| Title: |
Reminiscences of William Rockefeller
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A119
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood, education at Yale University and Columbia University Law School, 1948; naval officer training program 1941-1946; legal career; board member, president and chairman of Metropolitan Opera Association from 1947: move to Lincoln Center, management problems, 1970s and death of Goeranm Gentele, restructuring of artistic and business hierarchy, role of Schuyler Chapin, labor relations, finances, fund raising, problems with press and New York City authorities.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 251 leaves, Tape: 3 reels, 6 cassettes
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Written permission required from interviewee until 12/31/90 or death, whichever is earlier. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1979 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Rockefeller, William, 1918-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1918
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| Speaker occupation: |
Lawyer
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| Age at speaking: |
61
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| Document date: |
1979
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| Interviewer: |
Kelly, Christine
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| Organizations discussed: |
Lincoln Center, New York, NY; Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, 1883-1893
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Culture; Fund raising; Intellectual life--United States; Law--United States; Lawyers; Lincoln Center, New York, NY; Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, 1883-1893; Music--United States; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Rockefeller, William, 1918-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017037-12480
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