Merlin Group, Ltd.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2012-056
1.89 linear feet (5 boxes)
The Merlin Group, Ltd. was a theatrical marketing and publicity company based in New York City. The Merlin Group records, dating from 1967 to 1979, document the publicity work performed by the company for six productions: Chicago, King of Hearts,...
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The Merlin Group, Ltd. was a theatrical marketing and publicity company based in New York City. The Merlin Group records, dating from 1967 to 1979, document the publicity work performed by the company for six productions: Chicago, King of Hearts, Trick, The Goodbye People, Coquelico, and The Wiz.
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Greener, Dorothy, 1917-1971
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1993-049
Papers of actress, singer, comedienne Dorothy Greener consisting of letters, opening night telegrams, revue sketches and other humor pieces, school compositions, scrapbooks, and ephemera.
Gossage, James D
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1996-039
The collection documents the early years of Off-Off Broadway productions in New York City. It consists of black and white photographs by James D. Gossage of many of the productions staged at La Mama, Caffe Cino, Circle Repertory, Playwrights'...
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The collection documents the early years of Off-Off Broadway productions in New York City. It consists of black and white photographs by James D. Gossage of many of the productions staged at La Mama, Caffe Cino, Circle Repertory, Playwrights' Workshop and other small avant garde theaters as well as photographs of individuals at the forefront of the Off-Off Broadway movement: Joe Cino, Ellen Stewart, Leonard Melfi, Tom Eyen, Lanford Wilson, Marshall Mason, and others. Also includes a few photographs of theater interiors, three flyers, one program and an article about Caffe Cino written by Magie Dominic.
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Goodman, Benny
Music Division | *ZB-3524
The Benny Goodman Collection contains a selection of musical arrangements (by various arrangers) used by Benny Goodman and ensembles with which he performed.
Grey, Joel, 1932-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2000-018
10.95 linear feet (29 boxes)
Joel Grey (1932-) is an American actor, singer, dancer and director, working in theatre and film from the 1950s through the present. The Joel Grey Papers contain publicity and general production files, scripts, photographs and memorabilia on stage...
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Joel Grey (1932-) is an American actor, singer, dancer and director, working in theatre and film from the 1950s through the present. The Joel Grey Papers contain publicity and general production files, scripts, photographs and memorabilia on stage productions Joel Grey appeared in. There are also production materials on television, radio and film projects he did and solo acts/personal appearances.
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Zipprodt, Patricia
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1999-001
85 linear feet (126 boxes)
Patricia Zipprodt won three Tony Awards throughout her long career as a costume designer (and was nominated for eleven). She is best remembered for her most famous productions: Fiddler on the Roof (1964), more
Patricia Zipprodt won three Tony Awards throughout her long career as a costume designer (and was nominated for eleven). She is best remembered for her most famous productions:
Fiddler on the Roof (1964),
Cabaret (1966),
Zorba (1968),
Chicago (1975),
Sweet Charity (1987) and the film
The Graduate (1967). The collection includes many original designs and sketches, as well as costume bibles, costume research, photographs, and productions materials.
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Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-
Music Division | JPB 00-5
33.55 linear feet (66 boxes)
Norman Dello Joio is a pianist, organist, educator and a Pulitzer Prize winning composer. The collection contains materials related to his work; including business related correspondence (from individuals and institutes), personal papers...
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Norman Dello Joio is a pianist, organist, educator and a Pulitzer Prize winning composer. The collection contains materials related to his work; including business related correspondence (from individuals and institutes), personal papers (financial, biographical, some photographs, speeches and writings), performance files (programs and other related items), musical scores, clippings, ephemera, and scrapbooks.
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Benet, Carol, 1939-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1996-003
6.34 linear feet (16 boxes); 1.1 mb (50 computer files)
Carol Benet (b. 1939) is an American writer, educator, and critic of the arts. The Carol Benet collection of Sam Shepard research materials dates from 1970 to 1995 and holds scholarly articles, reviews, scripts, programs, recorded interviews,...
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Carol Benet (b. 1939) is an American writer, educator, and critic of the arts. The Carol Benet collection of Sam Shepard research materials dates from 1970 to 1995 and holds scholarly articles, reviews, scripts, programs, recorded interviews, notes, dissertation drafts, and correspondence relating to the playwriting career of Sam Shepard. Material in this collection was gathered by Benet for her dissertation, The German Reception of Sam Shepard (1987).
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Ostrow, Stuart, 1932-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2010-001
24.33 linear feet (62 boxes, 1 volume); 21.29 megabytes (2272 computer files)
Stuart Ostrow-theatre producer, director, author and teacher-was a driving force behind many successful Broadway productions from the 1960s through the 1990s. The Stuart Ostrow papers contain material that chiefly documents Ostrow's professional...
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Stuart Ostrow-theatre producer, director, author and teacher-was a driving force behind many successful Broadway productions from the 1960s through the 1990s. The Stuart Ostrow papers contain material that chiefly documents Ostrow's professional life. His general administrative and production files make up the bulk of this collection, and contain correspondence, scripts, scores, photographs, scrapbooks, artwork, and other materials pertaining to his work in theater.
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Baum, Joseph H. (Joseph Harold), 1920-1998
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6181
62 linear feet (158 boxes)
Joe Baum (1920-1998) was the celebrated restaurateur responsible for some of New York City's most well-known restaurants during the period of the 1950s-1990s. The collection spans Baum's career from his years with Restaurant Associates, through...
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Joe Baum (1920-1998) was the celebrated restaurateur responsible for some of New York City's most well-known restaurants during the period of the 1950s-1990s. The collection spans Baum's career from his years with Restaurant Associates, through the creation of the varied dining facilities of the World Trade Center (including Windows on the World), and his revival of the historic Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center. Materials in the collection include business correspondence, memoranda, and reports; publicity materials, menus, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting the work of Baum and his associates in the creation and operation of his signature restaurants, as well as copies of Baum's speeches, appointment books, awards, and letters of thanks received from friends and members of the public.
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Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2001-040 [Text]
129.4 linear feet (287 boxes); 32 reels microfilm
Primarily documenting the career of playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky, this collection consists of correspondence, material relating to production of his works, draft and development material for unproduced works and other writings,...
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Primarily documenting the career of playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky, this collection consists of correspondence, material relating to production of his works, draft and development material for unproduced works and other writings, office papers, vital records, financial and legal records, photographs, and research material.
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Brown, Thomas P
Music Division | JPB 04-41
26.37 linear feet (38 boxes)
Thomas Philip Brown was a saxophonist with his own orchestra in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He became a music copyist for Broadway musicals, copied music on order for the Samuel French Company, and produced a series of translated opera records...
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Thomas Philip Brown was a saxophonist with his own orchestra in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He became a music copyist for Broadway musicals, copied music on order for the Samuel French Company, and produced a series of translated opera records under the label
Opera of the Month . The collection contains piano conductor scores and parts of musicals, orchestral pieces, sheet music, financial materials, and some correspondence.
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Equity Library Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1995-008
33.77 linear feet (89 boxes)
The Equity Library Theatre (ELT) was a theatre company in New York City from 1943 to 1989, founded by actor Sam Jaffe, a representative of the Actor's Equity Association, and George Freedley, curator of the Theatre Collection of the New York...
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The Equity Library Theatre (ELT) was a theatre company in New York City from 1943 to 1989, founded by actor Sam Jaffe, a representative of the Actor's Equity Association, and George Freedley, curator of the Theatre Collection of the New York Public Library. ELT was dedicated to showcasing unemployed Equity actors in classic and modern plays and musicals and to provide free theatre to New Yorkers. The Equity Library Theatre records (1944-1990) document the entire artistic and business history of the organization through administrative files and production files.
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Eaves-Brooks Costume Company (New York, N.Y.)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2005-007
2.6 linear feet (3 oversized boxes)
These black and white illustrations are representations of original Broadway costume designs, as well as drawings of similar stock pieces, that were sent to clients (universities, community theatres, etc.) to indicate what a given play or musical...
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These black and white illustrations are representations of original Broadway costume designs, as well as drawings of similar stock pieces, that were sent to clients (universities, community theatres, etc.) to indicate what a given play or musical might look like using costumes rented from Eaves-Brooks. The Eaves-Brooks Costume Company (New York, N.Y.) was sold to Dodger Costumes, Ltd., affiliated with Dodger Productions, in 1998. The costume construction and rental business was disbanded in February 2005.
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American Place Theatre
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2002-025
124.55 linear feet (305 boxes)
The American Place Theatre is a not-for-profit theater founded in 1963 in New York City to aid in the advancement of learning in all aspects of the dramatic arts, including the development and advancement in writing, direction, and production of...
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The American Place Theatre is a not-for-profit theater founded in 1963 in New York City to aid in the advancement of learning in all aspects of the dramatic arts, including the development and advancement in writing, direction, and production of plays. The American Place Theatre Company records document almost five decades of theatrical work produced by the American Place Theatre and the administrative activities of the theater. The bulk of the collection consists of production files that span from 1963 until the 2008-2009 season. The records also contain administrative files that represent the day-to-day operations of the American Place Theatre, minutes of the board of trustees, extensive correspondence of Director Wynn Handman, scripts, and posters.
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Cranefield, Paul F. (Paul Frederic), 1925-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2006-006
19.5 linear feet (25 boxes)
The Paul Cranefield Papers, 1824-2002 [bulk years 1951-2002], document medical doctor and theater enthusiast Paul Cranefield’s interest and contribution to New York City’s theatrical world, and in particular the Off-Off Broadway movement. The...
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The Paul Cranefield Papers, 1824-2002 [bulk years 1951-2002], document medical doctor and theater enthusiast Paul Cranefield’s interest and contribution to New York City’s theatrical world, and in particular the Off-Off Broadway movement. The collection consists of administrative files created by the La Mama Experimental Theatre Club and the Circle Repertory Theatre, in which Cranefield served as a board member for several years. They include correspondence, meeting minutes, notes and agendas, legal and financial records, grant applications, leaflets and brochures, production inventories, and Cranefield’s writings on subjects related to theater and collecting. There are also scripts, photographs, clippings, and a considerable number of programs and posters from productions created by La Mama and Circle Repertory Theatre, as well as from productions of the 1800s, collected by Cranefield.
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Reisman, Joe
Music Division | JPB 04-17
84.4 linear feet (121 boxes)
Joe Reisman was a producer and arranger at RCA Victor and Roulette Records from the 1950s to the 1970s; he worked independently into the mid-1980s. His scores and papers document his work on behalf of such artists as Henry Mancini, Patti Page,...
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Joe Reisman was a producer and arranger at RCA Victor and Roulette Records from the 1950s to the 1970s; he worked independently into the mid-1980s. His scores and papers document his work on behalf of such artists as Henry Mancini, Patti Page, Sarah Vaughan, Perry Como, and for his own albums and soundtracks.
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Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987
Music Division | JPB 03-23
15 linear feet (13 boxes)
Michael Stewart (nee Rubin), librettist, lyricist, playwright, and novelist, was born in New York City, where he attended Queens College. He received a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Yale in 1953. Prior to his work on Broadway, Stewart wrote...
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Michael Stewart (nee Rubin), librettist, lyricist, playwright, and novelist, was born in New York City, where he attended Queens College. He received a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Yale in 1953. Prior to his work on Broadway, Stewart wrote for television and contributed sketches and lyrics to revues. His first effort on Broadway,
Bye Bye Birdie, opened in 1960 and won Stewart his first Tony as its author. During his career in the musical theater Stewart also worked on
Carnival!,
Hello, Dolly!,
42nd Street,
George M!,
Barnum,
I Love My Wife,
Mack and Mabel, and
The Grand Tour. Among his collaborators were the writer Mark Bramble, and the composers Cy Coleman, Jerry Herman, Bob Merrill and Jule Styne.
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Ebb, Fred
Music Division | LPA Mss 2005-001
86 linear feet (109 boxes)
Fred Ebb was a lyricist and librettist for Broadway musicals and motion picture and television projects. With composer John Kander, Ebb wrote scores for many acclaimed successful musicals. This collection contains scripts, scores and production...
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Fred Ebb was a lyricist and librettist for Broadway musicals and motion picture and television projects. With composer John Kander, Ebb wrote scores for many acclaimed successful musicals. This collection contains scripts, scores and production files pertaining to Ebb's musicals as well as photographs, awards, personal and business files and extensive scrapbooks Ebb kept on each of his shows and other aspects of his life and career.
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American Music Center (New York, N.Y.)
Music Division | JPB 15-64
791 linear feet (2623 boxes)
The American Music Center was a non-profit organization which aimed to promote the creating, performing, and enjoying of new American music. The American Music Center was founded in 1939 by composers Aaron Copland, Otto Luening, Marion Bauer,...
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The American Music Center was a non-profit organization which aimed to promote the creating, performing, and enjoying of new American music. The American Music Center was founded in 1939 by composers Aaron Copland, Otto Luening, Marion Bauer, Harrison Kerr, and Quincy Porter. The center's mandate was to make the music of its composer members available to potential performers and conductors, and to act as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of information vital to its membership. Until that time, American composers had not been able to firmly establish themselves or their music as a unique American commodity that was of both high quality and in great demand. As their music came of age, these composers began to organize themselves into a substantial power base that would not only get their music heard but also make assurances for appropriate representation, promotion and compensation. The American Music Center was one of the leading organizations in this campaign. A partnership with the New York Public Library, initiated in 1978 led to cooperative cataloging initiatives and eventually to an agreement that the center's entire collection of scores would over time be transferred to the library. The American Music Center's score library, now housed at the Music Division, numbered close to 60,000 items. While the center's physical collection of printed and recorded music was the backbone of this remarkable institution, the mandate and activities of the center were relevant not only to music scholars, but to those in other areas of research. The center's activities have been responsible for creating a vast worldwide cultural resource for the dissemination of American music. Approximately 60,000 orchestral, chamber, solo instrumental, vocal and choral scores, solo parts and libretti placed in the AMC library by their composer members. Virtually all genres of notated music are represented in the collection, including many forms of orchestral concert music (overtures, symphonies, suites, etc.), chamber music for winds, strings, keyboard, percussion, electronics, alone and in combination, vocal music, solo and choral, and staged works (opera, ballet, musicals). The collection includes many published scores. A large portion of these are self-published reproductions of composer's manuscripts. Conventionally notated scores predominate, but there are also many representatives of various forms of graphic notation.
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Davis, Ossie
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 305
73.67 linear feet (179 boxes)
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were African American actors, directors, writers, and activists whose careers spanned the mediums of theatre, television, radio, film, and print. Their papers date from 1932 to 2015, and chronicle the couple's artistic...
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Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were African American actors, directors, writers, and activists whose careers spanned the mediums of theatre, television, radio, film, and print. Their papers date from 1932 to 2015, and chronicle the couple's artistic careers as performers and authors, as well as their work as civil rights activists. The collection consists of materials generated by Davis and Dee over a lifetime of performing arts work and activism, and in their personal lives together.
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Jacobs, Craig
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2019-007
1.46 linear feet (4 boxes)
The
Chicago stage manager records documents the original touring production of
Chicago. Written by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, with music by John Kander,
Chicago debuted...
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The
Chicago stage manager records documents the original touring production of
Chicago. Written by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, with music by John Kander,
Chicago debuted on Broadway in 1975. The original touring production of the show ran from 1977 to 1978. Craig Jacobs served as stage manager during the original Broadway run and touring production from 1975 to 1978. The records in the collection give a concise look at the various production elements of the Broadway and touring shows including casting information, set and lighting designs, music scores, and script changes.
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Marcus, Joan
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2018-003
141.83 linear feet (340 Boxes); 29.68 terabytes
Joan Marcus is a prominent American theater photographer. The Joan Marcus photographs date from 1980 to 2019 and include images she took of hundreds of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional portraits...
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Joan Marcus is a prominent American theater photographer. The Joan Marcus photographs date from 1980 to 2019 and include images she took of hundreds of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional portraits of actors, and other theater-related subjects. Photographic formats include black-and-white prints and negatives; color prints and negatives; color slides and transparencies; and digital image files.
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Payne, Ethel L.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 353
22.98 linear feet (59 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Ethel Payne (1911-1991) was an award-winning journalist and syndicated columnist with extensive national and international reporting experience. The Ethel Payne papers mostly consist of materials related to her time as a reporter (both domestic...
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Ethel Payne (1911-1991) was an award-winning journalist and syndicated columnist with extensive national and international reporting experience. The Ethel Payne papers mostly consist of materials related to her time as a reporter (both domestic and international); work with various organizations (such as Africare); participation in conferences and symposia; teaching appointments; and interest in civil rights issues, both domestic and international.
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Friedman-Abeles (Firm)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1992-013
186 linear feet (368 boxes)
The collection primarily contains photographic work from the partnership of Leo Friedman, Joseph Abeles, and Sy Friedman, together the pre-eminent photography studio documenting Broadway theatrical productions. The Friedman-Abeles photographs...
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The collection primarily contains photographic work from the partnership of Leo Friedman, Joseph Abeles, and Sy Friedman, together the pre-eminent photography studio documenting Broadway theatrical productions. The Friedman-Abeles photographs consist primarily of photographs, negatives, contact sheets, proofs, slides, and oversized prints, spanning the partnership, which lasted from 1954-1970, with additional examples of earlier and later work.
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Mann, Theodore
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2005-005
457.73 linear feet (754 boxes)
Documenting the history of the Off-Broadway theater company Circle in the Square and two of its founders, Paul Libin and Theodore Mann, this collection consists of material relating to Circle in the Square's produced works, development material...
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Documenting the history of the Off-Broadway theater company Circle in the Square and two of its founders, Paul Libin and Theodore Mann, this collection consists of material relating to Circle in the Square's produced works, development material for unproduced works and abandoned projects, correspondence, administrative documents, financial and legal records, personal and office papers belonging to Libin and Mann, photographs, and other material relating to the day-to-day operation of a not-for-profit theatrical company.
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Fisher, Jules
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1979-002
46.57 linear feet (97 boxes, 21 tubes). 5.28 gigabytes (1013 computer files)
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer are American lighting designers, working primarily on the Broadway stage. The Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer papers and designs date from 1960 to 2005 and contain the work of Fisher and Eisenhauer both...
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Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer are American lighting designers, working primarily on the Broadway stage. The Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer papers and designs date from 1960 to 2005 and contain the work of Fisher and Eisenhauer both individually and in partnership for theatrical productions, dance performances, concerts, and other live events. Fisher's architectural lighting designs, theatre and auditorium lighting plans, and film option files are also included. The collection contains scripts; lighting plots, lighting sections, ground plans, and other technical drawings; design notes and memoranda; correspondence; and contracts.
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Corwin, Betty L.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2001-079
8 boxes : 221 items: photomechanical prints, col.
These cards were collected by Betty Corwin, founding curator of the Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Over 200 window cards, 1964-2000, for plays, musicals, and other stage performances presented in New York City...
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These cards were collected by Betty Corwin, founding curator of the Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Over 200 window cards, 1964-2000, for plays, musicals, and other stage performances presented in New York City and other regional theatres. All theatres are located in New York City unless otherwise noted. Some cards were autographed by cast members.
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Rosegg, Carol
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2018-004
200 linear feet (481 boxes)
Carol Rosegg is a prominent American theater photographer. The Carol Rosegg photographs, which date from 1978 to 2018, include images she shot of thousands of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional...
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Carol Rosegg is a prominent American theater photographer. The Carol Rosegg photographs, which date from 1978 to 2018, include images she shot of thousands of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring theatrical performances, as well as promotional portraits of actors, and other theater-related subjects. Photographic formats include black-and-white and color prints and negatives; color slides and transparencies; and digital image files.
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