Poetry reading with commentary: William Carlos Williams at the University of California, May 1955 #846

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5578
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Reading in BC Collection
Source Collection ID:
MsC 199
Source Collection Description:
Reading in BC collection was assembled during the late 1970s and ‘80s. There are approximately 1000 tapes in this collection. It consists of the recordings of Canadian and American writers, mostly poets, reading poems, talking, being interviewed, participating in panel discussions, and so on. Most of the recordings were made in BC, but there are some made elsewhere in Canada or the USA. Quite a few of these recordings are unique copies, not to be found elsewhere.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Poetry reading with commentary: William Carlos Williams at the University of California, May 1955 #846
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Swigg, Richard
Notes:
General Editor

Name:
Baker, Richard J
Notes:
Editor

Name:
Bradbury, Cliff
Notes:
Sound Engineer

Name:
Crick, Jeremy
Notes:
The program designed by him

Name:
Williams, William Carlos
Dates:
1883-1963

Name:
Pargeter, Mark
Notes:
Business Manager

CONTRIBUTORS



MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Sound Quality:
Excellent
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:32:03
Size:
31.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:31:30
Size:
31.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1955-05
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
Recorded by courtesy of University of California, Santa Barbara

LOCATION

Address:
Santa Barbara, 552, Reed Court, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, 93106, United States
Venue:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Latitude:
37.8644
Longitude:
-122.2480

CONTENT

Contents:
Side 1 : May 1955 ; Seafarer ; A Unison ; The Descent ; To Daphne and Virginia ; The Orchestra ; Asphodel, That Greeny Flower I (excerpt : “I speak in figures: to “die at peace in his bed/besides”) Side 2 : May 1955 : The Ivy Crown ; Asphodel, That Greeny Flower, Coda
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Note:
Special thanks are expressed to Lorie Ritchie, Head of Special Collection, UCSB Library
Note:
The last 18 minutes of track two is empty

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