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Robert Chesley scores

Title: Robert Chesley scores, 1964-1976.
Author: Chesley, Robert, 1943-1990.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 10-3 Box 3	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 10-3 Box 2	Offsite
Request Appointment Not available - In use until 2024-06-23 - Please for assistance.	Box 1	Mixed material	Supervised use	JPB 10-3 Box 1	Offsite

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Description

1 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Summary

The Robert Chesley Scores contains music composed by Chesley, in the form of manuscript scores and sketches. Personal papers which pertain to his work as a composer include correspondence, reviews and programs, and publications of the Society of Gay and Lesbian Composers based in San Francisco, California.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Scores.
Correspondence.

Biography (note)

Robert Chesley was born on March 22, 1943, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was a composer, playwright, and theater critic. Between 1965-1975, Chesley composed over five dozen songs and choral works. In 1976 he moved to San Francisco and became theater critic at the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He was also co-founder of the Three-Dollar Bill Theater in New York City. Chesley died of AIDS in San Francisco at the age of 47 on December 5, 1990. The Robert Chesley Award for Lesbian and Gay Playwriting, given annually by Publishing Triangle, is named in his honor.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Collection guide in repository and on the Internet.

Call Number

JPB 10-3

OCLC

769785854

Author

Chesley, Robert, 1943-1990.

Title

Robert Chesley scores, 1964-1976.

Biography

Robert Chesley was born on March 22, 1943, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was a composer, playwright, and theater critic. Between 1965-1975, Chesley composed over five dozen songs and choral works. In 1976 he moved to San Francisco and became theater critic at the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He was also co-founder of the Three-Dollar Bill Theater in New York City. Chesley died of AIDS in San Francisco at the age of 47 on December 5, 1990. The Robert Chesley Award for Lesbian and Gay Playwriting, given annually by Publishing Triangle, is named in his honor.

Indexes

Collection guide in repository and on the Internet.

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http://www.nypl.org/archives/147485

Occupation

Composers.

Dramatists.

Added Author

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956. Lyricist

Society of Gay and Lesbian Composers.

Estate Project for Artists with AIDS.

Research Call Number

JPB 10-3

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