READ ME File For 'Julius Burger Documents Catalogue compiled from files of the BBC Written Archive, Caversham (WAC)'

Dataset DOI: ***https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2687****
PURE ID: 129422353

ReadMe Author: Ryan Hugh Ross, University of Southampton ORCID ID:0009-0001-6463-8041

This dataset supports the thesis entitled : 'Media, Migration and the Music Aesthetic : Julius Burger’s Radio Potpourri (1933-1945)'
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: July 2023

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA
This is chronological catalogue and was created utilising relevant archival documentation (including contract requests, correspondence, internal memos, etc) preserved in two folders (R27/40/2: Music-General, Burger, Julius, File Folder I of II (1931 - 42);R27/40/2: Music-General, Julius Burger, File Folder II of II (1942 - 51)) at the BBC Written Archive, Caversham (WAC) in England. Each document has been collated using a catalogue number, document description, corresponding photo number, media type and date of composition. It requires Microsoft Excel to view.

This dataset contains: A chronological catalogue of archival documentation on the exiled Viennese composer Julius Burger (1897-1995) which resides at the BBC Written Archives, Caversham - England. The materials included span Burger's employment with the company between 1933-1945 and a wider expanse of correspondence and internal documentation spanning between 1931 - 1951.  


Date of data collection: Material spans 1931 - 1951 ;
Material compiled between 2018-2022


Licence:
CC-BY


Related publication:
(Appendix C) Material in support of the Southampton doctoral thesis 'Media, Migration and the Music Aesthetic : Julius Burger’s Radio Potpourri (1933-1945)'


Date that the file was created: July 2023

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