CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6978
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:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Lionel Kearns reading his poems at David Thompson University Centre (DTUC) on January 25, 1980
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Classroom recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
Name:
Kearns, Lionel
Dates:
1937-
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
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:
T00:30:26
Size:
32.6 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:
T00:30:31
Size:
32.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Content Type:
Sound Recording
Dates
Date:
1980-01-25
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
713 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G8
Venue:
David Thompson University Centre
Latitude:
49.489145
Longitude:
-117.301457
Notes:
David Thompson University Centre got closed in Nelson in 1984; its current adopted name is Notre Dame University College
Since the exact location could not be found on OpenStreetMap, the provided link refers to the closest point on Vernon Street in Downtown Nelson, within the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, V1L 4G2, Canada
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