Interview : conducted by Oliver Daniel, Mar. 15, 1978.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Hammond, Richard P., 1896- interviewee.

Contributor:

Daniel, Oliver, interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990.

Garbo, Greta.

Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924-2019.

Vanderbilt, Gloria.

Graham, Martha.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡.

Stravinsky, Igor.

Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Genre:

Interviews.

Oral histories (literary works)

Sound recordings.

Transcripts.

Physical Description:

1 audiocassette : analog

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape

digital ; 4 3/4 in.

31 leaves

1 folder

Contained In:

Oliver Daniel Research Collection on Leopold Stokowski. Folder 188; Folder 627; Box 56, CD 168.

Place of Publication:

Mar. 15, 1978.

Biography/History:

Served on the board of directors of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony; California neighbor of Stokowski with and without Gloria Vanderbilt.

Summary:

Hammond discusses memories of Mrs. (Maria Dehon) Polk and Stokowski before his marriage to Evangeline Johnson; Stokowski staying with him in his apartment in Paris; Stokowski and Greta Garbo; Stokowski and Gloria Vanderbilt; Stokowski's diet; conflict between Stokowski and Rubinstein in preparation for a Hollywood Bowl recording; Stokowski's marketing savvy; and a League of Composers performance of Rite of Spring with Martha Graham, Massine, and Stokowski.

Daniel's notes include 1 item from Hammond to Stokowski, a typed letter signed, with Stokowski's markings on the letter, n.d., folder 188.

Notes:

Recorded on March 15, 1978, Century Club, New York City.

Original copy: cassette tape 137; preservation copy: one 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape 168; service copy: one compact disk CD 168. Preservation and service copies recorded December 2000.

Transcript in folder 627.