3rd World Arts Workshop Festival Video Recordings, 1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Title
3rd World Arts Workshop Festival Video Recordings
Dates
1974 (inclusive)
Quantity
.75 linear feet of shelf space, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
Cage 792 (collection)
Summary
The collection consists of eleven 1/2" by 2400 foot open reel magnetic Scotch Brand Video Tapes, Guardsman Series Color Capable Tape. The tapes were recorded in May, 1974, at the 3rd World Arts Workshop Festival.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

The entirety of this collection is open and available for in-person research use. However, due to copyright restrictions these may not be reproduced for external use. Important: MASC does not have equipment which would allow viewing of these. This means that for them to be viewed, arrangements will have to be made well in advance to have these reformatted through an off-campus vendor.

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Historical NoteReturn to Top

The 3rd World Arts Workshop Festival was held May 13-18, 1974 at Central Washington State College (later Central Washington University) in Ellensburg, WA. A registration card included in this collection lists the following participating artists in residence: Rudolfo Anaya, fiction. Frank Chin, drama and fiction. Victor Hernandez Cruz, poetry. Phil George, art, dance, and poetry. Lawson Inada, poetry. Alex Kuo, poetry, project director. Richard, Lyons, fiction. Neil Parsons, art and painting. Ishmael Reed, fiction and poetry. James Welch, poetry. Al Young, fiction and poetry. On each day there were eleven concurrent workshops in the morning and afternoon, "daily noon happenings," and evening performances, symposia, lectures, and readings.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of eleven 1/2" by 2400 foot open reel magnetic Scotch Brand Video Tapes, Guardsman Series Color Capable Tape. The tapes were recorded in May, 1974, at the 3rd World Arts Workshop Festival. Also included is a registration form and calendar of events. Description of individual items below comes from what is written on the labels, not from actual viewing of the materials. Two tapes lack any description; it is possible that they are blank.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Due to copyright restrictions these may not be reproduced for external use.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] 3rd World Arts Workshop Festival Video Recordings, 1974 (Cage 792)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The video tapes are arranged in chronological order, with the two unidentified items at the end of the collection. In two cases the tapes cover multiple dates, and those tapes are filed by the later date.

Acquisition Information

This is a collection of video tapes recorded at the 3rd World Arts Workshop Festival, held on May 13-18, 1974 at Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, WA. The materials were received by John Guido at Washington State University's Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) from Alex Kuo in 1995 or 1996. Mr. Kuo retained audio recordings of the event for his personal collection. The videos were accessioned several years later as MS2001-16. They were processed in January, 2013 by University Archivist Mark O'English.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Mark O'English.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box item
1 1 060-590: Welch, James. 610-830: Kuo, Alex. 850-1030: Bruchae, Joe. "Dub from C-430." 1974-05-15
2 030-470: Bruchae, Joe ("first part very snowy") "Dub from C-127." 1974-05-15. 500-727: George, Phil. "Dub from C-486." 1974-05-16
3 190-750: Parsons, Neil. 775-1030: George, Phil. "Dub from C-535." 1974-05-16
4 000-285: Lyons, Rich. 325-925: Young, Al. "Dub from C-529." 1974-05-17
5 000-683: Anaya, Rudolfo. 695-1015: Lyons, Richard. "Dub from C-551." 1974-05-17
6 000-980: Roundtable rap session. "Dub from C-92." 1974-05-17
7 000-470: Chin, Frank. 505-1030: Inado, Lawson. "Dub from C-285." 1974-05-18
8 000-996: Chin, Frank. "Dub from C-408." 1974-05-18
2 9 000-403: Bersen-Brugge and Silko. 1974-05-14. 435-712: Lawson, Inado. "Dub from C-275." 1974-05-18
10 Unlabeled recording
11 Unlabeled recording
12 Related document: Calendar of Events / Registration Card.

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