Featured Online Resource--cylinders!

Featured Online Resource for the week of Feb. 28
UCSB CYLINDER PRESERVATION AND DIGITIZATION PROJECT

Streaming and downloadable recordings of cylinders from the early 20th century: spirituals, waltzes, polkas, sermons, whistling, fiddle tunes, jazz and much more.

The University of California-Santa Barbara has digitized approximately 6,000 cylinders from the Donald C. Davidson Library's Department of Special Collections. These include many "Edison rarities" and are a treasure trove for those with an interest in the history of American music.