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"American Speech" Recordings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4586

Content Description

Three 78 rpm sound recordings on disc of "American Speech" created by Professor Cabell Greet and others for the Linguaphone Institute. Recordings include numbers 65, 74, and 75, which touch on Appalachian accents from Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and Leicester, North Carolina, as well as others outside of Appalachia. Additional material on the full set may be found at William Cabell Greet page of the Discography of Historical Recordings website.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-1928

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Audio recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder (1/4 in.))

Language

English

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Hazen, Kirk, 2015 August 31.

Title
"American Speech" Recordings.
Author
Devon Lewars
Date
2024/04/04
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536