University of Delaware Recordings of Poetry Readings
Description:
This collection features audiotape recordings of poetry readings and performances by American poets and University of Delaware professors. The collection contains poetry readings dating from 1953 to 1960 by Robert Hillyer, an influential poet and professor at the University of Delaware. There are also recordings of poetry readings, some broadcast by Delaware radio stations, by Wilbur Owen Sypherd, professor and administrator at the University of Delaware. The collection also features a reading by English actor Claude Rains and readings at the University of Delaware by American poets Robert Lowell and Robert Frost.
Creators:
University of Delaware
Dates:
1953/1964
Repository/Collector:
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Repository/Collector Type:
College or university
City:
Newark
State:
Delaware
Country:
United States
Collection ID:
MSS 696
Extent:
39 1/4" open reel(s)
Content types:
Spoken word
Formats:
Open reel tape (unknown material)
Languages:
English
Access statement:
The collection is open for research.
Usage statement:
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://www.lib.udel.edu/cgi-bin/askspec.cgi