American Dialect Society Collection
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2004659977
General International Standard for Archival Description
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
Encoded by Judy Ng, June 2006 ; Revised by Nora Yeh
Encoded Archival Description
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
collection
American Dialect Society Collection (a.k.a. The Hanley Collection; The Hanley Discs) 1931-1937
2,662 items (includes 893 recordings, 1,766 pages of manuscript materials, 2 graphic images, and 1 zip disk)
American Dialect Society
Biographical History for: American Dialect Society Collection (a.k.a. The Hanley Collection; The Hanley Discs) 1931-1937
Administrative History The American Dialect Society was founded in 1889 for the study of the English language in North America, and other languages and their dialects of other languages as they relate to North American English. The Society produces the journal American Speech, and related monographs, holds annual and regional meetings, and sponsors the Dictionary of American Regional English. From 1889-1939, it published the journal Dialect Notes. The Society's web site is located at http://www.americandialect.org.
Scope and Content The recordings in the American Dialect Society Collection consist of 893 audio discs (both originals and duplicates made from originals, which replaced absent originals). 466 duplicate discs were subsequently delivered to the Linguistic Archives at the University of Georgia, Athens; AFC retained the original discs from which these were recordings were made. The 891 discs kept by AFC include aluminum-based acetate discs, plastic discs, and 12 shellac pressings made from the original recordings. In some cases the original disc no longer exists and so the copy is the only source for the recording. In addition there is one tape copy of eighteen discs duplicated in 1972 by Frederic Cassidy at the University of Wisconsin. Notes found on the disc sleeves were written by various individuals at different times. For example, they were written by interviewers and recordists when the recordings were made, shortly afterwards by researchers for the Linguistic Atlas of New England (LANE) project, and by researchers for the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE). Some of these notes are marked with initials and dates; others are not. The card indexes, disc inventories, and transcripts were made by students under the direction of Miles Hanley, at the University of Wisconsin, during the 1940s. Because of Hanley's involvement, the collection is sometimes referred to as the "Hanley collection" or "the Hanley discs." Manuscript materials include documents produced during acquisition of the collection for demonstrations and presentation events (when the collection was formally given to the American Folklife Center), as well as material produced during the processing of the collection, and theses and articles related to the collection. The American Dialect Society recordings were made between 1931 and 1937. In the early 1930s the Society began a long-term project to document the regional variation of American speech: The Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada. The first published result of the project, the Linguistic Atlas of New England (LANE), was published in three volumes between 1939 and 1944. Fieldworkers for the LANE project interviewed people in New England, and documented their speech with written phonetic transcriptions. Hans Kurath, director of the project and editor of LANE, suggested that fieldworkers make audio recordings of informants, in addition to the written transcriptions. Miles L. Hanley, associate director for LANE, developed a system for recording sound on aluminum discs, which used several automobile batteries as a power source. With this disc-cutting machine in the back of his car, he traveled through New England, making recordings of many LANE informants. Later, other fieldworkers followed Hanley's practice and used recording equipment to gather information from informants from various regions as well as New England. Although the recordings the fieldworkers made were originally intended as supporting data for the Linguistic Atlas of New England, they were never used in this way. The recordings were used for teaching linguistics and for linguistic research. In the 1970s they provided material for the Dictionary of American Regional English, the first volume of which was published in 1985. Persons recorded include informants, fieldworkers, and staff members for the LANE project. Many other individuals volunteered to have their speech documented by the dialectologists. Since the scholars were interested in a comprehensive dialect study of all of North America, they recorded speakers from all regions as opportunities arose. They recorded a few foreign-born speakers as well. The recordings are predominantly interviews with native New Englanders, most of whom were elderly. As Margaret Waterman (see Appendix E) has pointed out, these interviews provide a record of the speech, attitudes, and lives of people born in the 1840s and 50s. Other speakers include scholars and those whose dialect or language proved interesting to the collectors. The collectors also recorded their own voices, as they felt their dialects might influence the collection and analysis of the dialects of others. Among the famous persons recorded are actor/author Alistair Cooke, romance philologist Charles H. Grandgent, folklorists John Lomax and Alan Lomax, linguist Edward Sapir, and psychologist B.F. Skinner. Languages other than English on the recordings include French, German, Hebrew, Hidatsa, Passamaquoddy, and Zulu. The Gullah dialect is documented as well. Of particular interest are the fifteen interviews with former slaves, and the fifty-five recordings of storyteller Joshua Alley of Jonesport, Maine. Most of the recordings are spoken-word narratives or interviews, although there are a few recordings of songs. Informants were asked about their ancestry, so a good deal of genealogical information is preserved on the recordings. People also talked about their daily lives and their childhood memories, gave recipes, and described work and play activities. In addition, informants also shared personal-experience stories, legends, and traditional tales. Five fieldworkers made sound recordings in connection with Linguistic Atlas of New England: Bernard Bloch, Marguerite Chapallaz, Miles L. Hanley, Archibald A. Hill, and Guy S. Lowman Jr. Other collectors contributed recordings, disc copies, and/or assisted LANE collectors in making recordings in their regions: For example, Walter C. Garwick contributed the recordings made at Berea College, John Lomax contributed two discs of black work songs, and Lorenzo Turner assisted in the making of the recordings of Gullah dialect. Some discs were not marked with the collectors' initials, or the collectors' information on the discs is incomplete. For this reason, other LANE staff members who made recordings or participated in interviews did not receive credit on the discs or disc sleeves. Hans Kurath, in particular, almost certainly participated in many of the recording sessions. Many of the unsigned notes in or on the disc sleeves are thought to be his. Notes on discs and disc sleeves show that "J. D." made recordings with Marguerite Chapallaz. This was Jane E. Daddow, a student of Hans Kurath. Contributing to the confusion as to the identity of the collectors is that the recordist and the interviewer were not always the same person. In addition to the researchers already mentioned, Robert L. Stone served as recordist for many interviews. Notes on the discs and disc jackets attribute some recordings to "Caffee" and "A. R. M.," who were probably recordists. The full names of these individuals are not given in the collection materials. See Appendix D for a detailed list of these and other abbreviations in the collection. The Selected Bibliography (see Appendix E) includes articles and other publications regarding the genesis and work of the American Dialect Society, including DARE and LANE.
series
Series I: Manuscripts
subseries
Administrative Files
item
file
Collection Guide, 2004.
Administrative, 1983-1993.
Deed of Gift and related manuscripts.
Administrative, 1979-1990, n.d.
Correspondence.
Contract Information.
Empty. See case file for related manuscripts.
Preliminary Inventory, 1983, n.d.
Field inventory and related manuscripts.
Research Aids, ca. 1987.
Related finding aids.
Reference Queries/Replies, 1985-1991.
After review by reference staff, the contents of this file, comprising correspondence to and from American Folklife Center reference staff, have been removed.
Contract Linguist's Lists, 1987, n.d.
Research manuscripts from Claire O'Leary.
Disc List, 1933, 1988, n.d.
Inventories of ADS Collection discs used by contract linguists. Includes lists of missing ADS Collection numbers (representing discs).
Inventory of Discs, n.d.
Original inventory of ADS Collection discs.
Log of Lists with AFS Numbers and Total Discs, ca. 1988.
Handwritten log of lists for groups of ADS Collection discs, and ADS Collection/AFS concordance.
Tape Logs, n.d.
Logs of audiotapes copied from ADS Collection discs.
Photographic Items, n.d.
Two photographs and one photocopy. See Series III (Graphic Images) for a description of the items.
Correspondence between Library of Congress and Fred G. Cassidy, 1984-1986.
Correspondence: McDavid-Library of Congress, 1978-1984.
Correspondence from Raven McDavid to American Folklife Center staff; the majority of items date from 1984.
Correspondence: Metcalf-Library of Congress, 1983-1985.
Correspondence from Allan Metcalf to American Folklife Center staff.
Correspondence: Toombs-Library of Congress, 1983-1984.
Correspondence between Kenneth Toombs (University of South Carolina) and Joseph C. Hickerson.
Correspondence: Linguistic Atlas Project, 1990.
Correspondence between Ellen Johnson of the University of Georgia and Joseph C. Hickerson.
Correspondence: Informant Mailing, 1989.
Photocopies of undeliverable/returned envelopes sent to ADS Collection informants.
Project Correspondence
Informants are anonymous in the following set of folders, but are identified with recording locations in the sections on phonetic transcriptions and narrative transcriptions. For Folders 20 through 35, see Appendix B for communities.
Delaware Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
District of Columbia Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Florida Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Georgia Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Kentucky Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Maryland Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
New Jersey Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
New York Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
North Carolina Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Ohio Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Ontario, Canada, Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Pennsylvania Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
South Carolina Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Virginia Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
West Virginia Informants: Biographies and Community Information.
Southern or Mid-Atlantic Informants: Community Information.
Phonetic Transcriptions
Locations listed below are the recording locations. See Boxes 18-23, Folders 69-199 for narrative transcriptions.
Hayes Transcription (Hiram H. Hayes; Granby, CT).
Palmer Transcription (Benjamin F. Palmer; Greenwich, CT).
French Transcription (Battersen French; Walcott, CT).
(AFS 24751)
Bostwick Transcription (Leonard Bostwick; New Haven, CT).
Fletcher Transcription (Lucy Rebecca Fletcher; Amherst, NH).
Alley Transcription (Joshua Alden Alley; Jonesport, ME).
Gibbs Transcription (James H. Gibbs; Nantucket, MA).
Dowse Transcription (Charles H. Dowse; Sherborn, MA).
Pronunciations: ADS Collection Disc #1265.
Manuscripts of vowels and consonants spoken by Bernard Bloch, as written with unmodified symbols in the alphabet for the Linguistic Atlas of New England.
ADS Collection Disc #1075.
1 sheet of notes and a fragment of a whaling song text, sung by B.H. Gibbs
ADS Collection Disc #880.
Empty.
ADS Collection Disc #1040.
Notes.
ADS Collection Disc #14.
1 sheet of notes, and 4 sheets of a partial transcription
ADS Collection Discs #56 - 58 (George Green; Hartford, CT).
ADS Collection Discs #61 - 63 (C.T. Scott; Boston, MA).
ADS Collection Discs #65 - 67 (Annie Woodfin; Marblehead, MA).
ADS Collection Disc #70 (Jack Hanson; Marblehead, MA).
(AFS 24531)
ADS Collection Discs #74 - 75 (Eddie Bates; Cohasset, MA).
ADS Collection Disc #79 (Mrs. Warren; Weston, MA).
(AFS 24543)
ADS Collection Discs #124 - 125 (Lyman Pearson; Byfield, MA).
ADS Collection Discs #164 - 165 (Sam Nickerson; Eastham, MA).
ADS Collection Disc #240 (John G. Murphy; Dorchester, MA).
(1 sheet referring to AFS 24759)
ADS Collection Disc #320
Original Disc Sleeves
ADS Collection Discs #1 - 120.
ADS Collection Discs #121 - 217.
ADS Collection Discs #218 - 327.
ADS Collection Discs #328 - 448.
ADS Collection Discs #449 - 587.
ADS Collection Discs #588 - 768.
ADS Collection Discs #769 - 851.
ADS Collection Discs #852 - 973.
ADS Collection Discs #974 - 1079 (missing: #1080).
ADS Collection Discs #1081 - 1279.
ADS Collection Discs #1280 - 1359.
ADS Collection Discs #1360 - 1412.
Photocopies of Disc Sleeves
AFS 24468 - 24643 (ADS Collection Discs #1 - 157).
AFS 24644 - 24806 (ADS Collection Discs #159 - 281).
AFS 24807 - 24962 (ADS Collection Discs #282 - 448).
AFS 24963 - 25115 (ADS Collection Discs #449 - 704; no disc or sleeve for 705).
AFS 25116 - 25271 (ADS Collection Discs #706 - 805).
AFS 25272 - 25433 (ADS Collection Discs #806 - 931).
AFS 25434 - 25556 (ADS Collection Discs #932 - 1069).
AFS 25557 - 25641 (ADS Collection Discs #1070 - 1269).
AFS 25642 - 25742 (ADS Collection Discs #1270 - 1379).
AFS 25743 - 26016 (ADS Collection Discs #1380 - 1412; I - XI; sleeves marked with Roman numerals lack ADS Collection original numbers.)
Narrative Transcriptions
The transcriptions are typewritten, with handwritten corrections and notations.
Alexander, Melvin L.
(Hartford, CT; AFS 24845)
Alley, Captain [Captain Joshua Alley].
(Jonesport, ME; AFS 25224, 25226, 25228, 25230)
Alley, J. [Captain Joshua Alley], 1-23.
(Jonesport, ME; AFS 25679-25701)
Alley, J. [Captain Joshua Alley], 24-44.
(Jonesport, ME; AFS 25702-25721)
Aydelotte, C. [Charles and Mrs. Charles Aydelotte].
(Truro, MA: AFS 24644, 24648, 24650)
Baker, B. [Bessie Baker].
(Beverly, MA; AFS 24562, 24564)
Bedell, L.B. [Lee B. Bedell].
(Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25274, 25276)
Belknap, L. [Leverett Belknap].
(West Hartford, CT; AFS 24826, 24828, 24830, 24832)
Bemis, Dr. A.A.
(Spencer, MA; AFS 24797)
Blanchard, Mr.
(Yarmouth, ME; AFS 25184, 25185)
Boardman, Mrs. Anna.
(Northfield, VT; AFS 25545, 25547, 25549)
Carlton, E.B.
(Conway, NH; AFS 25337)
Carr, Mrs. E. [Emily Carr].
(Newton, MA; AFS 24672)
Clark, H. [Henry Clark].
(Old Saybrook, CT; AFS 24982)
Coe, O. [Olive Coe].
(Litchfield, CT; AFS 25025, 25027, 25028, 25029, 25032
Coffin, Mr.
(Nantucket, MA; AFS 25,578)
Craw, R.E. [Rebecca Ellen Craw].
(Westport, MA; AFS 24724)
Crawford, H.B. [Hattie B. Crawford].
(Lancaster, NH; AFS 25446, 25448, 25450)
Crosby, G.
(Bellerica, MA; AFS 24559)
Curren, Mary Y.
(Calais, ME; AFS 25256)
Dwinell, J.W.
(Topsfield, MA; AFS 24566, 24468)
Fiske, A.W. [Arthur W. Fiske].
(Granby, MA; AFS 24892)
Fitzherbert, Mrs. M. [Martha Lunday Fitzherbert].
(Fort Fairfield, ME; AFS 25284, 25286)
Gardner, E.
(Hingham, MA; AFS 24532, 24534)
George, L.E.E. [Lizzie Evelyn E. George].
(Kingston, NH; AFS 25110, 25112)
Gerow, C.F. [Charles F. Gerow].
(Bethel, CT; AFS 24914, 25050, 25051)
Gifford, J. [John Gifford].
(South Westport, CT; AFS 24727)
Giles, R. [Richard Giles].
(Cummington, MA; AFS 24953)
Gold, C.L. [Charles L. Gold].
(West Cornwall, CT; AFS 25007, 25009, 25011, 25013)
Goodell, F.H. [Fred H. Goodell].
(South Williamstown, MA; AFS 24961, 24963, 24965, 24967
Goslee, H.C. [Henry C. Goslee].
(Morris, CT; AFS 25044, 25046)
Grandgent, C.H.
(Cambridge, MA; AFS 24875, 24877)
Grant, David A.
(Lyme, NH; AFS 25493, 25495)
Gregory, J. [John Gregory].
(Winchendon, MA; AFS 24768, 24770)
Gregory, L. [Leslie Gregory].
(Winchendon, MA; AFS 24772)
Gregory, R. [Ruth Gregory]; Lindstrom, D. [Dorothea Lindstrom].
(Winchendon, MA; AFS 24774)
Guptill, L.M. [Lutie Martha Guptill].
(Gouldsboro, ME; AFS 25213)
Guptill, M. [Marcus Guptill].
(Gouldsboro, ME; AFS 25215, 25217)
Hagerman, F. [Frank Hagerman].
(Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25278, 25280, 25282)
Hall, A.K.
(Windsor, VT; AFS 25498)
Hanners, A.
(Beverly, MA; AFS 24615)
Harlow, Mrs. A.J. and Harlow, Hiram.
(Shrewsbury, MA; AFS 24808-AFS 24811)
Hart, B. [Benjamin Hart].
(Sutton, NH; AFS 25154, 25156, 25158)
Hayward, Mr. [Edward Hayward].
(Keene, NH; AFS 25479)
Hayward, M.E. [Mary Ellen Hayward].
(Keene, NH; AFS 25473, 25475, 25477)
Heath, Mrs. E.A. [Emily A. Heath].
(Wilmot Flat, NH; AFS 25145, 25148, 25150, 25152)
Hersey, F.A. [Frederick A. Hersey].
(Hingham, MA; AFS 24742)
Hill, Mr.
(West Gouldsboro, ME; AFS 25220, 25222)
Hill, A. [Allen Hill].
(St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25262)
Hill, Mrs.
(St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25258, 25260)
Hinckley, B. [Benjamin Hinckley].
(Northampton, MA; AFS 24903, 24905)
Hinckley, B. Jr. [Ben Hinckley Jr.].
(Northampton, MA; AFS 24907, 24909)
Hinckley, W. [Will Hinckley].
(Blue Hill, ME; AFS 25203)
Hobbs, N.A. [Nellie A. Hobbs].
(Candia Depot, NH; AFS 25129, 25132)
Hodgdon, Capt.
(Seal Cove, ME; AFS 25210)
Holland, W.A.
(Boston, MA; AFS 24524)
Horton, H.J. [Henry J. Horton].
(Rehobeth, MA; AFS 24716, 24718)
House, E. [Elmore House].
(Lincoln, ME; AFS 25296, 25298)
Howard, Mrs. R. [Howard, Mrs. Ray].
(Foster, RI; AFS 24791, 24793)
Hubbard, J.T. [John T. Hubbard].
(Litchfield, CT; AFS 25015, 25018, 25021, 25023)
Hubbard, R.E. [Richard E. Hubbard].
(Shelburne, NH; AFS 25377, 25379, 25381)
Humphrey, C.W. [Chester W. Humphrey].
(Rochester, MA; AFS 24699, 24701, 24703)
Jones, D. [Daniel Jones].
(North Bradford (Clintonville), CT; AFS 24879, 24881, 24883
Ketchum, L. [Louise Ketchum].
(St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25264, 25266)
Kimball, W. [William Kimball].
(Belmont, NH; AFS 25135, 25137, 25139, 25141)
Lamb, Mrs. A. [Adella Lamb].
(Litchfield, CT; AFS 25052)
Lane, F.P. [Francis P. "Frank" Lane].
(Red Beach, ME; AFS 25251, 25252)
Lapham, D. [Dana Lapham].
(West Barnstable, MA; AFS 24680)
Lapham, H. [Harding Lapham].
(West Barnstable, MA; AFS 24682)
Lathrop, E. [Elisha Lathrop].
(Franklin, CT; AFS 25096, AFS 25098)
Laughlin, R.L. [Robina L. Laughlin].
Lindstrom, D.
See Gregory, R.
McIlvin, M. [Madison Preston McIlvin].
(McIlvin; Antrim, NH; AFS 25160, 25162)
McIntyre, E.
(Otnabog, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25270)
McLean, J.O.
(Glastonbury, CT; AFS 24841, 24843)
Mack, W.P. [Wallace Preston Mack].
Maddocks, Mrs. and Miss [Mrs. and Ella Maddocks]
(Owl's Head, ME; AFS 25199, 25201)
Meserve, Wm. H. [William H. Meserve].
(Steep Falls, ME; AFS 25327)
Monson, E.H. [H. Edgar Monson].
(Southbury, CT; AFS 25036, 25038)
Moorehead, M.
See Lamb, A.
Neptune, J. [Joseph Neptune].
(Pleasant Point, ME; AFS 25245, 25247)
Noyes, J.
(Stonington, CT; AFS 24859, 24861, 24863)
Paige, A. [Alva Paige].
(New Salem, MA; AFS 25504)
Paige, Bert.
(Antrim, NH; AFS 25164, 25166)
Paine, Mrs. S. [Sarah Paine].
(Pomfret, CT; AFS 24820, 24821, 24824)
Page, Chas. P. [Charles P. Page].
(Haverhill, NH; AFS 25459, 25461, 25463)
Palmer, B. [Ben Palmer].
(Old Greenwich, CT; AFS 24705, 24711)
Partridge, H.W. [Harvey W. Partridge].
(Pittsfield, MA; AFS 24929-24932)
Pearson, F.D. [Fred D. Pearson].
(Newbury, MA; AFS 24590 - 24592)
Peck, H.S. and family [Howard S. Peck, Mrs. Peck, grandson].
(Middletown, CT; AFS 25087 - 25089, 25091 - 25092, 25094
Perkins, K. [Katherine Perkins].
(Conway, NH; AFS 25333)
Perry, M. [Marion Perry].
(Hardwick, MA; AFS 24885, 24887)
Philbrook, (family of) [Elizabeth, Grenville, Helen, and Lawrence Philbrook].
(Shelburne, NH; AFS 25385, 25387, 25389, 25391)
Philbrook, A.E. [Augustus E. Philbrook].
(Shelburne, NH; AFS 25393, 25395, 25397)
Piage, Burt.
See Paige, Bert
Pinkham, T.S.
(Fort Kent, ME; AFS 25292)
Pratt, F. [Frank Pratt].
(Old Saybrook, CT; AFS 24989, 24992, 24995)
Raddin, J.B. [Joseph B. Raddin].
(Groton, MA; AFS 24760, 24762, 24763)
Reinartz, J.L. [John L. Reinartz].
(Manchester, CT; AFS 24850)
Richardson, Mrs. A.A. [Mrs. Arthur A. Richardson].
(Stockbridge, MA; AFS 24937)
Robinson, G.A. [George A. Robinson].
(Bennington, VT; AFS 25510)
Russell, T.M.
(Middletown, CT; AFS 25055, 25057, 25059, 25061 - 25064)
Sanborn, J.H. [John Henry Sanborn].
(Acton Corner, ME; AFS 25305, 25307, 25309, 25311)
Schofield, E.L. [Ethel L. Schofield].
(New Haven, CT; AFS 25085)
Sennett, Mr.
(Bailey's Island, ME; AFS 25191, AFS 25193)
Stevens, A.
See Giles, R.
Stevens, E. [H. Emagene Stevens].
(Cummington, MA; AFS 24945, 24947, 24951)
Stevens, N.D. [Nellie D. Stevens].
(Rockport, MA; AFS 24596, 24599, 24602)
Stevens, L.A. [Leon A. Stevens].
(Cummington, MA; AFS 24939, 24941)
Stilwell, M. [Margaret Stilwell].
(Providence, RI; AFS 24621, 24624)
Stone, C.A. [Charles A. Stone].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24714)
Stone, C. Jr. [Charles Stone Jr.].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24575)
Stone, E. [Elizabeth Stone].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24573)
Stone, R.L. [Robert L. Stone].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24521)
Stowell, R. [Ralph Stowell].
(New Salem, MA; AFS 24922, 24925)
Trefethen, F.E. [Fred Ervine Trefethen].
(Rye, NH; AFS 25116, 25118)
Troop, S. [Sam Troop].
(Pittston, ME; AFS 25179, 25181)
Tucker, H.G.
(Foster, RI; AFS 24776, 24779)
(Foster, RI; AFS 24782, 24785, 24916)
Tucker, W. [Wilson Tucker].
(Foster, RI; AFS 24788)
Tupper, Wm. [William Tupper].
(Burlington, VT; AFS 25551, 25553)
Tutt, H. [Hannah Tutt].
(Marblehead, MA; AFS 24866, 24869, 24872)
Warner, H.E. [Herbert E. Warner].
(Granby, MA; AFS 24895, 24898, 24900
Warren, Mr. and Mrs. [Harry and Mrs. Harry Warren].
Washburn, R.E. [Ruth Ella Washburn].
(Plymouth, MA; AFS 24696)
Weathern, B.F. [B.F. and Edna Jennie Weathern].
(Farmington, ME; AFS 25369, 25371, 25371, 25375)
Weeden, Mrs. A.P. [Mrs. Arthur P. Weeden].
(Providence, RI; AFS 24626, 24628, 24630)
Whitehall, M.G. [Martin G. Whitehall].
(Ryegate, VT; AFS 25452, 25454, 25456)
Williams, M.S. [Mary Snow Williams].
(Blue Hill, ME; AFS 25205, 25208)
York, A. [Abbie York].
(Rockport, MA; AFS 24605, 24607, 24609)
Young, G.W. [George William Young].
(Barrington, NH; AFS 25123, 25125)
Subject Cards
Headings are in original order, rather than alphabetical order. Abbreviations for words and names have been spelled out in full.
Headings: Topography, Weather, Farming, Implements, Vehicles, Butchering, Calls, Animals, Hunt-Fish, Trees-Flowers, Crops, Food, Cooking Utensils, Beverages, Dwellings, Buildings, Games, Amusements, Customs (Social), Olden Days, Fashions, Speech, Personalities, Lives, Illness and Medicine, Religion, Cemeteries, Education, Industries, Home Industries, Business Occupations
Headings: Occupations, Roads-Travel, Economics-Politics, Family History, Local History, Civil War, Population
Index Cards
2.5 linear inches of 3-inch x 5-inch index cards listing ADS Collection original numbers, informants' names, and quality of recordings. 8.25 linear inches of 5-inch x 8-inch index cards listing AFS numbers, ADS Collection original numbers, informants' names, occupations, ages, recording locations, subjects, and notes about recordings. The information has been included in the ADS Collection database.
Tape Contents, Publications, and Reports
Tape Content Copies.
Photocopies of labels of AFS preservation reel-to-reel tapes.
Obituaries.
Obituaries for Miles L. Hanley (1954) and Raven McDavid (1984-1985).
Bibliography, 1939-1984.
Citations for related publications.
Articles, Publications.
Publications about the ADS Collection.
Report on Hanley Collection.
A scholarly paper by Burr Angle and Richard Venesky of the University of Wisconsin. Includes two copies.
Library of Congress Publications.
Three copies of the Folklife Center News, Vol. 8, No. 2 (1985), and 3 copies of the Library of Congress Information Bulletin, Vol. 44, No. 1 (1985),. Both issues contain articles about the ADS Collection.
"The Hanley Tapes" (1974)
Two copies of a scholarly paper by Margaret Waterman (associate editor of DARE), of the University of Wisconsin.
"The Hanley Tapes" (1974), annotated.
One copy of a scholarly paper by Margaret Waterman (associate editor of DARE), of the University of Wisconsin. Annotated by "COL of KAL."
Presentation Events
Presentation Session Tapes.
Manuscripts related to the presentation of the ADS Collection to the Library of Congress, December 28, 1984; see RWA 8547 for recording of Joe Hickerson's lecture.
Demonstration Collection Information, 1984-1985.
Manuscripts related to the demonstration of selected discs from the collection at the Library of Congress presentation event.
Correspondence: Presentation Event.
Correspondence related to the Library of Congress presentation event
Lists by Hanley of Discs and Transcripts.
Inventories of ADS Collection discs and related transcriptions held by Miles L. Hanley.
Presentation and Demo Tape Information.
Manuscripts related to the demonstration of selected discs from the collection, at the Library of Congress presentation.
Presentation Planning.
Manuscripts related to planning the presentation of the ADS Collection to the Library of Congress, December 28, 1984.
Presentation Events.
Manuscripts related to the presentation of the collection to the Library of Congress, December 28, 1984.
Speeches.
Copies of two speeches given at the presentation event, and notes related to the collection and event, written by Joseph C. Hickerson
Presentation Publicity.
Publications, press releases, and other manuscripts related to the presentation event.
ADS Centennial Information on Commemorative Cassettes.
Manuscripts related to audiocassette commemorating the centennial of the American Dialect Society, 1889-1989, plus one copy of the audiocassette.
Handouts/ARSC Meeting, 1990.
Manuscripts related to a discussion of the collection by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, February 26, 1990.
Series II: Sound Recordings
The American Dialect Society Collection's recordings consist of 891 aluminum, aluminum-based acetate, plastic, and shellac disc recordings. Also included are one 10-inch preservation reel containing 18 recordings, and one audiocassette of presentation event recordings. In addition, there are 78 10-inch preservation reels. 869 audio discs (most originals, and some copies that stand in for original recordings no longer with the collection) were digitized in 2003 and 2004. See Series IV (Electronic Media) for more details. There are also 22 discs that were not digitized, because they are duplicates of recordings in the collection that were digitized. The copies have been kept with the collection. Correspondence related to these discs is found in the case file. The discs are in the physical custody of M/B/RS. The American Dialect Society centennial commemorative cassette is located in Box 28.
Series III: Graphic Images
PH01. Miles Hanley (black-and-white). 1 photograph PH02. Raven McDavid (black-and-white). 1 photograph PH03. Professor Hanley's Photographic Equipment; this photocopy of a photograph shows disc-cutting equipment, a microphone stand, and a briefcase. 1 photocopy.
Series IV: Electronic Media
Only the audio discs from this collection have been digitized. For each digital transfer, the following formats have been created: 1) An uncompressed master recording (a WAV file, at 96/24) 2) A compressed derivative (a WAV file, at 44.1/16) 3) A compressed derivative (an mp3, at 256 kbps)
1 Zip disc labeled "American Dialect Society Collection Documents"; this includes the collection guide, worksheets from Cutting Corp. with information regarding digitization work, etc.