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It's worth noting that the Internet Archive are always on the lookout for more records to digitize, so if you (or someone you know) has a collection and wants t

It's worth noting that the Internet Archive are always on the lookout for more records to digitize, so if you (or someone you know) has a collection and wants to see them go to a good home where they'll be preserved, you can donate them [1] to the Internet Archive (they also take 33/45rpm records, books, CDs, etc...). (I'm not affiliated with the Internet Archive) [1] https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017876312-How-do-I-make-a-physical-donation-to-the-Internet-Archive- https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017876312-How-...

JKCalhoun 5y ago
Truly, this was the internet I was promised — or at least hoped for — decades ago when it began. Somehow I imagined the internet as a giant library — the Library of Alexandria for the modern age. The Encyclopedia Galatica. Others thought it might better be the world's largest catalog. The Sky Mall. I've personally scanned and cleaned up many old children's science-related documents and uploaded them to the Internet Archive.
prometheus76 5y ago
I don't know why I didn't think to check into this sooner, but I inherited my grandfather's record collection that is >5,000 records, and I just couldn't bear donating it to some random thrift store, and I knew that selling them would just mean someone picking through the collection and leaving the dregs. This is a solution that I've been looking for. I do listen to some of the records, and I enjoy it, but I don't have time to digitize the whole collection, but this is actually a better solution, because now other people will be able to enjoy my grandfather's collection besides my family.
- whanamura 5y ago
  We'd love to work with you on a donation! Here's how to get the process started. https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017876312-How-do-I-make-a-physical-donation-to-the-Internet-Archive- https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017876312-How-...
- textfiles 5y ago
  Hi, Jason Scott at Internet Archive. Let's talk. Jason@textfiles.com
  - textfiles 5y ago
    Update: We're talkiing
    - phoe-krk 5y ago
      This is the kind of updates that I really enjoy seeing. :D Thank you for your work, and thanks to prometheus76 for offering his collection!
throw0101a 5y ago
The late Ken Perkins of Australia had a collection of 80,000 records when he past away in 2018: * https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-18/australias-largest-record-collection-for-sale/9875556 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-18/australias-largest-re... Though this article from 2016 indicates one Zero Freitas has six million "in a 25,000-square-foot former candle factory in São Paulo": * https://www.reedyoung.com/vinyl/ https://www.reedyoung.com/vinyl/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Freitas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Freitas A 2013 article about John Tefteller, "who has stockpiled over 75,000 blues and rock & roll 78s": * https://www.factmag.com/2013/10/01/tommy-johnson-blues-becomes-most-expensive-78rpm-record-ever-sold/ https://www.factmag.com/2013/10/01/tommy-johnson-blues-becom... See also this 2009 documentary about Paul Mawhinney, who had three million items, and which was sold to Freitas: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXayHbUQ2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXayHbUQ2o * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record-Rama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record-Rama

JKCalhoun 5y ago

Truly, this was the internet I was promised — or at least hoped for — decades ago when it began. Somehow I imagined the internet as a giant library — the Library of Alexandria for the modern age. The Encyclopedia Galatica. Others thought it might better be the world's largest catalog. The Sky Mall. I've personally scanned and cleaned up many old children's science-related documents and uploaded them to the Internet Archive.

prometheus76 5y ago

I don't know why I didn't think to check into this sooner, but I inherited my grandfather's record collection that is >5,000 records, and I just couldn't bear donating it to some random thrift store, and I knew that selling them would just mean someone picking through the collection and leaving the dregs. This is a solution that I've been looking for. I do listen to some of the records, and I enjoy it, but I don't have time to digitize the whole collection, but this is actually a better solution, because now other people will be able to enjoy my grandfather's collection besides my family.

whanamura 5y ago
We'd love to work with you on a donation! Here's how to get the process started. https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017876312-How-do-I-make-a-physical-donation-to-the-Internet-Archive- https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360017876312-How-...
textfiles 5y ago
Hi, Jason Scott at Internet Archive. Let's talk. Jason@textfiles.com
- textfiles 5y ago
  Update: We're talkiing
  - phoe-krk 5y ago
    This is the kind of updates that I really enjoy seeing. :D Thank you for your work, and thanks to prometheus76 for offering his collection!

throw0101a 5y ago

The late Ken Perkins of Australia had a collection of 80,000 records when he past away in 2018: * https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-18/australias-largest-record-collection-for-sale/9875556 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-18/australias-largest-re... Though this article from 2016 indicates one Zero Freitas has six million "in a 25,000-square-foot former candle factory in São Paulo": * https://www.reedyoung.com/vinyl/ https://www.reedyoung.com/vinyl/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Freitas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Freitas A 2013 article about John Tefteller, "who has stockpiled over 75,000 blues and rock & roll 78s": * https://www.factmag.com/2013/10/01/tommy-johnson-blues-becomes-most-expensive-78rpm-record-ever-sold/ https://www.factmag.com/2013/10/01/tommy-johnson-blues-becom... See also this 2009 documentary about Paul Mawhinney, who had three million items, and which was sold to Freitas: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXayHbUQ2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXayHbUQ2o * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record-Rama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record-Rama