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It’s not really a “record collection”, though, is it? I thought it was more like a Hall of Fame

helsinkiandrew 4y ago
It's not as if the White House collection is housed in a music room where the president can drop in and choose an album though. Boxes full of records unplayed might as well be a list.
- uxp100 4y ago
  My reading is that was the intention though, it was supposed to be for White House guests to grab an album to listen to, but that didn’t last into the Reagan administration.
boomboomsubban 4y ago
I believe actual copies of the recordings are preserved in the Library of Congress. Whether it's a "record collection" is unclear, but the article's suggested update seemed more like a playlist than boxes of vinyl too.
- kingcharles 4y ago
  I don't think it's automatic. It certainly isn't for movies. When the LoC added Back to the Future to the registry they were like "Well, we put it on the list. If you have a copy of the movie lying around somewhere I'm sure we can find some space for it, otherwise our work here is done. On to next year, guys!"
  - boomboomsubban 4y ago
    The Wikipedia article was very unclear. They call it a list but also say that the recordings are preserved and list the ones preserved in both this and the National Archives as either the copy or the original. Additionally, a copy of the recording must exist to be included. It sounds like there are actual recordings there, but I could be giving them too much credit.
    - kingcharles 4y ago
      It definitely wasn't the case with Back to the Future as I know the parties involved with it and everyone (me included) was very surprised that the LoC was not proactive in obtaining and preserving a print of the movie. We assumed that was a mandatory part of the process. It was sad, because I thought of the LoC as the best place to preserve media like this, as I assume they probably attract some of the world's best archivists.

It's not as if the White House collection is housed in a music room where the president can drop in and choose an album though. Boxes full of records unplayed might as well be a list.

uxp100 4y ago
My reading is that was the intention though, it was supposed to be for White House guests to grab an album to listen to, but that didn’t last into the Reagan administration.

boomboomsubban 4y ago

I believe actual copies of the recordings are preserved in the Library of Congress. Whether it's a "record collection" is unclear, but the article's suggested update seemed more like a playlist than boxes of vinyl too.

kingcharles 4y ago
I don't think it's automatic. It certainly isn't for movies. When the LoC added Back to the Future to the registry they were like "Well, we put it on the list. If you have a copy of the movie lying around somewhere I'm sure we can find some space for it, otherwise our work here is done. On to next year, guys!"
- boomboomsubban 4y ago
  The Wikipedia article was very unclear. They call it a list but also say that the recordings are preserved and list the ones preserved in both this and the National Archives as either the copy or the original. Additionally, a copy of the recording must exist to be included. It sounds like there are actual recordings there, but I could be giving them too much credit.
  - kingcharles 4y ago
    It definitely wasn't the case with Back to the Future as I know the parties involved with it and everyone (me included) was very surprised that the LoC was not proactive in obtaining and preserving a print of the movie. We assumed that was a mandatory part of the process. It was sad, because I thought of the LoC as the best place to preserve media like this, as I assume they probably attract some of the world's best archivists.