- unitid
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{"value"=>"*L (Special) 89-38", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20447", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Deems Taylor collection of broadcast recordings [sound recording]"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"90 sound discs."}
- repository
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{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Deems Taylor Collection of Broadcast Recordings, *L(Special) 89.38, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Deems Taylor was an American composer, author, and music critic.</p> <p>Born in New York in 1885, Taylor studied music theory with Oscar Coon. After various jobs in publishing and journalism, he became music critic for the <span class=\"title\">New York World</span> (1921-1925), editor of <span class=\"title\">Musical America</span> (1927-1929), and music critic for the <span class=\"title\">New York American</span> (1931-1932). He served as director and then president (1942-1948) of the <span class=\"title\">American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers</span> (ASCAP).</p> <p>Taylor worked in radio as a musical advisor and commentator, and published collections of his radio talks in 1937, 1940, and 1949. He composed a number of works for large ensembles, including the opera, <span class=\"title\">The King's Henchman</span> and <span class=\"title\">Peter Ibbetson</span>, both commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.</p> <p>He died in 1966.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains acetate and radio transcription disc recordings primarily of Taylor's spoken word radio programs dating from 1935 to 1954.</p> <p>Included are samples of his work on shows such as <span class=\"title\">Information Please</span>, <span class=\"title\">Coronet</span>, <span class=\"title\">Swift's Studio Party</span>, as well as special radio shows such as the ASCAP <span class=\"title\">Cavalcade of Music</span>, and memorial tributes to Stephen Vincent Benet and Jerome Kern.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Access to acetate discs restricted.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.</p>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1935-1954", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1935/1954"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1935
- date_inclusive_end
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1954
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Joan Kennedy Taylor; 1971.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"Arranged alphabetically by title"}
- acqinfo
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{"accession_number"=>"RHA"}
{"source"=>"Taylor, Joan Kennedy", "method"=>"Gift", "extent"=>"90 o", "value"=>"Gift, Taylor, Joan Kennedy"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The collection contains acetate and radio transcription disc recordings primarily of Taylor's spoken word radio programs dating from 1935 to 1954. Included are samples of his work on shows such as Information Please, Coronet, Swift's Studio Party, as well as special radio shows such as the ASCAP Cavalcade of Music, and memorial tributes to Stephen Vincent Benet and Jerome Kern."}
- keydate
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1935
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound staff.</p>"}
- date_start
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1935
- date_end
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1954