Accession Number: 2006.13.8
Scope & Content: Betty Hardin, retired APH Tape Duplication Supervisor, talks about her work at the American Printing House for the Blind. She describes manufacturing processes for Talking Book production from 1967, when she started working at APH, until 2004, the year of her retirement. She describes hard record pressing, tape duplication of both open-reel and cassette tapes (2-track and 4-track), mastering, and cassette labeling. She also mentions the APH softball team and bowling league of the 1970s and briefly discusses the Teamsters Union.
Narrator: Hardin, Betty
Interviewer: Randles, Raymond
Interview Date: 05/24/2004
Interview Length: 99 minutes
Interview Place: Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Extent: 99 minutes
Collection: APH Oral History Collection
Credit Line: APH Oral History Collection, 2006.13
Media Type: Compact Disc
Subjects: American Printing House for the Blind Employees Interviews Manufacturing processes Talking books
Interview Restrictions: All copyrights belong to the American Printing House for the Blind. Contact the Museum concerning any restrictions.