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The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2 of 12)

Episode Title:
The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2 of 12)
Series Title:
The Negro writer's vision of America
PRA Archive #: 
BB5284
pbcoreAssetType: 
Episode
pbcoreAssetDate: 
Asset Date (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1965-06-13
dateType: 
broadcast
Asset Date (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1965-09-23
dateType: 
broadcast
Asset Date (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1965-09-28
dateType: 
broadcast
pbcoreAssetDate (PARTIAL): 
1965-04-23~
dateType: 
created
Date Recorded on: 
at the New School, New York City, April 1965.
Date Broadcast on: 
WBAI, 13 June 1965; KPFK, 23 Sept. 1965.
pbcoreCoverage: 
Coverage: 
New School, New York City, NY
CoverageType: 
Spatial
Station: 
WBAI
Item duration: 
2 reels (82 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Keywords: 
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African Americans--Civil rights--History
African American women authors
African American women in literature
Childress, Alice.
Lincoln, Abbey
Marshall, Paule, 1929-
Wright, Sarah E.
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Description: 

This program from the "Negro Writer's Vision of America" conference held April 23-25, 1965 at New York’s New School is a discussion of the Negro woman in America and in American literature. Participants are poet Sarah Wright, playwright Alice Childress, singer and actress Abbey Lincoln, novelist Paule Marshall and poet Sterling A. Brown. This is the second episode of a twelve-part series of recordings from the Negro Writer's Vision of America Conference; the remaining episodes are not currently held by the Archives.

Genre: 
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination
American Women -- Authors and journalists
pbcoreInstantiation: 
instantiationIdentifier: 
14666_P01
PRA item ID: 
BB5284
INSTANTIATION DATE (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
1965-06-13
instantiationPhysical: 
1/4 inch audio tape
instantiationLocation: 
University of Maryland, College Park, attn: Chuck Howell
instantiationGenerations: 
Master: audio
instantiationPart: 
instantiationPart: 
1
Total parts: 
2
instantiationIdentifier: 
14666_P01_01
PRA item ID: 
BB5284A
Instantiation title: 
The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2, Part 1 of 2)
instantiationLocation: 
University of Maryland, College Park, attn: Chuck Howell
instantiationDimensions: 
10-1/2 inch
instantiationDuration: 
00:55:32
instantiationPart: 
2
Total parts: 
2
instantiationIdentifier: 
14666_P01_02
PRA item ID: 
BB5284B
Instantiation title: 
The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2, Part 2 of 2)
instantiationLocation: 
University of Maryland, College Park, attn: Chuck Howell
instantiationDimensions: 
10-1/2 inch
instantiationDuration: 
00:26:02
instantiationIdentifier: 
14666_D01
INSTANTIATION DATE (YYYY-MM-DD ONLY): 
2014-08-25
instantiationLocation: 
Y:\NHPRC1 American Women files\GBlood complete drive_3_20140829_Batch 2
instantiationDigital: 
audio/x-wav
instantiationGenerations: 
Master: preservation
instantiationPart: 
instantiationPart: 
1
Total parts: 
2
instantiationIdentifier: 
14666_D01_01
PRA item ID: 
PRA_NHPRC1_BB5284_0A_000_00
Instantiation title: 
The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2, Part 1 of 2)
instantiationLocation: 
Y:\NHPRC1 American Women files\GBlood complete drive_3_20140829_Batch 2
instantiationDuration: 
00:56:27
instantiationFileSize: 
1,905,601,000
instantiationPart: 
2
Total parts: 
2
instantiationIdentifier: 
14666_D01_02
PRA item ID: 
PRA_NHPRC1_BB5284_0B_000_00
Instantiation title: 
The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2, Part 2 of 2)
instantiationLocation: 
Y:\NHPRC1 American Women files\GBlood complete drive_3_20140829_Batch 2
instantiationDuration: 
00:26:03
instantiationFileSize: 
879,445,000
Contributor: 
Sarah Wright
Role: 
Moderator
Contributor: 
Abbey Lincoln
Role: 
Speaker
Contributor: 
Alice Childress
Role: 
Speaker
Contributor: 
Paule Marshall
Role: 
Speaker
Contributor: 
Sterling A. Brown
Role: 
Speaker
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1965
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 2
Assessment Completed Date: 
2014-05-06
Box and labels scanned: 
2014-05-06
Re-labeled box (1980s)--Mylar?: 
Date tape pulled from vault (or box printed): 
2014-05-21
Pre-digitization cataloging done (Date): 
2014-06-16
Pre-digitization cataloging done (INITIALS): 
HRL
First level cataloging notes: 
Part b should be on a 7" reel.
Possible restriction issues: 
No
Sensitive language: 
No
Date first level cataloging completed: 
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Portable HD ID: 
Buffalo_02_NHPRC1_Batch2
HD Receipt Date: 
2014-08-29
Location on PRA drive: 
Y:Pacifica Wave\GBlood complete drive_3_20140829_Batch 2
Audio File QC (Pass One) completed Date: 
2014-09-26
Audio File QC (Pass One) completed Initials: 
HRL
Audio file QC (Pass One) notes: 
Hiss, low level. Recorded at an event, so audio is not as good as it would be in a studio. No intro. In order: Sarah, Sterling Brown, Abbey Lincoln, Paule Marshall. Ends in the middle of Marshall's lecture.
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: 
2015-05-15
Second Level Cataloging completed Initials: 
JG
Second Level Cataloging Notes and Issues: 
Only this episode seems to be held by the Archives - it's the second episode in a twelve-part series. -- 20151027 JG
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: 
View Folio here (at Archive.org): 
KPFK Folio, September 13-26, 1965 p.9
American Women Grant Project
This recording is currently on a 1/4” reel tape and has not been digitally preserved. If you would like to contribute to the cost of transferring this recording, and receive your own personal copy on CD, please complete this form and we will return your request with pricing information. You will hear from an archive staff member once your request has been researched. We can also be reached by phone at 800-735-0230.
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