Archive for March, 2008
Breakthroughs
Based on my early frustrations, I never thought I would reach a point when working with reel to reel would be easy. Just when I thought I had a handle on it, I would find something else that could go wrong. However, today I did not need any help, which I feel is a huge [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )You’ve yet to have your finest hour
Truer words were never spoken, based on what I worked on today. I digitized a fascinating old relic titled “Halls of Ivy.” For the first time, I actually snickered while I was listening to the program. It was so cheesy and corny. The show takes place at Ivy College, in Ivy USA. The focus of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hitler
I digitized four reels of a speech given by Hitler. There was an English translation given by the United States correspondent. The speech was given in 1939, shortly after the invasion of Poland. I wondered what it must have been like for the people who had to translate the speech, and for the person who [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Stops and Starts
On Monday I finished checking the tapes that were part of the ATV archive. It gave me a feeling of accomplishment. Part of the university’s history is going to be preserved, due to my efforts.
Today, I did some more digitizing, which I love. Truman’s first address to Congress as President was interesting. He could [...]
Old Soldiers Never Die
They get preserved digitally. Once again, I was digitizing old radio broadcasts. I thought since this was my second time, it would be easier, but I was wrong. I struggled so much to lock the reels of tape onto the player, I ended up with not one, but two blisters. I threaded the tape through [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Summer in the City
The only question is which city-I could end up anywhere from Seattle to New York.
I realized I’ve been writing about having an internship, but not the other two aspects of what I said this blog was going to be about, looking for and applying to internships. With that in mind, I bring you this [...]
