http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt600037sv No online items Guide to the Alan Farley Collection ARS.0067 Finding aid prepared by Jane Gilvin Archive of Recorded Sound Braun Music Center 541 Lasuen Mall Stanford University Stanford, California, 94305-3076 650-723-9312 [email protected] 2010 Guide to the Alan Farley ARS.0067 1 Collection ARS.0067 Title: Alan Farley Collection Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0067 Contributing Institution: Archive of Recorded Sound Language of Material: English Physical Description: 8.75 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1994-2009 Abstract: The Alan Farley Collection consists primarily of recordings made for the radio program Book Talk recorded on audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes and compact discs. Book Talk airs on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, California, though some of the recordings are used for other radio programs Farley hosts on KALW, such as the show Open Air. Language of Materials note: English Location note: Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California 94305-3076 Creator: Farley, Alan Arrangement note The collection is organized into one series: I. The Alan Farley Collection, and thirteen boxes: I. 1996-1997 Book Talk Episodes. II. 1998 Book Talk Episodes. III. 1999 Book Talk Episodes. IV. 2000 Book Talk Episodes. V. 2001 Book Talk Episodes. VI. 2002 Book Talk Episodes. VII. 2003 Book Talk Episodes. VII. 2004 Book Talk Episodes. IX. 2005 Book Talk Episodes. X. 2006 Book Talk Episodes. XI. 2007 Book Talk Episodes. XII. 2008 Book Talk Episodes. XIII. 2008-2009 Book Talk Episodes. Biographical/Historical note Alan Farley is a volunteer producer of talk and music programming at the noncommercial public radio station KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, California. He is host and producer for the music show Open Air and the talk show Book Talk, described by KALW's website as, "in-depth interviews with contemporary authors." Additionally, Farley hosts I Love To Rhyme, My Favorite Things and Explorations in Music. Farley has been involved with KALW since 1975. KALW has been broadcasting since March 1941, and was the first FM radio station in San Francisco, as well as the first educational FM station in the United States. Though the interviews in the collection are sometimes used for other shows, they are recorded for broadcast first on Book Talk. The show has interviewed such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Isabel Allende, Salman Rushdie, Al Franken, Gore Vidal, John Updike, George Stephanopoulos, Chastity (Chaz) Bono, Mary Higgins Clarke, Michael Ondaatje, Sherman Alexie, Caroline Kennedy, and Armistead Maupin. It is a half hour long show broadcast weekly. Conditions Governing Access note Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager. Conditions Governing Use note 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 note Alan Farley Collection, ARS.0067. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA. Scope and Contents note The Alan Farley Collection consists of recordings made by Alan Farley for the Book Talk radio program on KALW 91.7 in San Francisco, California. The recordings are on audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes and compact discs. The recordings are interviews between Alan Farley and numerous local, national and international authors of fiction and nonfiction works. Sponsor This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Subjects and Indexing Terms KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.) Authors--20th century--Interviews Radio interviews Radio talk shows Radio programs--United States Guide to the Alan Farley ARS.0067 2 Collection ARS.0067 San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) Guide to the Alan Farley ARS.0067 3 Collection ARS.0067 Box 1 1996-1997 Book Talk Episodes 1995-1997 Language of Material: English Physical Description: 32 audio cassette tapes Scope and Contents note Order of information: Episode Number; Author Last Name, Author First Name; Book Title; [Author Last Name-2, Author First Name-2; Book Title-2;] Record Date; Air Date (Length:Minutes) B9633; Posner,Gerald; Citizen Perot; 8/23/1996; 9/8/1996 (:18) B9634; Hornby, Nick; High Fidelity; 9/11/1996; 9/15/1996 (:23) B9635; Levin, Donna; Get That Novel Written; 9/18/1996; 9/22/1996 (:13) B9635; Leavitt, David; Mitchell, Mark; Italian Pleasures; 8/13/1996; 9/22/1996 (:15) B9636; Ferguson, Gary; Spirits Of The Wild; 9/23/1996; 9/29/1996 (:14) B9636; Glickstein, Lee; Public Speaking; 9/19/1996; 9/29/1996 (:13) B9637; Parenti, Michael; Dirty Truths; 8/1/1996; 10/13/1996 (:33) B9638; Pratchett, Terry; Feet Of Clay ; 10/3/1996; 10/20/1996 (:18) B9639; Djerassi, Carl; Marx, Deceased; 10/24/1996; 10/27/1996 (:18) B9640: Denby, David; Great Books; 9/26/1996; 11/3/1996 (:21) B9641; Wideman, John Edgar; The Cattle Killing; 10/21/1996; 11/10/1996 (:15) B9641; Hustvedt, Siri; The Enchantment Of Lili Dahl; 10/8/1996; 11/10/1996 (:14) B9642; Bantock, Nick; The Venetian's Wife; 10/7/1996; 11/17/1996 (:14) B9642; Vermeij, Geerat; Privileged Hands; 9/30/1996; 11/17/1996 (:13) B9643; Church, Forrest; Life Lines; 10/21/1996; 11/24/1996 (:15) B9643; Hunt, D. Trinidad; Operating Manual For Planet Earth; Church, Forrest; Life Lines; 10/8/1996; 11/24/1996 (:12) B9644; Spence, Gerry; The Making Of A Country Lawyer; 10/28/1996; 12/1/1996 Also Aired 3/10/97 On Open Air (:30) B9645; Ellerbe, Helen; The Dark Side of Christian History; 12/5/1996; 12/8/1996 (:09) B9645; Cruse, Howard; Stuck Rubber Baby; 10/17/1996; 12/8/1996 (:16) B9646; Hoare, Philip; Noel Coward - A Biography; 11/16/1995; 12/15/1996 (:13) B9646; Castle, Terry; Noel Coward And Radclyffe Hall - Kindred Spirits; Philip Hoare; Noel Coward - A Biography; 12/9/1996; 12/15/1996 (:16) B9647; Schickel, Richard; Clint Eastwood; 12/6/1996; 12/22/1996 (:30) B9701; Nesaule, Agate; A Woman In Amber; 1/14/1997; 1/19/1997 (:26) B9702; Kolber-Stuart, Billy & Alport, David; Out And About; 1/22/1997; 1/26/1997 (:30) B9703; Strauss, Bill; The Fourth Turning; 1/31/1997; 2/2/1997 (:13) B9703; Bloom, Amy; Love Invents Us; 1/23/1997; 2/2/1997 (:15) B9704; Hillerman, Tony; The Fallen Man; 1/29/1997; 2/9/1997 (:30) B9705; Bachardy, Don; Isherwood Diaries, Vol. 1; 2/10/1997; 2/16/1997 (:30) B9706; Nakatani, Al & Nakatani, Jane; Honor Thy Children; 2/14/1997; 2/23/1997 (:25) B9707; Irving, John; Trying To Save Piggy Sneed; 2/19/1997; 3/2/1997 (:30) B9708; Trollope, Joanna; A Spanish Lover; 2/21/1997; 3/9/1997 (:24) B9709; Gustafson, Helen; The Agony Of The Leaves; 3/14/1997; 3/16/1997 (:30) B9710; Richburg, Keith; Out Of America - A Black Man Confronts Africa; 2/25/1997; 3/23/1997 (:15) B9710; Jarrard, Kyle; Over There; 3/3/1997; 3/23/1997 (:16) B9711; Buckley, Christopher; Wry Martinis; 3/17/1997; 3/30/1997 (:30) B9712; Chao, Patricia; Monkey King; 3/5/1997; 4/6/1997 (: 15) B9712; Ferguson, Gary; The Sylvan Path; 3/4/1997; 4/6/1997 (:15) B9713; Walters, Minette; The Echo; 3/28/1997; 4/13/1997 (:24) B9714; Leonard, John; Smoke And Mirrors; 3/25/1997; 4/20/1997 (:40) B9715; Lax, Eric; Bogart; 4/15/1997; 4/20/1997 (:25) Guide to the Alan Farley ARS.0067 4 Collection ARS.0067 B9716; Perry, Anne; Ashforth Hall; 4/1/1997; 4/27/1997 (:30) B9717; Leavitt, David; Arkansas; 4/15/1997; 5/4/1997 (:25) B9718; McMillan, Rosalyn; Knowing; 4/17/1997; 5/11/1997 (:15) B9718; Barnes, Linda; Cold Case; 4/10/1997; 5/11/1997 (:17) B9719; Signorile, Michaelangelo; Life Outside; 5/6/1997; 5/18/1997 (:25) B9720; Otto, Whitney; The Passion Dream Book; 5/2/1997; 5/25/1997 (:16) B9720; Taylor, Benjamin; Tales Out Of School; 4/14/1997; 5/25/1997 (:15) B9721; Bosworth, Patricia; Anything Your Little Heart Desires; 5/8/1997; 6/1/1997 (:15) B9721; Tuten, Frederic; Van Gogh's Bad Cafe; 3/19/1997; 6/1/1997(:15) B9722; Eberstadt, Fernanda; When The Sons Of Heaven Meet The Daughters Of The Earth; 4/10/1997; 6/8/1997 (:18) B9722; Cahill, Sarah; Desiring Italy; 5/20/1997; 6/8/1997 (:9) B9723; Wallace, James; Overdrive; 5/27/1997; 6/15/1997 (:17) B9723; Greenside, Mark; I Saw A Man Hit His Wife; 5/27/1997; 6/15/1997 (:10) B9724; Banville, John; The Untouchable; 5/13/1997; 6/22/1997 (:20) B9725; Stopfel, Barry & Leckie, Will; Courage To Love; 6/18/1997; 6/29/1997 (:30) B9726; McGowan, Chris; Make Your Own Dinosaur Out Of Chicken Bones; 6/6/1997; 7/6/1997 (:15) B9726; Cartwright, Gene; I Never Played Catch With My Father; 6/10/1997; 7/6/1997 (:14) B9727; Rutherfurd, Edward; London; 6/27/1997; 7/13/1997 (:22) B9728; Mayle, Peter; Chasing Cezanne; 6/27/1997; 7/20/1997 (:25) B9729; Phillips, Caryl; The Nature Of Blood; 6/10/1997; 7/27/1997 (:15) B9729; Delacorte, Peter; Time On My Hands; 6/9/1997; 7/27/1997 (:15) B9730; Fowler, Connie Mae; Before Women Had Wings; 5/28/1997; 8/3/1997 (:19) B9731; Goddard, Robert; Out Of The Sun; 6/30/1997; 8/10/1997 (:19) B9731; Carrozzi, Craig; The Road To El Dorado; 8/8/1997; 8/10/1997 (:09) B9732; Toibin, Colm; The Story of the Night; 5/8/1997; 8/17/1997 (:30) B9733; Liu, Aimee; Cloud Mountain; 7/14/1997; 8/24/1997 (:25) B9734; Barden, Dan; John Wayne - A Novel; 7/24/1997; 8/31/1997 (:17) B9734; Reynolds, Marjorie; The Starlite Drive-In; 8/7/1997; 8/31/1997 (:15) B9735; Lehane, Dennis; Sacred; 8/25/1997; 9/7/1997 (:24) B9736; Weltner, Peter; The Risk Of His Music;