CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6935
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 17
Source Collection Description:
The Fred Wah fonds collects materials from Vancouver-based poet Fred Wah, who was appointed as Canadau2019s fifth Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011 and has published 25 books between 1965 and 2016. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939 and grew up in the West Kootenay region. His Chinese and Scots-Irish ethnic background and identity have a significant influence on his literary work. Wah completed an undergraduate degree in Literature and Music at the University of British Columbia, where he became a founding editor of the TISH newsletter in 1961, and has taught at Selkirk College, the David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. The fonds contains a number of interviews, conversations, lectures, and public readings recorded between the years 1976 and 2006, featuring local and national literary and media figures such as Lorna Crozier, bpNichol, Daphne Marlatt, and Stuart McLean.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
An evening with bp Nichol reading poetry at NSCAD University in Halifax in [1971 or 1972?], Tape 1 of 2
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Kiyooka, Roy
Dates:
1926-1994
Notes:
His name is written on the J-card as a person who brought BP to Halifax for a visit. We are not sure if he were present at BP's reading, but we decided to put his name here as a person who might've been present there.
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
Name:
[Mc?, Brian]
Notes:
His letter is attached to the tapes with the recordings, he describes his emotions during the reading and that his breathing can be heard
Name:
Nichol, bp (Barrie Phillip)
Dates:
1944-1988
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Good
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:
T00:31:49
Size:
30.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:32:15
Size:
31 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Dates
Date:
1971
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
The year is uncertain. According to the J-card it is either 1971 or 1972.
As for the month and day, the J-card indicates 11-03. We suppose this date is written by Fred Wah although we are not sure what date it is (whether November 3 or March 11).
Date:
2000-11-03
Source:
letter
Notes:
The supporting letter to Fred Wah and his wife Pauline was written on this day
LOCATION
Address:
University NSCAD, Marginal Road, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B3H 4N4, Canada
Venue:
NSCAD University
Latitude:
44.63931
Longitude:
-63.56549
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
There is a name on the j-card, and we assume it could be Brian [Mc?]. It is very likely that he recorded these tapes and gave them to Fred Wah.
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