Object ID:
2006.13.7
Interviewer:
Randles, Raymond
Interview Date:
05/19/2004
Interview Place:
Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Length of Interview:
52 minutes
Scope & Content:
Bob Phelps talks about his work at the American Printing House for the Blind, from 1963 until his retirement as manager of Technical Research in 2002. He describes electronic projects that he worked on, including installing and maintaining equipment in the studios for Talking Book production, working on record presses, designing equipment devices for indexing and variable speed playing of talking books, and producing Educational Research products, specifically APH PocketBraille, Handi-Cassette, and Speech Expressor. He also describes maintenance responsibilities from when he worked as division manager for building maintenance.
Interview Restrictions:
All copyrights belong to the American Printing House for the Blind. Contact the Museum concerning any restrictions.
Extent:
1 compact disc + 1 copy (CD) + 1 transcript (17 p.)