Research Catalog

Title

Naomi Ornest and William Yokel papers, 1945-1989.

Author

Ornest, Naomi.

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Details

Description

.67 linear foot (2 boxes)

Summary

Naomi Ornest (d. 2007) was an opera singer active in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She was later an opera director and translator. Her husband, William Yokel, a writer, worked for the American Theatre Wing (ATW). The Naomi Ornest and William Yokel papers date from 1945 to 1989 and document the career of Naomi Ornest through scores and correspondence. They also detail William Yokel's production for the American Theatre Wing of the WNYC radio program, Music on the Wing, through correspondence and scripts.

Subject

• Boultenhouse, Charles
• Flanagan, William, 1923-1969
• Piket, Frederick, 1903-1974
• Strouse, Charles
• Yokel, William
• American Theatre Wing
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Commercial correspondence.
• Personal correspondence.
• Radio scripts.
• Scores.
• Writings.

Access (note)

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

Terms of Use (note)

• For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Source (note)

• Donated by Jennifer Tarlow in 2007.

Call Number

JPB 14-08

OCLC

876861478

Author

Ornest, Naomi.

Title

Naomi Ornest and William Yokel papers, 1945-1989.

Restricted Access

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

Terms Of Use

For permission to publish, contact the Chief, Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Source

Donated by Jennifer Tarlow in 2007.

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Occupation

Directors (performing arts).

Musicians.

Opera singers.

Writers.

Research Call Number

JPB 14-08