Richard Brick/Last Stand Farmer Collection (VFC2010-0008)

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Title

Richard Brick/Last Stand Farmer Collection (VFC2010-0008)

Subject

Farm life -- Vermont (LCSH)
Logging (LCSH)
Maple sugar industry--Vermont. (LCSH)
Maple syrup industry--Vermont. (LCSH)
Real Property (LCSH)
Taxation (LCSH)

Description

Collection Descritpion
The Richard Brick Collection conisists 91 audio recordings created between 1973-1975 in Chelsea, Vermont as a part of the filming and production of the documentary, Last Stand Farmer (1976). Audio recordings include interviews with farmer Kenneth O’Donnell, the documentary's primary subject, and his wife, Helen as well as ambient sound recordings of activities on their farm. Audio recordings were created by Richard Brick. Interviews were conducted by Richard Brick and photographer, Suzanne Opton. Additionally the collection includes 10 audio recording created as a part of the post-production process of the film for transcription and film synchronization, MSS material, a 16mm print of the film, and a DVD copy of the film.

Note on original analog sound recordings
All original analog audio recordings in the collection are on open reel audio tape. The majority of the collection (Series 1 and Series 2) consists of 91 field recordings on 7 inch diameter reels of Scotch 3M 208 polyester tape recorded at 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono. The collection includes ten additional recordings created as a part of post-production (Series 3 and Series 4) for transcription and sound sync.  Tapes AU2010-3159, AU2010-3160, AU2010-3161, AU2010-3162 in Series 3 make reference to recordings--"Sound Roll" 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19--that have not been identified in the original series of field recordings. This suggests the duplicates on these tapes might be the only extant versions of those seemingly missing recordings. At this time (7/2013) the VFC archivist has not verified if indeed this is the case.

Creator

Brick, Richard (Interviewer)
Brick, Richard (Recording Engineer)
Brick, Richard (Recordist)
Opton, Suzanne (Interviewer)
O’Donnell, Helen (Interviewee)
O’Donnell, Kenneth (Interviewee)

Source

Vermont Folklife Center Archive, Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, Vermont, United States of America.

Contributor

Brick, Richard

Rights

Audio recordings copyright Richard Brick.

Collection Items

AU2010-3166 -- Film Sync Copy 4. Sound Roll 98 (End), 99, 100
Consists of copies of all or part of the following recordings: Sound Roll 98 (AU2010-3111)Sound Roll 99 (AU2010-3112)Sound Roll 100 (AU2010-3113)

AU2010-3165 -- Film Sync Copy 3. Sound Roll 95 (End), 96, 97, 98 (Begin)
Consists of copies of all or part of the following recordings:Sound Roll 95 (AU2010-3108)Sound Roll 96 (AU2010-3109)Sound Roll 97 (AU2010-3110)Sound Roll 98 (AU2010-3111)

AU2010-3164 -- Film Sync Copy 2. Sound Roll 92 (End), 93, 94, 95 (Begin)
Consists of copies of all or part of the following recordings:Sound Roll 92 (AU2010-3105)Sound Roll 93 (AU2010-3106)Sound Roll 94 (AU2010-3107)Sound Roll 95 (AU2010-3108)

AU2010-3163 -- Film Sync Copy 1. Sound Roll 90, 91, 92 (Begin)
Consists of copies of all or part of the following recordings: Sound Roll 90Sound Roll 91 (AU2010-3103)Sound Roll 91 (AU2010-3104)Sound Roll 92 (AU2010-3103)

AU2010-3162 -- Transcription Copy 5. Side 1: Sound Roll 19b, 18a; Side 2: Sound Roll 18b
Consists of copies of the following recordings:

Side 1/File 1
Sound Roll 19 (side b)
Sound Roll 18 (side a)

Side 2/File 2
Sound Roll 18 (side b)

AU2010-3161 -- Transcription Copy 4. Side 1: Sound Roll 17b, 16a; Side 2: Sound Roll 16b, 19a
Consists of copies of the following recordings:

Side 1/File 1
Sound Roll 17 (side b)
Sound Roll 16 (side a)

Side 2/File 2
Sound Roll 16 (side b)
Sound Roll 19 (side a)

AU2010-3160 -- Transcription Copy 3. Side 1: Sound Roll 12b-14a; Side 2: Sound Roll 14b-15, 17a
Consists of copies of the following recordings:

Side 1/File 1
Sound Roll 12 (side b)
Sound Roll 14 (side a)

Side 2/File 2
Sound Roll 14 (side b)
Sound Roll 15
Sound Roll 17 (side a)

AU2010-3159 -- Transcription Copy 2. Side 1: Sound Roll 6-9a; Side 2: Sound Roll 9b-12a
Consists of copies of the following recordings:Side 1/File 1Sound Roll 6 (AU2010-3071) Sound Roll 7 (AU2010-3072)Sound Roll 8 (AU2010-3073)Side 2/File 2Sound Roll 9 (AU2010-3074)Sound Roll 10 (AU2010-3075) Sound Roll 11 Sound Roll 12

AU2010-3158 -- Transcription Copy 1. Side 1: Sound Roll 1-2; Side 2: Sound Roll 3-5
Consists of copies of the following recordings: Side 1/File 1Sound Roll 1 (AU2010-3066)Sound Roll 2 (AU2010-3067)Side 2/File 2Sound Roll 3 (AU2010-3068)Sound Roll 4 (AU2010-3069)Sound Roll 5 (AU2010-3070)

AU2010-3157 -- Kenneth (Wild)
Sound Recording Content Interview: Kenneth and Richard discuss real estate and the valuation of property in Vermont. Talks about people purchasing real estate and possessions on credit. Discusses state government and taxation. Discuss taxes and…

AU2010-3156 -- Kenneth (Wild)
Sound Recording Content Interview: Side A: Aging. The need to stay busy when retired. His pension. His reasons for still keeping livestock. 'It's something to do.' Shares opinions of local shop keepers. Side B: Kenneth and Helen discuss maple…

AU2010-3155 -- Wild Sound EFX Exterior country, horse, Etc.
Sound Recording Content Ambient: Horse being saddled and unsaddled (01:00-04:22). Horse drinking (04:38-06:34). Horse neigh (05:23). Unidentified sounds, walking, birds, rustling noises (06:34-07:27). Ducklings, unidentified sounds, birds, metal…

AU2010-3154 -- Kenneth (Wild Sound)
Sound Recording Content Interview: Richard asks Kenneth to tell him about his favorite season, Kenneth talks about Spring. 'The world weren't so fast, people didn't have to have everything, and everybody was practically happy. Geared it down to where…

AU2010-3153 -- Kenneth (Wild Sound)
Sound Recording ContentInterview: Kenneth talks about how older people reflect more on the past. Talks about his health and pain and how it prevents him from working in the woods logging and sugaring. Tells stories of logging when he was younger…

AU2010-3152 -- Kenneth (Wild)
Sound Recording Content Interview: Discusses his pension and taxes. Talks about the increasing cost of schools and his opinions about contemporary schooling. They discuss attachment to the land and the history of Kenneth's farm and his family. 'I…

AU2010-3151 -- K. O'Donnell Wild Track
Sound Recording ContentInterview: Talks about how, without his soldier's pension, he would not be able to survive economically. Talks about his property and his attachment to it. Talks about his dreams--about horses he owned when he was young. Poetic…

AU2010-3150 -- Wild Sound O'Donnell Farm
Sound Recording Content Interview: Discusses marriage, age. Prices and increasing costs. Taxes and schooling. Class issues in Vermont--divide between farmers and white collar workers. Describes how he paid off farm in 1940s and vowed never to…

AU2010-3149 -- Wild Sound Kenneth and Helen
Sound Recording Content Interview: Government regulation. Maple sugaring. Changes in the timing of the maple sugaring season--it ends earlier than it used to. Used to run until May, now it runs until April. Describes carrying full sap buckets and…

AU2010-3148 -- Wild Sound Kenneth
Sound Recording Content Amibient (0:00-9:14): Chain saw, tree or branch falling (2:18-2:26). Interview (9:15-24:09): Logging, hurricane of 1938. Economics of logging. Rising costs. Firewood. Maple sugaring and economics of sugaring. Tells story about…
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