Found 5 collections related to Programs (documents)

Mark Dempsey (born Herbert Lee Dempsey) was a stage, film, and television actor. His papers consist of photographs (chiefly head shots and production stills), programs, clippings of reviews, resumes, autobiographical statements, and memorabilia. Memorabilia includes three of his high school yearbooks, his father's published memoir Confessions of an Umpire, and two publicity photographs of his mother Bessie Marie Dempsey (stage name Yvonne St. Clair). less

The New York City Gay Men's Chorus was founded in 1979, merging with the Big Apple Gay Men's Chorus in 1980. The chorus sings in a variety of styles, and has presented a holiday concert series each year since its inception. They have produced eight recordings. The collection contains programs, meeting minutes, weekly bulletins, posters, development and planning material, clippings, and a small amount of correspondence. less

Alexander E. MacDonald, M.D. (1845-1906) was a prominent American physician and psychiatrist, and a leader in the development of New York City's public institutions for the treatment of mentally-ill persons. The collection consists of Dr. Alexander MacDonald's scrapbook of entertainments held for patients in New York City public hospitals on Blackwell's Island and Ward's Island, 1873-1875, and several letters and documents relating to his professional activities, 1897-1902. The scrapbook, dated 1873 August 30-1874 June 19 and 1875 June 9, contains pasted newspaper clippings and programs documenting part of a series of weekly entertainments initiated by MacDonald for patients of Charity Hospital on Blackwell's Island (now Roosevelt Island), 1873-1874, with an 1875 clipping for an entertainment at the New York City Asylum for the Insane on Ward's Island. Letters and documents chiefly pertain to MacDonald's attendance at professional conferences abroad, certifying his membership and credentials; there is also a personal letter from George E. Dodge (1849-1904) to MacDonald, 1902 June 28, regarding MacDonald's work on Ward's Island. A civil service flyer and a half-tone photographic portrait of MacDonald are included. less

Paul N. Craig (1885-1962) was an artist, minister, singer and voice teacher who resided in Independence, Missouri for much of his life. Collection consists of letters dating from 1908 to 1911, written by Craig while an art student in New York City to his future wife Jeannette V. Kelley (1887-1978) at Independence. The bulk of the letters date 1908-1909, documenting his training at the New York School of Art (now Parsons The New School for Design) under the tutelage of Frank Alvah Parsons, his boarding life at the YMCA, his exploration of Manhattan's neighborhoods and its cultural offerings, and other outings. Also discussed are his religious beliefs and attendance at services of various denominations, including those of his own faith, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ), in Brooklyn. Letters for 1910-1911 are less frequent, marking his move to an apartment and employment as a commercial artist. His growing affection for New York City and its impact on his faith and character are discussed throughout. Letters are annotated in pencil with dates matching envelope postmarks. Some musical and church programs, along with a small sketch of Craig with a toothache, are included in the letters. less

Henderson M. (Henderson Malcolm) Wolfe (1873-1951) was a banker who held executive positions in several New York City banks; he also served as Chief Auditor of Accounts in New York City’s Finance Department in 1911. He was born in Muhlenburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from New York University Law School in 1904. The Henderson M. Wolfe scrapbook, dated 1908-1917, contains pasted business correspondence, news clippings, receipts, event programs and other printed ephemera reflecting his career as an executive banker and civil servant in New York City. Materials document Wolfe's association with the Corn Exchange Bank and other institutions, his service in the City’s Finance Department, and his return to the banking industry. Affiliations with charitable, social, and professional organizations are also represented. Letters are chiefly congratulatory messages on his appointments; a few carbon copies of outgoing letters are also present. The scrapbook (1 volume in 1 box) also includes some biographical data and two photographic portraits of his son Henderson W. Wolfe Jr. as a child. Loose items and letters stored in pasted envelopes have been separated to a folder. This is the second of two scrapbook volumes; the first is not found less