Alyea, Dorothy C. (Dorothy Collins), 1898-1974

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Collins (1926-1994) was a vocalist with the radio and television shows "Your Hit Parade" from 1950-1957. She also appeared in a number of other television programs and musicals.

From the description of Papers, 1950-1971. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 34073415

Poet; Alyea who lived in Montclair, New Jersey, was a fellow of the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, won the first prize at the Rochester Poetry Festival in 1967, and in 1973 won the membership contest of the Poetry Society of America. She died in New York in July 1974.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1926-1973. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 212627785

Art administrator; California.

From the description of Oral history interview with Dorothy Collins, 1964 July 7 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025393

Supervisor, Federal Art Project, Northern California.

Supervised the decoration of the Fort Ord's Enlisted Men's Club, which was the last large Federal Art Project and WPA building project in Northern California.

From the description of Dorothy Collins papers, 1939-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370450

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associatedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. person
associatedWith Brown University Library, corporateBody
associatedWith Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936. person
associatedWith Hardy, Merlin. person
associatedWith Kerr, Florence. person
associatedWith Kilmer, Joyce, 1886-1918. person
associatedWith Lehman, Carlton, 1911- person
associatedWith Manwaring, Elizabeth Wheeler, b. 1879. person
associatedWith McChesney, Mary Fuller, person
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Overmyer, Grace. person
associatedWith Stackpole, Adele. person
associatedWith Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985. person
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California
United States
United States
California
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Theater
Poets, American
Art and state
Arts administrators
Arts administrators
Federal aid to the arts
Federal aid to the public welfare
Mural painting and decoration
Popular music
New Deal, 1933-1939
Public officers
Radio music
Radio programs
Television music
Television programs
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Singers
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Birth 1898

Death 1974

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