Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
William S. Burroughs, City College of New York lecture, February 22, 1974
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- William S. Burroughs Papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University
Details
- Title
- William S. Burroughs, City College of New York lecture, February 22, 1974
- Alternative Title
- Tape D
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- Date Created
- February 22, 1974
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Description
- Summary
- In 1974, William S. Burroughs taught a course on creative writing at City College of New York (CCNY). Side A: In this lecture, dated February, 22, 1974, Burroughs addresses the reading list of the semester and discusses the course's theme of authorship. He reads selctions from the course list, such as the passage from Michael Crichton's "The Terminal Man," among others. These passages detail themes such as mental illness and brain damage.
- Description
- Side B: Recording is inaccessible
- Provenance
- According to James W. Grauerholz, executor of William S. Burroughs' estate, the audio was recorded and previously owned by Peter Seaton.
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- Item Identifier
- SPEC_RARE_CMS_87_audiofile_09
- Collection Identifier
- SPEC.RARE.CMS.0087
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- Source Collection
- Source
- Item digitized from Box 58, William S. Burroughs Papers (WSB97), Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University Libraries
Additional Details
- Extent
- 00:59:07 [Side A]
- Medium
- Audio cassette
- Time Period (Topic)
- Subject
- Brain damage
- Universities and colleges--New York--Book lists
- College students--New York--Books and reading
- Universities and colleges--New York--Book selection
- City University of New York. City College--Lectures
- Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008--The Terminal Man
- Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
- Mental illness in literature
- Drug addiction
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- Access Rights
- Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
- Rights Statement
- Rights Note
- This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
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