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Audio Recording Robert Frost reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, March 18, 1948

Robert Frost reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, March 18, 1948
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Title

  • Robert Frost reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory, March 18, 1948

Names

  • Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1948.

Contents

  • The gift outright -- An old man's winter night -- Stopping by woods on a snowy evening -- Provide, provide -- The mountain -- A soldier -- The road not taken -- Dust of snow -- The runaway -- On looking up by chance at the constellations -- Come in -- The witch of Coös -- Acquainted with the night -- Reluctance -- The most of it -- Mowing -- The pasture -- Death of a hired man -- The mending wall -- Birches -- Stopping by woods on a snowy evening [rereading] -- A peck of gold -- Woodchuck speaking -- Departmental -- A considerable speck -- Neither out far nor in deep -- The gift outright [rereading] -- Come in [rereading] -- Choose something like a star -- Fire and ice -- The runaway [rereading] -- One step backward taken -- Why wait for science -- Directive.

Notes

  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature, Library of Congress.
  • -  Original disc: LWO 1241.
  • -  Literary recordings, rev., enl. ed., p. 77-78.
  • -  Acetate copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1958. On 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
  • -  Preservation master. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1973. On 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
  • -  Playback copy. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory, 1970. On 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.

Medium

  • sound discs : analog.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RAA 41804-41805 (acetate copy -- not for playback)
  • LWO 2689, reel 4-5 (preservation master)
  • LWO 6117, reel 24-25 (playback copy)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 94838723

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Frost, Robert, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Robert Frost reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory. 1948. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/94838723/.

APA citation style:

Frost, R., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1948) Robert Frost reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/94838723/.

MLA citation style:

Frost, Robert, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. Robert Frost reading his poems in the Recording Laboratory. 1948. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/94838723/>.