Sydney Acott and Company Ltd.

Career Trader

Biography Sydney Acott (later renamed Russell & Acott) was based at 124 High Street, Oxford for 105 years until 1998. The business is now based in North Hinksey, Oxford. It was a comprehensive music shop selling musical instruments, and all music related equipment, record shop and bookshop. [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 30/03/2007]

Biography References http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/high/tour/south/124.htm

County No counties listed

Relationship Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Sound archivesEthnography

Dates active to present

Donated around 1941 / 1946 / 1948

Owned 1941 / 1946 / 1948

English collections Gramaphone records

Institution Yes

Oxford based Yes

English collection size 18

Connections H.M.V. / Columbia