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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-model href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAA-SDT/EAD3/master/ead3.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?> <ead xmlns="http://ead3.archivists.org/schema/"> <control countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" relatedencoding="marc" repositoryencoding="iso15511" scriptencoding="iso15924"> <recordid instanceurl="">ms621</recordid> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Lee H. Potter Audiotape Collection </titleproper> <author>Processed by Cynthia Good</author> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109</addressline> <addressline> <ref href="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" linktitle="http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/" show="new">http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/</ref> </addressline> </address> <date>2012 January</date> <num>MS621</num> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <maintenancestatus value="derived"/> <maintenanceagency> <agencyname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</agencyname> </maintenanceagency> <languagedeclaration> <language langcode="eng">English</language> <script scriptcode="Latn">Latin</script> </languagedeclaration> <conventiondeclaration> <abbr>dacs</abbr> <citation>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</citation> </conventiondeclaration> <localcontrol localtype="findaidstatus"> <term>completed</term> </localcontrol> <maintenancehistory> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="derived"/> <eventdatetime>2023-03-09T15:59:13-05:00</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="machine"/> <agent>ArchivesSpace v3.0.1</agent> <eventdescription>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on Thursday March 9, 2023 at 15:59</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> <maintenanceevent> <eventtype value="revised"/> <eventdatetime>2023 February</eventdatetime> <agenttype value="unknown"/> <agent/> <eventdescription>Revised by Jenna McAllister</eventdescription> </maintenanceevent> </maintenancehistory> </control> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <unittitle>Lee H. Potter Audiotape Collection</unittitle> <unitid>MS621</unitid> <repository> <corpname> <part>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</part> </corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <physdescstructured coverage="whole" physdescstructuredtype="spaceoccupied"> <quantity>2</quantity> <unittype>Linear Feet</unittype> </physdescstructured> <physdesc localtype="container_summary">4 document boxes, 1 half-document box</physdesc> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1956">1956</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1994">1994</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">circa 1956-1994</unitdate> <abstract id="aspace_5dfa707df6ac20dbee2500c5fbcc069d">Materials within this collection include audiotapes collected by Lee H. Potter, WFU English professor from 1965-1989. Many of the tapes were recorded by WFDD, the on-campus public radio station. Included are recodings by W. H. Auden, Cleanth Brooks, Malcom Cowley, Dwight MacDonald, and Stephen Spender.</abstract> </did> <bioghist id="aspace_8bf453383e4c591b50113858a25680e8"> <head>Biographical Note</head> <p>Lee H. Potter was born in 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Davidson College, but enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 before graduating. Potter survived a German torpedo attack on the way to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and continued on to fight in France until being discharged in 1946. After his war time service, Potter received his undergrad, master's and doctoral degrees in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.</p> <p>He then taught briefly at DePauw University and University of Virginia before becoming the first dean at George Mason College (now George Mason University). In 1965, Potter began his lengthy career in the WFU English department. Potter taught in Wake Forest's overseas programs in Venice and London throughout the duration of his career. After retiring from the English department in 1989, Potter remained a part-time instructor in the Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program until 1995. Potter passed away in 2014 survived by his wife, Edith (née Turpin), and their four daughters, Paige, Edith, Lee, and Jane, and their families.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="aspace_e36f8d192187398769651810a38634de"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>These audiotapes document work related to WFU English professor Lee H. Potter. The audiotapes within this collection appear to be collected recordings by Potter. The collection contains 29 7-inch reels, two 5-inch reels, two 3-inch reels, and one videocasette tape. The title text in the collection inventory contains information from container labels, sometimes with additions or corrections.</p> </scopecontent> <prefercite id="aspace_67d791c4983a917609c890a910880312"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>Lee H. Potter Audiotape Collection (MS621), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p> </prefercite> <accessrestrict id="aspace_d19b50178cd48399ea6022f1bd2706db"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Collection is open for researchers.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="aspace_49f69ef149f386708ed89426d939325b"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.</p> </userestrict> <dsc> <c id="aspace_ref4_z6h" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Auden, W. H. "The Poet and His Poems," Institute of Literature. WFDD.</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1963">1963 February 26</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_4e5d44ef3277ab4c1d90ad50ac24fd03" label="Audio" localtype="box">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref25_1fv" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Auden, W. H. WFDD</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1963">1963 February 26</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_13cb26a8731aca56e3e6b517d446c081" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref7_muz" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Bramberger, Jeanne Shapiro, and Howard Brofsky. "The Art of Listening" (3 reels, unnumbered)</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <daterange> <fromdate standarddate="1969">1969</fromdate> <todate standarddate="1980">1980</todate> </daterange> </unitdatestructured> <unitdate datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive">circa 1969-1980</unitdate> <container id="aspace_c6dda5cd9d083bf8f006f335cd7e39a8" label="Audio" localtype="box">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref10_z2c" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Brooks, Cleanth. "Theology and Literature," Institute of Literature. WFDD, with accompanying lecture program</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1964">1964 May 20</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_7347e2a9c32dafa432d25a93bfbaf184" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> <container id="aspace_788fc5fb4b6e0362479420edde66e5e9" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_7347e2a9c32dafa432d25a93bfbaf184">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref5_2h5" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Christmas at Greenscastle, Indiana. Includes Glenn Sherman </unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1956">1956 December 19</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_0ff494fd1e0de00b07ccffd6aaed7bd1" label="Audio" localtype="box">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref17_2tz" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Class discussion with freshman classes of Pat Johnson, Bill Moss, Rosemary Green, Jim Darvin. Re: "The Saint," "The Cage Birds," (PV, characterization, background, the ape, etc.)</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1972">1972 October 25</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <container id="aspace_e7d73989b14ae476ee79ad65c2a41e59" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref29_j3w" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Cowley, Malcom. Institute of Literature. Cue in: "The train was slow...." Cue-out: " ... what they called The Big Words" Part 2 of 3. WFDD</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1967">1967 November 30</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_5bde6ab22597e7ef1dc45198b33a0a66" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref28_jna" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Cowley, Malcolm. Lecture, Institute of Literature, includes accompanying lecture program</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1967">1967 November 30</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_944ff7df18b763e3bc3c59fda2f0d739" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> <container id="aspace_6c78ab6164b7accacb9561df7bf27340" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_944ff7df18b763e3bc3c59fda2f0d739">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref30_jpu" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Cowley, Malcolm. "On Hortio Alger." Institute of Literature</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1970">1970 April 23</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_1f62ae284215d0fa4c27210c67748ae9" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref27_m7i" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Dickey, James. "Mercy Manor," and second "Child" poem. </unittitle> <container id="aspace_5eab80d1735f8eb0ad8242aabeeca1cc" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref3_xif" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Dickey, James. "Sheepchild," "Cherrylog Road," "Adultery" WFDD recording</unittitle> <container id="aspace_189effa603442a2da3984f0efe59fa0c" label="Audio" localtype="box">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref23_cg3" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Ellmann, Richard "Realism: Formalism in Modern Literature." Duplicate?</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1967">1967 March 24</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_4349213434a35c43352327c2552b8249" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref18_2i3" level="item"> <did> <unittitle> Ellmann, Richard "Realism: Formalism in Modern Literature." WFDD, recorded on March 24 and May 9</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1967">1967</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_71e16871c01f926dc912d8c8b9413898" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref8_dhd" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Highet, Gilbert. Institute of Literature. WFDD</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1963">1963 March 14</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_5f860fc35a716ced71307aaddc9f8682" label="Audio" localtype="box">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref33_zyz" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Institute of Literature, III. Number 3 of 3. WFDD.</unittitle> <container id="aspace_bd78f35e540b2293b061a6ada933919a" label="Audio" localtype="box">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref21_49g" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Levertov, Denise. Poet. Part I. WFDD</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1974">1974 March 6</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_3b85379bc0a7c3f98e6ba6fa64123051" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref19_f0q" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>MacDonald, Dwight. Winter Term </unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1972">1972</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_2b66edfa6b2879784cb36cb340c5c4d1" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref6_b3o" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Pennys and Davies, Part II. Levertov, Denise. Poet, Part III. WFDD.</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1974">1974 March 6</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng">English</language> </langmaterial> <container id="aspace_d7ec09f20935e7ccc044fbc3f7ec2228" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref36_8h5" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Potter, Liz (3-inch reel)</unittitle> <container id="aspace_17c3d1243a1c2122dbf9913a1acf5c60" label="Audio" localtype="box">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref12_64g" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Pritchett, V. S. (Victor Sawdon). "Dickens and the Comic," and class discussion</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1972">1972 October 24</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_f15193c341d3c3b9855d0fa503e404d4" label="Audio" localtype="box">4</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref16_ks8" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Scofield, Paul. "Hamlet," Act I. Albee, likely Edward, interview. </unittitle> <container id="aspace_665fa82f9b12d0a71a7e3c73a7295b84" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref1_u9m" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Shilling, Charles. George Mason College</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1961">circa 1961</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_5eb4445a502520e2a1225938ae801a40" label="Audio" localtype="box">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref26_1jm" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Spender, Stephen. Part I. Duplicate?</unittitle> <container id="aspace_d623222f4a7d1ce2e9867acf4276093c" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref15_m1k" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Spender, Stephen. Part II. Duplicate?</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1966">1966 April 5</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_69b38c6104f6fe00045328ad884ae388" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref13_acw" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Spender, Stephen. "The Idea of the Creative Imagination," part I. Intro: "Um, Ladies and Gentlemen" Extro: "All these Poems Are Important Poems" WFDD</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1966">1966 April 5</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_ffad39ca7ea6f62e1cd1d63b47d2592b" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref14_yef" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Spender, Stephen. "The Idea of the Creative Imagination," Part II. Intro: "So That in Our Time," Extro: "Or is it the Other Way Around" WFDD</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1966">1966 April 5</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_11f9c395b7df733227bdc7acc5da7fba" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref9_kb7" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Stracener, William H., with accompanying notes</unittitle> <container id="aspace_855bea1df975bf9af094f7ed850bfb70" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> <container id="aspace_3cd9b1036b70b7c346b1a8952d0a950f" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_855bea1df975bf9af094f7ed850bfb70">1</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref11_7d9" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Various musical selections</unittitle> <container id="aspace_545d13922fc0412b2054e5cf8e2fa76a" label="Audio" localtype="box">2</container> <container id="aspace_a9c43b93c55c03e01af2b77a4818fe7c" localtype="folder" parent="aspace_545d13922fc0412b2054e5cf8e2fa76a">3</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref32_zt4" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>Wilson, Edwin G. (1 videocassette)</unittitle> <unitdatestructured datechar="creation" unitdatetype="inclusive"> <datesingle standarddate="1994">1994 August 21</datesingle> </unitdatestructured> <container id="aspace_235a5c14175ca60278aeb4964f55ea2d" label="Moving Images" localtype="box">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref35_z58" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>3-inch reel audiotape. No label.</unittitle> <container id="aspace_6d32c496d176c37dfd71b190fcebdb5f" label="Audio" localtype="box">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref34_xzu" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>5-inch reel audiotape. No label. </unittitle> <container id="aspace_34321864b4cbd358942080cd88f53317" label="Audio" localtype="box">5</container> </did> </c> <c id="aspace_ref31_hu1" level="item"> <did> <unittitle>7-inch reel audiotape in plastic case. No label. </unittitle> <container id="aspace_7b52aabdb73f5ba767e6b08555e642bc" label="Audio" localtype="box">5</container> </did> </c> </dsc> </archdesc> </ead>