Here, the interviews were completed when we got involved. But they were in boxes. This was a legacy project conducted by Berkshire Historical in the 1990s, under the guidance of Barbara Allen, with Frances Jones Sneed as Mass Humanities Scholar.
in 2018, we took the boxes of tapes and brought them to the Berkshire Athenaeum, where a volunteer, under the guidance of director Alex Reczkowski, made digital copies. We took the digital copies and, thanks to intern Abby Adam, made an inventory. And we turned them back over to the BCHS.
Then, last year, Mass Humanities gave Berkshire Historical a grant to finish this important project, and we helped. We found a transcription company, and coordinated that part of the work. Meanwhile, Berkshire Historical worked to improve the quality of the digital versions of some of the original recordings. They have created a part of their site to feature this project. THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE! AND ONLINE. SEE HERE