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Creator
Taylor, Clarke
Call number
*T-Mss 1990-020
Physical description
1.3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Preferred Citation

Clarke Taylor papers, *T-Mss 1990-020. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Clarke Taylor was a journalist who reported on the performing arts. The Clarke Taylor papers, dating from 1970 to 1988, document the journalist's work through clippings, letters, and annotated drafts of articles.

Biographical/historical information

Clarke Taylor was a journalist who reported on the performing arts. In the 1970s and 1980s, his analyses, criticism, and interviews were published in such venues as The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Newsday, The New York Post, Essence, The Baltimore Sun,and other magazines and regional newspapers in the United States.

Scope and arrangement

The Clarke Taylor papers, dating from 1970 to 1988, document the journalist's work through clippings, letters, and annotated drafts of articles.

The clippings, dating from 1970 to 1988, comprise the bulk of the collection. They consist of profiles of performing artists and criticism of film, theater, dance, music, and television. Earlier articles are from multiple publications, but from 1982 forward, nearly all are from The Los Angeles Times. Some clippings are accompanied by letters of thanks or acknowledgment from the article subjects.

The letters (1982-1987) consist of positive or negative reactions to Taylor's work, and also hold a photograph of unidentified persons. Writers include Burton Lane and Jessica Savitch. The article drafts date from 1982 to 1986 and primarily document two articles Taylor wrote about representations of homosexual characters in films.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by format.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Donated by Lynn Lane, 1990

Processing information

Compiled by Matthew Snyder, 2015

Related Material

Clarke Taylor performing arts interviews, *L (Special) 91-12. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Using the collection

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Conditions Governing Use

The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.