Howard Kramer and Ann Hoog
Recorded
April 20, 2016
36:53 minutes
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Id:
mby014766
Description
Folklorist Ann Hoog (45) interviews longtime colleague and American Folklife Center volunteer, Howard Kramer (77) about his early life, and his 16 years volunteering at the Center.Subject Log / Time Code
Howard Kramer (HK) talks about his early life in NYC.
Ann Hoog (AH) reads HK's first ever email to the American Folklife Center (AFC) from 2000 when he first became interested in becoming a volunteer.
HK talks about his interest in volunteering during retirement.
HK recalls his first day volunteering at the AFC in the fall of 2000, and what the Jefferson building means to him.
HK recalls being given permission to simply read things he came across in the archives.
HK talks about enjoying working with the John & Ginny Dildine Collection for approx. 16 months.
HK tells about finding a recording of the New Lost City Ramblers before they were formed, it was a "diamond" in the archive.
HK talks about the work of logging audio.
HK tells about why he keeps coming back to volunteer at the AFC.
HK talks about his wife, Lois, a folk artist.
Participants
- Howard Kramer
- Ann Hoog