This collection contains papers collected by D. H. Thomas, a student of the Manchester College of Technology, which relate to the development of electronic instruments, namely keyboard instruments. It contains a combination of original articles, photographs and cuttings, brochures and advertisements, translations of academic articles (mainly from German, some from French), transcriptions of academic articles, patents and notes on relevant patents, and other personal notes.
Description: This series contains original printed articles, cuttings of articles, photographs and brochures relating to the development of electronic music.
Description: This series contains patent specifications and patent-related notes kept by D. H. Thomas, which were relevant to his research into the development of electronic instruments, and keyboard instruments in particular.
Description: D. H. Thomas' personal notes, both handwritten and typed, about electronic music. Includes a sheet on the Frequencies of the Equal Tempered Scale, short quotations from various sources, calculations, references and personal signposting, and general handwritten notes.