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The collection of audio and other materials amassed by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson represents one of the largest acquisitions in the history of the library’s American Folklife Center.
SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: In the first months of the pandemic, hundreds of health care workers across the country began recording audio diaries. They captured their thoughts and feelings as they treated patients with COVID-19. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "THE NOCTURNISTS: STORIES FROM A PANDEMIC") DAN DONOHO: It's March 26 in the afternoon, finally home after a fairly long day yesterday and today. MCCAMMON: That's Dan Donoho, a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "THE NOCTURNISTS: STORIES FROM A PANDEMIC") DONOHO: Every day, when I get to go to sleep, all I think about is, did we do en...