Reminiscences of Leo Castelli : oral history, 1977.

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Reminiscences of Leo Castelli : oral history, 1977.

Early life and family; career in insurance and banking; Galerie Drouin, Paris, 1939; escape from occupied France to United States, 1941; years in U.S. Army; first experiences with collecting; studies in economic history, Columbia University; origins of New York gallery.

Transcript: 65 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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Diamonstein, Barbaralee

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