Oral history of American linguistics; Raven I. McDavid tells the story of his life and his career in linguistics (1979)

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Collection Descriptive Notes
At the beginning of his narrative McDavid identifies these tapes as "what may be a long series of demonstration recordings by Raven McDavid for the Conference on the Oral History of American Linguistics, which will be held in Chartlotte, North Carolina, May 9th & 10th, 1979". He speaks of the friends and colleagues he met and the decisions he made in life. (After May 10 he continued the series of narratives till 7 October 1979.)
Collection Technical Notes
Cassettes are the original live recordings made in 1979 at various locations (including Baton Rouge, LA, and Columbia, SC). They were donated to the LLA by McDavid c. 1984. Note: The date of production given for the digital files as 2007 may not be accurate. WAVE files are now converted to MP3s.
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McDavid, Raven I., Jr.
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McDavid reminiscences I and II (“Personal history”) McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker); Unnamed technician (recorder) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences III and IV McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker); Unnamed technician (recorder) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences IX and X McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences V and VI (1/12/79 and 1/13/79) McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences VII and VIII (Upstate New York, 1/13/79) McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences XI and XII (1/14/79) McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences XIII and XIV (Baton Rouge, LA, 1/19/79) McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker) 1/8 inch audio cassette
McDavid reminiscences XV and XVI McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker) 1/8 inch audio cassette
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