{"value"=>"<p>This series has been arranged into four categories, Correspondence, Financial Files, Subject Files, and Submitted Plays. The Subject files contain information kept by Serlin on various topics, some related to his business and show production activities and others concerning cultural interests and organizations that occupied Serlin's life after his retirement. Some correspondence is present in these files, but files are comprised mostly clippings, brochures, financial records, notes, inventories, and other informational items. These provide a valuable historical record of cultural life in New York in the 1940s and 1950s. Serlin's financial ventures, including Oscar Serlin Associates, Oscar Serlin Productions and the Oscar Serlin Trustees are also represented here. The alphabetical run of Submitted Plays includes works by notable authors such as Kurt Vonnegut and William Carlos Williams.</p>"}