Mayrent Collection Materials on Display in Past Exhibit
The Mills Music Library’s exhibit Press Play: Recorded Sound from Groove to Stream explored the evolution of recorded sound across time and medium. Among the many different artifacts and recordings featured were several items from the Mayrent Collection. The Mayrent material on display included:
- Assortment of pink, maroon, and black Lambert Cylinders, Chicago, circa 1901-1905. 4-inch Cardboard-Base Cylinders.
- Case 1. Cylinder recording of Small, Solomon, “Tahne nit” is on exhibit playlist.
Berland, Sigmunt. “Jidel Mit’n Fidl.” Saturne S-211, England, 1950. Picture disc. - Case 5.
Berland, Sigmunt. “Chiri-bim – chiri-bom.” Saturne S203, England, 1950. Picture disc.
These items and more were on display from September through December 2022 in the UW-Madison Memorial Library’s ninth-floor Special Collections area. For more information on the exhibit, click here.