| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 397/11/2 |
| Date | c 1940s-1970s |
| Level | Series |
| Extent | 21 items |
| Title | Reel to reel audio tapes |
| Description | A collection of reel to reel audio tapes in varying diameters. The tapes mainly contain recordings of rehearsals and broadcasts of Duncan's plays, operas and poems set to music. Also includes readings by Ronald Duncan, particularly of 'The Solitudes' and 'Man'. Especially of note is a demonstration tape for a musical theatre adaptation of St Spiv by Jeff Wayne that was never produced, and a recording of Duncan's broadcast on Radio Caroline as Mr X. The archive does not currently hold the equipment to play these tapes, however digital surrogates are available. |
| Language | English |
| Format | Audio-visual |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Literary executor |
| Usual EUL conditions apply others |
| Access Conditions | Tapes may be produced for examination of the boxes/ information written on the reels. Digital surrogates should always be produced for listening (where available) |
| Creator_Name | Duncan, Ronald Frederick Henry (1914-1982); author, poet and librettist |