The sounds of the office sound recording / by Michael Siegel

Object Details

commentator

Siegel, Michael

Program notes by Michael Siegel, detailing each sound, ([3] p.) inserted in container.

Table of contents

Time clock -- Coffee break -- Dictation and transcription -- Letter opening -- Heat copyer (Thermofax) and stapling -- Coffee break -- Old electric typewriter -- Adding machine -- Writing checks, and check protector -- Manual typewriter -- Telephone and intercom -- Pop bottle machine -- Calculator -- Plastic laminator -- Bookkeeping machine -- Coffee break -- Addressograph -- Postage meter and envelope sealer -- Time clock -- The office on a busy day

Track information

101. Time Clock / 00:00:32

102. Coffee Break / 00:02:38

103. Dictation and Transcription / 00:03:33

104. Letter Opening / 00:02:01

105. Heat Copyer (Thermofax) and Stapling / 00:00:48

106. Coffee Break / 00:01:10

107. Old Electric Typewriter / 00:01:55

108. Adding Machine / 00:02:30

109. Writing Checks, and Check Protector / 00:02:45

110. Manual Typewriter / 00:02:17

201. Telephone and Intercom / 00:00:37

202. Pop Bottle Machine / 00:01:07

203. Calculator / 00:03:28

204. Plastic Laminator / 00:01:34

205. Bookkeeping Machine / 00:02:37

206. Coffee Break / 00:02:08

207. Addressograph / 00:01:13

208. Postage Meter and Envelope Sealer / 00:01:02

209. Time Clock / 00:00:29

210. The Office on a Busy Day / 00:01:25

Publisher number

FX 6142 Folkways Records

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu

1964

1960-1970

Local number

FW06142

Folkways 6142

Restrictions & Rights

Access by appointment

Type

Phonograph records

Physical description

1 phonograph record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in

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Folkways Records Collection 1948-1986

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Topic

Sounds

Work environment

Record ID

siris_arc_232480

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