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Press reception at The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center announcing the television series Dance in America television

Title
Press reception at The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center announcing the television series Dance in America television [sound recording].
Author
Venza, Jac
Publication
1975.

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Additional Authors
  • Hanks, Nancy, 1927-1983.
  • Iselin, John Jay.
  • Cooper, Richard.
  • Piercy, George T.
  • Gunn, Hartford N.
  • Loomis, H. (Henry)
Description
2 sound discs (ca. 47 min.): digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
  • Oral History Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Press reception on June 12, 1975, at The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center announcing the new television series, Dance in America, to be produced by WNET-TV/Channel 13, premiering in Jan. 1976. Speakers include John Jay Iselin, Richard Cooper, Nancy Hanks, George T. Piercy, Henry Loomis, Hartford N. Gunn, and Jac Venza.
  • Sound quality of the speakers is good, but that of the audience questions is fair. The recording is marred by extraneous noise.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (ca. 41 min.). Recording of press reception at The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center announcing the new television series Dance in America with remarks by: John Jay Iselin, host - - Richard Cooper, President of The New York Public Library - - Iselin - - Nancy Hanks, Chairman of The National Endowment for the Arts - - Iselin - - George T. Piercy, Senior Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of Exxon Corporation - - Iselin - - Henry Loomis, executive at The Corporation for Public Broadcasting - - Iselin - - Hartford N. Gunn, President of The Public Broadcasting Service - - Iselin - - Jac Venza, executive producer of Dance in America - - Question and answer period, moderated by Venza [ends abruptly].
  • Disc 2 (ca. 26 min.). [Begins abruptly.] Recording continues with question and answer period, including a question from Anna Kisselgoff regarding choreographic control of the filming and further remarks by Nancy Hanks.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2272
OCLC
146232709
Author
Venza, Jac, speaker.
Title
Press reception at The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center announcing the television series Dance in America television [sound recording].
Imprint
1975.
Funding
Preservation was funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local Note
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-2272, nos. 1-2
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-2272, nos. 1-2
Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2272, reels 1-2
Local Subject
Government aid to dance.
Audiotapes -- Hanks, N.
Audiotapes -- Cooper, R.
Audiotapes -- Iselin, J.
Audiotapes -- Piercy, G.
Audiotapes -- Loomis, H.
Added Author
Hanks, Nancy, 1927-1983. Speaker
Iselin, John Jay. Host
Cooper, Richard. Speaker
Piercy, George T. Speaker
Gunn, Hartford N. Speaker
Loomis, H. (Henry) Speaker
Venza, Jac, speaker.
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2272 [sound disc]
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