Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Nov. 9, 1976 [sound recording].

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Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Nov. 9, 1976 [sound recording].

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Smith discusses the establishment of the Stokowski competition for young conductors, in which he was a judge; the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts he attended while growing up; seeing Fantasia as a child; Stokowski's return to conduct in Philadelphia after 19 years; and Stokowski's conducting of a concert while the orchestra was on strike. He mentions Esther Klein, Ward Marston, Carl Torello, Leonard Mogill, Ormandy, Toscanini, and Koussevitzky.

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. tape.Sound disc digital : 4 3/4 in.Transcript 10 leaves.

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