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Philip Sterling interviews Nora Holt.

Title
Philip Sterling interviews Nora Holt.
Author
Holt, Nora Douglas, 1885-1974
Publication
1959.

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Details

Additional Authors
Sterling, Philip, 1907-1989
Found In
Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams collection of sound recordings.
Description
2 streaming audio files (approximately 63 minutes total) : digital, mono.
Summary
  • Parts 1 and 2 (00:00-18:48). Philip Sterling, the writer and public relations executive who worked for the Columbia Broadcasting System for many years, interviews Nora Holt, an African-American singer, composer and music critic. Holt talks about Bert Williams, one of the black-featured pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era, and his long-term artistic partner George Walker.
  • Part 2 (18:49-31:22). Philip Sterling reads chapter from his book about Bert Williams to his recording device.
Alternative Title
Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams collection of sound recordings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Interviews.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger.
  • Very poor sound quality of the interview.
  • Interviews by Philip Sterling, conducted 1959-1962 for his biographical book on the African American entertainer Bert Williams, that never was completed.
Access (note)
  • Access to original reels restricted: use streaming audio access copies available onsite at NYPL Research Libraries.
  • Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio at NYPL Research Libraries only.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Archival original (1 audiotape reel ; analog, mono ; 7 in) available in *LT-7-A 3965.
Source (note)
  • Dorothy Sterling;
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams, *T-Mss 1991-026.
Call Number
*LT-7-A 3965
OCLC
918908713
Author
Holt, Nora Douglas, 1885-1974, interviewee.
Title
Philip Sterling interviews Nora Holt.
Production
1959.
Playing Time
003152 003122
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
audiotape reel
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio files WAV file
Access
Access to original reels restricted: use streaming audio access copies available onsite at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event
Recorded New York 1959 September 21
Additional Formats
Archival original (1 audiotape reel ; analog, mono ; 7 in) available in *LT-7-A 3965.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio at NYPL Research Libraries only.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams, *T-Mss 1991-026.
Source
Gift; Dorothy Sterling; 1991.
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Added Author
Sterling, Philip, 1907-1989, interviewer.
Sterling, Dorothy, 1913- donor.
Added Title
Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams collection of sound recordings.
Found In:
Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams collection of sound recordings.
Research Call Number
*LT-7-A 3965
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