| Collection |
APH Oral History Collection |
| Credit line |
APH Oral History Collection, 2006.13 |
| Date |
2004 |
| Abstract |
Betty Hardin, retired APH Tape Duplication Supervisor, talks about her work at the American Printing House for the Blind. She describes manufacturing processes for talking book production from 1967, when she started working at APH, until 2004, the year of her retirement. She describes hard record pressing; working on hard record, open reel, and cassette players; tape duplication of both 2-track and 4-track recordings; mastering; and cassette labeling. She also mentions the APH softball team and bowling league of the 1970s and briefly discusses the Teamsters Union. |
| Event |
APH Corporate Memory Project |
| Interviewer |
Randles, Raymond |
| Interview date |
05/24/2004 |
| Length of interview |
99 minutes |
| Interview place |
Callahan Museum |
| Interview restrictions |
All copyrights belong to the American Printing House for the Blind. Contact the Callahan Museum concerning any restrictions. |
| Media |
Compact Disc |
| Narrator |
Hardin, Betty |
| Object ID |
2006.13.8 |
| Object Name |
Interview, Oral History |
| People |
Hardin, Betty |
| Media quantity |
1 |
| Search Terms |
APH employees
APH talking book production |
| Subjects |
American Printing House for the Blind
Employees
Talking books
Manufacturing processes |
| Title |
Betty Hardin interview [Sound recording] |
| Transcriptionist |
Gordon, Amy |
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