- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1996-022", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22430", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20595069", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1950s-1987", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1987"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1950
- date_inclusive_end
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1987
- keydate
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1950
- date_start
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1950
- date_end
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1987
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Paul A. Distler collection of American Theatre Association materials"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Paul A. Distler collection of American Theatre Association materials chiefly dates from 1968 to 1987 and holds publications, conference programs, and materials related to the organization's fiftieth anniversary in 1986."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Paul A. Distler collection of American Theatre Association materials, *T-Mss 1996-022. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Distler, Paul A., 1937-", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The American Theatre Association (ATA) was founded in 1936 as the American Educational Theatre Association; the name was changed in 1972 when the organization was restructured. The group promoted theater and theater education, with emphasis on children's theater, theater in secondary schools and colleges, and community theater.</p> <p>Paul A. Distler was a professor of theater and director of the School of Arts at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He served as American Theatre Association (ATA) president in 1977, and remained active as a member of the ATA until its dissolution in 1986. He is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theater at Virginia Tech.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Paul A. Distler collection of American Theatre Association materials chiefly dates from 1967 to 1987 and holds publications, conference programs, photographs, correspondence, and a small number of notes. Publications date from 1968 to 1987, and include an incomplete run of ATA's <span class=\"title\">Theatre News</span>, as well as publications from other groups within the ATA such as <span class=\"title\">Children's Theatre Review</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Secondary School Theatre Journal</span>, and <span class=\"title\">American College Theatre Festival Playwriting Awards Newsletter</span>. A small number of publications from other theater organizations are also present. The collection holds correspondence, notes, photographs, and slides related to the work of the ATA Golden Anniversary Committee. Photographs and slides consist of images of conferences and events, Winifred Ward, and officers through ATA's history. While most of the early photographs are later copies, the collection also holds a small number of original photographs from the 1950s.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged in three categories: American Theatre Association Golden Anniversary material, Conference Programs, and Publications.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Paul Distler, 1996.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatrediv@nypl.org.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- extent_statement
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2.1 linear feet (5 boxes)