Recorded Sound Archives

Celebrate this Summer by listening and discovering some vintage songs from the early 1900s about summer and/or the summertime. Below you will find a list of over 20 songs for you to share and enjoy this year with family and friends.

 Please note, due to copyright some of these recordings may only play for 45 second snippet to give the user a taste of what this music sounded like back in the day, if you are interested in full access considering applying for Research Station Access. Access to Research Station is limited to educators, students and serious researchers.

When Summer is Gone by Nathan Shilkret and The Troubadours Read More About This…

Celebrate this Mothers Day by listening and discovering some vintage songs from the early 1900s about mothers. There’s even a song or two about Dad and a fun Monologue called How Mother Made Soup for your enjoyment.

Below you will find a list of over 20 songs for you to share and enjoy this year with family and friends. Read More About This…

The Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries has put together a collection of over 20 recordings for you to enjoy with family and friends this Purim.

The Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries recently digitized 29 music on demand requests in February 2016 from Researchers around the World.

This past week marks Thomas Edison's 169th birthday! Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, in 1877 today he would of been celebrating his 169th birthday!