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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, read by Alice B. Toklas

Program Title:
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, read by Alice B. Toklas
PRA Archive #: 
BB1178
pbcoreAssetType: 
Program
pbcoreAssetDate: 
pbcoreAssetDate (PARTIAL): 
1960-uu-uu
dateType: 
created
Asset Date (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1963-04-11
dateType: 
broadcast
Date Recorded on: 
1960. Verve recording.
Date Broadcast on: 
KPFA, 11 and 16 April 1963.
Station: 
KPFA
Item duration: 
1 reel (19 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Keywords: 
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Toklas, Alice B.
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
Literature -- Women authors.
Women authors
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Description: 

Alice Toklas reading from The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook. From the folio "It isn't really an autobiography, of course, because it was written by Gertrude Stein, which is known as too many ironies in the fire. This selection is taken from the Verve record (MGV-15017), and was loaned to KPFA by Campus Records, Berkeley." Contents include: The Garden at Bilignin, Haschich Fudge, Before I came to Paris, AND On first meeting with Gertrude Stein. Recording made April 29, 1960. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas brodcast on April 11, 1963 and The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook broadcast on April 16, 1963. Ends abruptly.

Genre: 
American Women -- Authors and journalists
pbcoreAnnotation: 
email from Yale Univ. about provenance.
pbcoreInstantiation: 
instantiationIdentifier: 
10395_P01
PRA item ID: 
BB1178
instantiationDate (partial OK): 
1960-uu-uu
instantiationPhysical: 
1/4 inch audio tape
instantiationDimensions: 
7 inch
instantiationLocation: 
PRA Vault Shelves
instantiationDuration: 
00:19:00
instantiationGenerations: 
Master: audio
instantiationIdentifier: 
10395_D01
PRA item ID: 
PRA_NHPRC1_BB1178_00_000_00
INSTANTIATION DATE (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
2016-01-28
instantiationLocation: 
Y:\NHPRC1 American Women files\PRA_Batch 5
instantiationDuration: 
00:18:54
instantiationDigital: 
audio/x-wav
instantiationFileSize: 
637 977 000
instantiationGenerations: 
Master: audio
Contributor: 
Alice B. Toklas
Role: 
Speaker
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1963.
Rights Summary: 
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
Grant Tracking Information: 
Grant ID: 
NHPRC: American Women Making History (1963-1982)
Shipping Batch Number: 
Batch 5
Re-labeled box (1980s)--Mylar?: 
Date tape pulled from vault (or box printed): 
2014-01-10
Pre-digitization cataloging done (Date): 
2014-01-10
First level cataloging notes: 
Digitized as part of Grammy grant in 2005. REmoved from AW 20160120-may add back. jb. 20160128-added back jb.
Possible restriction issues: 
Yes
Sensitive language: 
No
First level catalog completed by (Initials): 
jmb
Date first level cataloging completed: 
Friday, January 10, 2014
Location on PRA drive: 
Y:\NHPRC1 American Women files\PRA_Batch 5
Audio File QC (Pass One) completed Date: 
2016-01-28
Audio File QC (Pass One) completed Initials: 
JMB
Post dig--dup, numbering issue, etc.: 
Post dig--Complete songs in intro/outro: 
Post dig--Mostly pre-recorded music: 
Post dig--Contains reading of published materials: 
Post dig--Other rights issues: 
Post dig--Major audio issues: 
Post dig--Editing required for bcast: 
Post dig--Minor audio issues (see notes): 
CD plays: 
Second Level Cataloging completed Date: 
2016-01-28
Second Level Cataloging completed Initials: 
JMB
Second Level Cataloging Notes and Issues: 
Verve recording--a record played on air.
Reels Reboxed (see tape assessment): 
Reels Rewound: 
Production CD (copy) created: 
Reel removed for contamination: 
No
Plastic insert put in box: 
Reel sent to Univ. Maryland: 
Post dig options: 
Other rights issues
storeItem: 
Autobiography and Alice B. Toklas. (CD)
View Folio here (at Archive.org): 
KPFA Folio, April 1963
American Women Grant Project
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