Title

Public Education Program sound recordings, 1983-2004 (bulk 1985-1988).

Author

New York Public Library. Central Administration. Public Education Program.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Description

395 sound recordings (341 audiocassettes and 54 digital files).

Subjects

• Sound recordings
• Research libraries > New York (State) > New York
• Libraries > New York (State) > New York
• Libraries > Cultural programs
• Lectures and lecturing
• New York Public Library > Central Administration > Public Education Program

Genre/Form

Sound recordings.

Access (note)

• Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
• Duplication of materials is strictly prohibited.

Biography (note)

• The New York Public Library's Public Education Program (PEP) was established in 1983 as a forum for public lectures, panel discussions, interviews, and performances.

Call Number

MssArc 5078

Author

New York Public Library. Central Administration. Public Education Program.

Title

Public Education Program sound recordings, 1983-2004 (bulk 1985-1988).

Restricted Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Duplication of materials is strictly prohibited.

Summary

Sound recordings in this collection consist of audiocassettes and digital sound files of Public Education Programs that took place at The New York Public Library between 1983 and 2004, most between 1985 and 1988. Included are lectures, panel discussions, and presentations made in conjunction with Library exhibitions. The recordings showcase the diverse topics covered by Library programs, including modern literature, cinema, the history of New York City, current events, and community issues. Annual programs include those sponsored by the Library's Jewish Division, the Pforzheimer Lectures on the history of printing and the book arts, and the Book of the Month Club's "Art and Craft" of writing series. Well-known speakers in these recordings include Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, Alfred Kazin, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Nat Hentoff, Gore Vidal, Joyce Carol Oates, and Joan Didion, among others.

Biography

The New York Public Library's Public Education Program (PEP) was established in 1983 as a forum for public lectures, panel discussions, interviews, and performances.

Finding Aids

Finding aid available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/pep.pdf

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Finding Aid

Research Call Number

MssArc 5078