Public Education Program sound recordings

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssArc 5078", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"5078", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Public Education Program sound recordings"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1983-2004", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1983/2004"}

{"value"=>"1985-1988", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1985/1988"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"395 sound recordings (341 audiocassettes and 54 digital files)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1983

date_inclusive_end

2004

origination

{"value"=>"New York Public Library. Central Administration. Public Education Program", "type"=>"corpname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The New York Public Library's Public Education Program (PEP) was established in 1983 as a forum for public lectures, panel discussions, interviews, and performances.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"The Public Education Program sound recordings are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by series title within each year"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Sound recordings in this collection consist of audiocassettes and digital sound files of Public Education Programs that took place at The New York Public Library between 1983 and 2004, most between 1985 and 1988. Included are lectures, panel discussions, and presentations made in conjunction with Library exhibitions. The recordings showcase the diverse topics covered by Library programs, including modern literature, cinema, the history of New York City, current events, and community issues. Annual programs include those sponsored by the Library's Jewish Division, the Pforzheimer Lectures on the history of printing and the book arts, and the Book of the Month Club's \"Art and Craft\" of writing series. Well-known speakers in these recordings include Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, Alfred Kazin, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Nat Hentoff, Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joan Didion, among others.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>Duplication of materials is strictly prohibited.</p>"}

keydate

1983

prefercite

{"value"=>"Public Education Program sound recordings, New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The New York Public Library's Public Education Program (PEP) was established in 1983 as a forum for public lectures, panel discussions, interviews, and performances. Sound recordings in this collection consist of audiocassettes and digital sound files of Public Education Programs that took place at The New York Public Library between 1983 and 2004, most between 1985 and 1988. Included are lectures, panel discussions, and presentations made in conjunction with Library exhibitions. The recordings showcase the diverse topics covered by Library programs, including modern literature, cinema, the history of New York City, current events, and community issues. Annual programs include those sponsored by the Library's Jewish Division, the Pforzheimer Lectures on the history of printing and the book arts, and the Book of the Month Club's \"Art and Craft\" of writing series. Well-known speakers in these recordings include Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, Alfred Kazin, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Nat Hentoff, Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joan Didion, among others.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

395 sound recordings (341 audiocassettes and 54 digital files)

date_start

1983

date_end

2004

date_bulk_start

1985

date_bulk_end

1988

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