Editing William R. Rathvon (section)

==Reminiscences==
As a senior official of the Christian Science church, Rathvon had access to the best quality recording devices of his time. Mr. Rathvon's reminiscences were recorded at the Boston studios of radio station [[WRUL]] on February 12, 1938; hence the quality of the 78&nbsp;rpm record.<ref name="William Rathvon Recording">{{cite news|title=1938 Recording |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/86590-i-heard-lincoln-that-day/ |publisher=WNYC}}</ref>

The Rathvon audio recollections were known by a small circle of individuals from the time of their recording in 1938. To Rathvon, they were incidental to what he felt were his more important church-work responsibilities. He presumably made the recordings for historical posterity, but never promoted or sold them, dying the following year in 1939.