A Verbal History of Erie Community College

Keywords
Archives , Erie Community College (N.Y.) , History , Autobiography , State University of New York , Community college presidents , New York (State) , Community colleges , Oral History , Erie County (N.Y.) , Buffalo (N.Y.) , Williamsville (N.Y.)
Abstract
Presented here is a digital reproduction of the audio and textual content of James E. Shenton’s A Verbal History of Erie Community College, originally produced in 1982. Mr. Shenton is remembered as Erie Community College's President from 1963 to 1974. These audio recordings and transcript documents represent Mr. Shenton's memoirs of the College from its inception in 1946 to his retirement in August, 1974. Library Coordinator Sylvia Moran and Principle Library Clerk Margaret Barrey assisted Mr. Shenton in their original creation. The audio recordings and transcript documents were digitally reproduced in 2011 for this archive by Librarian Matthew M. Best. The master versions of these archived items are part of the Erie Community College Archives, located in the Dry Memorial Library on the College's North Campus in Williamsville, NY.
Description
6 digital master audio files, WAVE (.wav) format, bit rate 2304 kbps, mono, 2 GB (Public access embargoed until 01/01/2050). 6 access audio files, MP3 (.mp3) format, bit rate 128 kbps, mono, 110 MB. 6 access audio files, OGG (.ogg) format, bit rate 128 kbps, mono, 111 MB. 57 digital master page image files, TIFF (.tif) format, black and white, 300 dpi, 12.9 MB. 3 access page image files, PDF (.pdf) format, black and white, 2.94 MB.
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