archives.nypl.org -- Gilbert W. Chapman collection of sound recordings [sound recording] (original) (raw)
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Physical description
17 sound discs, analog; 17 sound discs, analog; 11, analog aluminum and glass-based acetate, 10 in.; 11, analog aluminum and glass-based acetate, 10 in.; 6, analog aluminum-based acetate, 12 in.; 6, analog aluminum-based acetate, 12 in.
Preferred Citation
Gilbert W. Chapman collection of sound recordings [sound recording], Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library
Repository
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Restrictions apply
Gilbert W. Chapman was a business executive in New York City who served as Director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The New York Public Library. The collection consists of noncommercial sound recordings including performances by Jascha Heifetz and Larry Adler of popular chamber music; a performance of Aaron Avshalomoff's Symphony no. 2 by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thor Johnson; a speech by Mrs. Gilbert Chapman broadcast in 1943 promoting the American Women's Voluntary Services; and radio and television interviews with Gilbert W. Chapman and dancer Alexandra Danilova. The interviews with Chapman were recorded from 1956 to 1962 and concern literacy and education in the United States. Notable television and radio programs represented in the collection include the Tex and Jinx television program; a Monitor radio program; and a Lee Graham television interview. Also included is the opening address (given by Mr. Chapman) of the New York Public Library 50th anniversary convocation, and a radio program featuring a story about the WNYC book festival.
Key terms
Names
- [Chapman, Gilbert W.](/controlaccess/17610?term=Chapman, Gilbert W.)
- [Adler, Larry](/controlaccess/17618?term=Adler, Larry) (Performer)
- [Avshalomov, Aaron, 1894-1965](/controlaccess/3420?term=Avshalomov, Aaron, 1894-1965)
- [Chapman, Gilbert W., Mrs](/controlaccess/17617?term=Chapman, Gilbert W., Mrs) (Commentator)
- [Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997](/controlaccess/17611?term=Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997)
- [Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997](/controlaccess/17611?term=Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997) (Interviewee)
- [Graham, Lee](/controlaccess/17620?term=Graham, Lee) (Interviewer)
- [Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987](/controlaccess/4362?term=Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987) (Performer)
- [Johnson, Thor](/controlaccess/17619?term=Johnson, Thor) (Conductor)
- [American Women's Voluntary Services](/controlaccess/17612?term=American Women's Voluntary Services)
- [Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra](/controlaccess/15400?term=Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
- [New York Public Library](/controlaccess/4384?term=New York Public Library)
- [WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)](/controlaccess/17613?term=WNYC %28Radio station : New York, N.Y.%29)
Subjects
- [Libraries and education -- United States](/controlaccess/17614?term=Libraries and education -- United States)
- [Literacy -- United States](/controlaccess/17615?term=Literacy -- United States)
- [Radio programs](/controlaccess/3500?term=Radio programs)
- [Women and war -- United States](/controlaccess/17616?term=Women and war -- United States)
Material types
- [Sound recordings](/controlaccess/3133?term=Sound recordings)
Titles
- [Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman](/controlaccess/17622?term=Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman)
- [Tex and Jinx show (Television program)](/controlaccess/17621?term=Tex and Jinx show %28Television program%29)
Using the collection
Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access restrictions
Access to original acetate discs restricted.