Broadcast of Williams’ contribution to A Tribute to Ezra Pound at the Yale University on December 5, 1955 #849

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5581
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Broadcast of Williams’ contribution to A Tribute to Ezra Pound at the Yale University on December 5, 1955 #849
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Broadcast
Genre:
Interview
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Swigg, Richard
Notes:
General Editor

Name:
Baker, Richard J
Notes:
Editor

Name:
Bradbury, Cliff
Notes:
Sound Engineer

Name:
pargeter, Mark
Notes:
Business Manager

Name:
Crick, Jeremy
Notes:
The program designed by him

Name:
Williams, William Carlos
Dates:
1883-1963
Role:
"Speaker"

CONTRIBUTORS



MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
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:
T00:47:26
Size:
46.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:09
Size:
44.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1955-12-05
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
From copies in the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings, Yale University Library

LOCATION

Address:
West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 06516, United States
Venue:
Yale University, Radio Station
Latitude:
41.25713055
Longitude:
-72.98966960152231

CONTENT

Contents:
Side 1 : 5 December 1955 : Broadcast of Williams’ contribution to A Tribute to Ezra Pound, YHRC (the Yale radio station). This recording is the unedited interview made for use in the broadcast. Synopsis : First meeting with Pound ; EP’s daily sonnets ; His chanting ; Early verse in a Lume Spento ; EP as reader ; At Hamilton College ; As Bertrans de Born ; Cure for tuberculosis ; EP’s Americanism versus English rules : Provençal, Italian, Chinese, WCW visiting EP in 1910 ; The Shakespears – Visit to Ivy Peabody’s ; Yeats reading Dowson ; Gosse, Yeats, Johnson ; With EP in Church Walk [Loss of words on original tape from “and Ezra – “to” – Church Walk. He was in the lead as usual”]. The violets ; Restaurant and EP’s coat ; At the Tate Gallery
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Note:
Special thanks are expressed to the Richard Warren Jr
Note:
The last 22 minutes of the second track is empty

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