Acoustical TE

Scope and content:

Scope and Contents

Tools, equipment, and supplies, originally created for the study of sound and its effect on hearing. Artifacts listed in this classification may be used for generating, detecting, observing, testing, modifying, and/or measuring sound. They differ from artifacts in Sound Communication TE in that their function is to study sound, not to transmit or receive it. They differ from some related items in Medical and Psychological TE in that the function of items in Acoustical TE is to examine the nature and effects of sound, not to dignose or treat medical conditions.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Parent terms of access:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.