- unitid
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{"value"=>"Sc MG 930", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"24177", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b21320023", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1971-2015", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1971/2015"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"New Federal Theatre records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5.47 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"13 boxes, 1 volume", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"624.1 mb (81 computer files)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"SCM", "value"=>"Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The New Federal Theatre records document several decades of the New Federal Theatre founded by Woodie King Jr., mostly through production scripts."}
- origination
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{"value"=>"New Federal Theatre (New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"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 of New York City. The Theatre was initially funded by the Henry Street Settlement. The early performances during the 1960s were produced with Mobilization for Youth (MFY), a social services program. 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 to work on the national stage.</p> <p>In 1974, King founded The National Black Touring Circuit to broaden the appeal of theatre to African-American audiences.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The New Federal Theatre records, dated 1971 to 2015, document the history of the Theatre through scripts, many of which were for productions adapted for the National Black Touring Circuit. Scripts were solicited or unsolicited and may not have been produced at the theater. Scripts may also be annotated or accompanied by other materials, including lighting and stage blueprints, actors' sign-in sheets, contact sheets, playbills, rehearsal reports, and audio recordings. A few productions are comprised of both electronic and physical files.</p> <p>Productions represented in the collection include <span class=\"title\">The Balm Yard</span> by Don Kinch; <span class=\"title\">Boy and Tarzan Appear in a Clearing</span> by Amiri Baraka; <span class=\"title\">In My Many Names and Days</span> by Charles Fuller; <span class=\"title\">Lost in Language and Sound: a Choreoessay Envisioned by Ifa Bayeza</span> by Ntozake Shange; and <span class=\"title\">Zion</span> by Beverly Trader.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The arrangement is alphabetically by script title.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Woodie King and New Federal Theatre, 2016.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span>, <span class=\"date\">2017</span>.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Access. All reproduction requests subject to limitations noted in divisional policies on reproduction. Sound and video materials are unavailable pending digitization. Electronic records are currently unavailable.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- date_start
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1971
- keydate
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1971
- date_end
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2015
- date_inclusive_start
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1971
- date_inclusive_end
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2015
- extent_statement
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5.47 linear feet (13 boxes, 1 volume); 624.1 mb (81 computer files)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], New Federal Theatre records, Sc MG 930, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}