Alfred Cort Haddon 1898 Expedition (Torres Strait and British New Guinea) Cylinder Collection (C80) – British New Guinea cylinders Research Document

Abstract

• This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British New Guinea cylinders within the British Library’s Alfred Cort Haddon 1898 Expedition (Torres Strait and British New Guinea) Cylinder Collection (C80). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between July 2019 and June 2022. The document contains information about the recording context and recording activity, the collection history, the numbering systems, and other collections (eg artefacts, photographs) related to the cylinder recordings. It also lists information about each cylinder, including metadata and a photo of the lid.