Music: Cleveland Orchestra Expands Access to Archives With Two New Digital Tools
From The Plain Dealer:
Not so long ago, researchers interested in historic Cleveland Orchestra materials such as old program books, photos, concert flyers, and newspaper articles had to do things the old-fashioned way. They had to come to Severance Hall, gain access to the archives, and thumb through scrapbooks in person, under Hoy’s supervision.
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That all changed in October. During National Archives Month, the orchestra announced a partnership with the Cleveland Public Library, through which its entire library of scrapbooks will be digitized and made viewable online for free.
So far, Hoy has digitized 32 books, a little less than one-tenth of her collection. She hopes to have all 354 books uploaded in four to five years. Already, though, what’s there is a treasure trove, a huge cache of documents from 1921 to 1973, and more is being added on a regular basis.
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