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Beasley Coliseum Event Recordings, 1980-1993

Overview of the Collection

Title
Beasley Coliseum Event Recordings
Dates
1980-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Linear foot of shelf space, (1 box)
Collection Number
Archives 286 (collection)
Summary
The collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of presentations held at Washington State University's Beasley Coliseum.
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

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Beasley Coliseum was completed in 1973. It both serves as the University's primary indoor sports venue and hosts presentations by visiting speakers and theatrical groups, as well as hosting campus functions such as convocations and lectures.

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Content Description

The collection consists of reel-to-reel audio recordings of presentations held at Beasley Coliseum. The collection is far from comprehensive, but does include notable figures such as two time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, and former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Also of particular interest are a number of noted journalism figures from WSU's annual Murrow Symposium. Not all tracks on all tapes have been recorded on, while other tracks contain multiple presentations and some recordings continue, or are duplicated on, subsequent tracks. Blank tracks are not noted on the contents listings below.

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Other Descriptive Information

While the first two tapes are in the most common reel-to-reel format, tapes 3 to 12 are four track reels, often recorded at unusual speeds. Due to these odd formats, most of these cannot be played on standard reel-to-reel machines. MASC received an Otari MX5050 BQII recorder with these tapes which can play the majority of them, but any reproduction of these will likely involve conversion to another format.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Beasley Coliseum Event Recordings, 1980-1993 (UA 286)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is listed in a loose chronological order (necessarily 'loose' as most tapes include multiple presentations, each from different dates), with the two standard format tapes preceding the four track tapes.

Preservation Note

While the first two tapes are in the most common reel-to-reel format, tapes 3 to 12 are four track reels, often recorded at unusual speeds. Due to these odd formats, most of these cannot be played on standard reel-to-reel machines. MASC received an Otari MX5050 BQII recorder with these tapes which can play the majority of them, but any reproduction of these will likely involve conversion to another format.

Acquisition Information

These recordings were uncovered in a closet in Beasley Coliseum, and were transferred to MASC by the Coliseum's Russ Driver on September 25th, 2009, where they were retained as UA2009-15.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English in November, 2009.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Lectures and lecturing.
  • Speeches, addresses, etc.

Personal Names

  • Murrow, Edward R. -- Congresses.

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Beasley Coliseum.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Burke, James, 1936- (creator)
    • Bustad, Leo K. (creator)
    • Davis, Angela (creator)
    • Garner, Mike Larry (creator)
    • Kalb, Bernard (creator)
    • Kuralt, Charles, 1934-1997 (creator)
    • Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994 (creator)
    • Plimpton, George (creator)
    • Powell, Jody, 1943-2009 (creator)
    • Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (creator)
    • Proxmire, William (creator)
    • Ray, Dixy Lee (creator)
    • Redford, Robert (creator)
    • Roddenberry, Gene (creator)
    • Ruckelshaus, William Doyle, 1932- (creator)
    • Sawyer, Diane, 1945- (creator)
    • Sikes, Alfred C. (creator)
    • Smith, Samuel Howard (creator)
    • Steinem, Gloria (creator)
    • Vanocur, Sander (creator)
    • Wilson, Harold (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016

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