Linguistic Atlas of New England

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af006002 American Dialect Society Collection AFC 1984/011 Compiled by Stephanie A. Hall, Rachel I. Howard, Francesca McLean, John Vallier, and Ross Gersten Revised by Marcia K. Segal in November 2004 American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

January 2002 Guides to the Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2004659977

Encoded by Judy Ng, June 2006 ; Revised by Nora Yeh Finding aid written in English December 2009 Nora Yeh Collection Summary AFC 1984/011 American Dialect Society Collection (a.k.a. The Hanley Collection; The Hanley Discs) 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, 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) 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.

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 Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

See Appendix B for more locations and Appendix C for informant names.

People Ashton, Sally, interviewee. Bloch, Bernard, 1907-1965, interviewer. Boyd, Phoebe, interviewee. Brooks, Sarah Ashton, interviewee. Garner, Sarah, interviewee. Hanley, Miles L., interviewer. Hill, Archibald A., 1902-1992, interviewer. Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948, speaker. Lowman, Guy Sumner, 1909-1941, interviewer. Polite, Samuel, interviewee. Quall, Susan A., interviewee. Quarterman, Wallace, interviewee. Scott, Ann, interviewee. Thompson, Susanna Rebecca Wright, interviewee. Turner, Lorenzo Dow, interviewer. White, Dave, interviewee. Organizations American Dialect Society, collector. 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. Hunting--United States. Sea Islands Creole dialect. Slave narratives--Southern States. Slavery--Southern States--Anecdotes. Songs, Zulu. Storytelling--United States. Tales--United States. Traditional farming--United States. Places United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Anecdotes. Titles Former title: Hanley collection, 1931-1937 Form/Genre Correspondence. Field recordings. Interviews. Manuscripts. Photographic prints. Sound recordings. Transcripts. Administrative Information 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) 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

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 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.

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 16 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)

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 26

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.

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. ––– . 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.