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[Esther Gillie <esth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings all;

Its been a while since this list was established.  Every now and
then, I send out the list information just to remind everyone about
protocol and features such as the archives.  So here is the
information, just FYI.  Esther.

Recorded Sound Listserv

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Esther Gillie, Sound Recording Archivist                Phone: 716-274-1330

Eastman Audio Archive                           Fax: 716-274-1088

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