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FILE — Box: 69, Folder: 13 Identifier: MS Am 3065, 825

[Robert Speaight sound recording / selections from Shakespeare], undated. Digital

Scope and Contents

Primary author of work: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

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Read by: Speaight, Robert, 1904-1976.

Scope and Contents

Detailed contents, Side A: Henry V, Act III (prologue) -- Sonnet CVI -- Sonnet CVII

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Detailed contents, Side B: [blank]

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Sleeve annotations: 1446 | Robert Speaight | (reading) | Shakespeare | 1. Henry V - Prologue to Act III | 2. Sonnet CVI - "When In | The Chronicle of Wasted | Time." | 3. Sonnet CVII - "not mine | own fears, nor the | prophetic soul" | Test Pressing.

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Facsimile information: See sleeve facsimile no. 309 in same box.

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Disc label annotations: [Handwritten on disc label:] 1446 | Speaight | Shakespeare A

Dates

  • Creation: undated.

Language of Materials

English unless otherwise indicated; other languages include Afrikaans, Catalan, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, and Yiddish.

Conditions Governing Access

Due to the fragility of the media, access to the original discs and sleeves requires the permission of the curator.

Extent

1 sound disc (test pressing) ; 13"

General

Matrix number: HFS 1446

Creator

Repository Details

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