CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6982
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:
Ken Mitchell interview, and Margaret Hollingsworth interview and a radio play for Vancouver CBC Radio program on Arts in BC on December 1, 1986
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Broadcast
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
Name:
Hollingsworth, Margaret
Dates:
1939-
Name:
Mitchell, Ken
Dates:
1940-
Name:
Wachtel, Eleanor
Dates:
1947-
Name:
Creed, Dawn
Notes:
Dawn Creed and the song "Old Folks in the Snow" were introduced by the host at 30:45 on side one.
Creed is a musician from Saskatoon.
Name:
McNair, Jeffrey
Notes:
He is introduced as the vice president of marketing and entertainment in the time of the interview and was the VP of Marketing and Development of Vancouver's World Fair, or Expo (which is the actual name that it's more known for), in 1986.
Name:
Nelson, Willie
Dates:
1933-
Notes:
A cover of “Blue Skies” by Willie Nelson, released in 1978, plays after Ken Mitchell's interview.
This song is originally by Irving Berlin (1888–1989) and was released in 1926.
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Poor
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:
T00:48:40
Size:
51.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:35
Size:
50.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1986-12-01
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
700 Hamilton Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4A2
Venue:
CBC studio
Latitude:
49.27915495
Longitude:
-123.11434125336939
Notes:
We listen to CBC radio program on the second side.
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
We don’t know who the host is interviewing on the first side. However, on the second side, she interviews Margaret Hollingsworth. The radio program also features a play, and while the actors are introduced, we are unable to catch all of their names.
RELATED WORKS