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Interview with John Hightower, on the New York State Council on the Arts

Title
Interview with John Hightower, on the New York State Council on the Arts, 1966.
Author
Hightower, John B. (John Brantley), 1933-2013
Publication
1966.

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Details

Additional Authors
Terry, Walter
Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 24 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 24 minutes). Walter Terry, as host, introduces his guest John Hightower; John Hightower speaks about the creation of the New York State Council on the Arts; the scope and limitations of the Council's programs including the criteria governing the level of support provided; how the Council works to develop the audience in New York State for avant garde and modern dance; the Council's support of dance education including special projects (for example, sending New York City Ballet to Buffalo, New York for a week) and technical assistance; Labanotation and its potential.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of Walter Terry.
  • National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Uniform Title
Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Dance Audio Archive
  • Interview with John B. Hightower
Subjects
Note
  • Interview with John Hightower conducted by Walter Terry, as host; recorded on March 31,1966 and broadcast on October 1 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance.
  • The sound quality is excellent.
  • The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Call Number
*MGZTO 7-85
OCLC
36193285
Author
Hightower, John B. (John Brantley), 1933-2013, interviewee.
Title
Interview with John Hightower, on the New York State Council on the Arts, 1966.
Imprint
1966.
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded for and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York for its program Invitation to dance Recorded on March 31, 1966 and broadcast on October 1, 1966 New York (N.Y.)
Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 24 minutes); acetate; full-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto785_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-85
Former call number: *MGZT 7-85
Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-85; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; acetate, full-track. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-85; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve Ameircan Dance.
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Local Subject
Audiotapes -- Hightower, John B. (John Brantley), 1933-2013.
Added Author
Terry, Walter, interviewer.
Added Title
Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-85
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