About the records

Administrative Information

• The collection is comprised of records from 2 accessions. The codes used to uniquely identify each accession range from WURM2004/0001 to WURM2008/001.
  
  
• The records have been allocated to 2 series. The codes used to uniquely identify each series range from SAW2S001 to SAW2S002.
  
  
• Through the processing of the records, 1 provenance entity was identified. The code used to uniquely identify this provenance entity, i.e. records creator or custodian, is WURMP01.
  
  
• The inventory covers 17 items, and may include records of continuing value, records sentenced for destruction and records that have been destroyed. The codes used to uniquely identify each inventory item range from SAW20001 to SAW2-144. The total collection occupies linear cm of shelf space (or its equivalent).
  
  
• The documentation of the records at inventory level started on 10 August 2006. The latest additions were made on 1 August 2008. The latest modifications were made on 1 August 2008. This collection profile was updated on 1 August 2008.
  
  

Scope and Content

The Stephen Wurm textual collection consists of some 24 items of notes, transcripts and correspondence which have been archived by Paradisec. These records were transferred to Paradisec by Stephen Wurm's widow in September 2004 as part of a larger collection of materials, the bulk of which were audio recordings. What is documented in this guide are some of the records relating to his Solomon Islands linguistic work that have been digitally imaged. All of these items are associated with the audio field recordings held by Paradisec.

The imaging of the part of the collection on this site was done using a Canon Poweshot G6. In 2005, funding was received from an ARC LIEF grant which allowed this work to be completed. The following people have contributed to this project: Nicholas Thieberger, Gavan McCarthy, Ailia Smith, and Rebecca Plueckhahn. Higher resolution copies of the images are stored in the PARADISEC archive. The Austehc HDMS software was used to create this online guide.

Copyright

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