Smith, Julia Frances, 1911-1989.

Julia Frances Smith was born in Denton, Texas on January 25, 1911. She graduated from North Texas State University in 1930. She attended the Julliard Graduate School (1932-1939) and gained a diploma. She received a M.A. (1933) and a Ph.D. (1952) from New York University. She was a pianist for the Orchestrette Classique of New York, a women's orchestra (1932-1939). She wrote Aaron Copland: His Work and Contribution to American Music and was editor of Directory of American Women Composers. She died in New York on April 27, 1989.

From the description of Smith, Julia, 1921?-1989. (Fort Worth Library). WorldCat record id: 191194841