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{"value"=>"3601899", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1962-2017", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1962/2017"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series II: Professional and Civic Activities"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"7 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.92 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
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{"value"=>"<p>Series II encompasses Villella's career pursuits including his autobiography <span class=\"title\">Prodigal Son</span>, teaching and coaching career, and arts advocacy.</p> <p>The files are arranged alphabetically and cover Villella's professional and civic ventures, such as his administrative and teaching positions at New Jersey Ballet Company, George Mason University, and the United States Military Academy, West Point. These files include contracts, correspondence, invitations, programs, and writings.</p> <p>Of particular note are Villella's handwritten diaries from his teenage years. These diaries chronicle his day-to-day life during high school and include passages on his friends, extracurricular activities, schooling, and dance.</p> <p>Files for Villella's autobiography, <span class=\"title\">Prodigal Son</span>, include Simon and Schuster press packets and multiple drafts of the book from Sanford J. Greenburger Associates literary agency. These drafts contain Villella's comments, revisions, and notes throughout.</p> <p>Villella's commitment to arts advocacy is also evident throughout several files of testimony to both the New York and United States Congress in support of the arts. His recognition of these efforts is reflected through the inclusion of awards and commendations he received throughout his career, such as awards from Brandeis University and an honorary degree from the Boston Conservatory of Music.</p> <p>Notable correspondents include former Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter; former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller; actor James Cagney; former Governor of New York Hugh L. Carey; former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch; dance critic Arlene Croce; choreographer Jerome Robbins; and NYCB founder Lincoln Kirstein.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical.</p>"}
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1962
- keydate
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1962
- date_end
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2017
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1962
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2017
- extent_statement
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2.92 linear feet (7 boxes)