Audio Restoration of Edison Diamond Discs and Historical L.D.S. Church Recordings

Authors

Daniel R. Thompson, Brigham Young University
David Day, Brigham Young University

Keywords

audio restoration, Edison Diamond Disc, historical recordings, LDS church recordings

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

EDISON DIAMOND DISC RE-CREATIONS Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph, made a vast collection of recordings from around the world. He reissued many on what is known as clay records or “Edison Diamond Disc Re-Creations.” Brigham Young University owns a substantial collection of these recordings. Unfortunately, because of their fragile format they are currently not easily available to the general public. With support from BYU’s ORCA Mentoring Grant I was able to research and restore a selection of Edison Diamond Disc Re-Creations and make them available to the public through the Harold B. Lee Library. Fortunately, through the generosity of an outside source and the mentoring process I was also able to obtain additional Edison Diamond Disc Re-Creations not in BYU’s Collection and restore and add them to the BYU Library.

Recommended Citation

Thompson, Daniel R. and Day, David (2013) "Audio Restoration of Edison Diamond Discs and Historical L.D.S. Church Recordings," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 293.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/293