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The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Since these materials were only available during the two days of the Open Audio Weekend, audio files and transcripts are no longer available to download. These repositories will remain up for posterity. Please visit the Open Audio Projects page to view the projects that were created. Please direct any questions to [email protected].

This repository contains all the materials contributed by The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress for Open Audio Weekend. It contains audio files and computer-generated transcripts. You can download this entire repository as a zip here or download individual files below. A .csv file and python script has also been provided to access this files programmatically. Click here to view more collections and example scripts. Click here to view additional resources.

Usage

Use of these materials is restricted to participants of Open Audio Weekend during that two day event. Please direct any questions to [email protected].

Git Instructions

To pull the audio files you will need to install git-lfs

brew install git-lfs
# clone the repo as you would normally do
# enter directory
git lfs pull

The Collection Description

Center for Applied Linguistics Collection provided by the The Library of Congress contains 118 hours of recordings documenting North American English dialects. The recordings include speech samples, linguistic interviews, oral histories, conversations, and excerpts from public speeches. The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around the world—both on site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.

List of materials

Title Description Audio File Transcript Files Transcript Editor
Conversation with 13 year old white male, West Virginia Child describing his trickery audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 37 year old white female, Asheville, North Carolina Farm and doestic life, specifics on hay audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Speech by Amelia Earnhardt The advancements of women and technology audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with two eleven year old Native American males, New Mexico Laguna indian children audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Interview with 70+ year old white female and 15 year old boy Folktales and ghost stories audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 23 year old female, Reiholds, Pennsylvania Beauty shops and working life audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral history with 54 year old black female, Grand Junction, Colorado; and a 61 year old black female African American churches, Men and Female life in Grand Junction audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral history with 83 year old black female, Beachton, Georgia Daily life and interpersonal relationships; Women, Balck audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral history with 100 year old female, Cairo, Georgia Life in rural Georgia audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 12 year old black female, Washington, DC Games, school life, young African Americans audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 15 year old male, New York, New York Young Puerto Rican men, games, boxing (NYC) audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with Hugo Black, Harlan, Alabama White male, Constitutional Law audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Monologue with 55 year old white female Catholics, Vietnamese members of the church, White Women audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Descriptions of pictures, female, Puerto Rico Picture interpretations audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 8 and 9 year old black females, female, Florida Church, games, family life, playing with dolls audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 41 year old white female, Rhodes Point, Maryland Agriculture, raising children, fisheries, winter audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 22 year old white female, Toronto, Ontario Family hisotry, likes and dislikes, young women audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with several males, North Carolina Auctioneers, Tobacco workers, social life and customs in North Carolina audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral book reports with 14 year old male, New Haven, Connecticut High school students education audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral book reports with 15 year old black female, New Haven, Connecticut High school student, dating (social cutoms), prejudices audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Speech by Eleanor A. Roosevelt World War, 1939-1945, Christmas, spiritual life, coffee audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 52 year old man, Zuni, New Mexico Medicine and magic, Alcohol use, Counseling, Handicraft audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 14 year old black male, New York, New York Motion pictures, Black youth, Television programs audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Personal history with 80 year old female, Cedar Valley, Minnesota Genealogy, Amusements, Finnish Americans, Farm life, Lumber camps audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 41 year old black male, Detroit, Michigan Childhood games, teacher student relationships, Hobbies, Vietnam War, Communism, African American men in Michigan Detroit audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Monologue with 93 year old white male, Tangier Island, Virginia White men in Virginia, Fishers, Chesapeake Bay Regio audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 17 year old black male, Wilmington, North Carolina Girls, Birthdays, Invective, Youth and violence audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation and reading with University of Nebraska students College students, language surveys audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 32 year old male, Arizona Racism, Navajo Indians, Indian reservation (police, social life, and customs), Medical care audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with English instructors, Nebraska Poetry, Men-- Nebraska, Women-- Nebraska, Ben Johnson, Barron Alfred Tennyson audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 12 year old white female, Arkansas White Children in Arkansas, Christmas, Canning and preserving, Diseases, Ozark Mountains Region audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 7 year old black male, Detroit, Michigan African American boys-- Michigan, Reading ability test audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Monologue with 45 year old black male, Columbia, South Carolina Lawyer, Black men-- South Carolina, Ex-convicts, Veterans audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 52 year old black male, Meadville, Mississippi Farm life-- Mississippi, Logging, timber, Race relations, Justivce, African American men audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral history with 88 year old white male Frutia, Colorado Frontier and pioneer life, Mesa County (Colo.), Horse training, Floods, Health (Anecdotes) audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Reading sample of woman, Charleston, South Carolina Poetry readings, White women in South Carolina audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Personal history with 55 year old female, Chishold, Minnesota Housekeepers in Chisholm Minnesota, Traditional medicine, Occupations, Russian Americans, Gallbladder disease audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 17 year old male, Virginia Vietnamese Americans, Immigrants-- Virginia audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York Address to Congress requesting a declaration of war, Dec. 8, 1941; World War 1 Aerial operations audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Conversation with 12 year old white female, Detroit, Michigan Halloween, Games, Polish Americans, Catholic School, Friendship in children, Girls' clothing, Dreams audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Oral history with 17 year old white female, Jackson, Kentucky Appalachian Region-- Social life and customs, High school dropouts, Teenage attitudes, Coal miners, Church attendance audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Monologue with 60 year old black female, Alabama Black women in Alabama, Narratives, Relationships with sons audio file (mp3) transcript editor
Speech by Fiorello H. La Guardia, New York Municipal government, Political corruption, Italian Americans, New York politics and government audio file (mp3) transcript editor

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