Oral history interview with Mabel Wright Paulina., 2006, 1964 June 3

Item

Identifier: UNR35

Staff Only

Abstract

Discussion of living on the chicken ranch near Dead Ox on the Truckee River; the 1916 earthquake; fences made of willow; how two old women walked from Lovelock to Wadsworth, Nevada; how Winnemucca got his name; and the fighting between the Paiutes and the Pitt River Indians. Recorded while en route to Rye Patch Dam, Pershing County, Nevada.

Dates

2006
Digitization: 1964 June 3

Creator

Wheat, Margaret A., 1908-1988 (Interviewer, Person)

Language of Materials

Interviews recorded in English and Northern Paiute.

Conditions Governing Access

http://http://www.library.unr.edu/specoll/mss/83-24.html#conditions

Extent

1 Items

Additional Description

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

audio/wav; 714,688,430 bytes; 45 minutes, 1 seconds.

Computer Hardware: 3 Intel Celeron 1.8GHz/224 MB RAM PCs manufactured by PowerSpec, each with a Firewire hard drive (2 manufactured by MicroNet, and 1 by LaCie); M-Audio Delta Audiophile internal sound card; External Firewire Hard Drive; Analog to Digital Converter: Prism Sound Dream ADA-8XR; Prism Sound Dream AD-2; Analog Playback Equipment: Studer A-80, Studer B67, Otari MX-55, Revox A700; Operating System: Windows XP; Capture and editing software: Steinberg Wavelab 4.0; Formatting software: Sony Soundforge.