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{"value"=>"<p>Professional Papers document the career of Martin E. Segal through files for cultural and civic organizations for which he worked. The most robust files are those for the Commission for Cultural Affairs; the Cultural Assistance Center (CAC); Lincoln Center; the Martin E. Segal Company; and the New York International Festival of the Arts (NYIFA). Chronological files contain invitations and other ephemera in addition to speech transcripts, letters, and articles.</p> <p>Files for the Mayor's Committee on Cultural Policy document the formation of the Committee and the review of cultural policy in New York City under Mayor Abraham Beame. The appointment of Irving Goldman, then head of the Shubert Foundation, as the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs is documented through press releases, articles, and correspondence. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Segal's work as chairman of the Committee, specifically to his development of the Committee's October 15, 1974 report, which is also present.</p> <p>Commission for Cultural Affairs files date from 1975 to 1995 and further document Segal's work with Mayor Beame on cultural policy in New York City, specifically the Commission's reestablishment and activities after Irving Goldman ceased as the Commission's leader. Segal's work with Mayor Abraham Beame and local arts and cultural boards to increase promotion of and funding for the arts in New York City is documented. The files also record Segal's recommendation to create a Department of Cultural Affairs, separate from the existing entity held within the Department of Parks and Recreation. Documents are largely comprised of correspondence and memoranda between Segal and Beame, other Commission members, and leading local governmental and cultural figures. Board meeting minutes and project notes are also included. Manhattan Plaza files contain an affirmative marketing study for the conversion of Manhattan Plaza into section 8 housing for performing artists. Reports and studies, such as Segal's <span class=\"title\">New York as a National Cultural Resource: A Report to the American People</span> (1977), are usually accompanied by correspondence.</p> <p>Cultural Assistance Center (CAC) materials date from 1975 to 1984 and consist primarily of meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence. The papers document the Center's projects, such as studies on corporate support of the arts, and the creation of a cultural facilities inventory for local or out-of-town performers and artists. In addition to the publications themselves, the meeting minutes document the publication, distribution, and reception of <span class=\"title\">A Guide to New York City Museums</span>(1978), <span class=\"title\">America's Stake in New York City Arts and Culture</span> (1979), and <span class=\"title\">The Arts as an Industry: Their Economic Importance to the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Region</span> (1983).</p> <p>The New York International Festival of the Arts (NYIFA) files date Segal's initial conception in 1975 through its discontinuation in 2002. Files dating from 1975 to 1988 are the most thorough and record the early planning stages of the Festival and the opening and closing nights of the first festival in 1988. Materials consist of NYIFA board of directors' member lists, meeting minutes, legal papers, by-laws, public relations reports, program packets, reports, and summaries. Materials dating from 1975 to 1977 consist of a feasibility report and accompanying correspondence; memoranda detailing funding and local government involvement; press release drafts and proposals; and articles. Materials documenting the 1988 festival consist of daily event listings, symposia fact sheets, letters of agreement, and memoranda regarding invitations, seating, venue schedules, guest lists, publicity, and budgeting. The 1989 Fête de la Musique, a one-day, city-wide musical celebration presented by NYIFA, is also represented through publicity materials and correspondence.</p> <p>Lincoln Center materials primarily record issues addressed by the board of directors during the course of Segal's chairmanship of the Center, between 1982 and 1986. Correspondence with Lincoln Center president Nathan Leventhal discusses policies and procedures, theater marketing brochures, and issues surrounding the reconstruction of the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Lincoln Center files also contain meeting minutes; memoranda pertaining to grants, budgets, and development; chronologies; reports; and correspondence, cost summaries, and other materials pertaining to the opening of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building in 1991.</p> <p>Civic and Academic and Cultural Affairs files were organized separately by Segal and document his involvement as a board or committee member in organizations not otherwise represented in the collection. The files are primarily arranged chronologically, with alphabetical files following the chronological run. Document types include a significant amount of ephemera in addition to letters, speech drafts, meeting minutes, and articles. The National Urban League, the Whitehead Institute, and New York Citizens for Balanced Transportation (NYCBT) are among the more robust civic and academic files. Files for NYCBT provide detailed documentation of the actions taken by the NYCBT for the Westway Development Project, which aimed to revitalize the then decaying west side, between the Battery and 42nd Street; and to open up the waterfront to citizens. Correspondence, by-laws, board meeting minutes, press releases, newsletters, and proposals are present. Within the cultural affairs files, The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the City Center for Music and Drama contain more details regarding Segal's involvement with them.</p>"}