Recording of Gail Mary Killian's birthday (1973)
- Name
- Killian, Gail Mary, 1953-1988 (Recordist,Speaker)
- Desroches, Stephen K. (Stephen Killian), 1974- (Former owner)
- Title
- Recording of Gail Mary Killian's birthday (1973)
- Abstract
- Recording documents Gail Mary Killian's birthday celebration. There is a conversation about work for the United States Postal Service, as Killian's father and neighbor worked for the USPS. Guests sing "Happy Birthday." There is also a conversation about polka music and dancing, both of which were popular in her neighborhood, which was a Polish enclave.
- Collection Name
- Gail Mary Killian and Stephen Desroches sound recordings
- Archival Context
- Gail Mary Killian sound recordings. Box no. OHAC C9
- Subjects
- Birthday parties; Down syndrome--Social aspects; Polkas; Polish people--Social life and customs; Killian, Gail Mary, 1953-1988; United States Postal Service
- Format
- sound recordings
- Genre
- Personal recordings
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 audio files (part 1: 31 minutes; part 2: 26 minutes)
- Note
- Original format: cassette
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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- Also In
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-gvh4-9763