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Gesellschaft fuer Historische Tontraeger (GHT): about us

Posted on 24. Juli, 2023 by Oliver Wurl in Allgemein

The Society for (the protection of) Historic Sound Carriers (GHT), founded in November 2002 in Vienna, is a non-profit association, open to members from across the globe. It aims to protect and preserve sound carriers dating from the early recording period (cylinders, shellac discs and vinyl records) to document data and content in line with scientific standards, to archive and facilitate access. Basically, our goal is to promote the awareness of this topic within society and initiate and support relevant activities.

With your membership you support those goals and the interdisciplinary work carried out by GHT.

Focus areas

Active international network of discographers and record collectors
coordination and implementation of international research projects
education and through specialist lectures and related public events such as workshops and excursions
Annual international conference „Discographer’s day“ (Diskographentag)
publishing of print media: „rundschrift“ and „Contributions to the history of the record industry“
development and compilation of discographies
web database for discographic data and sounds (GHT-BaseWEB)
GHT archive in Vienna:
- currently more than 19,000 shellac discs und cylinders from collection Alfred Seiser and many other donators
- fully digitalized and integrated in GHT-BaseWEB
- record related documents like catalogues or recording ledgers
- artist related documents
- access to archive work for members (pre-registration required)
additional GHT services:
- professional digitalization and re-recording of historic sound carriers according international standards
- consulting on discography, record archiving and documentation
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