PEN American Center events at The New School recordings
Abstract
The New School was a frequent host of PEN America events. This collection of mostly audiovisual recordings documents PEN Forums, literary awards, World Voices Festival, and singular events over a roughly 15-year span.
Dates
- 1989-2008
- Majority of material found within 1993-2005
Creator
- New School (New York, N.Y.) (Host institution, Organization)
- New School (New York, N.Y.). Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program (Sponsor, Organization)
- PEN America (Sponsor, Organization)
Extent
1 Linear Feet (47 audio cassettes; 1 DAT tape; 1 VHS cassette; 7 optical discs)
47 1/4 inch Audio Cassette
1 DAT
1 VHS Cassettes
7 Audio CD
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use. No access copy of the DAT recording in the collection is currently available. Access to audio cassettes and VHS tapes may be available in The New School Archives reading room, depending upon the condition of the cassettes and tapes once they are evaluated by Archives staff. Researchers desiring remote access and willing to pay a digitization fee may do so upon consultation with The New School Archives. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment to listen to audio cassettes and compact discs and watch VHS tapes in the reading room or for more information about ordering digital files.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by each work's respective author. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the user.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Processing Information
New School Archives staff based all description in this finding aid on container inscriptions and information available on the PEN America website as of August 2025. Staff did not listen to the tapes or discs to verify content.
- Audiocassettes (Type of Material) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Award presentations (Subject) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Censorship (Subject) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sound recordings (Type of Material) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Writers (Occupation) Subject Source: Lcdgt
- Title
- Guide to the PEN American Center events at The New School recordings
- Status
- In Process
- Author
- Jason Adamo and Jenny Swadosh
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin