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  Biographies

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  Making and Maintaining the Original Recordings The interviews included in this presentation were recorded using what was at the time a state-of-the art-technology known as portable instantaneous or direct-to-disc recorders. These devices, as their name implies, were used on location to produce recordings which could be played back immediately after a recording session. The recorders were well suited for conducting field interviews since they allowed researchers to "go to the...