Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Juris Svendsen Collection
- Dates:
- 1960-1994
- Creators:
- Svendsen, Juris
- Abstract:
- Audio tapes of spoken word and musical performances, largely related to Bertolt Brecht and radical theater of the 1960s.
- Extent:
- 7 box(es) 94 open reel tapes, 34 audiocassettes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Juris Svendsen Collection, ARS-0011. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Juris Svendsen was an actor, director, and Bertolt Brecht scholar. He directed and translated works for the San Francisco Mime Troupe, broadcast on KPFK in Berkeley, California and wrote criticism for various journals.
- Acquisition information:
- The Juris Svendsen Collection was donated to the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound by the estate of Juris Svendsen, January 1998.
- Processing information:
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This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Arrangement:
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Recordings in this collection are arranged by format. Series 1 contains audio cassettes and Series 2 contains reel to reel tapes. There is no chronological order.
- Physical location:
- Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California 94305-3076
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Theatre -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- Names:
- Brecht, Bertolt
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-03-10 13:20:07 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive for assistance.
- Terms of access:
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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:
-
Juris Svendsen Collection, ARS-0011. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen MallStanford, CA 94305-3076, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-9312