- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1999-012", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22454", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20608231", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1965-1989", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1965/1989"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1965
- date_inclusive_end
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1989
- keydate
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1965
- date_start
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1965
- date_end
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1989
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Broadway Angel cards"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9.2 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Broadway Index cards, dating from 1965 to 1989, document the fundraising history of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. The index cards identify the names of plays, the monetary offering,the producer(s) and the legal representation."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Broadway Angel cards,*T-Mss 1999-012. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>In 1978, William Wetze, a former professor at the University of New Hampshire, coined the term \"angel\" to describe investors of Broadway plays. Investing thousands of dollars was a risky undertaking because there was no guarantee that the investor would receive a monetary return. If the play proved to be a success, the investor received their original investment plus a profit based upon ticket sales.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The index cards, dating from 1965 to 1989, holds information about financial backing needed to launch a Broadway or Off-Broadway play. The cards may have had multiple creators over time.</p> <p>The index cards contain only basic information: the name of the play; the producer or production company; the attorney or law firm involved; amount of financial offering, and dates of additional financial transactions.</p> <p>Many of the index cards have only a \"see reference\" to another index card with additional information about the play.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The cards are arranged alphabetically by the name of the play, the play's company or individual donor. Unsorted cards may be found at the end of the alphabet.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Elizabeth Block, 1999.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</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 theatre@nypl.org</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- extent_statement
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9.2 linear feet (9 boxes)