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- 15 and 28 July 1986 (Creation)
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7 reel-to-reel tapes (185 mins.)
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
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Scope and content
Oral history interview with Professor Harvey J. Olnick, conducted by Valerie Schatzker. Commences with his early education at the Juilliard School of Music and ends with a statement of his plans for the Music library. Focusses on Toronto period, 1954-1986, and discusses his appointment, musicology, the curricula, faculty, and students of the Faculty of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Other subjects considered include the architecture and construction of the Edward Johnson building, finances, and the development of the Music Library Collection.
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Open