Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Dial-A-Poem Montreal Audio Archives
Agreement Number:
1920-0967
Agreement Value:
$13,718.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 10, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
This project aims to preserve and increase access to a series of more than 400 audio recordings of poems on 219 microcassettes, created for the Dial-A-Poem Montreal project (1986-1989). Based on its New York predecessor, Dial-A-Poem Montreal offered members of the public the opportunity to telephone a hotline and hear a poem read aloud by its author. The system consisted of a series of answering machines that used now-obsolete and highly vulnerable microcassette magnetic tape format. The series also includes recordings of comments left by listeners, recordings made at special events related to the project, and a small number of textual and graphical records.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
This project is expected to bring the Dial-A-Poem series under intellectual control, assure its long-term preservation, and increase awareness of the resource to a local and broader audience. A log book will be maintained throughout the project to track progress on digitization and description activities.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2S 3G8
Reference Number:
129-2019-2020-Q1-00003
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
ARCMTL
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to and promote local documentary heritage.