Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kay, Lisan.
2. Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. dnr
3. Oral history archive.

Found in

1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs (ca. 159 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative title

1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Subject

1. Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979
2. Kay, Lisan

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-2676

Note

1. Disc 1 (track 1 to track 8, ca. 1:00 min.): Lisan Kay reads aloud an article she wrote about Yeichi Nimura entitled Destiny and I meet Nimura 1931-1964. The handwritten notes on the original indicate that the recording was made on July 3, 1966.
2. Disc 1 (track 8, ca. 1:05 min.) to disc 2 (track 11, ca. 1:00 min.): Lisan Kay reads aloud a series of press materials about Yeichi Nimura relating to his concert tour in Europe: How Nimura teaches dancing -- New dance star coming to America -- Interview with Nimura: famous dancer of the samurai -- Dance in Japan: antiquities and importance -- How I arrange my ballets and dances -- A pen sketch of a famous dancer Nimura -- Nimura's cameos of east and west -- Nimura gives some new ideas of movement -- On tour with Nimura. Lisan Kay concludes the recording by reading aloud Nimura's own statements regarding his dance. The handwritten notes on the original indicate that the recording was made on July 3, 1966
3. Disc 2 (track 11, ca. 1:10 min.) to disc 3: Lisan Kay reads aloud Chronological events in the career of Yeichi Nimura 1937-1965, by Virginia Lee. Kay. Kay then reads aloud chronological events by date beginning with August 23, 1927, to March 14-15/23-24, 1963. The handwritten notes on the original container read "July 3, 1966. Chronological events. Career Nimura (1937-65) by V. Lee. Same (1927-63) by L. Kay." While the handwritten notes on the original container indicate that the recording was made on July 3, 1966, Lisan Kay announces that this part of the recording was made on July 9, 1966.
4. The sound quality is good.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

System details (note)

1. Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 159 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1966) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.

Source (note)

1. Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura

Language (note)

1. In English.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Author

1. Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.

Title

1. Lisan Kay reads aloud Destiny and I meet Nimura 1931-1979, and other press materials [and] Chronological events in the career of Yeichi Nimura 1927-1965 [sound recording].

Imprint

1. 1966.

Funding

1. Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

System details

1. Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 159 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1966) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.

Language

1. In English.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Local note

1. Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2676
2. The identification of the date, events, and speaker is based on the handwritten notes on the original container.

Source

1. Gift; Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura, Sept. 2007. NN-PD

Added author

1. Kay, Lisan.
2. Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. Donor
3. Oral history archive.

Added title

1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Found in:

1. Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-2676