Finding Aid for the Barnard Observatory Oral History Collection (MUM00520)
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Descriptive Summary |
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Administrative Information |
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Subject Terms |
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Historical Note |
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Scope and Content Note |
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User Information |
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Related Material |
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Container List |
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Administrative Information
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Michaelis, May 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Technical Requirements
Recordings on 7" magnetic tape are unable to be played. Please use cassettes.
Subject Terms
Formats
Historical Note
Built between 1857 and 1859, Barnard Observatory is named for former University of Mississippi chancellor F.A.P. Barnard. Today it houses the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains sound recordings of an oral history of the Barnard Observatory at the University of Mississippi.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Barnard Observatory Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Barnard Observatory Oral History Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
F.A.P. Barnard Collection (MUM00519), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library
Container List
| Folder 1.1 | “Oral History of the University Observatory” (informational handwritten document), 4 October 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reels 1-2 | “Oral History Recording University of Mississippi Observatory” original recordings, 4 October 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scope: Two 7" magnetic tape reels | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cassettes 1-2 | “Oral History Recording University of Mississippi Observatory” cassette copies, undated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scope: Two cassette tapes (copies of 7" magnetic tapes) | ||||||||||||||||||||