Charles Ruas audio recordings and papers, 1970s-1980s

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Series II: Audio recordings, 1970s-1980s

Series is closed pending digitization.

Recordings of interviews/radio broadcasts with notable literary persons (some are interviews by Charles Ruas), while others appear to be discussions about people or recordings of performances. 95 large reel-to-reel tape boxes; 34 small reel-to-reel tape boxes; 16 audiocassette tapes. The open-reel tapes are primarily WBAI-related material. The cassette tapes cassettes contain literary interviews conducted for outlets such as the Soho Weekly News, The New York Times, and The Paris Review.