- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".25 lin. ft. (1 box)"}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2003-051", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21709", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"King Coit School and Children's Theatre papers"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division."}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Correspondence, programs, photographs, reminiscences and published material belonged to Prudence Taylor Palmer, a student at the King-Coit School in the 1930s and 1940s."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Prudence Taylor Palmer Papers on the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre, *T-Mss 2003-051, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Palmer, Prudence Taylor", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Edith King (1884-1975) and Dorothy Coit (1889-1976) first collaborated on children's theater productions while they were both employed at the Buckingham School in Massachusetts. The success of these productions led them to open their own school and children's theater in New York City in 1923. The King-Coit School and Children's Theatre offered arts programs for children (5-15 years old) on weekday afternoons and weekends. King taught drawing and painting classes, while Coit was responsible for acting and dancing. The student body included many children of the rich and famous, and included such notables as Anne Baxter, Madeleine L'Engle, and Lee Remick. The plays were well reviewed and popular, but were performed for short runs in small theaters, and ticket sales did not supply much funding. The school and theater relied heavily on grants and private donations throughout its existence. It finally closed in 1959 when health concerns led to King's retirement.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Prudence Taylor Palmer Papers on the King-Coit School and Children's Theatre were donated to The Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by Prudence Taylor Palmer in September 2003.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Consists of correspondence, programs, photographs, reminiscences and published material that belonged to Prudence Taylor Palmer, a student at the school in the 1930s and 1940s. Includes her reminiscences of her best friend, the ballerina Tanaquil LeClercq, a fellow student at the school and letters to Mayor LaGuardia contesting his denial of permission to perform to children under seven. Also includes correspondence with and memoirs by Lucille Conrad Outhwaite, a dance teacher at the school.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1934-2003", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1934/2003"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1934
- date_inclusive_end
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2003
- acqinfo
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{"date"=>"09/17/2003", "materials"=>"Papers", "source"=>"Prudence Taylor Palmer", "method"=>"gift", "extent"=>"1 o", "value"=>"Papers: gift, Prudence Taylor Palmer, 09/17/2003"}
- keydate
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1934
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Elisabeth Elkind.</p>"}
- date_start
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1934
- date_end
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2003