Collectors and Collecting

Collectors and Collecting Collectors of recorded sound were active before the turn of the 20th century. A note in an 1898 issue of Phonoscope stated that old records are now in great demand, by enthusiasts who aim to possess valuable collections (quoted in Brooks 1979). In 1897, Phonoscope reported that Edgar Caypless of Denver had a collection of 1,760 records; and there were numerous other cumulations of cylinders in private hands. Many libraries and archives of recorded sound were developed…