1 streaming audio file (approximately 9 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 9 minutes). Marian Horosko introduces August Heckscher; August Heckscher speaks about the Twentieth Century Fund [as of 1999, the Century Foundation], including its origins, its charter and its purpose; how research studies are performed; the Fund as a force for shaping public policy; the Fund's forthcoming study on the performing arts.
Interview with August Heckscher conducted by Marian Horosko for radio station WBAI, New York City, as part of its series Profiles. The year of the interview may be in the 1960s.
Sound quality is very good.
The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Local note
Archival original: *MGZTO 5-1877. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 5 in. reel. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1877. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.
Author
Heckscher, August, 1913-1997, interviewee.
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded at the Twentieth Century Fund 196-? New York (N.Y.)
Original version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 9 minutes); polyester; half-track; 7.5 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto51877_v01f01_sc.