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The American Dialect Society collection

LC Control No.:	2004659977
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	The American Dialect Society collection, 1931-1937.
Related Names:	American Dialect Society. » More like this
Description:	manuscripts:: 10 linear feet. sound recordings:: 870 sound discs : analog. graphic images:: 2 photographs.
Organized/Arranged:	Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscript Materials; II. Sound Recordings; III. Graphic Images; IV. Electronic Media.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Summary:	Sound recordings made between 1931-1937 documenting English dialects, mostly from New England and eastern Canada, for a proposed Linguistic Atlas of the United States and Canada project. Most informants were elderly New Englanders, and included whalers, fisherman, farmers, and housewives. Among the well-known people who were recorded are Alistair Cooke, Charles H. Grandgent, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax, Edward Sapir, James Joyce, and B. F. Skinner. Some recordings were made of Gullah dialects found on the Georgia and South Carolina coast and recordings include narratives of former slaves. Several recordings document other languages and regions. The collection includes project correspondence, transcriptions, and index cards.
Notes:	Sound recordings:: in English, French, German, Gullah, Hebrew, Hidatsa, Passamaquoddy, and Zulu. Recordings were used in compiling the Dictionary of American Regional English, 1985.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide and database available in the Folklife Reading Room, Library of Congress.
Cite as:	American Dialect Society Collection (AFC 1984/011), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Acquisition Source:	American Dialect Society; Donation; 1984.
Subjects:	English language--Dialects--New England. » More like this English language--Dialects--United States. » More like this English language--Dialects--Maritime Provinces. » More like this English language--Dialects--Canada. » More like this Sea Islands Creole dialect. » More like this Tales--United States. » More like this Storytelling--United States. » More like this Folk songs--New England. » More like this Slave narratives--United States. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Sound recordings. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Transcripts. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFC 1984/011
Language Code:	eng eng mul
Geographic Area Code:	n-usn-- n-cnm--
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	Finding aid: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af006002