CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6253
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:
Charles Olson discussion on psychedelic drugs, his experiences with the Howard Group, and philosophical position on November 16, 1963 Tape 1 of 2 #544a
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Olson, Charles
Dates:
1910-1970
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Very 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:
T00:30:34
Size:
39.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:31
Size:
36.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1963-11-16
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000 Introduction
010 Charles Olson begins to discuss his experiences with the Howard Group
055 Mushrooms (psyllicibin)
113 Morning Glory seeds similar to LSD
177 Kessler’s experience with the Harvard Group
225 Harmon’s *summary of 3 types of mushroom experiences; Olson refers to this article
312 “…triad of politics, theology, and epistemology”, discussion of why some people have bad experiences on drugs (example: man who became violent on LSD in Mexico)
425 Olson responds to a question comparing alcohol to psychedelic drugs, tries to link their psychological effects to physiological effects
615 Olson quotes from Harmon’s article (“The Issue of the consciousness Expanding Drugs”)
765 There should be houses where-people can gather socially and take psychedelic drugs
780 Magic, religion, science
833 Sound fades out
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Side 3 36:15
Side 4 26:00
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