Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 13, 1977 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 13, 1977 [sound recording].

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Oliver Daniel describes Stokowski's private funeral service. Harold Coletta remembers anti-Semitism in Montevideo, Uruguay when touring with the All-American Youth Orchestra; and mentions Anthony Tomei touring with them. They discuss a CBS contest which Coletta won playing the Jew's harp. Coletta tells an anecdote about Stokowski's belief in reincarnation; and they discuss Stokowski's support for Henry Cowell. Also mentioned are Deems Taylor, Arturo Toscanini, Julius Mattfeld, Paul Creston, Maurice Wilk, Albert Tipton, Jeanette Waldo, Percy Grainger, and Ben de Loache.

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 29 leaves.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965

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Coletta, Harold

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