{"value"=>"<p>This series documents the life and activities of Claire Rafael Reis through a biographical file, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, subject files, and writings.</p> <p>The biographical file contains short typed biographies, resumes and clippings. The correspondence includes letters from Benjamin Britten, Carlos Chavez, Aaron Copland, Alberto Ginastera, Serge Koussevitsky, Darius Milhaud, Paul Rosenfeld and William Schuman.</p> <p>The photographs are of Reis, her family and her piano teacher. The scrapbook has clippings and programs documenting Reis's life from her school years as a pianist to her involvement in the People's Music League and the League of Composers.</p> <p>The subject files hold correspondence, clippings, programs and flyers. Topics include Reis's books; a 70th birthday tribute she organized for Aaron Copland; the composers Benjamin Britten, Louis Gruenberg and Leo Ornstein; the People's Music League; the New York City Center of Music and Drama; the Women's City Club of New York; Mayor John Lindsay, and the New York Public Library. The New York Public Library file contains correspondence with the Library and with Lincoln Center regarding a 1964 exhibition of League of Composers correspondence.</p> <p>Among the writings are typed notes for <span class=\"title\">Composers, Conductors and Critics</span>, typed notes from meetings of the Women's City Club, typed and manuscript notes on Peoples' Music League projects, an essay titled \"Introduction To An Era In Contemporary Music,\" several typed notes on various League of Composers issues, notes on a meeting of the National Music Council, an essay titled \"Radio and Education,\" and a written draft of an essay about the earliest plans for City Center. The writings files also contain lists of articles written by Reis, a list of League founders, and lists of letters donated to the Library.</p>"}