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Nahuatl narratives on aluminum discs (Andrade, c. 1935)

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Languages: 
Central Nahuatl
Locations: 
Tlaxcala
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Andrade records one or more native male speakers reciting narratives. The recordings were probably made in the field c. 1935.
Collection Technical Notes: 
Phonograph records are three ten-inch, needle-cut aluminum discs. The tape consists of dubs from the discs made in October 1979. WAVE files are now converted to MP3s.
Contributor: 
unknown consultants

Nahuatl field recordings (R.B. Foster, 1971)

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Subject Languages: 
Central Nahuatl
Primary Languages: 
Spanish
Languages: 
Central Nahuatl
Spanish
Locations: 
Tlaxcala
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Foster interviewed a large number of native speakers (male and female) in the Distrito Federal and the State of Mexico in 1971.
Collection Technical Notes: 
Tapes are the 25 original field recordings on five-inch reels made by Foster in Mexico plus a 26th tape on a seven-inch reel (see: "Nahuatl field recordings from Morelos"). All the tapes were donated to the LLA in 1996. Note: The numbering of the tapes does not follow the order on the "Attachment to Lending Agreement..." of 1996. Also note: At present the 27th tape (made by Jay Sokolovsky) cannot be located. WAVE files are now converted to MP3s.
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Recordings in Central Nahuatl, made in Puebla and Tlaxcala States by Jane Rosenthal (1973-1982)

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Languages: 
Central Nahuatl
Spanish
Locations: 
Tlaxcala
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Speaking Spanish and (later) Nahuatl, Rosenthal interviews a number of native speakers (male and female), who (at times) provide vocabulary, engage in conversation and relate narratives.
Collection Technical Notes: 
Tapes were dubbed in 1976 and 1983 from the original field recordings made on: one open-reel tape and three C-60 cassettes, which were lent to the LLA by Rosenthal. WAVE files are now converted to MP3s.
Contributor: 
Atonal, Paulina, et al.