Identity area
Reference code
ACC 2021/97
Title
Audio recordings of Michael Burton of Dereham
Date(s)
- c 1970-c 2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Temporary
Extent and medium
75 boxed and unboxed reels of tape, 16 cassette tapes, 1 cd
Context area
Name of creator
(1938-2020)
Biographical history
Lived in Dereham, Norfolk. He died in September 2020.
Repository
Archival history
Inherited by the donor from the creator's estate.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr B. Scholes
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Audio recordings of the local dawn chorus in Dereham Old Rectory garden and birdsong in general, mainly undertaken in the 1980s.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
None
Conditions governing reproduction
None
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Reels of magnetic tape, some dirty, and partly unwound. Most are boxed. In addition, there are some cassette taped recordings and a cd with digitized copies of the recordings on cassette (digitized by the donor).
Finding aids
A paper list of the digitized files on cd exists with the accession form.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Status
Uncatalogued