Reminiscences of William Howard Schuman : oral history, 1977.

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Reminiscences of William Howard Schuman : oral history, 1977.

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Childhood, education, career; conception, revision, perfomances of each of his major works; choral conducting, composition for film, for dance; innovations and conflicts as administrator of Juilliard School of Music, President, 1945-1962, emeritus, 1962- , and Lincoln Center, President, 1962-1969, emeritus, 1969- ; opinions and anecdotes of many figures in the performing arts, including Serge Koussevitzky, Roy Harris, Leopold Stokowski, Peter Mennin.

Transcript: 751 leaves.Tape: 12 reels.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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