Colin Edwards Collection
The Freedom
Archives is
honored to contain hundreds of programs on many topics produced by
Colin
Edwards. Colin Edwards (1924–1994) was an outstanding internationalist
journalist and writer who created a huge body of work. Colin came from
Wales
and was a fervent Welsh nationalist. Following service in WW II, he became a combat correspondent in Malaya, then in
Burma, Indochina
and Korea. Later, as an independent journalist with Canadian Broadcasting, the BBC and Pacifica Radio among others. He
did important on-the-scene interviews and documentaries on
anti-imperialist national
liberation struggles in the Middle East, especially Palestine, on Asia,
particularly Vietnam, and on many other struggles, including the civil
rights, Black
Power, and student antiwar movements in the US. Edwards also worked
closely with Moshe Menuhin—a prominent Jewish anti-Zionist (and the
father of
world-famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin).
The interviews with Moshe Menuhin are in the Archives collection, as is
all of the audio work of Colin Edwards, with the exception of
interviews and
writings on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, which reside in the National
Library of
Wales. The collection was
entrusted to the Freedom Archives by Mary Edwards, his widow, who lives
in
Oakland.
Documents
9 Documents Found
Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, Literature
Date: 1/1/1964Call Number: CE 020Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, LiteratureCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Leading Yugoslav writer and critic discusses history of literature and theater there, trends in music, and rich poetic tradition and present-day poetry.
Scottish Border Ballads
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 029Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Scottish Border BalladsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Scottish actor John Laurie reads 14 ballads associated with English-Scottish border country, important in development of poetic form, dramatic characterization, and storytelling in the English language.
Robert Burns Poetry
Call Number: CE 030Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Robert Burns PoetryCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Scottish actor John Laurie reads from the works of Robert Burns.
The Negro Writer in America -- Part 1
Call Number: CE 092Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Negro Writer in AmericaCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary for "Project 95" of Canadian Broadcasting with actuality from the Negro Writers Congress in Asilomar, California on more general topic of race relations in US. Includes speeches, interviews, conversations and exchanges with audience.
The Negro Writer in America -- Part 2
Call Number: CE 093Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: The Negro Writer in AmericaCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Documentary for "Project 95" of Canadian Broadcasting with actuality from the Negro Writers Congress in Asilomar, California on more general topic of race relations in US. Includes speeches, interviews, conversations and exchanges with audience.
Goronw Davies Interview
Date: 10/16/1971Call Number: CE 495Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Tape overlaps with CE 494.
Davies, Chairman of the Welsh Language Society. Raised in nationalist tradition, and attended Welsh grammar schools. Topics include: Education, English migrants not assimilating to Welsh culture, community life in Wales before the English, Welsh economy and English influence, moral duty of English government to preserve Welsh language, agricultural employment decrease, Welsh nationalist, language and conceptions, his personal influence, University subsidies, and the charges brought against him.
Additional topics include: Welsh poetry and literature, and how any good Welshman should not join the police force.
Goronw Davies Interview; Menna Elfyn Interview
Date: 10/16/1971Call Number: CE 496Format: Cass A & BProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Last segment of Davies interview: Davies, Chairman of the Welsh Language Society. Raised in nationalist tradition, and attended Welsh grammar schools. Topics include: Education, English migrants not assimilating to Welsh culture, community life in Wales before the English, Welsh economy and English influence, moral duty of English government to preserve Welsh language, agricultural employment decrease, Welsh nationalist, language and conceptions, his personal influence, University subsidies, charges brought against him, Welsh poetry and literature, and how any good Welshman should not join the police force, Welsh Language Society's court disruptions/demonstrations, public reception of Welsh Language Society, women's participation in Society, and his philosophy on language.
Menna Elfyn: Member of Welsh Nationalist Party. Speaks of her experience being imprisoned and explains that she is not an outlaw, but trying to display why certain laws are wrong.
On Freedom's Side: Aaron Kramer, Viki Ann Diamond, Karl Finger, Joan Fishman
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: Vin 084Format: VinylProducers: Freneau RecordsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
This album is a condensed recording of a live performance of Aaron Kramer reading his poetry accompanied by live music. Poem themes include protest against the suppression of freedom in America, poem about the Spanish American War and the general condition of the United States at the time.
Wales Poem and Middle East Inserts
Date: 1/6/1973Call Number: CE 548Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Wales Poem and Mideast InsertsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Poem on Wales followed by excerpts of longer interview with Mike Rubin, US citizen who spent time in Israel but returned to US disillusioned.
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