ADVERTISEMENTS

One of the non-document items found was videotapes.  Upon preliminary
inspection, I saw that the tapes were dated to 1990, or at least
according to what the labels on them said.  After getting over my
initial surprise of encountering VHS tapes, I wondered about the
condition of them.  Were they viable?  If so, were they relevant to the
papers?

After managing to find a room equipped to play videotapes, I finally
was able to see the contents of the tapes as well as the man behind the
papers I am working on.  According to the label on the tapes and the
introduction in the beginning of one of the tapes, it was a colloquium
about the Uniform Probate Code at SUNY - Albany Law School.  What
was also interesting to see were some of the key players involved with
the UPC, who also appeared frequently among Wellman's papers.  I think
I might need to set aside some time to finish watching the tape.  It
looked like it could provide some insight into Wellman in addition to
more information on the people active on the UPC with Wellman.

On a side note, some of the observations I made were on how prolific
the speakers were.  Some of them spoke for a rather lengthy period of
time.  The other interesting part of their speeches was their quirks
and gestures when speaking.  If I were an expert poker player or an
expert on body language, it would interesting to interpret what their
hand motions were also saying.

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