- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1994-029", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22690", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20643360", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1960s-1994", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1960/1994"}
{"value"=>"1980s", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1980/1989"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1960
- date_inclusive_end
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1994
- keydate
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1960
- date_start
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1960
- date_end
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1994
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.5 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"10 boxes, 1 oversized folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (PRTT) was founded in 1967 by Miriam Colón (born 1933) as a bilingual theatrical organization that emphasized the dramatic history of Puerto Rico and Latin America. The collection, dated 1960s to 1994 (bulk dates 1980s), documents the PRTT through correspondence, flyers, mockups, photographs, production books, theater programs, posters and sound recordings."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre records,*T-Mss 1994-029. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>In 1966, The Oxcart debuted at the Greenwich Mews Theater in New York City. This highly successful play, written by René Marquez, traced a poor family's migration from Puerto Rico to New York City. Miriam Colón, Lucy Boscano and Raul Julia starred.</p> <p>Miriam Colón (born 1933), realizing that many of those in the community could not afford to see the play, made the decision to present it free of charge. Funding was secured from then Mayor John V. Lindsay.</p> <p>The following year, Colón established the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (PRTT), whose inspiration came from The Oxcart and the need to promote Hispanics in the performing arts. The Oxcart and the PRTT were credited with starting the development of the Spanish bilingual theater in the United States.</p> <p>In 1977, Colón began a program for Hispanic youngsters who wished to become involved in the dramatic arts. The program held workshops for aspiring actors, directors, and playwrights in Spanish and English. Today, the PRTT sponsors the Raul Julia Training Unit, an after school program for low to moderate income Latino and other minority youths throughout New York City. Every summer, PRTT tours the city neighborhoods.</p> <p>On the twentieth anniversary of the PRTT, Colón remarked that the objective was to establish the PRTT as a bilingual theatrical organization which would emphasize the dramatic history of Puerto Rico and Latin America, highlight the contributions of Hispanic dramatics in the United States, and to make these theatrical presentations accessible to the people (PRTT 20th anniversary program, 1987).</p> <p>Colón continues to work as an actress on stage, film and television. She has appeared in many PRTT productions including The Boiler Room and Senora Carrar's Rifles. In 1977, the PRTT bought a former firehouse located at 304 West 47th Street, New York City. The theater continues to operate from this location as of 2014.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (PRTT) records, dated 1960s to1994 (bulk dates 1980s) document thirty years of theatrical productions at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre through correspondence, flyers, mock-ups, photographs, production books, posters, theater programs, and sound recordings.</p> <p>The bulk of the collection consists of production books created mostly during the early 1980s. These books hold essential information about the plays' production including budgets, cast information, contact sheets, correspondence, critical reviews of the works, photographs, press releases and theater programs. During the 1980s, the PRTT also recorded audio of several of the live performances.</p> <p>There are two final reports, dated 1990 to 1991, of the Training Unit for students that hold information about how the PRTT appraised the program. The files includes an assessment of the success of the program; an invitation to students to apply to the training unit; course descriptions; work that students did behind the scenes; photographs of the production; and invitations to performances.</p> <p>Mockups are preproduction work for theater programs and some posters. The mockups indicate the placement of the the text and images; color; and the placement of advertisements.</p> <p>Printed matter consists of articles of performance reviews; theater programs; and publicity for PRTT. The remaining material is several black and white photographs of audiences at outdoor summer performances.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection arrangement follows: Production Books, Training Unit, Posters, Mockups, Printed Material, and Photographs.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Geoff Shlaes, 1994.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatrediv@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</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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3.5 linear feet (10 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- date_bulk_start
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1980
- date_bulk_end
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1989