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Note 1: "Nov 1961. Conversation at Omika Hotel"; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith and Carole and Nishiyama, talk and sounds of water 2. putter and Smith asking for photochemicals (list) 3. more talk, Leica lights, 4. Jumps to new sections camera talk 5. cont'd, 6. Nishiyama and chocolate characterizations for crew. 7. cont'd dropout 8. News and talk 9. cont'd small talk, and Jun, MIk, Nishiyama talk 10. putter and chemicals discussed 11. putter and work 14. Smith more talk film discussed 15. ends. ;

Note 1: "3 3/4 speed. 2 sides ( 2 track each side. Monaural (or 4 track machine. 1959 - Detroit. Speech on Photography. W. Eugene Smith (This is a copy of a Copy) Speaking on the 7th day without sleep After meeting a Deadline.)"; Note 2: CDI 1. Host infto of Smith at photo conference: Notre Dame, Newsweek, info: applause and Smith's leading joke, then music and literature as teachers for his photography 2. Smith on photography 3. cont'd, art form vs. journalism, approach 4. cont'd pitfalls, "Photography Made Difficult" (class "last fall") (Smith age 40/41) 5. essay requirements include immersion 6. Smith vs. perfectionism, quote "never begins" 7. on editors, midwife 8. Schweitzer 9. Life Magazine and Schweitzer 10. cont'd 11. available light, moving props within frame 12. cont'd 13. focal lengths, cameras, Pittsburgh briefly. CDII 1. cont'd. equiptment, learning experimentation, then Q&A. 2. About Smith's family in regard to his career**** 3. roots of career 4. Spanish Village 5. photo manipulation, flashbulb. 6. Andrea Doria story, ethics 7. Smith as midwife, Mental Health clinic in Haiti 8. editors 9. story type 10. photo annual and Pittsburgh 11. cont'd 12. ends of questions, darkroom, Paradise Garden, 13. ends with applause. ;

Note 1: "Smith, Doth, Spore. Sept. 10, 1959 - Detroit. "Industrial Photography." Master Tape N Westuee. 3 3/4."; Note 2: CDI Same as 1117 CDII same as 1117 (dupe);

Note 1: "Full track recording @ 7 1/2 ips. Dub #11 Copy "My Way with the Camera" continued to end. Smith lecture 2nd of 2 tapes. From Reel # 46 & 47. Recorded April 25, dubbed April 28. 1/4 in reel. 3rd Annual Photojournalism Conference cosponsored by the University of Miami. and American Society of Mag. Photographers. April 22-25 1959, Univ. of Miami. Coral Gables Florida."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith "mid talk at Miami. Referes to last night (previous night remarks) and editors 2. editors, and end of speech. Smith is gone. 3. Moderator refers to all night exhibition work by Smith and Harold Feinstein at local gallery, show only up from 8-9pm. Also, refers to getting tapes of the talks from Wilson Hicks for the cost of tape ;

Note 1: "Full track recording @ 7 1/2 ips. Dub #10. Finish - Start " My Way with the Camera" From Reel # 46 & 47. Smith Lecture 1st of 2 tape. Recorded April 25, Dubbed April 28. 3rd Annual Photojournalism Conference. cosponsered by the University of Miami and ASMP, April 22-25, 1959. University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida."; Note 2: CDI 1. Intro for Smith, referes to Feinstein Gallery working all night. Smith thanks Wilson Hicks and gives Dream of Photography speech. 2. cont'd referes to disciple 3. failure of Pittsburgh. Thomas Wolfe. 4. Pittsburgh "will outlast its failure" 5. on printing, lost photos, 6. Andrea Doria sotry and refers to last night's speech. ;

Note 1: "Lee Lockwood Etc. Editor Contemporary of Photography. CA. 1962-1963. Gordon Parks. W. Eugene Smith. John Szarkowski. Walter Rosenbhum."; Note 2: CDI 1. applause then Lee Lockwood introduces panel. Lockwood, editor of Contemporary Photographer Magazine. Photographic Style. Parks into, Learning Tree not yet published ('63 or '64) Smith bio 2. intro cont'd Hitachi book not yet out in Japan, Smith joke. John Szarkowski intro, Walter Rosenblum intro. 3. Rosenblum speech 4. cont'd 5. cont'd 6. cont'd 7. ends with Chekhov quote before end of speech (mid-quote);

Note 1: "Photo Panel Tape Two"; Note 2: CDI 1. end of Rosenblum speech (con'td from Reel 1121) then Gordon Parks speech with Smith joke 2. ends, then Smith begins 3. reference to Yvonne Halsman in front row, then "I've been gone so long" 4. Szarkowski speech -7. speech then jump to radio pickup and tape sound at very end. ;

Note 1: "Photo Panel. Tape Three."; Note 2: CDI 1. cont'd from 1122. Questions and Answers for Smith, Smith borrows glasses to say hello to Philipe Halsman, then comments on style 2. cont'd with Szarkoski's comments and Smith's with Rosenblum input, Smith on Critics and reference to George Bernard Shaw on 2 actresses playing same role. 3. cont'd inner meaning to experience, Rosenblum and Szarkowski 4. reference to Gjon Mili, Gordon Parks, on midwife and approach to subject. Smith on photographer as playwright. 5. cont'd several good subjects incl. Park's police series, Smith on Halsman 6. Parks on style;

Note 1: "Photo Panel Tape five"; Note 2: CDI 1. cont'd FSA comments, including Roy Striker and Smith's perspective. 2. Smith on unseen photos from Japan and others concluding remarks, ends with Lockwood thanks and audience applause. ;

Note 1: "Photo Panel Tape Four"; Note 2: CDI 1. mid talk, photography as art form, Smith comments and more. Official smoke break announced, questions solicited to front. 2. cont'd 3. Rosenblem, Avedon and Penn, then on painting, Szarkowski. 4. cont'd, Smith joke at 4:55 5. Smith on Avedon, Parks on photographer's role "shouldn't be seen". more Smith on Avedon. 6. Smith on fantasy vs. photojournalism. Parks comments, on FSA 7. Rosenblum on FSA and more at end ($, Strand) ;

Note 1: "Dec 9, 1963. Lee Lockwood interview."; Note 2: CDI 1. Carole, Smith, Lou Draper, Dave Heath, Lee Lockwood. Conversation: Smith recording them recording him. Talk off mic, refeence to Korea and oil stove, David tests mic, they call Smith and there is playback of primary tape. 2. mic talk, Pageboy, Scotch, 3. Smith on photography: first impressions, interviewing, Gordon Parks 4. cont'd on JFK coverage and Smith's taping of two stations TV/Radio simultaneously for several days. Life Magazine coverage. 5. Life analysis, JFK coverage. 6. fullback comment, Smith vs rat race, Carole talks 7. news for journalism CDII 1. quiet beginning. green apple pie and milk to interviewer, Smith on lecture, magazine story 2. cliche and Ernie Pyle photo, simplicity, merits of. 3. layout and critical attention 4. layout, Pittsburgh, audience and complicated layouts. Music and silence. 5. truth, music, sincerity and honesty 6. Germ Free Lab story. rabbit. Carole's comments. 7. Smith on serendipity, intelligent accident, scotch audible, electronics, recorder, experts and reality, the truth 8. cont'd midwife and changing the scene 9. tape recordings, Bob Drew, Life Magazine, captions. 10. cont'd layout and playwright photography 11. cont'd 12. editorial Smith on Haas 13. on Bresson, parks, others, Carole asks about Harbutt 14. cont'd Oliver La Farge and courage**** others and praise for Mark Kauffman Marine Story 15. Beubat and others. CDIII 1. cont'd photojournalism, entertainment 2. entertainment 3. Four a.m. Tomorrow's Tuesday (day off for interviewer) spotting 4. Thompson's comments remembered. Sports talk. Harbutt's story in Lockwood magazine pending, Blind Boy essay and more. 5. cont'd talk 6. dropout then begins to repeat interview -12. CDIV 1-14 interview repitition CDV 1-5. repetition, through end. ;

Note 1: "W. Eugene Smith at RIT 1/15/1965 Side I AM session. Side II PM Session part one. 3 3/4. Copy tape. Original of AM at George Postza's house. Original of PM at RIT."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith at RIT, afternoon class (PM session), several topics, short sotries of photographers 2. cont'd, clarity and truth. 3. whiskey bottle with apple juice story 4. cont'd 5. honesty 6. Spanish Village death scene and poor negatives making great images 7. Spanish Village son of deceased field story 8. cont'd 9. Schweitzer and tragedy 10. midwife and Chaplin stories 11. Q&A, moving bed, available light 12. midwife and snipers stories "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Hemmingway 13. departure from Spanish Village 14. art director 15. LP cover, jazz artist? and Walk to Paradise Garden's multiple uses CDII 1. cont'd Paradise Garden 2. Smith's intentions 3. on subject and relationship with photographer Loft photos and specific image*** 4. cont'd CDIII 1. New cont'd story on Loft and Musicians very important summary of loft work****. Ron Free session. 3. music and photo and layout 4. objective. Japan. 5. layouts 6. Bernie Quint 7. Hitachi, and PIttsburgh 8. cont'd 9. cont'd moon over Pittsburgh short summary 10. editors 11. dream of and good quote on limits of photography 12. midwife Maude Callen 13. cont'd Schweitzer and aspects of. 14. cont'd and 15. issues, resignation from Life Magazine. CDIV 1. Schweitzer story cont'd 2. Quint and resignation 3. essay and "psychological self portrait"** 4. Chaplin, WWII, Jumps to cont'd Smith on editors 5. cont'd ;

Note 1: "W. Eugene Smith at RIT. 1/15/1965. Side 1 PM Session part 2. At Rochester Institute of Photography. Recorded by Two people one is Jerry Stephany. Curatorial Asst. Eastman House. End of PM Only (small outer Potion of tape."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith talk at Rochester Institute of Technology on Jan, 1, 1965. Smith in middle of layout and theory 2. Question and answer referes to O'Casey, Mili, layout, 3. cont'd Q&A, ref to self portraint, and closing remarks and applause, Smith up for 3 days prior.;

Note 1: "Feb. 21,1971. CBS Lamp that burned my feat. Joe Clement's Dis-production of " Let Truth be the Prejudice." A Garble of smith and his destroyed picture. 7 1/2. Recorded on Panasonic Through mics 2 track one way mono. 7 1/2 ips."; Note 2: CDI 1. radio and ambient loft (1971 Feb. 21) ad for Glen Campbell hour then PSA. WCBS-TV Lamp Unto My Feet: Let Truth Be The Prejudice (Smith in loft listening to Smith on TV) 2. cont'd "each time I pressed the shutter release." 3. nurse midwife 4. family portrait, Pittsburgh, Strawberry Girl 5. cont'd, Schweitzer 6. cont'd, 7. end of show, Ad and reference to CBS special report on Vietnam WarAd for Boy Scoout Eddie Arnold more movmetn in loft and Look Up and Live Begins on TV with guest psychotherapist (at end) ;

Note 1: "Norelco. This is non probablt best of 1. "Flight of /dust" Make dubbings but check speeds. for this plays on noerelco at least. Note down…."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith reads Flight of Dust 2. droupout and restart at "naked together, I could see them 3. cont'd. ;

Note 1: "3 3/4 speed (2 hr.) Neither side seriously worth saving. Rambling, tire, Bad cold, Dabbling. With reading excerpts from my letters. Jab Jottings and insipid. 2nd side - Examined piano, musical other side - Test of Norelco, Through mike and direct connection to Bogen."; Note 2: CDI 1. flamenco guitar and castenents on radio: Mario Escudero and His Flamenco Guitar. (Montia FM-57) on Dinnertime Pops, beginning of classical 2. Jumps to tracks from 1957 musical "New Girl in Town" soudtrack. Starts with Ana Lilla -8. 9. Jumps to Polio vaccination talk on WNYC Dr. Leon Baumgardener on weekely health report 11. news VP Nixon and dUSSR, winter weather, 12. beginning of porgram on Amadeus Mozart, starts with Symphony 41, ends mid symphony. CDII 1. Smith on "the moon" and other stuff, rambles. 2. cont'd 3. on photography/photographers 4. -7 more rambling 7. mention of moon launch and snow 10. melodramatic acting 12. more persona rant and weird southern accent 13. cont'd. ;

Note 1: "Also Churchill Speeches and others. 3 3/4. R1 Marissa and Schnitzel (a trial, Corrective, reading.) A blank space. Then 1 7/8 - dialogue."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith singing Jumps to radio then back to Smith monologue: Death of Schnitzel (Marisa and dog) 4. New story, Smith substantive commentary 5. cont'd 6. recording stalk ,sessions, Paeboy, and work 7. cont'd 8. Jumps to midspeach at Republican convention (1960) CDII 1. WNYC Spoken Words, Winston Churchill speeches, with narration by Edward R. Murrow. Host Martin Bush -11. Next show includes Paul Greene and Tennessee Williams content 12. NYC news, sanitation workers strike, election and PSA: diabetes 13. midday symphony: Brahms 2nd JB Bach's Overture in B begins show. ends during Bach piece. CDIII 1. classical Bach cont'd then DJ to beginning of Double Canto of Brahms performed by NBC Symphony Orchestra 2. Jumps to loft with static, interview on WBAi and loft ambient 3. cont'd 4. Jumps to Scuert songs on "Romantic Art of Song" with Alan Rich, ends with Beethhoven Grosse Fugue beginning. CDIV 1. Republic National Convention of 1960. coverage and commenatry with some channel changes by Smith 3. WNTA Newar cont'd -10. ;