- Collection:
- Laurel Falls Camp-Recordings
- Title:
- Sound recording of Lillian Smith telling a story about Buss-Eye, LS01_024
- Creator:
- Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966
- Date of Original:
- 1925/1949
- Subject:
- Laurel Falls Camp for Girls (Ga.)
Camps--Georgia--Rabun County
Buss-Eye (Fictitious character) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rabun County, Clayton, 34.87815, -83.40099
- Medium:
- lacquer discs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Lillian Smith tells a story about the camp's male trickster character she invented, Buss Eye. The Hershey Tree mentioned on the label was a special hollow tree at the Laurel Falls Camp in which counselors would conceal treats for the campers. This tree was on Chechero Road. Chechero is a nearby creek and local place name that originates from the name of a nearby, long-gone Cherokee town.
Side A: 1 segment of woman leading children in story. Side B: 3 segments of children introducing themselves & singing. Handwritten on Disc Labels/Container: Chechero Hershey Tree; NA.
Digitization of the audio recordings of the Laurel Falls Camp collection was funded by the Recordings at Risk (RAR) program of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/
Medium & Playback Notes: 12-inch; glass-based; nitrocellulose lacquer disc; 78.26rpm; lateral-cut; outside-start; 2.5mil; conical stylus at 2.56g. Digitization Notes: Created (1) dual-mono 24bit, 96kHz Preservation Master File (using no compensation EQ); (1) mono-summed 24bit, 96kHz Intermediate Master (with compensation equalization); (1) mono-summed Modified Master (clicks/pops & surface noise reduced).
Transcripts were generated by voice recognition software. Some have been edited, which will be an ongoing enhancement project. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17007.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/LFCrecordings/id/62
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Piedmont University
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that apply to your use. For other uses, contact archives@piedmont.edu. - Extent:
- 0:04:36
- Original Collection:
- Laurel Falls Camp Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Piedmont College. Library
- Rights:
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