Upper Midwest Digital Folklore Archives 
Accession Form (Version 2:  12/1/11)  

Title of Project:	  

Course:						Instructor: Robert G. Howard 			
Communication Arts 522: Digitally Documenting Everyday Communication

Year:						Semester:
2012						Fall

Date(s) material was documented: October 31, 2012 - November 2, 2012

Language(s): English

Places mentioned:  (town or county, state [spelled out], country)
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Summary of Project: (100 words or less.) 
Exposing the greatest threats of Halloween night, staff at the City of Madison Fire Department tackle child safety and the perils of modern day trick or treating.

Restrictions, if any, placed on the use of this project by the Student or the Respondent: None 

Keywords:   (terms that will help researchers find your fieldwork; include 3-5 terms) Trick-or-Treat, Halloween, Safety

Folk Genre Keywords: (from the Ethnographic Thesaurus’ top term categories, e.g. Belief, Ritual, Music, Dance, Material Culture, Foodways, etc; list all that apply)	Beings, General, Law and Governance, Material Culture, Ritual, Work		

More Specific Subject Terms:  (from the Ethnographic Thesaurus, e.g. taverns, basket making, etc) Fire Fighters, Trick or Treating,   Halloween Costumes, Children, Danger

Folk Group Keywords: (use list of ethnic terms handed out in class and/or the Ethnographic Thesaurus, e.g.  Family; Ethnic: Greek American, African American; Work: firefighters; Sports: baseball players; Gender; Sexualities; Others) Middle Aged Community Leaders Fire Fighters 

Cultural Practice, Motif, and Issue Keywords not described above: (examples: -making, Ho-Chunk pahkeh beadwork;  apples, bear, car, water, death, murder, changes in tradition, hybridity) School Children, Flame, Reflectors, Car Accident, Prevention

About the Student-Researcher:

Name of Student: Kaitlyn Fahey

Major/Dept: Communication Arts					Year in College: (please circle one)
								Junior 		
Gender: Female			 Age: 20					 Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”): Irish, German			 Birthplace: Skokie, Illinois, United States of America				Significant places of residence, if different:  (town or county, state [spelled out], country)    Glenview, Illinois, United States of America and Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America							
Religious group affiliations: Roman Catholic				
				
List of Respondent(s):
 (Include the following information for EACH respondent from whom you have collect a consent form.  Copy and Paste a Respondent Information section for each respondent beyond those below.  Leave unused entries blank.  Number consecutively:  “No.4,” “No.5”.  These numbers should match your uploaded consent and release form document numbers (see below)).

Respondent Information 

Name of Respondent No. 1:  Katie Crokus			
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
Parent of Madison trick-or-treaters									
Relationship to student:	None									
									
Gender: Female						
Age: 	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		

Name of Respondent No. 2:  Michael Dibble			
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
City of Madison Fire Department Firefighter - Station 1 Lieutenant 
						
Relationship to student: None										
									
Gender: Male							
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		

Name of Respondent No. 3:  David Guthrie			
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
City of Madison Fire Department Fire Fighter									
Relationship to student: None										
									
Gender:Male							
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above:Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		

Name of Respondent No. 4:  Alyson Trachtman			
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
Babysitter for Madison trick-or-treaters									
Relationship to student: None										
									
Gender:Female						
Age: 20	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country): Laguna Beach, California, United States of America		
 Significant places of residence , if different than above:Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:	

Name of Respondent No. 5:  Lori Wirth			
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
City of Madison Fire Department Community Education Specialist								
Relationship to student: None										
									
Gender:Female							
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:	

List of Documents/Recordings:
 (Include the following information for EACH Document/Recording. List as much relevant information as possible.  Copy and Paste a Document Information section for each document beyond the five below.  Number consecutively:  “No.1,” “No.2”.  These numbers should match your uploaded document number.  This COMPLETED accession form should always be document 1.  You final cut of you video should be document 2.  All other interviews or other audio, photo, video, or text materials should be in separate files following.  There should be at least one audio file per interviewee.  Include relevant B-role etc.  Keep all files at 999 Megs in size or less.  Chunk longer video files in relevant documents of 999 Megs or less.)

No. 1	Accession Form

No. 2	Your Video Documentary Title: Trick-or-Treating Exposed: Protecting Your Family on All Hallows Eve Night

No. 3	Name of Document:  Interview: Katie Crokus

	Material Type:  (audio/video/photo/text and file format) Quicktime Video (H.264, .mov file)
Date Collected:October 31, 2012
Places where material was collected:Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
(town or county, state [spelled out], country) Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a raw interview footage, B-Reel, and audio interview etc.)  Raw video interview footage with Katie Crokus, parent of Madison trick-or-treaters. Crokus discusses Halloween safety from the prospective of a parent/civilian in the city. 

	Social and/or Cultural Context: Child Care Provider (Parent)

No. 4	Name of Document:  Interview: Michael Dibble

	Material Type:  (audio/video/photo/text and file format)Quicktime Video (H.264, .mov file)
Date Collected:October 31, 2012
Places where material was collected:City of Madison Fire Department, Fire Station #1
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage) Adobe Premier video interview footage with Lt. Michael Dibble, City of Madison Fire Department firehouse staff. Dibble discusses various outreach efforts of the firehouse on Halloween night and the weeks leading up to the holiday.

	Social and/or Cultural Context:  Public Safety Provider

No. 5	Name of Document: Interview: David Guthrie

	Material Type:  (audio/video/photo/text and file format)Quicktime Video (H.264, .mov file)
Date Collected:October 31, 2012
Places where material was collected:City of Madison Fire Department, Fire Station #9
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage)Raw interview footage with firefighter David Guthrie. 

	Social and/or Cultural Context:  Public Safety Provider

No. 6	Name of Document:Interview: Alyson Trachtman

	Material Type:  (audio/video/photo/text and file format)Audio File (.mp3 file)
Date Collected:November 2, 2012
Places where material was collected:Equinox Apartment Building
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage) Raw audio interview with Alyson Trachtman. Trachtman discusses her experience as a babysitter on Halloween night. 

	Social and/or Cultural Context:  Child Care Provider (Babysitter)

No. 7	Name of Document: Interview: Lori Wirth

	Material Type:  (audio/video/photo/text and file format)Quicktime Video (H.264, .mov file)
Date Collected:October 31, 2012
Places where material was collected:City of Madison Fire Department, Fire Station #1
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage) Raw video interview footage with Lori Wirth, Community Education Specialist for the City of Madison Fire Department. Wirth discusses the firehouse's community outreach efforts, both generally and in relation to Halloween night.

	Social and/or Cultural Context:  Public Safety Educator 

Consent and Release Forms
(Upload all consent and release forms that will be housed at “UW Archives.” Upload these AFTER all other documents are uploaded.  If there is a problem or you are in doubt, send all the .pdfs of the forms as an email attachment to the instructor and list the location of the forms as “with instructor.” Call them “Consent Form 1” and so on when you upload. If the respondents requested to be anonymous or had other restrictions, be sure to note that as you upload.)

Number of Consent Forms: 5

Number of Release Forms:5

Number of Researcher Release Forums:1