Morton Baum papers

id
9311
origination
Baum, Morton, 1905-1968
date statement
1945-1968
key date
1945
identifier (local_mss)
19078
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 349
b-number
b20063958
total components
2
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-03-25 17:32:20 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 349", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19078", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1945-1968", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1945/1968"}
date_inclusive_start
1945
date_inclusive_end
1968
keydate
1945
unittitle
{"value"=>"Morton Baum papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Morton Baum (1905-1968) was a New York tax lawyer who helped to draft legislation that created the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The Morton Baum papers (1945-1968) contain documents concerning the creation of NYSCA, as well as a small amount of material relating to Baum’s other public service activities."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Morton Baum papers, *MGZMD 349. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Baum, Morton, 1905-1968", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Morton Baum (1905-1968) was a New York tax lawyer who was active in various arts organizations, notably the New York City Center, of which he was a co-founder. He was a member of the City Center executive committee beginning in 1943, and became chairman in 1966. Baum helped to draft legislation which created the New York State Council on the Arts.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Morton Baum papers (1945-1968) contain correspondence, clippings, drafts of legislation, notes, and other documents concerning the creation of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). NYSCA materials chiefly date from 1957 to 1963 and include correspondence with Senator MacNeil Mitchell, who introduced the bill creating NYSCA, and John MacFadyen, executive director of NYSCA. A draft of a 1945 bill to create a temporary commission to study state cultural resources, along with notes on the bill and the commission, is also present. The collection holds a small amount of material relating to other organizations with which Baum was involved.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of an unknown donor.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Original order was maintained.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
extent_statement
.42 linear feet (1 box)
date_start
1945
date_end
1968

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