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A boon to sound enthusiasts, musicians, and hobbyists, these reel-to-reel recorders also led to other uses, notably as the modus operandi for tape “pen pal” clubs such as World Tape Pals, The Voicespondence Club, Tape-Respondents International, and others. This presentation offers an overview of “tape respondence clubs” and focuses primarily on the organization and operation of Tape-Respondents International, which at the peak of its activity in the 1950s had more than a thousand members, including various internal groups such as the Blind Services Committee, the TRI Tape Network, Operation Handshake, and the TRI Tape Library, which archived tape recordings of all types and made them available to members. TRI was also an active participant in President Eisenhower’s People-to-People Program. 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