Collection name: Berliners; Pollard; Gramophone Company/EMI and associated labels . Subjects: Oral History; Classical Music; World, Folk & Traditional Music; Popular Music & Jazz; Wildlife & Natural Sounds; Mechanical Sounds; Drama & Literature; Language & Dialect; The EMI Group Archive Trust has an internationally important collection of museum artefacts relating to all aspects of the company’s history. Highlights include the gramophone which Captain Scott took to the Antarctic and the original ‘His Masters Voice’ painting by Francis BarraudPaper Collection: A unique collection of record and gramophone catalogues from around the world; Artist Files for the majority of artists who have recorded for EMI, including general correspondence, recording sheets and contracts to 1946; Matrix Cards of EMI recordings and associated early Recording LedgersRecorded Music Store: - Extensive collection of records issued by EMI and its associated labels worldwide from 1898 - 1946; 78rpm metal masters including HMV, Columbia, Parlophone, Odeon and Fonotopia labels to 1946. Museum Store: - Playback devices, from phonographs and gramophones to stereograms and reel-to-reel tape players ; Extensive collection of ‘Nipperia’; Radios and televisions from the 1930?s to early 60?s ; HMV domestic appliances from the 1940?s and 50?s, including electric shavers to irons; Material relating to the development of sound recording, including acoustic horns, microphones and lathes; Corporate items including trophies from inter-departmental tournaments, paintings and items from past chairmen; Francis Barraud ‘His Master’s Voice’ paintingsPhotographs: Large collection of photographs covering all aspects of EMI’s history from company beginning to 1946; items: 194240 Shellac Disc, Lacquer Disc,55000 Vinyl Disc, 66,915 metal masters; 16,500 Berliners