{"value"=>"<p>The Board of Directors Documents series consists of approximately 2.25 linear feet of material divided into several subseries. Four subseries consist of files maintained by individual members of Pro Musica’s board of directors: founder and musical director Noah Greenberg, Richard French, who served as president of New York Pro Musica from 1961-1981, Ruth Leach and Carl Miller. The subseries consisting of board of directors meeting minutes, reports, correspondence and memos, and other miscellaneous documents are also present.</p> <p>The Greenberg subseries dates from the early 1950s to just prior to Greenberg’s death in 1966, and includes a small amount of biographical material, as well as correspondence and other material documenting Greenberg’s activities within Pro Musica. The material is more closely related to Greenberg himself, rather than to New York Pro Musica as an organization; groupings include material related to Greenberg lectures, organizations to which Greenberg belonged, and requests for articles and the use of Greenberg’s name. Researchers should note that, due to his prominent role in the organization, Greenberg correspondence can be found in the Correspondence series, as well as other series throughout the collection. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by subject.</p> <p>The Richard French Files subseries consists primarily of material created in the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. In contrast to the personal nature of the Greenberg subseries, much of the French material centers on the administrative business of Pro Musica, such as the effort to find a replacement for Greenberg after his death in 1966. Also of note is a thesis written by Sarah Jane Gaskill on the history of New York Pro Musica.</p> <p>The Ruth Leach subseries is a small subseries consisting mainly of correspondence. The highlights of the Carl Miller subseries are drafts of text, drawings, and sketches for programs of Pro Musica performances.</p> <p>The Board of Directors Documents series also includes meeting minutes, dating from 1953 to 1988, as well as correspondence, reports, and by-laws, which document the inner workings and decision making processes of the Pro Musica Board. Meeting minutes, correspondence and reports are arranged chronologically.</p>"}