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{{Short description|Audiovisual archive in Missouri, United States}}
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| creation = 1987
| country = United States
| address = 800 E 51st Street
| city = [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]]
| coordinates = {{coord|39|2|6.1|N|94|34|35.5|W}}
| affiliation = [https://library.umkc.edu/mnl/ Miller Nichols Library]
| site = {{URL|https://library.umkc.edu/sca/marr/}}
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The '''Marr Sound Archives''' is an audiovisual [[archive]], a part of the [[University of Missouri-Kansas City]] [[Miller Nichols Library]].<ref name="Komara Lee 2004 p. 605">{{cite book | last1=Komara | first1=E. | last2=Lee | first2=P. | title=The Blues Encyclopedia | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2004 | isbn=978-1-135-95831-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hwk3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA605 | access-date=19 January 2024 | page=605}}</ref>


The collection includes extensive holdings of [[jazz]], [[blues]], [[Country music|country]] and [[popular music]]; historic voices and authors reading their own works; vintage radio programs; [[Classical music|classical]] and [[opera]]. The Marr holds a wide range of historic formats including [[LP record|LPs]], [[Gramophone record#78 rpm disc size|78s]], [[Gramophone record|45s]], [[wax cylinders|cylinders]], transcription discs, instantaneous-cut discs and open-reel tapes. The archives maintain [[sound recordings]] for a number of archival for collections shared with [[LaBudde Special Collections]].<ref name="Komara Lee 2004 p. 605" /><ref name="Sturman 2019 p. 4170">{{cite book | last=Sturman | first=J. | title=The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture | publisher=SAGE Publications | year=2019 | isbn=978-1-5063-5337-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L0OKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4170 | access-date=19 January 2024 | page=4170}}</ref>
The '''Marr Sound Archives''' is an audiovisual [[archive]], a part of the [[University of Missouri-Kansas City]] library.


The archives were created from a donation of 42,000 items by Olga and Gaylor Marr in 1987.<ref name="Komara Lee 2004 p. 605" /> As of 2023, the archives hold over 400,000 recordings.<ref name="UMKC University Libraries 2023 k555">{{cite web | title=Marr Sound Archives | website=UMKC University Libraries | date=10 November 2023 | url=https://library.umkc.edu/sca/marr/ | access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref>
The collection includes extensive holdings of [[jazz]], [[blues]], [[Country music|country]] and [[popular music]]; historic voices and authors reading their own works; vintage radio programs; [[Classical music|classical]] and [[opera]]. The Marr holds a wide range of historic formats including [[LP record|LPs]], [[Gramophone record#78 rpm disc size|78s]], [[Gramophone record|45s]], [[wax cylinders|cylinders]], transcription discs, instantaneous-cut discs and open-reel tapes. The archives maintain [[sound recordings]] for a number of archival for collections shared with [[LaBudde Special Collections]]. The recordings in Marr, currently numbering over 400,000, do not circulate but listening stations are available in the Archives.

== References ==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:58, 4 February 2024

Marr Sound Archives
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39°2′6.1″N 94°34′35.5″W / 39.035028°N 94.576528°W / 39.035028; -94.576528
Location800 E 51st Street, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Established1987
AffiliationMiller Nichols Library
Websitelibrary.umkc.edu/sca/marr/

The Marr Sound Archives is an audiovisual archive, a part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Miller Nichols Library.[1]

The collection includes extensive holdings of jazz, blues, country and popular music; historic voices and authors reading their own works; vintage radio programs; classical and opera. The Marr holds a wide range of historic formats including LPs, 78s, 45s, cylinders, transcription discs, instantaneous-cut discs and open-reel tapes. The archives maintain sound recordings for a number of archival for collections shared with LaBudde Special Collections.[1][2]

The archives were created from a donation of 42,000 items by Olga and Gaylor Marr in 1987.[1] As of 2023, the archives hold over 400,000 recordings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Komara, E.; Lee, P. (2004). The Blues Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 605. ISBN 978-1-135-95831-2. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sturman, J. (2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications. p. 4170. ISBN 978-1-5063-5337-1. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Marr Sound Archives". UMKC University Libraries. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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