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RCA Victor Company fonds [sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1923]-1941.

Reference:

R8499-0-6-E

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

188795

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RCA Victor Company fonds
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Date(s):

[ca. 1923]-1941.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

United Kingdom

Extent:

11 audio discs (1 h, 11 min, 30 s).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of sound recordings of speeches and comments made by notable Canadians, Americans and Britains including: President Roosevelt; King George V; Queen Mary; King Edward VIII; King George VI; W.L. Mackenzie King; and General A.D. McRae.

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RCA Victor Company

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RCA Victor Company : The Berliner Gram-o-phone Company was established in 1897 in Montreal by Emile Berliner (1851-1929). The German born Berliner was the inventor of the gramophone and co-founder, with his brother Joseph, of the German company Deutsche Gramophone. In 1921 Emile Berliner's son, Edgar, became vice-president and in 1924 arranged for the sale of the company to the Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New Jersey. Edgar Berliner remained as president of the company in Canada until 1930. The Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada in 1929 became the RCA Victor Company and, since 1987, has been known as BMG Music Canada. Canada. National Library of Canada. Berliner Gram-o-phone Company. 2001. 23 January 2002. . 1203

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(Electronic) See MISACS for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

Received in 1939 and 1942 from RCA Victor.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(-10544-15)
(1973-04-25)
1968-0013 MISA
1968-0017 MISA
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