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Collection Number: 20449

Collection Title: Edward H. Albert Collection of Auction Recordings, 1972-1973

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Archival processing of the Edward H. Albert Collection of Auction Recordings was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Size 9 items
Abstract Audio recordings of public auctions created by sociologist, Edward H. Albert. The recordings feature auctions held in Randolph County, N.C., as well as recordings from the Missouri Auction School, which Albert attended as part of his research.
Creator Albert, Edward H. (Edward Henry)
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
Use of audio or moving image materials may require production of listening or viewing copies.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Edward H. Albert Collection of Auction Recordings #20449, Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Edward H. Albert of Chappaqua, N.Y., in June 2010 (Acc. 101322).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Emma Evans and Anne Wells, April 2018

Encoded by: Anne Wells, April 2018

Archival processing of the Edward H. Albert Collection of Auction Recordings was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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Edward H. Albert is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Hofstra University. He received his MA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1974, and received his PhD in Sociology from York University in 1978.

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Audio recordings of public auctions created by sociologist, Edward H. Albert. The recordings feature auctions held in Randolph County, N.C., as well as recordings from the Missouri Auction School, which Albert attended as part of his research. Recordings are on audiocassette.

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Contents list

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9 items.

Arrangement: Alphabetical by title.

Processing information: Titles compiled from original containers. Please note that audiocassettes may contain more than one auction or auctioneer per tape.

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/1

B&G Auctioneers

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/2

B. M. Marley; B&G Auctioneers, Staley, N.C.

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/3

Brown Auction Company, Auctioneer John Brown, Randleman, N.C

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/4

Davis Auction Company, Gilbert R. Davis, Randleman, N.C

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/5

David Holland; Joe Johnson

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/6

Aaron Nance; Larry Queen

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/7

Reynolds Auction Company, Climax, N.C

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/8

Reynolds Auction Company, Climax, N.C, 26 May 1973

Audiocassette

SFC Audio Cassette FS-20449/9

Sedgefield Friday Night Auction, Sedgefield Dealers Auction; Auctioneer J. T. Brown

Audiocassette

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