This is a digital copy of a recording made by Dr. Peter V. Karpovich that he calls "My Short Biography." This is a copy of a section of a longer recording. The original digital copy is made from a 2 sided magnetic reel to reel tape and is approximately 27 minutes in duration. The original reel is undated, but from comments made on the recording it is believed to have been recorded in 1966 or 1967. To hear the entire recording, click here: http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10975 . This section lasts approximately 6 minutes. In this part, he speaks about his early life from his birth in Luga, Russia and the influence of his older brother on his decision to go into research and medical school though his time at the Military Medical Academy in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) to his coming to American through Riga, Latvia, and his career as a researcher and physical educator at Springfield College. For more information on Peter V. Karpovich, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/571. Is a digital copy of part of the side 1 digital file, ms501-01-a-01-18-001-001 which is digital copy of a 2 sided magnetic reel to reel audio tape; Identical to part of the audio of “Karpovich Speaking About Life and Physical Education: Side 1” To listen to the complete recording, http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10975 ; This digital copy was made the Archives and Special Collection for the purpose of allowing easier access to the recording;
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