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Interviews conducted by Howard Taubman, 1955-1956.
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, interviewee.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Singers--United States--Biography.
- Singers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Oral histories.
- Interviews.
- Audiotapes.
- Sound recordings.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of Marian Anderson.
- Physical Description:
- 10 boxes
- 7 in.
- Arrangement:
- Boxes 1-4: 31 sound tape reels (analog, 3 3/4 ips, 1 track ; 7 in., 1/4 in. tape) + 2 sound tape reels (analog, 3 3/4 ips, 1 track ; 10 in., 1/4 in. tape).
- Boxes 5-7: 30 sound tape reels (analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape).
- Boxes 8-9: 31 sound cassettes (analog).
- Box 10: 33 transcripts (typed originals).
- Place of Publication:
- 1955-1956.
- System Details:
- analog
- magnetic
- 3 3/4 ips
- full (1) track
- Biography/History:
- African-American contralto born in Philadelphia.
- Summary:
- Howard Taubman interviews Marian Anderson about her life and career in preparation for ghost-writing her autobiography, My Lord, What a Morning.
- Notes:
- Recorded 1955-1956.
- Tape 13 omitted in all formats.
- Original copy: 7 1/2 reel to reel tape; preservation copy: 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape; service copy: cassette tape. Preservation and service copies recorded 9/94.
- OCLC:
- 63556237
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