abstract

The International Women's Year audio recordings document workshops and meetings that occurred at Utah's 1977 IWY conference in Salt Lake City.

Dates: 1977

Italian oral history project audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0305
Abstract

The Italian oral history project audio recordings (1970-1987) consist of interviews conducted with Utahns of Italian descent. Interviews begin with a short biography of the subject and cover topics such as discrimination, labor unions and social events. The American West Center conducted this and other ethnic oral history projects in an attempt to record the experiences Utah's eithnic minorities.

Dates: 1970-1979; 1987

Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0286
Abstract The Japanese American Citizens League audio-visual collection (1926-1975) consists largely of black and white, silent 16mm films taken by Ogden resident Dr. Sanji Oda, who recorded parades, sporting events and other activities throughout Northern Utah as well as material specific to the Japanese American community and Oda's own family from the late 1920s through the 1930s. The colleciton also includes a 1927 newsreel and a 1975 audio recording of an appeal to obtain redress for the World War...
Dates: 1926-1975; Majority of material found within 1927-1939

Jewish oral history project audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0324
Abstract

The Jewish oral history project audio recordings (1972-1982) document the experiences of various people of the Jewish community in Utah and surrounding areas. The American West Center conducted this and other ethnic oral history projects in an attempt to record the experiences Utah's eithnic minorities.

Dates: 1972-1982