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An accomplished military engineer and key figure in Western Electric's audio engineering division, Cook developed some of the highest fidelity audio recording and playback technologies of the mid-twentieth century. His experiments with early binaural recording, modified cutting lathes, and double-needle tone arms for true binaural playback led to the founding of Cook Records, a record company that focused on theaural experienceof sound. In 2014, the Smithsonian Center for Folklike/Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections systematically processed, arranged, digitized, and preserved Cook s entire archival collection. Consisting of personal papers, technical drawings, photographs, publications, and over 300 unreleased experimental recordings on magnetic tape, the collection posed several technical and preservation challenges for archivists. This presentation will showcase the range of preservation challenges and how they were addressed prior to digitization, including,but not limited to, physical deterioration of magnetic media due to mold, vinegar syndrome, binder hydrolysis, experimental adhesives, and environmental factors, along with gaps in documentation. An overview of digitization project planning strategies, best practices for preserving and reformatting deteriorating magnetic audio media, audio metadata schemas implemented, and long term digital asset management will be given. This presentation will be particularly relevant to those interested in archival practices, conservation of magnetic media, and preservation reformatting\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eEmory Cook (1913 2002) is widely regarded as one of the top audio engineers of all time. An accomplished military engineer and key figure in Western Electric's audio engineering division, Cook developed some of the highest fidelity audio recording and playback technologies of the mid-twentieth century. His experiments with early binaural recording, modified cutting lathes, and double-needle tone arms for true binaural playback led to the founding of Cook Records, a record company that focused on theaural experienceof sound. In 2014, the Smithsonian Center for Folklike/Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections systematically processed, arranged, digitized, and preserved Cook s entire archival collection. Consisting of personal papers, technical drawings, photographs, publications, and over 300 unreleased experimental recordings on magnetic tape, the collection posed several technical and preservation challenges for archivists. 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