[Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Morman, Ed
EMorman at nfb.org
Tue Jun 28 19:16:19 UTC 2011
Dear list members and living history groupies-
Some of you haven't met me. Those who have know that I'm a sighted staff member at the national center and that I strongly believe in "the blind leading the blind." Therefore, I can make decisions only up to a certain level. That would include putting KJ reading "Why I am a Federationist" up on the website (assuming the sound quality is good). My apologies for not having taken care of this sooner. I'll try to deal with this soon after the convention.
As for Ralph Sanders's presidential address, I'm sure you can understand why this is a sensitive matter. I am not competent to make a decision about it. As I said, it's a matter for the national leadership.
We pay attention to requests from rank and file Federationists. The speeches page on the website (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Speeches_and_Reports_Banquet_Speeches.asp) now has many more speeches by each of the three major presidents than it had a year ago. This is a result of us listening to what you say.
How do you make your feelings known to the national leadership? One way is to call the national center (410-659-9314) and ask to speak with President Maurer. Or, if you plan to be at the convention, I know that he makes a point of being available. Or you can send an email to officeofthepresident at nfb.org<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>.
You can also contact my immediate boss, Mark Riccobono, but you may find that he'll suggest you speak directly to Marc Maurer. Mark Riccobono can also be reached by -phone at the national center, or by email at mriccobono at nfb.org
I will be at the Living History Group meeting next week. I look forward to seeing you there.
Cordially,
Ed Morman
Edward T. Morman, MSLS, PhD
Director, Jacobus tenBroek Library
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND JERNIGAN INSTITUTE
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore MD 21230
410.659.9314 x2225
410.685.2340 (fax)
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From: nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Chrane
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:38 PM
To: NFB History Support List
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Hi Michael, may be Ed can digitise the tapes.
There is nothing wrong with Ralph Sander's 1978 Banquet address.
Both of Dr. Jernigan's speeches are classic important speeches.
Let us see what Ed can do with them.
Ken Chrane
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From: Michael Freholm<mailto:mfreholm at unbridledaccess.com>
To: NFB History Support List<mailto:nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Ken,
Let me try to get caught up with all this. Neither of my talking book tape players are working so I have no use for the tapes. Perhaps I will give them to Ed and they can do a better job digitizing them than I can. And, to be clear, I never presented them to the national office. I did not understand that is what you wanted me to do with them. And at the time I was focusing only on the banquet address which the national office does not want to post on the website. I think it would be very appropriate for the JTL to include it in their collection. As for the other recordings I think they should be up on line. Surely they can do a better job of digitizing them than I did. The Teamsters speech was great and of great importance historically. And I have no idea why Why I Am a Federationist is not already on the website. It's classic Federation literature.
Looking forward to seeing you all in Orlando.
Michael
On 6/28/2011 10:08 AM, Kenneth Chrane wrote:
Hi Ed, thanks.
Ken Chrane
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From: Morman, Ed<mailto:EMorman at nfb.org>
To: NFB History Support List<mailto:nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Ken-
Let me clarify. We do want to have the recordings in our audiovisual archives. Whether the national leadership wishes to make them available through NFB.org is another question.
Thanks
With Federationist greetings,,
Ed Morman
Edward T. Morman, MSLS, PhD
Director, Jacobus tenBroek Library
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND JERNIGAN INSTITUTE
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore MD 21230
410.659.9314 x2225
410.685.2340 (fax)
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From: nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org> [mailto:nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Chrane
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 6:13 PM
To: NFB History Support List
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Hi Michael, go ahead and keep the tapes.
When I listen to them, the quality is very good.
I don't understand why the National Office wasn't interested in them.
I hope the tapes were the originals.
Yes I will be at convention in Orlando, Florida.
See you then.
Ken Chrane
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Freholm<mailto:mfreholm at unbridledaccess.com>
To: NFB History Support List<mailto:nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Kenneth,
You sent those tapes to me. I've done a little research on the subject to refresh my memory and found the original thread that led to you sending me the tapes. There was an interest in hearing the 1978 Banquet address by Ralph Sanders. You stated you had a record of it and told anyone who wanted it to contact you. You then posted the following:
"Hi Ryan, I just put my 12 inch record on to a cassette tape, and I will send it to Michael Freholm either tomorrow or Monday.
The second side of that record is where Kenneth Jernigan addressed The Brotherhood of Teamsters on August 15, 1978.
I used a small Cassette Recorder, and a Talkingbook Record player.
I also recorded Why I am a Federationist and Disability and Visibility By Kenneth Jernigan.
I believe both speeches were done in 1974.
Ken Chrane "
I made a digital recording of the Banquet Address and the speech to the Teamsters and, if memory serves, I sent a copy to RyanO. My main interst was of the Banquet speech. I just wanted to hear it and so did others but the National Office is in no way interested in putting this on the website and, thus, we will not be putting this up on a Living History website. And even if we were, the sound quality is not very good. I made a digital recording of a tape recording of a 12 inch record. The recordings are not of the quality to be put up on the national website. As for the other two Jernigan speeches, the quality wasn't good enough. Perhaps the national office could do a better job in making a digital copy than I.
I still have the tapes you sent me Ken and will bring them to Orlando and return them to you. if you are going to be there. I apologize for any misunderstanding concerning the final destination of these recordings. I was interested in possibly putting them up on the living history website once it's up and running but do not recall saying I would get them put up on the national website. My apologizes again for any misunderstanding.
Best, Michael
On 6/26/2011 6:50 PM, Kenneth Chrane wrote:
Three years ago, I sent some recordings to someone else titled, "Why I am a Federationist," By Kenneth Jernigan.
Have my recordings been posted on the NFB Web Site?
Kenneth Chrane
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From: Michael Freholm<mailto:mfreholm at unbridledaccess.com>
To: NFB History Support List<mailto:nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Convention Recordings
Thanks for posting this Tina and thanks to all those who responded. I was planning on posting the same question tomorrow but you beat me to it. I was also hoping to announce some other stuff but I don't have confirmation yet.... Nevertheless, it's important that we don't duplicate recordings (not that it will really hurt anything but it would be a waste of resources.) and we need to make sure that important things get recorded. If anyone has any suggestions in this matter please post them to the list.
The Living History meeting is scheduled for Sunday June 3 from 7 to 8:30. Hope to see you all there!
Have a safe trip,
Michael Freholm
On 6/26/2011 1:07 AM, Tina Hansen wrote:
This list has been almost dead over the past several months, so I thought I'd get things rolling by asking what people plan to record for archive during the convention. I will be doing the Membership committee meeting, as well as the Newsletter and Publications committee. They're on separate nights this year, which is a first. Other than that, I'm wide open.
I also plan to do the Living History group meeting this year, as usual.
I'm sure this has been brought up before, but what good is it when people record all this stuff, but it only reaches the one who does the recordings and no one else? I'd like to get us thinking seriously about establishing a web site where this great stuff can be distributed.
Whatever you do, bring your mp3 players and voice recorders with you to Orlando, so we can add to our already rich collection. Let's all try to contribute something this year. Thanks.
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