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- Creator
- First American Congress of Theatre
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1997-016
- Physical description
- .5 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- First American Congress of Theatre Records, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials
The First American Congress of Theatre (FACT) was a four day conference of American theater artists and administrators held in Princeton, New Jersey in June 1974 in order to improve conditions affecting the American theater. Areas of concern included legislation, taxation, the urban environment, foundation and corporate support, audience development, marketing, new technology, the media, encouragement of new plays, and alternative theater. Collection includes correspondence, minutes, conference schedule, reports and transcripts of panel discussions, and a list of the delegates, panelists and special guests at the congress.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Papers: gift, Gus Vasiliadis who received this photocopied collection in 1974 in his role of Theatre Associate, NY State Council on the Arts, 05/13/97Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor