Collection Summary
AFC 1984/011
American Dialect Society
Collection (a.k.a. The Hanley Collection; The Hanley Discs)
1931-1937
1931-1937
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife
Center, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
28
boxes
24 linear feet
2,662 items (includes 893 recordings, 1,766 pages of
manuscript materials, 2 graphic images, and 1 zip disk)
American Dialect
Society
English dialects
French
German
Gulla
Hebrew
Hidatsa
Passamaquoddy
Sea Island Creole
dialect
Zulu
English dialects,
French,
German, Gulla,
Hebrew,
Hidatsa,
Passamaquoddy,
Sea Island Creole
dialect, and Zulu
The American Dialect
Society Collection contains field recordings of samples of regional American
speech recorded between 1931-1937 for the
Linguistic Atlas of New England (LANE)
and the
Dictonary of American Regional English (DARE), as well
as related materials.
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
](appendixe)) 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
](appendixd) for a detailed list of these and other abbreviations in the
collection.
The Selected Bibliography (see
[
Appendix
E
](appendixe)) includes articles and other publications regarding the genesis and
work of the American Dialect Society, including DARE and LANE.
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].
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Ashton, Sally
Bloch, Bernard, 1907-1965
Boyd, Phoebe
Brooks, Sarah Ashton
Chapallaz, Marguerite
Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004
Grandgent, C. H. (Charles Hall), 1862-1939
Hanley, Miles L.
Hill, Archibald A., 1902-1992
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948
Lowman, Guy Sumner, 1909-1941
Polite, Samuel
Quall, Susan A.
Quarterman, Wallace
Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939
Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990
Thompson, Susanna Rebecca Wright
Turner, Lorenzo Dow
Organizations
American Dialect Society
Subjects
English language--Dialects--Canada.
English language--Dialects--Maritime Provinces.
English language--Dialects--New England.
English language--Dialects--Sea Islands.
English language--Dialects--United States.
English language--Provincialisms--North America.
Farm life--United States.
Fiddle tunes--New England.
Fishing--New England.
Folk songs, English--New England.
Fowling--United States.
Freedmen--United States--Interviews.
Hidatsa Indians.
Hunting--United States.
Linguistics--Research--North America.
Passamaquoddy Indians.
Sea Islands Creole dialect.
Slave narratives--Southern States.
Slavery--Southern States--Anecdotes.
Songs, Zulu.
Storytelling--United States.
Tales--United States.
Traditional farming--United States.
Whaling--New England.
Places
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Anecdotes.
Titles
Former title: Hanley collection, 1931-1937
Form/Genre
Audio-visual archives.
Correspondence.
Field recordings.
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Manuscripts.
Photographic prints.
Sound recordings.
Transcripts.
Access
Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted. The
American Folklife Center is the custodial division for this collection; the
original sound recordings are stored in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and
Recorded Sound Division (hereafter M/B/RS), Library of Congress. Reference
copies of sound recordings are available in analog and digitized forms (WAV and
mp3 formats) through the Folklife Reading Room. Consult a reference librarian
in the Folklife Reading Room for specific information.
An Access database contains entries for sound recordings and
manuscripts that were digitized as part of the Save Our Sounds project. This
database includes a short log for each recording, information on discs,
interpolations of notes on disc sleeves, and background information on some of
the recordings. This updated database is now available in the Folklife Reading
Room.
Restrictions may apply concerning the use, duplication, or publication
of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Folklife
Reading Room for specific information. To order audio reproductions, please
refer to
[http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mopic/folkrec.html].
A selection of audio recordings from the American Dialect Society
Collection is incorporated into the American Memory online presentation,
"Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories" at
[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfshtml/vfshome.html].
Acquisition
The American Dialect Society Collection (also referred to as the ADS
Collection), includes disc recordings, typed transcriptions, and other
documentation related to research for the
Linguistic Atlas of New England
, was
donated to the Library of Congress on December 28, 1984, by the American
Dialect Society. The collection originally included a number of duplicate
discs, which were subsequently given to the Linguistic Archives at the
University of Georgia, Athens. In cases where the original discs were missing
from those donated to the Library, duplicated copies of those discs have been
retained. In 1989 a tape comprising copies of some of the discs made by
Frederic Cassidy, including seventeen recordings missing from the collection,
were located among a separate collection of recordings loaned to the Library
for duplication by the former president of the American Dialect Society, Raven
I. McDavid. This tape has been added to the collection.
After the collection was donated to the Library in 1984, AFC reference
librarian Gerald E. Parsons worked with linguists Katherine Langdon and Clare
O'Leary to listen to each of the discs, provide a quality review, and prepare a
database describing the content of each recording. In addition, the collection
was arranged, described, and prepared for preservation duplication by Ross
Gersten, Stephanie A. Hall, Francesca McLean, and John Vallier. In 2003-2004,
Marcia K. Segal directed digitization work on the sound recordings, and
finalized the collection guide. On July 7, 2000, the Save America's Treasures
program jointly awarded the American Folklife Center (Library of Congress) and
the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (Smithsonian Institution) a
$750,000 grant to save sound recordings and related materials (in other
formats) in danger of being lost through physical deterioration. This program
funded the Save Our Sounds project. The American Folklife Center selected
several of its own collections for inclusion in the Save Our Sounds Project,
including the American Dialect Society Collection. The digitization process was
not exhaustive, due to the small quantity of materials in the collection. Only
the audio disc recordings were digitized, because it was determined that ADS
Collection recordings on the 10-inch preservation tape, formerly believed to be
unique in the collection, existed in disc form (and thus an earlier generation)
in the collection.
Preferred Citation
American Dialect Society Collection (AFC 1984/011), Archive of Folk
Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Collection Concordance by Format
Quantity
Physical Extent (original)
Location
Item Numbers
Manuscript
Materials
219
folders
AFC
MS001-218
Sound
Recordings
[
(See also Appendix A)
](appendixa)
891
audio discs (originals and copies)
M/B/R/S
AFS 24468-26016
1
10-inch reel tape (preservation)
M/B/RS
AFS 28438 (RWC 5793-94), AFS 25441 (RWC
5794)
1
10-inch reel tape (original)
M/B/RS
RWA 8547
78
10-inch reel tapes (preservation)
M/B/RS
AFS 24468-25767
74
7-inch reel tapes (reference)
AFC
AFS 24468-25767
1
audiocassette
AFC
SR01; Box 28
Electronic Media
1
zip disk
AFC
Box 1
Catalog Record: [http://lccn.loc.gov/2004659977]
Container List
Series I: Manuscripts
Administrative Files
1
1
Collection Guide, 2004.
2
Administrative, 1983-1993.
Deed of Gift and related manuscripts.
3
Administrative, 1979-1990, n.d.
Correspondence.
4
Contract Information.
Empty. See case file for related manuscripts.
5
Preliminary Inventory, 1983, n.d.
Field inventory and related manuscripts.
6
Research Aids, ca. 1987.
Related finding aids.
7
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.
8
Contract Linguist's Lists, 1987, n.d.
Research manuscripts from Claire O'Leary.
9
Disc List, 1933, 1988, n.d.
Inventories of ADS Collection discs used by contract
linguists. Includes lists of missing ADS Collection numbers (representing
discs).
10
Inventory of Discs, n.d.
Original inventory of ADS Collection discs.
11
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.
12
Tape Logs, n.d.
Logs of audiotapes copied from ADS Collection discs.
13
Photographic Items, n.d.
Two photographs and one photocopy. See Series III (Graphic
Images) for a description of the items.
14
Correspondence between Library of Congress and Fred
G. Cassidy, 1984-1986.
15
Correspondence: McDavid-Library of Congress,
1978-1984.
Correspondence from Raven McDavid to American Folklife
Center staff; the majority of items date from 1984.
16
Correspondence: Metcalf-Library of Congress,
1983-1985.
Correspondence from Allan Metcalf to American Folklife
Center staff.
17
Correspondence: Toombs-Library of Congress,
1983-1984.
Correspondence between Kenneth Toombs (University of South
Carolina) and Joseph C. Hickerson.
18
Correspondence: Linguistic Atlas Project,
1990.
Correspondence between Ellen Johnson of the University of
Georgia and Joseph C. Hickerson.
19
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
](appendixb) for communities.
2
20
Delaware Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
21
District of Columbia Informants: Biographies and
Community Information.
22
Florida Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
23
Georgia Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
24
Kentucky Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
25
Maryland Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
26
New Jersey Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
27
New York Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
28
North Carolina Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
29
Ohio Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
30
Ontario, Canada, Informants: Biographies and
Community Information.
31
Pennsylvania Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
32
South Carolina Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
33
Virginia Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
34
West Virginia Informants: Biographies and Community
Information.
35
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.
3
36
Hayes Transcription (Hiram H. Hayes; Granby,
CT).
(AFS 24490, 24492)
37
Palmer Transcription (Benjamin F. Palmer; Greenwich,
CT).
(AFS 24705, 24708, 24711)
38
French Transcription (Battersen French; Walcott,
CT).
(AFS 24751)
39
Bostwick Transcription (Leonard Bostwick; New Haven,
CT).
(AFS 25073, 25074, 25077)
40
Fletcher Transcription (Lucy Rebecca Fletcher;
Amherst, NH).
(AFS 25169, 25171, 25173)
41
Alley Transcription (Joshua Alden Alley; Jonesport,
ME).
(AFS 25224, 25226, 25228, and 25230)
42
Gibbs Transcription (James H. Gibbs; Nantucket,
MA).
(AFS 25555, 25557)
43
Dowse Transcription (Charles H. Dowse; Sherborn,
MA).
(AFS 25597, 25599)
44
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
.
45
ADS Collection Disc #1075.
1 sheet of notes and a fragment of a whaling song text, sung
by B.H. Gibbs
46
ADS Collection Disc #880.
Empty.
47
ADS Collection Disc #1040.
Notes.
48
ADS Collection Disc #14.
1 sheet of notes, and 4 sheets of a partial
transcription
49
ADS Collection Discs #56 - 58 (George Green;
Hartford, CT).
(AFS 24516-24518)
50
ADS Collection Discs #61 - 63 (C.T. Scott; Boston,
MA).
(AFS 24520 - 24522)
51
ADS Collection Discs #65 - 67 (Annie Woodfin;
Marblehead, MA).
(AFS 24526 - 24528)
52
ADS Collection Disc #70 (Jack Hanson; Marblehead,
MA).
(AFS 24531)
53
ADS Collection Discs #74 - 75 (Eddie Bates;
Cohasset, MA).
(AFS 24537, 24539)
54
ADS Collection Disc #79 (Mrs. Warren; Weston,
MA).
(AFS 24543)
55
ADS Collection Discs #124 - 125 (Lyman Pearson;
Byfield, MA).
(AFS 24584, 24586)
56
ADS Collection Discs #164 - 165 (Sam Nickerson;
Eastham, MA).
(AFS 24652, 24654)
57
ADS Collection Disc #240 (John G. Murphy;
Dorchester, MA).
(1 sheet referring to AFS 24759)
58
ADS Collection Disc #320
Original Disc Sleeves
4
ADS Collection Discs #1 - 120.
5
ADS Collection Discs #121 - 217.
6
ADS Collection Discs #218 - 327.
7
ADS Collection Discs #328 - 448.
8
ADS Collection Discs #449 - 587.
9
ADS Collection Discs #588 - 768.
10
ADS Collection Discs #769 - 851.
11
ADS Collection Discs #852 - 973.
12
ADS Collection Discs #974 - 1079 (missing: #1080).
13
ADS Collection Discs #1081 - 1279.
14
ADS Collection Discs #1280 - 1359.
15
ADS Collection Discs #1360 - 1412.
16
Photocopies of Disc Sleeves
59
AFS 24468 - 24643 (ADS Collection Discs #1 -
157).
60
AFS 24644 - 24806 (ADS Collection Discs #159 -
281).
61
AFS 24807 - 24962 (ADS Collection Discs #282 -
448).
62
AFS 24963 - 25115 (ADS Collection Discs #449 - 704;
no disc or sleeve for 705).
63
AFS 25116 - 25271 (ADS Collection Discs #706 -
805).
64
AFS 25272 - 25433 (ADS Collection Discs #806 -
931).
65
AFS 25434 - 25556 (ADS Collection Discs #932 -
1069).
66
AFS 25557 - 25641 (ADS Collection Discs #1070 -
1269).
17
67
AFS 25642 - 25742 (ADS Collection Discs #1270 -
1379).
68
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.
18
69
Alexander, Melvin L.
(Hartford, CT; AFS 24845)
70
Alley, Captain [Captain Joshua Alley].
(Jonesport, ME; AFS 25224, 25226, 25228, 25230)
71
Alley, J. [Captain Joshua Alley], 1-23.
(Jonesport, ME; AFS 25679-25701)
72
Alley, J. [Captain Joshua Alley], 24-44.
(Jonesport, ME; AFS 25702-25721)
73
Aydelotte, C. [Charles and Mrs. Charles
Aydelotte].
(Truro, MA: AFS 24644, 24648, 24650)
74
Baker, B. [Bessie Baker].
(Beverly, MA; AFS 24562, 24564)
75
Bedell, L.B. [Lee B. Bedell].
(Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25274, 25276)
76
Belknap, L. [Leverett Belknap].
(West Hartford, CT; AFS 24826, 24828, 24830, 24832)
77
Bemis, Dr. A.A.
(Spencer, MA; AFS 24797)
78
Blanchard, Mr.
(Yarmouth, ME; AFS 25184, 25185)
79
Boardman, Mrs. Anna.
(Northfield, VT; AFS 25545, 25547, 25549)
80
Carlton, E.B.
(Conway, NH; AFS 25337)
81
Carr, Mrs. E. [Emily Carr].
(Newton, MA; AFS 24672)
82
Clark, H. [Henry Clark].
(Old Saybrook, CT; AFS 24982)
83
Coe, O. [Olive Coe].
(Litchfield, CT; AFS 25025, 25027, 25028, 25029, 25032
84
Coffin, Mr.
(Nantucket, MA; AFS 25,578)
85
Craw, R.E. [Rebecca Ellen Craw].
(Westport, MA; AFS 24724)
86
Crawford, H.B. [Hattie B. Crawford].
(Lancaster, NH; AFS 25446, 25448, 25450)
87
Crosby, G.
(Bellerica, MA; AFS 24559)
88
Curren, Mary Y.
(Calais, ME; AFS 25256)
19
89
Dwinell, J.W.
(Topsfield, MA; AFS 24566, 24468)
90
Fiske, A.W. [Arthur W. Fiske].
(Granby, MA; AFS 24892)
91
Fitzherbert, Mrs. M. [Martha Lunday
Fitzherbert].
(Fort Fairfield, ME; AFS 25284, 25286)
92
Gardner, E.
(Hingham, MA; AFS 24532, 24534)
93
George, L.E.E. [Lizzie Evelyn E.
George].
(Kingston, NH; AFS 25110, 25112)
94
Gerow, C.F. [Charles F. Gerow].
(Bethel, CT; AFS 24914, 25050, 25051)
95
Gifford, J. [John Gifford].
(South Westport, CT; AFS 24727)
96
Giles, R. [Richard Giles].
(Cummington, MA; AFS 24953)
97
Gold, C.L. [Charles L. Gold].
(West Cornwall, CT; AFS 25007, 25009, 25011, 25013)
98
Goodell, F.H. [Fred H. Goodell].
(South Williamstown, MA; AFS 24961, 24963, 24965, 24967
99
Goslee, H.C. [Henry C. Goslee].
(Morris, CT; AFS 25044, 25046)
100
Grandgent, C.H.
(Cambridge, MA; AFS 24875, 24877)
101
Grant, David A.
(Lyme, NH; AFS 25493, 25495)
102
Gregory, J. [John Gregory].
(Winchendon, MA; AFS 24768, 24770)
103
Gregory, L. [Leslie Gregory].
(Winchendon, MA; AFS 24772)
104
Gregory, R. [Ruth Gregory]; Lindstrom, D. [Dorothea
Lindstrom].
(Winchendon, MA; AFS 24774)
105
Guptill, L.M. [Lutie Martha Guptill].
(Gouldsboro, ME; AFS 25213)
106
Guptill, M. [Marcus Guptill].
(Gouldsboro, ME; AFS 25215, 25217)
107
Hagerman, F. [Frank Hagerman].
(Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25278, 25280,
25282)
108
Hall, A.K.
(Windsor, VT; AFS 25498)
109
Hanners, A.
(Beverly, MA; AFS 24615)
110
Harlow, Mrs. A.J. and Harlow, Hiram.
(Shrewsbury, MA; AFS 24808-AFS 24811)
111
Hart, B. [Benjamin Hart].
(Sutton, NH; AFS 25154, 25156, 25158)
112
Hayward, Mr. [Edward Hayward].
(Keene, NH; AFS 25479)
113
Hayward, M.E. [Mary Ellen Hayward].
(Keene, NH; AFS 25473, 25475, 25477)
20
114
Heath, Mrs. E.A. [Emily A. Heath].
(Wilmot Flat, NH; AFS 25145, 25148, 25150, 25152)
115
Hersey, F.A. [Frederick A. Hersey].
(Hingham, MA; AFS 24742)
116
Hill, Mr.
(West Gouldsboro, ME; AFS 25220, 25222)
117
Hill, A. [Allen Hill].
(St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25262)
118
Hill, Mrs.
(St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25258, 25260)
119
Hinckley, B. [Benjamin Hinckley].
(Northampton, MA; AFS 24903, 24905)
120
Hinckley, B. Jr. [Ben Hinckley Jr.].
(Northampton, MA; AFS 24907, 24909)
121
Hinckley, W. [Will Hinckley].
(Blue Hill, ME; AFS 25203)
122
Hobbs, N.A. [Nellie A. Hobbs].
(Candia Depot, NH; AFS 25129, 25132)
123
Hodgdon, Capt.
(Seal Cove, ME; AFS 25210)
124
Holland, W.A.
(Boston, MA; AFS 24524)
125
Horton, H.J. [Henry J. Horton].
(Rehobeth, MA; AFS 24716, 24718)
126
House, E. [Elmore House].
(Lincoln, ME; AFS 25296, 25298)
127
Howard, Mrs. R. [Howard, Mrs. Ray].
(Foster, RI; AFS 24791, 24793)
128
Hubbard, J.T. [John T. Hubbard].
(Litchfield, CT; AFS 25015, 25018, 25021, 25023)
129
Hubbard, R.E. [Richard E. Hubbard].
(Shelburne, NH; AFS 25377, 25379, 25381)
130
Humphrey, C.W. [Chester W. Humphrey].
(Rochester, MA; AFS 24699, 24701, 24703)
131
Jones, D. [Daniel Jones].
(North Bradford (Clintonville), CT; AFS 24879, 24881,
24883
132
Ketchum, L. [Louise Ketchum].
(St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25264, 25266)
133
Kimball, W. [William Kimball].
(Belmont, NH; AFS 25135, 25137, 25139, 25141)
134
Lamb, Mrs. A. [Adella Lamb].
(Litchfield, CT; AFS 25052)
135
Lane, F.P. [Francis P. "Frank" Lane].
(Red Beach, ME; AFS 25251, 25252)
136
Lapham, D. [Dana Lapham].
(West Barnstable, MA; AFS 24680)
137
Lapham, H. [Harding Lapham].
(West Barnstable, MA; AFS 24682)
138
Lathrop, E. [Elisha Lathrop].
(Franklin, CT; AFS 25096, AFS 25098)
139
Laughlin, R.L. [Robina L. Laughlin].
(Barnet, VT; AFS 25414, 25416, 25419, 25420)
140
Lindstrom, D.
See Gregory, R.
21
141
McIlvin, M. [Madison Preston McIlvin].
(McIlvin; Antrim, NH; AFS 25160, 25162)
142
McIntyre, E.
(Otnabog, New Brunswick, Canada; AFS 25270)
143
McLean, J.O.
(Glastonbury, CT; AFS 24841, 24843)
144
Mack, W.P. [Wallace Preston Mack].
(Londonderry, NH; AFS 25406, 25407, 25408, 25409, 25410,
25411, 25412
145
Maddocks, Mrs. and Miss [Mrs. and Ella
Maddocks]
(Owl's Head, ME; AFS 25199, 25201)
146
Meserve, Wm. H. [William H. Meserve].
(Steep Falls, ME; AFS 25327)
147
Monson, E.H. [H. Edgar Monson].
(Southbury, CT; AFS 25036, 25038)
148
Moorehead, M.
See Lamb, A.
149
Neptune, J. [Joseph Neptune].
(Pleasant Point, ME; AFS 25245, 25247)
150
Noyes, J.
(Stonington, CT; AFS 24859, 24861, 24863)
151
Paige, A. [Alva Paige].
(New Salem, MA; AFS 25504)
152
Paige, Bert.
(Antrim, NH; AFS 25164, 25166)
153
Paine, Mrs. S. [Sarah Paine].
(Pomfret, CT; AFS 24820, 24821, 24824)
154
Page, Chas. P. [Charles P. Page].
(Haverhill, NH; AFS 25459, 25461, 25463)
155
Palmer, B. [Ben Palmer].
(Old Greenwich, CT; AFS 24705, 24711)
156
Partridge, H.W. [Harvey W. Partridge].
(Pittsfield, MA; AFS 24929-24932)
157
Pearson, F.D. [Fred D. Pearson].
(Newbury, MA; AFS 24590 - 24592)
158
Peck, H.S. and family [Howard S. Peck, Mrs. Peck,
grandson].
(Middletown, CT; AFS 25087 - 25089, 25091 - 25092, 25094
159
Perkins, K. [Katherine Perkins].
(Conway, NH; AFS 25333)
160
Perry, M. [Marion Perry].
(Hardwick, MA; AFS 24885, 24887)
161
Philbrook, (family of) [Elizabeth, Grenville, Helen,
and Lawrence Philbrook].
(Shelburne, NH; AFS 25385, 25387, 25389, 25391)
162
Philbrook, A.E. [Augustus E. Philbrook].
(Shelburne, NH; AFS 25393, 25395, 25397)
163
Piage, Burt.
See Paige, Bert
164
Pinkham, T.S.
(Fort Kent, ME; AFS 25292)
165
Pratt, F. [Frank Pratt].
(Old Saybrook, CT; AFS 24989, 24992, 24995)
22
166
Raddin, J.B. [Joseph B. Raddin].
(Groton, MA; AFS 24760, 24762, 24763)
167
Reinartz, J.L. [John L. Reinartz].
(Manchester, CT; AFS 24850)
168
Richardson, Mrs. A.A. [Mrs. Arthur A.
Richardson].
(Stockbridge, MA; AFS 24937)
169
Robinson, G.A. [George A. Robinson].
(Bennington, VT; AFS 25510)
170
Russell, T.M.
(Middletown, CT; AFS 25055, 25057, 25059, 25061 - 25064)
171
Sanborn, J.H. [John Henry Sanborn].
(Acton Corner, ME; AFS 25305, 25307, 25309, 25311)
172
Schofield, E.L. [Ethel L. Schofield].
(New Haven, CT; AFS 25085)
173
Sennett, Mr.
(Bailey's Island, ME; AFS 25191, AFS 25193)
174
Stevens, A.
See Giles, R.
175
Stevens, E. [H. Emagene Stevens].
(Cummington, MA; AFS 24945, 24947, 24951)
176
Stevens, N.D. [Nellie D. Stevens].
(Rockport, MA; AFS 24596, 24599, 24602)
177
Stevens, L.A. [Leon A. Stevens].
(Cummington, MA; AFS 24939, 24941)
178
Stilwell, M. [Margaret Stilwell].
(Providence, RI; AFS 24621, 24624)
179
Stone, C.A. [Charles A. Stone].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24714)
180
Stone, C. Jr. [Charles Stone Jr.].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24575)
181
Stone, E. [Elizabeth Stone].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24573)
182
Stone, R.L. [Robert L. Stone].
(Andover, MA; AFS 24521)
183
Stowell, R. [Ralph Stowell].
(New Salem, MA; AFS 24922, 24925)
184
Trefethen, F.E. [Fred Ervine Trefethen].
(Rye, NH; AFS 25116, 25118)
185
Troop, S. [Sam Troop].
(Pittston, ME; AFS 25179, 25181)
186
Tucker, H.G.
(Foster, RI; AFS 24776, 24779)
187
Tucker, H.G.
(Foster, RI; AFS 24782, 24785, 24916)
188
Tucker, W. [Wilson Tucker].
(Foster, RI; AFS 24788)
189
Tupper, Wm. [William Tupper].
(Burlington, VT; AFS 25551, 25553)
190
Tutt, H. [Hannah Tutt].
(Marblehead, MA; AFS 24866, 24869, 24872)
23
191
Warner, H.E. [Herbert E. Warner].
(Granby, MA; AFS 24895, 24898, 24900
192
Warren, Mr. and Mrs. [Harry and Mrs. Harry
Warren].
(Weston, MA; AFS 24543, 24545, 24547, 24548)
193
Washburn, R.E. [Ruth Ella Washburn].
(Plymouth, MA; AFS 24696)
194
Weathern, B.F. [B.F. and Edna Jennie
Weathern].
(Farmington, ME; AFS 25369, 25371, 25371, 25375)
195
Weeden, Mrs. A.P. [Mrs. Arthur P.
Weeden].
(Providence, RI; AFS 24626, 24628, 24630)
196
Whitehall, M.G. [Martin G. Whitehall].
(Ryegate, VT; AFS 25452, 25454, 25456)
197
Williams, M.S. [Mary Snow Williams].
(Blue Hill, ME; AFS 25205, 25208)
198
York, A. [Abbie York].
(Rockport, MA; AFS 24605, 24607, 24609)
199
Young, G.W. [George William Young].
(Barrington, NH; AFS 25123, 25125)
24-25
Subject Cards
Headings are in original order, rather than alphabetical order.
Abbreviations for words and names have been spelled out in full.
24
Subject Cards
Box 24: 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
25
Subject Cards
Box 25: Headings: Occupations, Roads-Travel, Economics-Politics,
Family History, Local History, Civil War, Population
26
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
27
200
Tape Content Copies.
Photocopies of labels of AFS preservation reel-to-reel
tapes.
201
Obituaries.
Obituaries for Miles L. Hanley (1954) and Raven McDavid
(1984-1985).
202
Bibliography, 1939-1984.
Citations for related publications.
203
Articles, Publications.
Publications about the ADS Collection.
204
Report on Hanley Collection.
A scholarly paper by Burr Angle and Richard Venesky of the
University of Wisconsin. Includes two copies.
205
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.
206
"The Hanley Tapes" (1974)
Two copies of a scholarly paper by Margaret Waterman
(associate editor of DARE), of the University of Wisconsin.
207
"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
28
208
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.
209
Demonstration Collection Information,
1984-1985.
Manuscripts related to the demonstration of selected discs
from the collection at the Library of Congress presentation event.
210
Correspondence: Presentation Event.
Correspondence related to the Library of Congress
presentation event
211
Lists by Hanley of Discs and
Transcripts.
Inventories of ADS Collection discs and related
transcriptions held by Miles L. Hanley.
212
Presentation and Demo Tape Information.
Manuscripts related to the demonstration of selected discs
from the collection, at the Library of Congress presentation.
213
Presentation Planning.
Manuscripts related to planning the presentation of the ADS
Collection to the Library of Congress, December 28, 1984.
214
Presentation Events.
Manuscripts related to the presentation of the collection to
the Library of Congress, December 28, 1984.
215
Speeches.
Copies of two speeches given at the presentation event, and
notes related to the collection and event, written by Joseph C. Hickerson
216
Presentation Publicity.
Publications, press releases, and other manuscripts related
to the presentation event.
217
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.
218
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
13
Photographic Items, n.d.
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.
1
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.
Appendix A: Audio Disc Recordings By Format
Note: The digital ID for each item is
constructed from the collection number and the AFS number; e.g., AFS 25036
becomes afc1984011/25036, AFS 24469 becomes afc1984011/24469, etc.
Quantity
Physical Extent
Location
Item Numbers
Audio discs
(digitized)
679
12-inch aluminum (originals)
M/B/RS
See ADS Collection database for
details.
46
12-inch aluminum (duplicates)
M/B/RS
AFS 25036, 25038, 25091, 25618, 25619, 25620,
25642-25675, 25747, 25763-25767
1
12-inch aluminum (original and
duplicate)
M/B/RS
AFS 25046 (Side A is a copy, Side B is
original)
7
12-inch aluminum (version unknown)
M/B/RS
AFS 25551, 25553; others
18
10-inch aluminum (originals)
M/B/RS
AFS 24469, 24470, 24472-24478, 24486, 24489,
24490, 24492, 24495, 24500, 24501, 24503, 24504
1
10-inch aluminum (version unknown)
M/B/RS
AFS 25624
34
8-inch aluminum (originals)
M/B/RS
AFS 24513, 24515, 24536, 24542, 24583, 24595,
24617, 24650, 24680, 24682, 24698, 24774, 24790, 24921, 24967, 24987, 25006,
25035, 25052, 25085, 25122, 25290, 25291, 25311, 25327, 25337, 25351, 25381,
25402, 25470-25472, 25607, 26003
1
8-inch aluminum (copy)
M/B/RS
AFS 24917
1
7-inch aluminum (original)
M/B/RS
AFS 24494
3
6-inch aluminum (originals)
M/B/RS
AFS 25994, 25995, 25996
44
12-inch acetate (originals)
M/B/RS
AFS 25679-25722
9
12-inch acetate (duplicates)
M/B/RS
AFS 25730, 25732, 25736, 25737, 25744, 25751,
25754, 25757, 25761
2
10-inch acetate (originals)
M/B/RS
AFS 25723, 25993
1
6-inch acetate (original)
M/B/RS
AFS 26002
1
12-inch plastic (duplicate)
M/B/RS
AFS 25998
1
11-inch plastic (duplicate)
M/B/RS
AFS 25997
13
10-inch shellac (duplicates)
M/B/RS
AFS 26004-26016
6
unknown size/format (version unknown)
M/B/RS
See ADS Collection database for
details.
Audio discs (not digitized)
19
12-inch aluminum (duplicates)
M/B/RS
AFS 24471, 24645, 24710, 24728, 24798, 24865,
24915, 25003, 25030, 25045, 25090, 25109, 25136, 25163, 25218, 25299, 25326,
25552, 25554
1
10-inch aluminum (duplicate)
M/B/RS
AFS 25625
1
10-inch shellac (duplicate)
M/B/RS
AFS 26008
1
8-inch aluminum (duplicate)
M/B/RS
AFS 24917
Appendix B: Locations
- Australia
- Canada
- New Brunswick
- Brighton
- Carleton County
- Charlotte County
- Hartland
- Queens County
- Saint Croix River Region
- St. Andrews
- Saint John
- St. John County
- St. Stephen
- Victoria County
- Woodstock
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labrador City
- Nova Scotia
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Quebec City
- China
- Denmark
- England
- Cornwall
- Lancashire
- Liverpool
- London
- Plymouth
- Southern England
- Yorkshire
- France
- Germany
- Greenland
- Ireland
- Castleisland
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Cape of Good Hope
- KwaZulu-Natal (Province)
- Sweden
- United States
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Abington
- Bantam
- Bethel
- Canterbury
- Clintonville
- Cornwall
- Danbury
- Derby
- East Hartford
- East Hartland
-
East Village SEE
Winsted
- Essex
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Franklin
- Glastonbury
- Granby
- Greenwich
-
Hart Bridge SEE West
Cornwall
- Hartford
-
Hart's Bridge SEE West
Cornwall
-
Laurel City SEE
Winsted
- Litchfield
- Lyme
- Manchester
- Middletown
- Milford
- Morris
- New Fairfield
- New Haven
- New London
- North Branford
- Old Greenwich
- Old Saybrook
- Packerville
- Pomfret
- Prospect Mountain
- Redding Ridge
- Sharon
- Southbury
- Stonington
- Tolland
- Wallingford
- Warren [Litchfield County]
- West Cornwall [also called Hart
Bridge or Hart's Bridge]
- West Hartford
- Weston
- Winsted [also called East
Village or Laurel City]
- Wolcott
- Georgia
-
Brewers Neck SEE Broro
Neck
- Broro Neck [also called Brewers
Neck]
- Harris Neck
- Saint Simons Island
- Sapelo Island
- Illinois
- Bismarck
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Baton Rouge
- Maine
- Acton
- Ashland
- Bailey Island
- Beal Island
- Biddeford
- Biddeford Pool [also known as Fletcher Neck or Winter
Harbor]
- Blue Hill
- Bog Brook [Washington County]
- Brewer
- Brooklin
- Burnham
- Calais [also known as Kallus]
- Cambridge
- Cape Neddick [also known as Cape
Nuddike, Neddock Cape, or
Nedick Cape]
-
Cape Nuddike SEE Cape
Neddick
- Cumberland
- Ellsworth
- Farmington
-
Fletcher Neck SEE Biddeford
Pool
- Fort Fairfield
- Fort Kent
- Frankfort
- Gouldsboro [also known as West
Bay]
- Harpswell
- Houlton
- Jonesboro
- Jonesport
-
Kallus SEE Calais
- Limington
- Lincoln
- Loon Lake
- Lubec
- Machias
- Machiasport
-
Milburn SEE Skowhegan
- Mount Katahdin
-
Nanrantsouak SEE
Norridgewock
-
Nanrantsouk SEE
Norridgewock
-
Nedick Cape SEE Cape
Neddick
-
Neddock Cape SEE Cape
Neddick
-
Neriwocke SEE
Norridgewock
- New Sweden
- Newport
- Norridgewock [also known as Nanrantsouk, Nanrantsouak,
or Neriwocke]
- North Lubec
- Northeast Harbor
- Orono
- Owls Head
- Penobscot
- Pittston
- Pleasant Point
- Portland
- Red Beach
- Rockland
-
Rogues Bluff SEE Roque
Bluffs
- Roque Bluffs [also known as Rogues
Bluff]
- Seal Cove
- Searsport
- Skowhegan [also known as Milburn]
- Sprucehead Island
- Standish
- Steep Falls
-
West Bay SEE
Gouldsboro
- West Farmington
- West Gouldsboro
- Yarmouth [also known as Yarmouthville, Yarmouth
Village, or Yarmoutville]
-
Yarmouthville SEE
Yarmouth
-
Yarmouth Village SEE
Yarmouth
-
Yarmoutville SEE
Yarmouth
- Maryland
- Baltimore
- Massachusetts
- Andover
- Barnstable
- Beverly
- Billerica
- Boston
- Brookline
- Byfield
- Cambridge
- Cape Cod
- Chelsea
- Cheshire
- Cohasset
- Colrain
- Concord
- Cummington
- Danvers
- Eastham [also known as
Nauset
or
Nawsett
]
- Edgartown
- Granby
- Groton
- Hardwick
- Hingham
- Makonikey [also known as
Necankney Cliff
or
Norton Point
]
- Marblehead
- Marion
- Martha's Vineyard
- Mill River [Berkshire County]
- Milton
- Nantucket (Town)
- Nantucket Island
-
Nauset
SEE Eastham
-
Nawsett
SEE Eastham
-
Necankney Cliff
SEE
Makonikey
- New Bedford
- New Marlborough
- New Salem
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- Newton
- North Truro
- Northampton
-
Norton Point
SEE
Makonikey
- Palmer
- Pittsfield
- Plymouth
- Raynham Center
- Rehoboth
- Rochester
- Rockport
- Salem
- Saugus
-
Sconset
SEE Siasconset
- Sharon
- Sherborn
- Shrewsbury
- Siasconset [also known as
Sconset
]
- South Westport
- South Williamstown
- Spencer
- Springfield
- Stockbridge
- Taunton
- Topsfield
- Truro
- West Barnstable
- West Tisbury
- Weston
- Westport–Horse Neck [not found]
- Williamstown
- Winchendon
- Worcester
- Missouri
- Kirksville
- Lincoln County
- Saint Louis
- New England
- New Hampshire
- Amherst
- Antrim
- Barrington
- Bedford
- Belmont
- Canaan
- Candia Depot
- Center Conway
- Conway
- East Barrington
- Gorham
- Haverhill
- Keene
- Kingston
- Laconia
- Lancaster
- Londonderry
- Lyme [also known as
Lyme Plain
]
-
Lyme Plain
SEE Lyme
- Madbury
- Marlow
- Mount Washington
- Nashua
- North Branch [Hillsborough County]
- Plymouth
- Rye
- Seabrook
- Shelburne
- Sutton
- Wilmot
- Wilmot Flat
- New York (State)
- Middletown
- New York (City)
- New York (City) East Side
- Plattsburgh
- North Carolina
- Louisburg
- Ohio
- Rockbridge
- Pennsylvania
- Pottsville
- Susquehanna
- Rhode Island
- Chepachet
- East Greenwich
- Foster
- Foster Center
- Narragansett
- Newport
- Point Judith
- Providence
- Richmond [Washington County]
- South Foster
- Wyoming
- South Carolina
- Charleston
- Edisto Island
- Frogmore
- Greenville
- Johns Island
- Saint Helena Island
- Wadmalaw Island
- Wedgefield
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Dallas
- McDade
- Paris
- Waco
- Vermont
- Bennington
- Brattleboro
- Burlington
- East Calais
-
Ferrisburg
SEE
Ferrisburgh
- Ferrisburgh [Also known as
Ferrisburg
]
-
North Ferrisburg
SEE North
Ferrisburgh
- North Ferrisburgh [Also known as
North Ferrisburgh
]
- Northfield
- Pawlet
- Plymouth
-
Ryegate
SEE Ryegate
Corner
- Ryegate Corner [Also known as
Ryegate
]
- Saint Johnsbury
- Saint Johnsbury Center
- Shaftsbury
- Stockbridge
- Wallingford
- West Brattleboro
- Windsor
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- Altavista [Campbell County]
- Brays [Essex County]
- Buena Vista [King and Queen County]
- Charlottesville
- Dunnsville [Essex County]
- Fredericksburg
- Harrison
- Hyacinth
- Keswick [Albemarle County]
- New Castle
- Oak Grove [Westmoreland County]
- Oldhams
- Remo
- Richmond
- Salem
- Wares Wharf [Essex County]
- West Point [King and Queen County]
- Weems [Lancaster County]
- Wicomico Church
- Washington (State)
- Grand Coulee Dam
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wales
- West Indies
Appendix C: Informant Names
An asterisk indicates that the name is not in the LC Name Authority
File.
Alexander, Melvin L.
Allen, Romeo E.
Alley, Joshua
Alley, M. R., Mrs.
Anderson, Virginia Asbury Gill, Mrs.
Andrews, Emma, Mrs.
Andrews, James
Andrews, Maria
Arendale, Mary
Arthur, Susan
Ashby, Mrs.
Ashton, Sally
Atkins, Elizabeth
Atkinson, Everett C.
Aydelotte, Charles
Aydelotte, Nellie Rich
Baker, Bessie
Baker, Harriet C. C., Mrs.
Baker, Henry
Baldwin, Mr.
Ball, Emma (Falls), Mrs.
Ball, Norman
Barbar, Clarence
Barrows, Edward, Mr.
Barrows, Grace Kilpatrick, Mrs.
Barton, Frank
Bates, Edwin
Baxter, William
Beaumont, George
Bedell, Lee Berton, Mr.
Belknap, Leverett
Bemis, A. A., Dr.
Bennet, Georgiana
Billings, Mr.
Blakeslee, John
Blanchard, Mr.
Blaylock, Mary Frances
Bloch, Bernard, 1907-1965.
Blood, Lawrence
Boardman, Anna, Mrs.
Bostwick, Leonard
Bowen, Otis J.
Boyd, Phoebe (Aunt)
Boynton, William
Brainerd, William H.
Branch, Percy
Branch, Sam
Brandenburg, Edith
Brewer, Frank
Brewster, Ellis W.
Brewster, Lois
Brewster, Spencer H.
Bronson, Joe, Mrs.
Brooks, Muscoe, Mr.
Brooks, Sarah Ashton
Brooks, William Wilson
Brown, Charlie
Brown, Diana
Brown, Frank
Brown, George M.
Brown, George P.
Brown, Katy
Brown, Kenneth
Buford, Cleaton
Buford, Florence
Capers, Lucy
Capers, Paris
Carlton, Elijah B.
Carr, Emily, Mrs.
Carter, J. M., Mr.
Carter, J. M., Mrs.
Carter, James
Carter, John C. C.
Cawley, Frank
Champlin, John R.
Champlin, Sarah, Mrs.
Chapallaz, Marguerite
Chase, Margaret T.
Chesnut, George L.
Clark, Annetta, Miss
Clark, Frank
Clark, Henry
Clark, Ruth
Clarke, S. H.
Coe, Olive
Coffin, Edward F.
Comins, Danforth
Cooke, Alistair, 1908-[2004]
Corn, Ella May
Covell, William King
Covell, William King, Mrs.
Cox, Katherine
Cox, Russell
Crandall, Edward Jarvis
Craw, Rebecca Ellen, Miss
Crawford, A. D.
Crawford, Hattie Blanche, Miss
Crawford, Orlando W.
Crosby, Anne
Crosby, George
Curren, Mary Young, Mrs.
Curtis, Otis
Daddow, Jane E.
Dammell, Ellen, Mrs.
Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950
Davis, Frederick
Dean, E. K.
Demtos, M.
Denham, Grace
Denny, A. I.
Denwaldie, Miss
Desale, Grey
Dodd, Artie Lou
Donelson, William H.
Dorsey, Frank
Dowse, Charles H.
Dudley, Gustavus Garnett
Dwinell, Clarence R.
Dwinell, J. W.
Eastman, Mr.
Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, 1865-1946
Elwell, Oscar E.
Elwell, Verder Oscar
Emerton, Ephraim
Erving, Henry W.
Fennelly, Isabelle, Mrs.
Fiske, Arthur W.
Fitzherbert, Martha Lunday, Mrs.
Fletcher, Donald
Fletcher, John Gilman
Fletcher, Lucy Rebecca
Folger, Sidney B.
Fox, Lyttleton Jr.
Fraser, D.
French, Batterson
Friesman, Ed
Froback, Wilbur
Fuller, Virginia Van Heusen, Mrs.
Gage, Thomas Hovey
Gaines, David A.
Gaines, David N.
Gardner, Ben
Gardner, Elizabeth F.
Gardner, Ensign
Gardner, Henry
Garland, Mary
Garner, Elrue
Garner, Sarah
George, Lizzie Evelyn E., Mrs.
Gerow, Charles F.
Gibbs, James H.
Gifford, John I., Mrs.
Giles, Richard
Gold, Charles L.
Goodell, Fred H.
Gorden, Mr.
Goslee family
Goslee, Henry C.
Grandgent, C. H.
Grant, David A.
Gray, Tyler W.
Green, George
Gregory, John
Gregory, Leslie
Gregory, Ruth
Grub, Fanny, Mrs.
Guptill, Lutie Martha, Miss
Guptill, Marcus, Mr.
Haddocks, Price
Hagerman, Frank
Hall, Adgielon K., Mr.
Hall, Adgielon K., Mrs.
Hall, Shadrach
Hampden, Walter
Hamson, Jack
Hancock, Beverly
Hancock, Frankie, Miss
Hanley, Miles L.
Hanners, Anna
Hanners, John
Harding, Julia Virginia, Miss
Harlow, A. J., Mrs.
Harlow, Hiram
Harmon, Joe
Harris, Margaret
Harris, Newman
Harris, Newman, Mrs.
Harris, Peyton
Hart, Benjamin
Hastings, I. W., Mr
Hastings, I. W., Mrs.
Hatfield, Margaret
Hayes, Hiram
Hayward, Edwin D., Mr.
Hayward, Mary Ellen, Mrs.
Heath, Emily A., Mrs.
Hersey, Frederick A.
Hill, Allen, Mr.
Hill, Archibald A.
Hill, Clara A. W., Mrs.
Hill, Mr.
Hill, Mrs.
Hinckley, Benjamin
Hinckley, Benjamin Jr.
Hinckley, George
Hinckley, Will
Hobbs, Nelly A., Mrs.
Hock, Louis N.
Hodgdon, Captain
Holland, W. A.
Horton, Henry T.
House, Elmore, Mr.
Howard, Leslie
Howard, Ray, Mrs.
Howe, Charles Raymond
Hubbard, John T.
Hubbard, Richard E.
Humphrey, Chester W.
Johnson, Bob
Jones, Daniel
Jones, Elgin A.
Joyce, James, 1882-1941
Kamman, William F.
Kenyon, H. F., Mrs.
Ketchum, Louise, Miss
Kilpatrick, Sarah, Mrs.
Kimball, William H., Mr.
Kincaid, Julia B. (Nay)
King, Judson
Kroha, Lucy Hoyt
Kurath, Hans, 1891-
Lamb, Adella, Mrs.
Land, Ray, Miss
Lane, Frank (Francis Pie)
Lapham, Dana
Lapham, Harding
Lary, Austin L.
Lary, Austin L., Mrs.
Lathrop, Elisha
Lathrop, Elwood
Laughlin, Robina L., Miss
Lawrence, Andrew
Lawson, George
Leach, Casper L.
Lee, Charles
Lee, Logan
Lee, P., Mrs.
Lee, Robert
Libbey, Mr.
Lindstrom, Dorothea
Lomax, Alan, 1915-
Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948
Longueil, Ralph
Longworth, Roy
Lowman, Guy Sumner, 1909-1941
Lyford, Harry Lee
Mack, John Averil
Mack, Robert
Mack, Wallace Preston
MacKenzie, Elmer Duncan
Maddocks, Ella, Miss
Maddocks, Mrs.
Magruedan, Mrs.
Mahones, Rule
Marden, Bessie Webb
Marshall, Billy
Marshall, Gordon
Martin, James S.
Matthews, Zachariah Keodirelang
Mawney, John Gardner
McIlvin, Madison Preston
McIntosh, Bristow
McIntyre, Adelia Gindrel, Mrs.
McIntyre, Eldrige
McLean, James O.
Melvin, Howard
Merrill, Richard
Meserve, William H.
Millgate, Mr. M.(?)
Milligan, Hester
Mills, W. R. Jr.
Miner, Lawrence
Moissi, Alexander
Monson, Harry Edgar
Moore, Vernie Royce, Mrs.
Morehead, Addie Lamb, Mrs.
Morehead, Mildred, Mrs.
Morris, Tom
Morris, William
Morse, Elsie (Sargent), Mrs.
Morse, R. G.
Moulton, Ada May Glover, Mrs.
Murphy, John G.
Murray, Belle
Naddeau, Zeline Odibert, Mrs.
Neptune, Joseph
Nichols, Amos, Captain
Nickerson, Sam
Nightingale, Jimmy Percy
Norton, E. R.
Noyes, Joe
Odiorner, William Wallace
Ogelvie, Liz
Orcutt, Charles, Mr.
Page, Arthur
Page, Charles P.
Paige, Alva
Paige, Alva, Mrs.
Paine, Sarah, Mrs.
Palmer, Benjamin F.
Parkhurst, John Henry
Parler, Mary Celestia
Parsons, Ida B., Mrs.
Partridge, Harvey W.
Payne, Alice
Pearson, Fred D.
Pearson, J. Lyman
Peck, Howard
Peck, Howard S.
Peck, Howard S., Mrs.
Perkins, Edwin R.
Perkins, James
Perkins, Katherine (Polly), Miss
Perry, Marion, Miss
Philbrook, Augustus E.
Philbrook, Elizabeth
Philbrook, Grenville
Philbrook, Helen
Philbrook, Lawrence
Pinkham, T. S., Mr.
Pitts, Mr.
Polite, Samuel
Pratt, Frank
Preston, Tom (Uncle)
Quall, Susan A., Mrs.
Quarterman, Wallace
Quinby, Ralph
Raddin, Joseph B.
Reinartz, John L.
Richardson, Grace Carter
Roberts, Mrs.
Robertson, Guy
Robinson, Angie Foster, Mrs.
Robinson, George A.
Robson, Bessie Marden
Rogers, James
Ross, Sarah, Mrs.
Russell, John, Mr.
Russell, T. M.
Sampson, Maggie, Mrs.
Sanborn, John Henry
Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939
Savage, Roswell E.
Schofield, Ethel Lord
Scott, Anne
Scott, C. T.
Sennett, Mr.
Seward, Elwood Harris
Short, Alberta Steele
Shurtleff, Clara, Miss
Singleton, Sancho
Sipes, Charlie
Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-
Smith, Prince
Smith, Tom, Captain
Sperloff, Gary
Squires, Levi
Stafford, Dwight B.
Stairs, Allen, Reverend
Steele, Dorothy Elizabeth
Steele, Granville, Mrs.
Steele, Sarah Maria Gould
Stevens, Ashley
Stevens, H. Emagene, Mrs.
Stevens, Leon A.
Stevens, Nellie D.
Stewart, Mrs.
Stiles, Ray
Stillwell, Margaret
Stone, Charles A.
Stone, Charles Jr.
Stone, Elizabeth
Stone, Molly
Stone, Robert L.
Stowell, Ralph
Sturges, Wilbur
Sweetwine, Sackie, Mrs.
Taggett, Ada, Mrs.
Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981
Thompson, Lincoln
Thompson, Susanna Rebecca Wright
Treat, Clara
Treat, Lillian
Trefethen, Fred Ervine, Mr.
Troop, Sam
Tucker, Herman G.
Tucker, Wilson
Tutt, Hannah
Tuttle, Charles H.
Tyler, Miss
Tyson, Rosie Francis Wimstead, Mrs.
Vaughn, Morton D.
Vincent, Charles W.
Walker, Balaam
Walters, Margaret
Ware, John Faulconer, Mrs.
Warner, Herbert E.
Warren, Harry
Warren, Harry, Mrs.
Warwick, Gertie
Warwick, Jim
Warwick, Mary, Mrs.
Washburn, Edgar W.
Washburn, Ruth Ella (Blake)
Washington, Lawrence Augustine, Mr.
Washington, Scotia
Watts, Howard, Mr.
Weathern, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin)
Weathern, Edna Jennie
Weeden, Arthur, Mrs.
Wells, Floyd
Welsh, Frederick
White, Davy
Whitehill, Alexander J.
Whitehill, Martin G. W.
Wicker, Billy
Wiggin, James
Wigginton, James
Williams, Mary Snow, Mrs.
Williams, R. H. (Robert Haden)
Wilson, Ernest
Winn, Andrew
Wise, C. M.
Wise, Margaret Ruth
Wise, Mr.
Wise, Paul
Witt, J. S., Mr.
Witt, J. S., Mrs.
Witt, Ronald
Woodfin, Annie, Mrs.
York, Abbie
Young, George William
Appendix D: Glossary of Abbreviations, Selected Names, and Terms Found in the Collection
Interviewers and recordists were usually identified by initials or
other abbreviations on the discs or disc sleeves. Persons writing comments on
the disc sleeves also identified themselves with initials. Information about
the recording situation written by the recordist was sometimes included in
these notes, often in abbreviated form. The following list includes these
abbreviations and their meaning when known. In addition, some abbreviations and
terminology used in the collection materials and in articles about the
collection are listed here.
- A. C. - Alternating current (type of current used to make the
recording)
- ADS Collection - The American Dialect Society Collection
- AFC - American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- A. H. - Archibald Hill, fieldworker
- A. R. M. (or ARM) - probably a recordist (see AFS 25057-25077,
25080, 25096, 25098, 25100-25108
- B. B. - Bernard Bloch, fieldworker and Assistant Editor for
LANE
- CAE - Center for American English
- CAL - Center for Applied Linguistics
- c. m. - condenser microphone or carbon microphone? Probably not a
person's initials. Found on discs AFS 25077, 25080, where ARM is the recordist.
So "c.m." is probably a technical note, not initials
- Caffee - Unknown recordist; this may be Nathaniel M. Caffee
(Nathaniel Montier Caffee), who published articles in
American Speech
- DARE -
Dictionary of American Regional
English
- D. C. - Direct current (type of current used to make the
recording)
- Diamond - recording needle type
- G. L. (or GL) - Guy S. Lowman Jr., fieldworker
- Garwick - Walter C. Garwick, a collector
- "Hanley discs (or disks)" - frequently used to refer to all the
discs in the American Dialect Society Collection, or sometimes just to the disc
copies which Miles Hanley retained for research
- "Hanley tapes" - tape copies of Miles Hanley's disc copies of the
American Dialect Society Collection made by Frederic Cassidy in 1972 (now
housed at the Center for American English).
- Hard - may refer to type of microphone, or type of disc
- HY - Miles L. Hanley, fieldworker and associate editor of
LANE
- H. K. (or HK) - Hans Kurath, editor of LANE
- J. D. - Unknown interviewer and/or recordist [possibly Jane E.
Daddow, a student of Hans Kurath]
- LANE -
Linguistic Atlas of New England
- M/B/RS - Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound
division, Library of Congress
- M. C. (or MC) - Marguerite Chapallaz, fieldworker.
- "Platters" - Raven I. McDavid's term for the aluminum recording
discs, used by others connected with the collection. This term is found in the
collection correspondence, and presentation events materials.
- R. L. S. (or RLS) - Robert L. Stone, recordist
- Sapphire - recording needle type
- "Saturnalia" - Raven I. McDavid used this term for any winter
festivities. In particular, he used it to refer to the American Dialect Society
meetings and to the events surrounding the presentation of the collection to
the Library of Congress. This term is found in the collection
correspondence.
- Soft - may refer to type of microphone, type of disc, or disc
treatment.
Appendix E: Selected Bibliography
The following is a partial bibliography of references related to the
Linguistic Atlas Project. A more extensive list of materials produced prior to
1939 appears in the
Handbook of the Linguistic Geography of New
England
(Kurath, et al. 1939), including a
"Bibliography of Linguistic Geography"
(pages 54-61) and a
"Bibliography of New England History"
(pages 105-121).
Angle, Burr, and Richard Venezky. "A Report on the
Materials in the Hanley English Language Collections at the University of
Wisconsin." Unpublished manuscript, Department of English, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 1968.
Blair, Walter, and Raven I. McDavid Jr., eds.
The Mirth of a Nation: America's Great
Dialect Humor
. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1939.
Cassidy, Frederic Gomes.
The ADS Dictionary – How
Soon?
University: University of Alabama Press, 1964.
Davis, Alva Leroy, Raven I. McDavid Jr. and Virginia
G. McDavid, eds.
A Compilation of the Work Sheets of
the Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada and Associated
Projects
. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969.
––– .
A Compilation of the Work Sheets of
the Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada and Associated
Projects
. Second edition, Chicago and London: University of Chicago
Press, 1969.
Davis, Lawrence M. ed.
Studies in Linguistics in Honor of
Raven I. McDavid Jr.
University: University of Alabama Press, 1972.
"The Dialect Society and the Dialect Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 2
(1930): 65-78.
Duckert, Audrey R.
The Linguistic Atlas of New England,
Revisited
. Publication of the American Dialect Society, no. 39 (1964).
Kurath, Hans. "Report of the Conference on a
Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada."
Linguistic Society of America
Bulletin
, no. 4 (September 1929): 20-47.
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A Word Geography of the Eastern United
States
. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1949.
––– .
Studies in Area Linguistics
.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1972.
Kurath, Hans, and Raven I. McDavid Jr.
The Pronunciation of English in the
Atlantic States
. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1961.
Kurath, Hans, with Miles L. Hanley, Bernard Bloch, Guy
S. Lowman Jr. and Marcus L. Hansen.
Linguistic Atlas of New
England
. 2 volumes, Providence, RI: Brown University, 1939-1941.
Reprint edition, 3 volumes, New York: AMS Press, 1972.
Kurath, Hans, with Marcus L. Hansen, Bernard Bloch and
Julia Bloch.
Handbook of the Linguistic Geography
of New England
. Providence, RI: Brown University, 1939. Second edition
with a new introduction, word-index, and inventory of LANE maps and worksheets
by Audrey R. Duckert, and a reverse index of LANE maps to worksheets by Raven
I. McDavid Jr. New York: AMS Press, 1973.
McDavid, Raven Ioor.
Dialects in Culture: Essays in General
Dialectology
. Edited by William A. Kretzchmar Jr. with James B.
McMillan, et al. University: University of Alabama Press, 1979.
––– .
Folk Speech
. Cassette
recording of lecture. Deland, FL: Everett/Edwards, 1979.
––– .
Varieties of American English: Essays
by Raven I. McDavid Jr.
Selected and introduced by Anwar S. Dil.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1980.
McDavid, Raven I., and Audrey R. Duckert, eds.
Lexicography in English: International
Conference on Lexicography in English, New York, 1972
. Annals of the
New York Academy of Sciences 211. New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1973.
McDavid, Raven I., with Raymond K. O'Cain, George T.
Dorrill, and Guy S. Lowman.
Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and
South Atlantic States
. Vol. 1. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1980.
"Per Aspera."
Dialect Notes
6, part 18
(1939): 709-710.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 4
(1932): 235-236.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 5
(1932): 281-282.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 6
(1933): 335.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 7
(1933): 365-368.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 8
(1934): 391-392.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 10
(1935): 449-452.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 11
(1935): 481-485.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, parts 12-13
(1936): 513-516.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, part 15
(1937): 622-624.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas."
Dialect Notes
6, parts 16-17
(1938): 625-627.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas and Plans for the
Future Work of the Dialect Society."
Dialect Notes
6, part 3
(1931): 91-98.
"Progress of the Linguistic Atlas and Proposals for
the Continuation of the Work."
Dialect Notes
6, part 9
(1934): 417-419.
"A Report on the Proposed Investigations of Southern
Speech."
Dialect Notes
6, part 9
(1934): 420-424.
"Seminar on the English Language in America."
Dialect Notes
6, part 11
(1935): 486-487.
Turner, Lorenzo Dow.
Notes on the Sounds and Vocabulary of
Gullah
. Publication of the American Dialect Society, no. 3, May 1945.
––– .
Africanisms in the Gullah
Dialect
. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1949. Reprint
edition, New York, NY: Arno Press, 1969. Reprint edition with a new foreword by
David DeCamp, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1974.
Waterman, Margaret. "The Hanley Tapes." Unpublished
manuscript by the Associate Editor of the
Dictionary of American Regional
English
. The University of Wisconsin, 1974.