Alan Farley Collection, 1994-2009

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Summary

Creators:
Farley, Alan
Abstract:
The Alan Farley Collection consists primarily of recordings made for the radio program Book Talk recorded on audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes and compact discs. Book Talk airs on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, California, though some of the recordings are used for other radio programs Farley hosts on KALW, such as the show Open Air.
Extent:
8.75 linear feet
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:

Alan Farley Collection, ARS.0067. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Alan Farley Collection consists of recordings made by Alan Farley for the Book Talk radio program on KALW 91.7 in San Francisco, California. The recordings are on audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes and compact discs. The recordings are interviews between Alan Farley and numerous local, national and international authors of fiction and nonfiction works.

Biographical / historical:

Alan Farley is a volunteer producer of talk and music programming at the noncommercial public radio station KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, California. He is host and producer for the music show Open Air and the talk show Book Talk, described by KALW's website as, "in-depth interviews with contemporary authors." Additionally, Farley hosts I Love To Rhyme, My Favorite Things and Explorations in Music. Farley has been involved with KALW since 1975. KALW has been broadcasting since March 1941, and was the first FM radio station in San Francisco, as well as the first educational FM station in the United States.

Though the interviews in the collection are sometimes used for other shows, they are recorded for broadcast first on Book Talk. The show has interviewed such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Isabel Allende, Salman Rushdie, Al Franken, Gore Vidal, John Updike, George Stephanopoulos, Chastity (Chaz) Bono, Mary Higgins Clarke, Michael Ondaatje, Sherman Alexie, Caroline Kennedy, and Armistead Maupin. It is a half hour long show broadcast weekly.

Processing information:

This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into one series: I. The Alan Farley Collection, and thirteen boxes: I. 1996-1997 Book Talk Episodes. II. 1998 Book Talk Episodes. III. 1999 Book Talk Episodes. IV. 2000 Book Talk Episodes. V. 2001 Book Talk Episodes. VI. 2002 Book Talk Episodes. VII. 2003 Book Talk Episodes. VII. 2004 Book Talk Episodes. IX. 2005 Book Talk Episodes. X. 2006 Book Talk Episodes. XI. 2007 Book Talk Episodes. XII. 2008 Book Talk Episodes. XIII. 2008-2009 Book Talk Episodes.

Physical location:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California 94305-3076
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.

Preferred citation:

Alan Farley Collection, ARS.0067. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.

Location of this collection:
Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-3076, US
Contact:
(650) 723-9312
soundarchive@stanford.edu
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