<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="edited-full-draft" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-VGM" url="http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/steele.html">C0100</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Guide to the Ira E. Steele recorded sound collection, <date>1960s-1970s</date> <num>C0100</num></titleproper><subtitle>Ira E. Steele recorded sound</subtitle><author>FINDING AID AUTHOR</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://library.gmu.edu/img/mason-logo.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved.</date></p><address><addressline>Fenwick Library, MS2FL</addressline><addressline>4400 University Dr.</addressline><addressline>Fairfax, Virginia 22030</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 703-993-2220</addressline><addressline>Fax Number: 703-993-8911</addressline><addressline>speccoll@gmu.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://scrc.gmu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://scrc.gmu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-10-09 07:02:50 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is in English </langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Ira E. Steele recorded sound collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Steele, Ira E.</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>C0100</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">2 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier"> (2 boxes)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1960/1979" type="inclusive">1960s-1970s</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_c900501ebe78b7033b012fd2f0e07c38" label="Abstract">A collection of 7" reel-to-reel audiotapes from the 1960s and 1970s, including an audio episode of Star Trek, various Republican party speeches, and stage performances by the Beatles, Johnny Cash and Elvis.</abstract>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <container id="aspace_c7ba3616e56ebfd8aa1732f845a6de0f" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">2</container>
    <container id="aspace_ffeed16cd8d2554e21964c964879978b" label="Mixed Materials" type="box">1</container>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_d80f241a088a8cc281e5a47edf6778fa">
    <head>Access Restrictions</head>
<p>Collection is open to research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_64f23d906e5b16ce675638039a2eca01">
    <head>Use Restrictions</head>
<p>The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_08c603990fb83bab7f97b3623a3f1538">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Ira E. Steele recorded sound collection, Collection C0100, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_03864b9ad326156376479e6531e20a0d">
    <head>Acquisition Information</head>
<p>Collection donated by Ira Steele.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_946c14e2488f14d01e093d83388390f4">
    <head>Biographical Information</head>
<p>Biographical information unknown.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>A collection of 7" audiotape reels from the 1960s and 1970s, including an audio episode of the television show "Star Trek," various speeches by Republican politicians, and stage performances by the Beatles, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>Organized alphabetically by title.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Related Material</head>
<p>Special Collections and Archives also holds the <extptr xlink:show="new" xlink:title="American Political Items Collectors collection" xlink:href="https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0023"/>.</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <genreform authfilenumber="gf2011026594" source="lcgft">Sound recordings</genreform>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh00000569" source="lcsh">Rock concerts</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85104369" source="lcsh">Political oratory</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh98007113" source="lcsh">Live sound recordings</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85030620" source="lcsh">Concerts</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85126460" source="lcsh">Speeches, addresses, etc.</subject>
    <subject source="local">Politics</subject>
    <geogname authfilenumber="sh85140410" source="lcsh">United States -- Politics and government</geogname>
    <geogname authfilenumber="sh85140455" source="lcsh">United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century</geogname>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85133456" source="lcsh">Television</subject>
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