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Series 2: Sound Recordings (continued)
Sound recording, May 16-17, 1993 (continued)
Recording of activities during the Hepler tour, tape 3 (Timothy Shipe, recordist). Don Yoder is a speaker. See notes for SR262.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance and tape machine noise throughout both sides. Heavy distortion across Side B.
Side A
Date Summary
May 16 Vaihingen; Sersheim; Horheim [sic]
Side B
Date Summary
May 16 Bietigheim-Bissingen
May 17 Vaihingen; Lomersheim; Maulbronn; Bietigheim-Bissingen (lecture in the hotel - beginning
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR268 Sound recording, May 17, 1993
Rack number: RYQ 3246
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:46:58, Side B: 00:46:58) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Recording of activities during the Hepler tour, tape 4 (Timothy Shipe, recordist). Don Yoder is a speaker. See notes for SR262.
Engineer's notes: tape machine noise throughout both sides. Channel imbalance throughout Side A, gradual imbalance throughout Side B.
Side A
Vaihingen (continued); Lomersheim; Maulbronn; Bietigheim-Bissingen (lecture in the hotel)
Side B
Lecture in the hotel (continued)
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR269 Sound recording, May 17-20, 1993
Rack number: RYQ 3247
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:46:42, Side B: 00:47:13) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type II, stereo
Recording of activities during the Hepler tour, tape 5 (Timothy Shipe, recordist). Don Yoder is a speaker. See notes for SR262.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance and tape machine noise throughout both sides. Heavy distortion on Side B.
Side A
Date Summary
May 17 Lecture in the hotel (conclusion)
May 19 Nöttingen
Side B
Date Summary
May 19 Ellmendingen
May 20 Palatinate; London; Anweiler; Aschbach; Kaiserslautern (Roland Paul's lecture at the Institute; conclusion on SR270)
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR270 Sound recording, May 20-21, 1993
Rack number: RYQ 3248
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:47:02, Side B: 00:47:01) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type II, stereo
Recording of activities during the Hepler tour, tape 6 (Timothy Shipe, recordist). Don Yoder is a speaker. See notes for SR262.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance and tape machine noise throughout both sides. Speed fluctuation ends Side B.
Side A
Date Summary
May 20 Kaiserslautern (continued from SR269; conclusion of Roland Paul's lecture at the Institute); Steinwenden; Kaffeetrinken (afternoon coffee).
Side B
Date Summary
May 20 Steinwenden (conclusion); Kaiserslautern (lecture and reading at the hotel)
May 21 Beginning of trip to Speyer and Freinsheim
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR271 Sound recording, May 21-22, 1993
Rack number: RYQ 3249
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:46:51, Side B: 00:47:05) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type II, stereo
Hepler tour, tape 7 (Timothy Shipe, recordist). Don Yoder is a speaker. See notes for SR262.
Side A (May 21)
Speyer; Freinsheim.
Side B (May 22)
Western Pfalz; Farm; Schloss Lichtenberg; Grumbach.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR272 Sound recording, May 22-24, 1993
Rack number: RYQ 3250
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:45:31, Side B: 00:46:43) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type II, stereo
Hepler tour, tape 8 (Timothy Shipe, recordist). Don Yoder is a speaker. See notes for SR262.
Engineer's notes: tape machine noise throughout both sides. Channel imbalance throughout Side A, fluctuating imbalance throughout Side B.
Side A
Date Summary
May 22 Herren-Sulzbach; Tiefentaler Mühle; Unter-Jeckenbach (Pfälzer Abend)
Side B
Date Summary
May 22 Unter-Jeckenbach (Pfälzer Abend, continued)
May 24 Mainz - final dinner (conclusion is at the beginning of tape 1)
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR273 Sound recording, April 15, 1976
Rack number: RYQ 3251
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:29:59, Side B: 00:29:59) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance throughout Side A. Speed fluctuation opens Side B. Sharp volume dip through to end of Side B.
Side A
Bucks County Grass [bluegrass band, recorded live], tape 1, set 1
Side B
From the start to 00:06:06: Bucks County Grass [bluegrass band, recorded live]. From 00:06:16 to the end of the recording: a woman can be heard speaking about embroidery (?), and instructs another woman on using a loom..
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR274 Sound recording, April 15, 1976
Rack number: RYQ 3252
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:46:12, Side B: 00:41:55) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Bucks County Grass [bluegrass band, recorded live], tape 2, sets 3 and 4
Engineer's note: fluctuating channel imbalance throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR275 Sound recording, April 16, 1986
Rack number: RYQ 3253
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:33:42, Side B: 00:33:44) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Daniel Womack in concert at the International House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Archivist's note: Side B ends abruptly.
Engineer's note: channel imbalance throughout Side B.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR276 Sound recording, April 6, 1980
Rack number: RYQ 3254
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:47:13, Side B: 00:27:31) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Música de la capilla de la Milagrosa (Easter): songs sung in Spanish during a religious service.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance throughout both sides. Speed fluctuation during middle of Side B drops left channel through to end.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR277 Sound recording, December 1981
Rack number: RYQ 3255
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:15:55, Side B: 00:14:25) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Tunes from "Hill Country Tunes" - Maggie Holtzberg
Archivist's note: according to Maggie Holtzberg this is probably her own recordings of these fiddle tunes, which include "The Road to Boston" and "Soldier's Joy." She was a student on one of Yoder's classes, which included a study of Pennsylvania traditions. She may have submitted a paper on Samuel Bayard.
Engineer's notes: speed fluctuation at beginning of Side A and end of Side B. Fluctuating channel imbalance throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR278 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3256
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:46:12, Side B: 00:47:59) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Don Yoder's lecture on Quaker genealogical research. Before the lecture begins he calls it "lecture number 4." Side B ends at 00:36:43.
Engineer's notes: tape machine noise throughout both sides. Volume on left channel briefly dips. Left channel drops out at end of Side B.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR279 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3257
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:47:21, Side B: 00:12:59) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Vanessa Merlis interviews several people on the subject of amulets.
Engineer's notes: fluctuating channel imbalance, machine noise, and vocal distortion/robotic vocal sounds throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR280 Sound recording, February 11, 1989
Rack number: RYQ 3258
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:47:37, Side B: 00:47:46) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Interview of an unidentified Quaker woman (born circa 1910), conducted by Anna Morris. The woman was at Woodbrooke Study Center, a Quaker college in Birmingham, England, in the 1930s. The recording on Side B ends abruptly.
Engineer's note: extreme channel imbalance throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR281 Sound recording, March 9, 2000
Rack number: RYQ 3259
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:46:38, Side B: 00:09:03) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Em Sterling Zimmerman Zi Leweslauf (Sterling Zimmerman's life story as told by himself). Recited in English.
Engineer's note: channel imbalance and high frequency loss throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR282 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3260
Extent: 1 sound cassette (00:28:14) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
An unidentified man asks questions about butchering, ham as a traditional dish at Easter, etc. Interview subjects are Irwin Yoder (Sam Yoder's father), George Yoder (Irwin's brother), and Mr. Reppert. In Pennsylvania German and English. Recorded at Sam Yoder's "place" (probably a farm), in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania. From the documentation: Butchering (Yoder-Schlegel-Worley).
Engineer's notes: fluctuating channel imbalance throughout Side A. Side B is blank.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR283 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3261
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:31:10, Side B: 00:31:21) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Country butchering on Side A, and possibly other topics on Side B; the majority in Pennsylvania German. On Side B: relevant content begins from 00:01:46 to 00:08:12, and from 00:16:01 to 00:22:49 (preceded by unrelated music). From 00:22:51 an unidentified man tells the story of David and Goliath, in English. Some opinions about folklore are included, and this version has a particularly military angle. From the documentation: Newton Bachman (Robert I. Schneider - Dr. Yoder - Folklife)
Robert I. Schneider probably was a student in one of Yoder's classes.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance, heavy vocal distortion, high frequency loss, and speed fluctuations throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR284 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3262
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:30:48, Side B: 00:27:21) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
"Pennsylvania German (Dutch) Poems and Stories," by Ernie Bechtel. Recitations in Pennsylvania German.
Archivist's notes: it is likely that Sides A and B are switched as digital files.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance throughout Side A. High frequency loss throughout Side B.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR285 Sound recording, April 4, 1983
Rack number: RYQ 3263
Extent: 1 sound cassette (00:36:17) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Don Yoder delivers a talk in Pennsylvania German at the Versammling Berks County 1983, probably at Kutztown State College. Following the end of the lecture (00:20:47) other activities can be heard, including musical performances. From the documentation: Versammling: Berks County KSU. Side A: 5/6; Side B: 6/6.
Archivist's note: A versammling is a type of assembly or social gathering. Kutztown State College became Kutztown University, later in 1983.
Engineer's notes: fluctuating channel imbalance throughout Side A. Speed fluctuation ends Side A. Side B is blank.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR286 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3264
Extent: 1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog
No available documentation. The recording has not yet been digitized.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR287 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3265
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:39:47, Side B: 00:47:21) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Content unrelated to the collection; probably includes audio recorded from radio and television programs.
Engineer's notes: right channel inactive for majority of both sides. Channel imbalance on latter segment of Side B.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR288 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3266
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:30:33, Side B: 00:16:09) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance and high frequency loss throughout both sides. Left channel drastically drops off from midpoint through to end of Side A, gradually returns through to end. Speed fluctuations near end of Side B.
Side A
From the start to 00:15:57: Don Yoder interviews a woman on the subject of healing. She identifies herself at 00:15:26 as Mrs. Beverly (the surname is not deciphered). From 00:16:00 to the end of the side (which cuts off abruptly): Don Yoder interviews an unidentified person on subjects including working charms, protection from evil, etc. Continued on Side B
Side B
Continued from Side A. The recording ends abruptly.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR289 Sound recording, undated
Rack number: RYQ 3267
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:30:50, Side B: 00:29:24) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Ora Watson on quilting, tape 1. Tape 2 is SR217.
Engineer's notes: vocal distortion, channel imbalance, and tape machine noise throughout both sides.
ITEM-ID AFC 2003/051: SR290 Sound recording, 1976
Rack number: RYQ 3268
Extent: 1 sound cassette (Side A: 00:43:59, Side B: 00:45:39) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, 2 channels, Type I, stereo
Second Pilgrim Baptist Church, sides II and III. Relevant content on Side B starts at 00:01:30. See SR261.
Engineer's notes: channel imbalance and heavy distortion throughout both sides. Speed fluctuation ends Side A and at end of introduction of Side B. Volume dips on left channel during Side B.
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