The Recorded Sound Reference Center provides access to the commercial
and archival audio holdings of the Library of Congress. The collection
dates from 1926 when Victor Records donated over 400 discs to the
Library's Music Division to
supplement its print and manuscript holdings. In the custody of
the Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division since
1978, the collection has grown to include over 2 million items
encompassing audio formats from cylinders to CDs. The holdings
complement the field recordings of the American
Folklife Center and the moving image collections served in
the Motion Picture and Television
Reading Room.
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