Purchase of The Voice of America Record Collection (Episode 384)

In this special episode, Allan travels to Washington DC to assist in making sense of the full Voice of America legacy physical archive of music recordings, recently purchased by a viewer. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:52 History of Voice of America 00:02:07 Jazz as Cultural Diplomacy 00:03:37 The Massive VoA Collection 00:05:17 Challenges of Organizing the Collection 00:07:14 Initial Triage and "Core Sampling" 00:08:49 Interview with the New Owner 00:15:39 Unique and Valuable Finds 00:20:33 Future Plans and Conclusion Check out the channel's home page and subscribe for weekly record reviews, label guides, special episodes and much more.