The Catalog Department expanded its cataloging skills recently when two svirala were received. A svirala is a musical instrument from the Balkan Peninsula and is a type of flute. Thanks to the internet and some detective work, Wayne Sanders was able to track down background information on them. From that information he was able to supply ”titles”, descriptive information, and subject headings. The svirala were received as part of a gift from the Albert Bates Lord & Marie Louise Lord family through the efforts of MU Professor John Miles Foley. Click on the hyperlinks to the images in the MERLIN records to take a look at these unique additions.
MERLIN records: http://207.160.154.35/search~/Y?searchtype=t&searcharg=svirala&SORT=D&searchscope=0
Wikipedia entry for Albert Lord: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Lord
I love it!! I had no idea of what it was OR what the alternate names would be.
Thanks for including this item in the News Notes!