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1. Joseph C. Mele collection of dialect recordings from the University of South Alabama

   346 items.. sound recordings: 346 sound cassettes (C-60) : analog.. manuscripts: 1 folder (17 pages). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of audio recordings of American English dialects from the University of South Alabama, Doy Leale McCall Rare Book & Manuscript Library's Dialect Tape Center collection created by Professor Joseph C. Mele, a former faculty member, between 1975-1980. The collection includes 346 audiocassettes of 30-minute dialect samples recorded by Mele and other recordists (agents) of individuals in 31 states, as well as 42 recordings of English spoken by non-Americans from 23 different countries. Samples generally consist of two parts: an impromptu monologue and a 44-sentence sequence highlighting each English phoneme.

2. American Dialect Society collection, 1931-1937

   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 Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   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.

3. James Madison Carpenter collection, 1928-1987

   29.5 linear feet. 58 boxes, 21,044 items in collection. 19,417 manuscript items (12 linear feet manuscripts), 397 sound recordings [178 wax cylinders and 221 12-inch acetate discs], 180 cylinder containers, 1233 graphic materials (40 ink-and-pencil drawings, with 10 of these in color; 352 black-and-white film negatives, 17 color slides [positive transparencies], 1 black-and- white contact sheet, 592 black-and-white photographic prints, 4 color photographic prints, 112 black-and-white glass negatives, and 115 glass positives). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The James Madison Carpenter Collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and graphic materials that document folk songs, ballads, sea songs, folk music, dance, and British folk drama. The materials span the years 1928-1955, with some related material generated by other scholars dated 1972 and 1987. The bulk of the material was collected between 1928-1935 by Carpenter during fieldwork in England, Scotland, and Wales; other material was collected in the United States between 1937 and 1941 by Carpenter and his Duke University students.

4. Vance Randolph collection, 1941-1972

   18,216 items. 25 boxes. 273 folders. 255 sound discs : analog ; various sizes, 16 in. and smaller. 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.. 167 photographic prints. 8 photographic negatives. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Field recordings, photographs, and manuscripts documenting Ozark Mountains folksong, folklife, and local history from 1941 to 1972, collected by Vance Randolph.

5. Joseph S. Hall collection, 1932-1975

   approximately 1,210 items. approximately 840 documents. 171 sound discs (aluminum): analog, 10 in. and 12 in.. 6 sound discs (aluminum-based lacquer) : analog, 10 in.. 1 sound disc (aluminum) : analog, 6 in.. 33 sound tape reels : analog, 7 in.. 11 sound tape reels : analog, 5 in.. 115 photographs : black and white, color; various sizes. 23 slides : color ; 35 mm. 10 negatives : black and white ; various sizes. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of field recordings, photographs, and manuscripts documenting speech, folktales, local history, customs, and music in the Great Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee and North Carolina.