New Federal Theatre photographs

id
10885
origination
New Federal Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
date statement
1959-2014
key date
1959
identifier (local_mss)
23927
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 2016-016
b-number
b21281663
total components
189
total series
0
max depth
4
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2017-08-29 19:42:34 UTC
updated
2024-12-17 18:02:34 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2016-016", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"23927", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b21281663", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1959-2014", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1959/2014"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"New Federal Theatre photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.26 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"7 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.</span><div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The New Federal Theatre photographs document several decades of theatrical productions, mostly through photographs and to a lesser extent through playbills, posters, prompt books, and reviews."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>New Federal Theatre photographs, *T-Mss 2016-016. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"New Federal Theatre (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Woodie King Jr. is an African-American director and producer who founded the New Federal Theatre in 1970, on the Lower East Side. The Theatre was initially funded by the Henry Street Settlement. The early performances during the 1960s were produced in a theatre program with Mobilization for Youth. The performance space offers a place for actors, directors and playwrights to develop their creative talents. The theatre has been a proving ground for many established and emerging African-American artists, and women to work on the national stage. This theatre also showcases their talent in other locations and has attracted diverse talent from across the country.</p> <p>Bert Andrews (died 1993), a performing-arts photographer shot many of the photographs in this collection. Andrews was widely recognized for his work chronicling the black theatre.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The New Federal Theatre photographs, dated 1959 to 2014, document the history of the Theatre and its productions. The photographs often include identifying information about the title of the production and the actors in the cast. Photographs are occasionally accompanied with press releases, programs, contact sheets, and two production books.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The arrangement: photographs, playbills, posters, prompt books, reviews and artifacts.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Woodie King and New Federal Theatre, 2016.</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>New Federal Theatre records, Sc MG 930, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, New York Public Library.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span> in <span class=\"date\">2017</span>.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
date_start
1959
keydate
1959
date_end
2014
date_inclusive_start
1959
date_inclusive_end
2014

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