Gerry Oestreicher papers 1929-1989 1961-1969

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Gerry Oestreicher papers 1929-1989 1961-1969

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Gerard Oestreicher was a real-estate developer, investor, theatre owner and theatre producer in New York City. This collection documents Gerard Oestreicher's career as a theatre producer through scripts, press clippings, programs, a stage design blueprint, correspondence, telegrams, scrapbooks, posters, as well as theatre and box office records.

.88 linear feet; 3 boxes

The New York Public Library. Music Division.

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