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Note 1: "Gene and Carol- A first discussion of the vestal Article, 1966."; Note 2: Gene Smith, Carole Thomas in loft CDI 1. Smith and Carole talking about photos, Schweitzer book, Bob Dylan book 2. On George's layout and more talk 3. Smith on tape machine, photographs/perception, milk 4. on editors, ego, Thompson, Hicks 5. education vs. experience and assignments, George Kess and others, Omega enlarger, Lohn L. Lewis, Chaplin/Keaton and film 6. cont'd and midwife lyout and bookstore story 7. girl at Cooper's photographic approach 8. Japanese aesthetics, Scotch, tape player and Schweitzer 9. Schweitzer 10. cont'd and midwife and Maude 11. Scotch, Myth of Smith and commentary, scotch and coffee 12. Smiht's syntax and diction, audience and titles 13. composer text/titles CDII 1. 1. reading and discussion plus names: Life: Bernie, Quint, Alan Slane, Nancy Genet, Shane Alexander, Jan Mason research. 2. collaborators, Big Book's war section. Schiffer, 3. interracial couples on Caroles's street, Yale and Kennedy 4. Civil Rights. Charlie Harbutt story on drug addicts, WBAI. drugs and Life Magazine's view of drugs 5. drug story "St. Vencent Millay Tape, Carole's painting/Gene's photos 6. Schweitzer, War, Vietnam, Tapes and atomic bomb radiation 7. Smith's work, Dylan, dislocated pianist and other topics 8. Germ Free" lab story and Life Journalism 9. Smith reads Vestal article "Myth of Smith" 10. cont'd plus McCarthy and Life and Vestal, Hicks and Smith 11. photo stories and Smith photo talk, Country Doctor and Hicks 12. "worthwhile", Juanita, and photo talk 13. article and quotes. Sid James, Hicks, Larry Abram from Washington 14. Bernie, editors and conflict and exhaustion of Smith on post story CDIII 1. Philipe Halsman uqote plus Ken Heyman and Cartier Bresson. 3. Yvonne Halsman and Luba. Carmen and ping pong 2. Freedom House. exhibit ASMP. War speech Halsman, Smith's first mustache Smith reading, Halsman, borscht, print spotters 4. water, fire, Collier's photos 5. Romeo Martinez and martyrs 6. Martinez quote, scotch, Kafka 7. Schweitzer, Chaplin, Maude 8. Schweitzer. Smith's father as a relief 9. Father of Smith andd Okalahoma story, Smith kids 10. Smith's parents and photography as a child 11. parents, and Carole Thomas asking Smith questions, to follow up 12. Smith's secret photo career as a child, upbringing CDIV 1. cont'd family and chiilldren of Smith 2. Gene and Carole talk families, Sandi Stevenson also 3. cont'd with Scotch. Carole's family 4. Family hisotry of Smith and Carole 5. reading article and cont'd discussion of Smith's personal history 6. con'td 7 article, Schweitzer 8. Bellevue and cont'd photo talk 9. Charlie Harbutt and "Jim" 10. Article, PIttsburgh, Magnum 11. family, Vestal, Cartier Bresson quote 12. Cartier Bresson and photography, article 13. some article, some silence CDV 1. (tape speed too fast then: con'td beginning of a tape 2. con'td photo and personal talk 3. birth and photography, country doctor 4. Smith, Cartier Bresson, taping 5. truth, research, photography 6. Smith's writing, families 7. Seeing, psychology 8. con'td 9. Charlie and photography CDVI 1. Hemingway in Cuba, Old Man and the sea. editing. Catherine Ann Porter story 2. watch, truth and vision, Jr. the cat 3. editing text. Hicks, Ray Macklin, Life's editors 4. Pittsburgh, Billy, Terrell, Mt. Airy car wreck 5. editors, Harbutt, Cornell Capa 6. Parents. Smith's trauma 7. Smith's suicidal tendencies, Martin Mencusi, Frank Knowle as influences. Hearst and Halsman's ethics 8. photo talk 9. Halsman 10. Halsman and Pittsburgh story, Scotch 11. army war photos and water photograph 12. Downes, Mother 13. cont'd (end) CDVII 1. Smith's mother, Photo League, childhood 2. Mother, children of Smith and money 3. Helen Wright, Jim Karales, reading Veseal article 4. Scotch, Miami speech, birth od cats 5. birth and article talk, Carole's drawing 6. Tennessee Williams Camino Real reference 7. Cartier Bresson Budapest 8. Bill Pierce, Wheeler quote 9. "Smith's airplane" War 10. Smith and Carole, Japan, Keith Wheeler 11. show, Mother's deat, Schweitzer, Scotch, Spanish Village ethics 12. cont'd and Stephen Lorant. ;

Note 1: "John R. Rogge (Lawyer) and Buckley P in Hal L. John. 1960, 1961? From Air talking about jazz. Round table with Leonard Feather, George Frazier"; Note 2: LJN, Leonard Feather, Bob Wright, Harry Moses, Paul Leonard CDI 1. WOR Radio Long John Nebel Show Photos and miscellany 2. Phone story 3. Harper's Magazine commercial "The Crisis in American Medicene" issue 4. Budwieser Commericial and questions, fashion 5. Jerome Richardson "Tweeter" Leonard Feather notes for Dick Hyman Hi-Fi Suite 6. cont'd and Nixon and Kennedy debate on news 7. Cuba news, airplanes, Committee for Noviolent Action and 5:05 A.M. "Joe Arnell" (Jumps to) talk show iwth Tennessee Williams being discussed John Fuller, WOR with Mrs. Kaye 8. Murdock review "Period of adjustment" , George Roy HIll directing and Laudry commercial 10. Reingold Beer commercial, steel wool and Sweatergaurd then Andy Williams dinner jacket story 11. Con t'd and McColl's commercial 12. Arthur Gelb Beatnik talk and California flight story dated from October 20, 1960 (other content from November 1959) CDII 1. Talk from Long John Bebel show and Smith making noise in loft 2. cont'd 3. radio discussion De Gaul administration, and telegrams 4. cont'd 5. security checks on navy plus Cuba and USSR discussed on radio 6. cont'd CDIII 1. Long John Nebel with Leonard Feather and other guests including George Frazier: Mentioned: Eddie Condon book, Ralph Gleason "Jam Session" Encyclopedia of Jazz, Billy Taylor review, telegram 2. Tire ad and Crnegie Deli ad. Basie Orchestra with Oscar Pettiford "Bass Revflex, Thad Jones,... Dick Hyman. 3. Tune LP "Bass Reflex" 4. Squawker" 5. talk HI'fi vs monaural. Sid Frye record "War" and Dan Bailey dixieland 6. cont'd and Bailey record played 7. acoustics and coffee break 8. Leonard featehr, and Bob Reisner book 9. cont'd and intro of O. John Rogge, next Thrusday night (CDII) and talk of Chick Gaylor the world's faster draw 10. New Encyclopedia of jazz telegrams, Lennie Tristano, Chicago 11. Lee Konitz, Half note, Bohemia, Jackie McLean and Freddie Redd, Dexter Gorden, Ornette Coleman. The Connection. 12. John Lewis, Cannonball, Bluenote in Chicago, George Wein. Miles Davis CDIV 1. LJN con'td Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee, Brubeck, Sinatra 2. Woody Herman, Tristano, Bartok, blues, Miles Davis at Town Hall, tire commercial 3. Miles Davis, Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong 4. Jewish Music, Jelly Roll, Euke Ellington, John Hammond, Bessie, Billie, Ethel Waters 5. Kenton, Basie, Featehr, Horne, Waldor Astoria Album. L . Horne, Duvivier, Sinatra 6. Peggy Lee and Joe Williams.;

Note 1: "Beethoven String Quartets"; Note 2: CDI 1. Scratchy record noise and classical piece 2. New Movement, cont'd 3. New movement and fourth movement begins before end. Good sound quality on all;