Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Aug. 17, 1976.

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Aug. 17, 1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155861094

Allen discusses the 1966 gala for the closing of the old Metropolitan Opera house in New York and Stokowski's speech about saving the Met; also Stokowski's performance of works in Philadelphia in the 1930s which upset the board of the Philadelphia Orchestra, mentioning Charlton Yarnall and Francis Ralston Welsh.

Tape 1 sound cassette : analog.Tape 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tapeSound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 5 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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