Reminiscences of Samuel Gardner : oral history, 1975.

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Reminiscences of Samuel Gardner : oral history, 1975.

Edison's hearing problems; design of aluminum violin; competition with Edison records; test records for Edison; F.O. Stanley; impressions of Edison; early years of record advertising; recording procedure; teaching at Institute of Musical Arts; compositions, musical career.

Transcript: 39 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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