DARE Interview : Boston (Mattapan), Massachusetts; Primary Informant MA123

Fieldworker

Saunders, Gladys

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• MA123: Black; male; age: 45 (middle-aged); education: college; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: MA123 (3:27) [A bit faint; some tape hiss]
• Full Interview (Tape 0914-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Arthur the Rat
• 03:50 Work as a librarian: African-American book collection and library services
• 08:40 Ethnic composition of Boston
• 10:15 Boating hobby, photography hobby, interest in Winslow Homer
• 12:25 Boston neighborhood, urban renewal
• 14:00 Tape end