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Description

1. .84 linear foot (2 boxes)

Summary

1. George D. Stoddard (1897-1981) was a chancellor of New York University and Long Island University. From its incorporation to the mid-1970s, Stoddard served on the board of directors of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The George Stoddard papers contain correspondence, memoranda, and meeting minutes documenting the governance of Lincoln Center during its first decades, the work of the programming and education committees of Lincoln Center, and administration of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center. Files for Lincoln Center also contain programs and clippings from the ground breaking of the Lincoln Center site; productions of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center at ANTA-Washington Square Theater and the Vivian Beaumont Theater; the opening of Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall); and early seasons of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. The collection includes programs and correspondence from the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre of Stratford, Connecticut, where Stoddard was also a trustee, as well as a copy of his 1981 autobiography, The Pursuit of Education.

Subject

1. American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy
2. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
3. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
4. Philharmonic Hall (New York, N.Y.)
5. Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center
6. Performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York
7. Theater -- New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form

1. Programs (documents)

Call number

1. *T-Mss 1993-016

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of use (note)

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

Source (note)

1. Gift of Philip Stoddard, 1986.

Author

1. Stoddard, George D., 1897-1981.

Title

1. George Stoddard papers, 1957-1983.

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of use

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

Source

1. Gift of Philip Stoddard, 1986.

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1. Finding Aid
2. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 1993-016