Commercially-released Records
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Analog formats must be digitally reformatted before use. While none of the phonodiscs in the Commercially-released "Race" Records series have been digitally reformatted, many are available for listening via a variety of internet streaming services, including the Internet Archive and YouTube. To request a specific phonodisc be digitized, or to request physical access to the phonodiscs themselves in the Reading Room, please contact Research Services.
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Series consists of 34 phonodiscs, many of which were marketed to Black audiences as "race" records.
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Series is arranged alphabetically by artist then chronologically.
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- Collection restrictions:
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Original recordings are restricted due to fragile formats; however, digital copies are available for most of the recordings.
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All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.
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