Tana de Gámez papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"*MGZMD 394", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"22979", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b20298337", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1969-1974", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1969/1974"}

date_inclusive_start

1969

date_inclusive_end

1974

keydate

1969

unittitle

{"value"=>"Tana de Gámez papers"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".21 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"=>"Tana de Gámez was a Spanish-American author, editor, musician, actress, and radio host. The Tana de Gámez papers hold correspondence regarding the publication and reception of her book <span class=\"title\">Alicia Alonso: At Home and Abroad</span> (1971)."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"Tana de Gámez papers, *MGZMD 394. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

origination

{"value"=>"Gámez, Tana de", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Tana de Gámez was a Spanish-American author, editor, musician, actress, and radio host. She was born in southern Spain and moved to New York with her family at the age of five. After leaving high school early to support her family, de Gámez toured the United States singing and playing the guitar. She won a scholarship to the Institute of Theatre Arts in Hollywood, and appeared in several motion pictures in the United States and Mexico. She also toured with the Spanish dancer Argentinita.</p> <p>During World War II, de Gámez became a freelance writer and reporter for several American Spanish-language publications. She then joined the Office of War Information where she wrote and translated for the government. After the war, de Gámez wrote travel books and founded the Gres Art Gallery in Washington, D.C. She published her first novel <span class=\"title\">Like a River of Lions</span>, in 1967. She is also the author of <span class=\"title\">The Yoke and the Star: A Novel of the Cuban Revolution</span> (1966) and <span class=\"title\">Alicia Alonso: At Home and Abroad</span> (1971). De Gámez hosted the radio program <span class=\"title\">Latin American World</span> on WBAI New York in the 1960s. She retired in New York City.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Tana de Gámez papers hold correspondence regarding the publication and reception of her book <span class=\"title\">Alicia Alonso: At Home and Abroad</span> (1971). This includes documentation of her trip to Cuba in 1969 for Dance Magazine, as well as her response to criticism for using a photograph of Alonso in a military costume. A frequent correspondent is British dance critic Arnold Haskell, who sent de Gámez two drafts of his unpublished articles on Alonso. There is also a draft of de Gámez's article \"Cuba's Folkloric Group.\"</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Tana de Gámez, 1976.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Lea Jordan</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></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

.21 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1969

date_end

1974

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