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Untitled [Diary], two sides

 Digital Record
Identifier: E12.5AV

Dates

  • Creation: 1962
  • Digitized: March 2020

Creator

Scope and contents

Side One: Martin Brunor recording from Rurutu. He is talking about many topics, including: Rurutu, finances, translations, the bible, weather, Vitaria, conversation with Taeoee (not in English), local fishing, children singing in another language

Side Two: Reviewing a mormon missionary's private diary, includes recordings from the mormon's diary. Discusses trying to convert the native people to mormonism (the people of Rurutu are largely Protestant). Briefly discusses the changing scenary with the people moving towards growing coconut trees because of the influence of "the white man". Discusses money--says the locals prefer him to run up debts so that he has to send them things from the states; the speaking of French on Rurutu; children speaking in another language; electric razors; talks about traveling to Vitalia; local belief of ghosts/spirits

Very bad clicking sounds and skippping

Languages: English, unidentitifed

Extent

1 Reels : 1mil 1/4" Open Reel Tape: Lafayette Radio Electronics acetate and polyester on a 5" reel; Fair physical condition - some stretched polyester tape at one end. ; Track configuration: 1/2-track mono Tape speed: 1.875ips Sample rate: 96kHz Bit depth: 24

Language of Materials

Multiple languages