CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6254
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 2 of 2 #544b
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:
T00:37:53
Size:
45.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:37:54
Size:
49.6 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:
Two 000 Olson talks about the illegality of drugs
030 After effects of drugs
085 Olson denies that drugs influence creativity
140 Connection of Indian and Tibetan philosophies to drug-taking
240 Legal and societal restriction of drugs
270 “Where does lie the sources of the true”, what is the “visible truth” – Olson refers to Whitman and Melville
300 Jung’s four functions of human mind
330 Talks about Watts, Huxley, Leary, and so on
460 “literacy” is problematic
520 Olson reads from a letter he received from M. Ponti, discusses “structures of consciousness”
625 “’It’ the Object…” – Object is the motive of an event, rather than the cause of an event
725 Discussion of time, eternity
770 Olson describes his duties a professor of myth and literature
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Side 3 36:15
Side 4 26:00
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