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

This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the Torres Strait Islands 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 August 2019 and August 2022. The document contains information about the recording context and recording activity, the collection content and history, and related collections (e.g. fieldnotes, photographs). It also includes a list of participants who are represented on the cylinder recordings.