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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"2.1 lin. ft. (5 boxes)"}
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1994-016", "type"=>"local_call"}
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{"value"=>"Dailey Paskman papers"}
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{"value"=>"The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division."}
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{"value"=>"<p>Dailey Paskman Papers, *T-Mss 1994-016, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
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{"value"=>"Paskman, Dailey", "type"=>"persname"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Lyricist, author, director, producer, and radio programming pioneer <span class=\"persname\">Dailey Raymond Paskman</span> was born in Philadelphia on July 24, 1897. He began his career as an actor playing children's roles with the Forepaugh Stock Company. When the Shuberts opened their theaters in Philadelphia, Paskman worked in their publicity department. Eventually he became advance representative and then company manager of a troupe traveling across the country.</p> <p>A few years later he was hired by producer Morris Gest of Comstock and Gest. Their association lasted for over ten years. During this time he assisted in producing and adapting many of Gest's shows including <span class=\"title\">Chu Chin Chow</span>, <span class=\"title\">Mecca</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Miracle</span>. Paskman, who had previously tried his hand at writing music, now began writing lyrics for composers such as Rudolf Friml, Vincent Youmans and Victor Young, among others.</p> <p>In 1924, at the age of 27, Paskman was appointed director of Gimbel's radio station WGBS. One of his many contributions to broadcasting was the development of radio drama: he was the first person to produce plays on the radio by broadcasting live dramas from the stage and then by adapting plays for radio presentation. While affiliated with WGBS he organized and directed The Dailey Paskman Radio Minstrels who, because of their enormous popularity on the radio, also performed on the vaudeville circuit.</p> <p>In 1928 Gimbel's and Paskman created The General Broadcasting System retaining WGBS as its key station and Paskman as president. WGBS became the New York outlet of a chain of stations across the country. When the station was later sold to William Randolph Hearst, Paskman formed Dailey Paskman and Associates which provided independent stations with a New York office and representation. At some time during the 1930's Paskman joined forces with the Edward B. Marks Music Corporation where, among other projects, he represented musical comedy and operetta material for possible motion picture use.</p> <p>Dailey Paskman was the author of two books on the subject of minstrelsy: <span class=\"title\">Gentlemen, Be Seated!</span> [with Sigmund Spaeth] and <span class=\"title\">Blackface and Music</span> [a folio of songs and minstrel material]. He was married to former actress Mai Poth. He died at the age of 82 in 1979.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Dailey Paskman Papers were donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Division in 1978.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Dailey Paskman Papers span the years 1904-1939 and consist of correspondence, professional papers, <span class=\"corpname\">WGBS</span> materials, publicity materials, ephemera, synopses, scripts, and one scrapbook. There is extensive information about the beginnings of <span class=\"corpname\">WGBS</span> and The Radio Minstrels including invitations, program notes, lists of guests and participants, drafts of scripts, applause cards, and proof of reception cards. There are royalty statements and correspondence documenting many of the songs Paskman co-wrote. Clippings and press releases impart information about WGBS, Paskman's personal life, and other career achievements. The ephemera series includes a wide scope of material from a Navy patch to <span class=\"subject\">vaudeville</span> programs. The synopses represent Paskman's affiliation with the <span class=\"corpname\">Edward B. Marks Music Corporation</span>. The scrapbook is filled with clippings about the early 20th century actress <span class=\"persname\">Adelaide Keim</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Dailey Paskman papers are arranged in eight series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296726'>Series I. Correspondence,.</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1918-1939</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>19 folders</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The bulk of the material in this series covers Paskman's directorship of WGBS including the station's inception [1924] and the creation of The General Broadcasting System [1928]. Other subjects include: special broadcasts; Dailey Paskman's Radio Minstrels; his book <span class=\"title\">Gentlemen, Be Seated!</span>; his lyric-writing; and a <span class=\"corpname\">Federal Theatre Project</span> of the musical <span class=\"title\">Sumurun</span> [correspondence with composer <span class=\"persname\">Victor Hollander</span> and adapter <span class=\"persname\">Gene Lockhart</span> plus a copy of the action of the condensed version 1937-1939]. A letter and a telegram [n.d.] from his wife are included.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296746'>Series II. Professional Papers,.</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1922-1927</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>2 folders</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes royalty statements for many of his songs and income tax returns [1922-1926].</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296749'>Series III. WGBS (Radio Station)</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1924-1925</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>7 folders</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes first broadcast [October 26, 1924] lists of guests and participants, R.S.V.P. cards, related correspondence; the S.S. Leviathan broadcast [April 30, 1925] correspondence and rough draft of the program line-up; program routine and script pieces for <span class=\"corpname\">The Dailey Paskman Radio Minstrels</span>; a typescript of an interview with <span class=\"persname\">Gilda Gray</span> regarding <span class=\"title\">Aloma of the South Seas</span>; and a copy of a speech by <span class=\"persname\">Herman Bernard</span>, managing editor of <span class=\"title\">Radio World</span>, reflecting on radio's effect on modern life. Much of the WGBS correspondence is in the form of applause cards and proof of reception cards.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296757'>Series IV. Publicity Materials,.</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1918-1929</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>9 folders 1 oversized folder</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes biographical and professional information in the form of clippings and press releases covering <span class=\"corpname\">WGBS</span>, The Radio Minstrels, and Paskman's life and career. Oversized materials include a tear sheet for the WGBS first broadcast, publicity copy for <span class=\"title\">Gentlemen, Be Seated!</span>, and broadsides for the <span class=\"corpname\">Strand Theatre</span> [Rockville Centre, N. Y.] performance of the Radio Minstrels.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296768'>Series V. Personal Ephemera</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1911-1929</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>4 folders</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes a NY to Philadelphia railroad ticket [1911]; Paskman's (?) Navy patch; a Columbia University bursar's receipt [1922]; business cards; membership cards for <span class=\"corpname\">ASCAP</span>, <span class=\"corpname\">The Friars Club</span>, <span class=\"corpname\">The Ramblers</span>, and <span class=\"corpname\">The Songwriters</span>; Paskman's rough sketch for the <span class=\"title\">Chu Chin Chow</span> poster; a copy of <span class=\"title\">Radigram</span> [1925]; an issue of <span class=\"title\">Music-World Almanak</span> [n.d.]; and a selection of vaudeville programs featuring The <span class=\"corpname\">Dailey Paskman Radio Minstrels</span>.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296773'>Series VI. Scrapbooks</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1904-1905</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 folder (1 scrapbook)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>One scrapbook of clippings about the career of turn-of-the-century actress <span class=\"persname\">Adelaide Keim</span>. [This may have been picked up by Paskman during his early theater days however, there is no evidence in the collection as to when or why]</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296775'>Series VII. Synopses</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>ca. 1934-1936</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>1 box</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Synopses of various musical comedies and operettas prepared by Paskman while associated with The <span class=\"corpname\">Edward B. Marks Music Corp.</span> for possible motion picture projects. A list of Weber and Fields properties and a receipt for properties sent to Hal Roach Studios are included.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21323#c296820'>Series VIII. Scripts</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1927-1936</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>2 boxes</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Notes, drafts, and copies with variations of Paskman's scripts for radio dramatizations of the lives of Beethoven and Mozart, many handwritten by Paskman. The remainder of the scripts in this series are copies of some of the musical properties represented by Paskman. The folder containing <span class=\"title\">The Student King</span> includes several pages of handwritten lyrics.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
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{"value"=>"<ul> <li>Series I. Correspondence</li> <li>Series II. Professional Papers</li> <li>Series III. WGBS (Radio Station)</li> <li>Series IV. Publicity Materials</li> <li>Series V. Personal Ephemera</li> <li>Series VI. Scrapbooks</li> <li>Series VII. Synopses</li> <li>Series VIII. Scripts</li></ul>", "supress_display"=>true}
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Susan McArthur.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Parts of the collection, which had been cataloged separately, were united into one collection in 1994. Many of the crumbling clippings and radio scripts were photocopied onto acid free paper for the purpose of preservation.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"The following photographs have been removed from the Dailey Paskman Papers and added to the Theatre Collection Photograph Files: The Dailey Paskman Radio Minstrels - 7 B file photographs Dailey Paskman - 1 B file photograph"}
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{"value"=>"1904-1939", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1904/1939"}
{"value"=>"1924-1929", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1924/1929"}
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1904
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1939
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{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 1994-016"}
{"date"=>"1978", "source"=>"Dailey Paskman", "extent"=>"1.25 o", "value"=>"Dailey Paskman, 1978"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Dailey Paskman papers consist of correspondence, clippings, publicity materials, professional papers, scripts and ephemera related primarily to Paskman's years as director of radio station WGBS. Materials on Paskman's lyric writing, the development of the Radio Minstrels, the creation of Dailey Paskman and Associates, and his affiliation with the Edward B. Marks Music Corporation are also represented. The collection is notable for its information about the growth and creativity of radio broadcasting. The bulk of the collection spans the years 1924-1929."}
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1904
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1904
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1939
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1924
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1929