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Ben Roth-Aroni looking for treasures in a hidden closet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

After his visit to Cleveland in October 2009 to look at the additional recordings that Jack Saul’s family had discovered in the furniture store and in a “hidden closet” in the family’s home, Nathan Tinanoff, director of the JSA at FAU Libraries,  said, “I could see right away that this was going to be a big job.” Last week he returned with Ben Roth and Alethea Perez, two JSA employees who offered to help pack the rest of the phonograph recordings that were earmarked for Florida Atlantic University Libraries in Boca Raton, FL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the JSA team had packed about 30,000 recordings in September 2009, there was still a lot to do. The JSA team made a plan of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 1:<\/strong> Explore the “hidden closet” in the house and determine which recordings would be shipped to FAU Libraries. Complete the packing of recordings in the house which had been identified but not packed during the previous visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2:<\/strong> Explore the previously undiscovered basement of the furniture store to identify recordings for shipment to FAU. Pack as many of the recordings as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 3:<\/strong> Pack as many recordings as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team was excited by what they found. Recording treasures and vintage 78 rpm recordings had been tucked away into every nook and cranny. Jack Saul’s enormous collection which had become disorganized and cluttered throughout his home and place of business were in the process of becoming a valuable research tool for teachers, students and scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ben Roth in front of store with folded boxes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

FAU Libraries has already unpacked almost all of the recordings from the first shipment of 30,000 recordings. Although the vast majority of these recordings turned out to be duplicates, many of these were in far better condition than what the JSA already had. About 575 vintage 78-rpm recordings and 400 LPs have been added to the JSA database so far.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alethea Perez packing recordings previously identified in the Saul’s house.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Alethea Perez packing phonograph records in store.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ben Roth sealing boxes filled with recordings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Nathan Tinanoff making boxes in furniture store.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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Alethea Perez & Nathan Tinanoff take a well-deserved work break as they pose in front of some of the boxes they packed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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“This second shipment of recordings from Cleveland will be almost twice as large as the first. We did a great job of packing recordings. Our backs hurt. Our fingers are bleeding. But are hearts are happy,” said Tinanoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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