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Case 1: Challenges facing Archivists
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Title
Case 1: Challenges facing Archivists
Subject
Restricted collections in archives
Audio-visual archives
Description
This case displays audio-visual material of varying formats, demonstrating the urgent need for preservation, as well as material which was previously closed to access.
Creator
Special Collections and Archives, University of Liverpool
Rights
Contact scastaff@liverpool.ac.uk for further information on reproducing material held within Special Collections and Archives.
Identifier
Case 1
Collection Items
Floppy Disk
Floppy Disk previously belonging to Brian Patten. Includes drafts relating to New Age Old Age, The Sweetshop at the Corner of Baggot Street and ABC material.
File titled 'Downing Street Summit Part III'
This file dates from the period when Lord David Owen was serving as British Foreign Secretary (1977-1979). Once containing sensitive information, this “secret” file is now open to access.
Reel-to-reel audio tape
EMI audio reel-to-reel recording of productions by Les Marottes French Dramatic Society, University of Liverpool.
U-matic tape
U-matic tape titled 'Sir K Stowe 150th Anniversary Lecture Medical School'. Recording of lecture, 'Government and Health: Wisdom and Excellence', delivered by Sir Kenneth Stowe, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security, 1981-87,…
Floppy Disk Shelf in Case 1: Challenges facing Archivists
Floppy disks previously belonging to Brian Patten. They contain various drafts of his works.