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Other poets are unconfirmed.\",\"type\":\"General\"}]"],"Related_works":["[]"],"_version_":1853670550215327745,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T14:59:54.808Z","score":3.813027},{"id":"4513","cataloger_name":["Megan,Butchart"],"partnerInstitution":["University of British Columbia, Okanagan"],"collection_source_collection":["Warren Tallman fonds"],"source_collection_label":["Warren Tallman fonds"],"collection_contributing_unit":["SpokenWeb at UBCO"],"source_collection_uri":[""],"collection_image_url":[""],"collection_source_collection_id":["2012.002"],"persistent_url":[""],"item_title":["312 Oct 15, '86 [Warren Tallman lecture English 312] / Nov 14 86 205 Sharon Thesen [Guest lectures in Warren Tallman's English 205 class]"],"item_title_source":["Title written on artifact."],"item_title_note":["Side A title: 312 Oct 15, '86\n\nSide B title: Nov 14 86 205 Sharon Thesen"],"item_language":["English"],"item_production_context":["Classroom recording"],"item_identifiers":["[]"],"rights":["Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)"],"creator_names":["Tallman, Warren","Thesen, Sharon"],"creator_names_search":["Tallman, Warren","Thesen, Sharon"],"creators":["[{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/11397708\",\"name\":\"Tallman, Warren\",\"dates\":\"1921-1994\",\"notes\":\"Side A: Warren Tallman gives a lecture in this English 312 class.\\n\\nSide B: Warren Tallman has records a conversation with guest lecturer, Sharon Thesen in English 205.\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Recordist\",\"Speaker\"]},{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/115694373\",\"name\":\"Thesen, Sharon\",\"dates\":\"1946-\",\"notes\":\"Side B: Sharon Thesen speaks with Warren Tallman in his 205 class and reads poetry.\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Speaker\",\"Reader\"]}]"],"contributors":["[]"],"Performance_Date":[1986],"material_description":["[{\"side\":\"A & B\",\"image\":\"../Uploads/3691/UBCO_Tallman_2012_002_033_b.jpg\",\"other\":\"\",\"extent\":\"1/8 inch\",\"AV_types\":\"Audio\",\"tape_brand\":\"Sony UX 90 Type II (CrO2) Position High Bias 70 us EQ\",\"generations\":\"\",\"Conservation\":\"\",\"equalization\":\"\",\"playback_mode\":\"\",\"playing_speed\":\"\",\"sound_quality\":\"Good\",\"recording_type\":\"Analogue\",\"storage_capacity\":\"\",\"physical_condition\":\"Good\",\"track_configuration\":\"\",\"material_designation\":\"Cassette\",\"physical_composition\":\"Magnetic Tape\",\"accompanying_material\":\"\",\"other_physical_description\":\"\"}]"],"material_designations":["Cassette"],"physical_compositions":["Magnetic Tape"],"recording_type":["Analogue"],"AV_type":["Audio"],"digital_description":["[{\"file_url\":\"\",\"file_path\":\"\",\"filename\":\"2012.002.033_312_Oct_15,_'86_SideA_(MASTER_ACCESS).wav\",\"channel_field\":\"\",\"sample_rate\":\"96,000\",\"duration\":\"T00:43:59\",\"precision\":\"\",\"size\":\"1.4 GB\",\"bitrate\":\"24\",\"encoding\":\"\",\"contents\":\"\",\"notes\":\"Side A\",\"title\":\"\",\"credit\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"content_type\":\"\",\"featured\":\"\",\"public_access_url\":\"\"},{\"file_url\":\"\",\"file_path\":\"\",\"filename\":\"2012.002.033_Nov_14_86205_Sharon_Thesen_SideB_(MASTER_ACCESS).wav\",\"channel_field\":\"\",\"sample_rate\":\"96,000\",\"duration\":\"T00:47:01\",\"precision\":\"\",\"size\":\"1.4 GB\",\"bitrate\":\"24\",\"encoding\":\"\",\"contents\":\"\",\"notes\":\"\",\"title\":\"\",\"credit\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"content_type\":\"\",\"featured\":\"\",\"public_access_url\":\"\"}]"],"Dates":["[{\"date\":\"1986-10-15\",\"type\":\"Performance Date\",\"notes\":\"Side A performance date.\",\"source\":\"Date listed on artifact.\"},{\"date\":\"1986-11-14\",\"type\":\"Performance Date\",\"notes\":\"Side B performance date.\",\"source\":\"Date listed on artifact.\"}]"],"Location":["[{\"url\":\"https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/91208094\",\"venue\":\"Buchanan Building, University of British Columbia\",\"notes\":\"\",\"address\":\"1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C.\",\"latitude\":\"49.26827765\",\"longitude\":\"-123.25424162050663\"}]"],"Address":["1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C."],"Venue":["Buchanan Building, University of British Columbia"],"City":["Vancouver, British Columbia"],"content_notes":["Contents entry temporary."],"contents":["Side A of this recording contains a recorded lecture by UBC English professor Warren Tallman from his undergraduate course, ENGL 312: Studies in Poetry. This 50-minute lecture was recorded on October 15, 1986 in the Buchanan Buildings at UBC. Unidentified students are occasionally audible throughout the recording answering questions posed by Tallman.\n\nSide B of the recording contains a recorded lecture by UBC English professor Warren Tallman from his undergraduate course, ENGL 205: Introduction to Poetry. This 50 minute lecture was recorded on November 14, 1986 in the Buchanan Buildings at UBC. In the recording Tallman speaks with guest lecturer Sharon Thesen who discusses poetics and reads selections of her own poetry. Unidentified students are occasionally audible throughout the recording asking questions, answering questions, and contributing to the class discussion."],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"Digitization complete. Transcription complete.\",\"type\":\"General\"}]"],"Related_works":["[{\"url\":\"\",\"citation\":\"Thesen, Sharon. The Beginning of the Long Dash. 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