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MSU Vincent Voice Library

The Vincent Voice Library at
Michigan State University

The G. Robert Vincent Voice Library is the largest academic voice library in the nation. It is located on the fourth floor of the West wing of the Library. It houses taped utterances (speeches, performances, lectures, interviews, broadcasts, etc.) by over 50,000 persons from all walks of life recorded over 100 years. Since 1974, the Vincent Voice Library has been headed by Dr. Maurice Crane.

Samples from the Vincent Voice Library

Sound Samples from US Presidents - from Cleveland to Clinton

General Sound Samples - interesting people from the past 100 years

More about the Vincent Voice Library

The Voice Library catalog is in Alphachron order, which means that speakers and subject are arranged alphabetically, but that any given speaker or subject is arranged internally in the order that the utterances were made historically, starting with the first and ending with the most recent. All items in the Voice Library catalog also appear in the main public catalog of the Library.

The Voice Library a call number consists of an "M" (for master) number and a "Bd." (for band) number. The user writes these on a call slip and submits it at the Voice Library reception desk (room W435) or at the Audio-Visual Library service window.

All Voice Library materials are handled only by Library personnel. A user who wishes to take materials out of the Library can supply blank reels or cassettes and fill out a Copy Request form. Copies of non- copyrighted materials will be free of charge for research or teaching purposes.

During school terms the Voice Library is open from 8 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays. Users can reserve materials for evening and weekend listening by making arrangements in advance by telephone (355-5122) or in person.

The listener receives a set of headphones in exchange for a valid identification card indicating Library borrowing privileges and is assigned a listening booth.

Created by Erik P. Larson