Re: [ARSCLIST] Jack Johnson

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ms. Lord's response is also a wonderful response to those who want quick and
dirty cataloging without the total analysis that led to finding this
soundbite.  Bravo!

Steve Smolian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rachel Lord" <rlord@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Jack Johnson


> At Sound Archives/Nga Taonga Korero we have the recording made on Coral
> Records CL 30,113 called Great Moments in Boxing, written and produced by
> Bud Greenspan, narrated by Don Dunphy. It has a few seconds of Jackson
> speaking at the end of side one, talking about when he gets the rosin on
his
> feet.
> Also we have a very intersting recording made in 1948 by the National
> Broadcasting Service (NZ)called Great Days in Sport, all about the Oct 16,
> 1909 fight Johnson v Ketchet. It is 12'23" duration.
> It is a dramatisation but includes extremely realistic sounding commentary
> from the fight... could this be actuality or is it a very good
recreation???
> I would be very interested to know.
> Please contact me off list for further details
>
> Rachel Lord
>
> RACHEL LORD
> Chief Sound Archivist
> Sound Archives/Nga Taonga Korero
> PO Box 1531
> Christchurch, New Zealand
> Ph 03 374 8440; 027 969 935
>
> Search online at www.soundarchives.co.nz
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neal Lavon [mailto:nlavon@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2003 8:03 a.m.
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Jack Johnson
>
>
> I am looking for any voice recordings of former heavyweight champion Jack
> Johnson. Johnson was champion from 1908 to 1915. He lived to the mid
1940s.
>
> Any suggestions or known recordings would be appreciated.
>
> Neal Lavon
> Voice of America
> Washington, D.C. 20237
> 202-619-0112