Plymouth & West Devon Record Office

Location: 

Unit 3 Clare Place
Coxside
Plymouth
PL4 0JW
United Kingdom
Description

Collection owner: 

Library/Archive

Holdings: 

Collection name: Plymstock Area Papers; Subjects: Oral History: oral history tape of reminiscences of Georgina Roberts [daughter of George and Caroline Louisa Roberts], with transcript. ; items: 1 Compact Cassette Collection name: St Jude Parish, Plymouth; Subjects: Church Organ Music: CD containing MP3 recordings of a 1956 78rpm record of the organ and of the last service for the organ, 23 Sept 2012; items: 1 published CD Collection name: Second World War Experiences; Subjects: Oral History: CD oral history recordings of the experiences of Margaret Craven.; items: 1 published CD Collection name: St Andrew's Church; Subjects: Church Organ Music: Gramophone record: "An English Choice", recording St Andrew's organ played by Jennifer Bate in June 1981. ; items: 1 Vinyl Disc Collection name: St Andrew's Church; Subjects: Oral History: Gramophone record of morning service from St Andrew's conducted by the Reverend John Cavell on 18 April.; items: 1 Vinyl Disc Collection name: St Andrew's Church; Subjects: Church Singing & Prayer: Ten identical gramophone records, Princess Elizabeth's visit, anthem on one side, prayers on the other, recorded by RGA Sound Services, 21 Cobourg St, Plymouth.; items: 10 Shellac Disc Collection name: Coastnet Oral History; Subjects: Oral History: Tides of Change and Devonport Rocks. Files in .wav format. Disk 1: 1.69GB, Interviews with (names given); items: 2 Audio CD-R Collection name: Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust Project; Subjects: Oral History: CDs of oral history recordings of people involved in the granite and limestone quarries of Cornwall and Devon. The CDs record the memories of the people who worked within, and lived alongside, the region’s quarries.; items: 21 published CD Collection name: Plymouth Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Archive; Subjects: Oral History: Hard drive containing oral history interviews collected as part of 'Pride in Our Past' project.; items: 24 Digital Audio Files Collection name: Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery; Subjects: Oral History: Reminiscences of Plymouth during the First and Second World Wars, Plymouth Co-operative Society History Group, the Union Street Project and private individuals.; items: 26 Open Reel Tape, 14 Compact Cassette, 120 MiniDisc, 76 Audio CD-R Collection name: Barbican Archive (see also acc 3428 for CD copies); Subjects: Oral History: Oral history tapes recording voices of people living on The Barbican in Plymouth.; items: 27 Compact Cassette Collection name: Plymouth & District Organists' Association; Subjects: Organ Music: Organ Music and magazines.; items: 5 Audio CD-R "Collection name: Ford Park Cemetery Oral History Project; Subjects: Oral History: Oral History interviews relating to the Second World War in Plymouth in .VOB format: Un-edited video interviews with (names given); Audio interviews in .cda and .mp3 formats; 'Tell us about your War, volumes 1 and 2' CD ROMs.; items: 53 Audio CD-R" Collection name: Plymouth 'Hidden City' Festival; Subjects: Oral History & Film: Oral History CD recordings, with transcripts, related to the Hidden City Festival, Plymouth, with Part Exchange Company souvenir programme of the Hidden City Festival, 31 Mar-9 Apr 2011; DVD of the Hidden City Community film, 2011.; items: 7 Audio CD-R Collection name: Union Street Project; Subjects: Songs By Local Artists: Videos and MiniDis recordings of songs by local artists (with paper transcripts) and photographs of Union Street Project, Plymouth. Not sure what's on these as content cannot be viewed.; items: 7 Compact Cassette, 6 MiniDisc, 1 Audio CD-R, 5 VHS Videos Collection name: Plymouth 'Hidden City' Festival; Subjects: Oral History: Oral History CD recordings, with transcripts, related to the Hidden City Festival, Plymouth (interviewees named); DVD of the Hidden City Community film, 2011.; items: 9 Audio CD-R Collection name: Plymouth University Oral History Project; Subjects: Oral History: Oral History project papers, and interview (both in printed and electronic forms) of Jean Scholar of Plymouth. ; items: WMA (83.6 MB) Digital Audio Files
Contacts

Telephone: 

01752 305940

Contact name 1: 

Louisa Blight

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