- unitid
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{"value"=>"3408539", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1968-2000", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1968/2000"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series III: Personal Files"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.67 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"99 computer files", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"315.7 megabytes", "unit"=>"megabytes"}]}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This series, dating from 1968 to 2000, is composed of documents related to Hays and Ries' house near Swallow Hollow Lake, as well as personal correspondence, photographs, and a video recording. Hays and Ries kept letters, cards, and postcards from friends, family members, and lovers. Holiday greeting cards comprise the majority of the correspondence. There are also letters from Hays' mother, Christina Hays; father, John Walter Ernest Hays; younger brother, James Ray Hays; and older brother, John Hays.</p> <p>The photographs, spanning the 1970s to the 1980s, include candid slides, negatives, digital pictures, and prints from Hays' family and Hays visiting a zoo, wading in a river, and on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Hays also retained some candid pictures shot by her then-boyfriend, Howard Reynolds. There are digital pictures of Christmas ornaments and a créche scene.</p> <p>The series also features correspondence, legal documents, and a list related to her purchase of land next to Swallow Hollow Lake. The video recording conveys German-American pianist Grete Sultan's ninetieth birthday party.</p> <p>This series is arranged alphabetically by type or topic.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the collection may be directed to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (recordedsound@nypl.org). Audio and video materials will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</p>"}
- date_start
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1968
- keydate
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1968
- date_end
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2000
- date_inclusive_start
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1968
- date_inclusive_end
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2000
- extent_statement
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0.67 linear feet (2 boxes). 315.7 megabytes (99 computer files)