Finance Office , 1957-1992.

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Finance Office , 1957-1992.

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The records of the Finance Office of the New York Shakespeare Festival span the years 1955-1991, and document the fiscal situation of the NYSF as a whole and of particular productions. The files include general ledgers for the NYSF's regular and extended programming, financial statements, auditor's reports, minutes of the Board of Trustees, administrative files, and miscellaneous financial records. The financial history of the New York Shakespeare Festival is recorded from the first hand-written ledger which spans the years 1955 to 1958, through 1991, when the ledgers run to hundreds of computer generated pages. The budget of the Festival grew over the years as they expanded their programming and increased their fun.

33.5 linear feet (96 boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6781851

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Shakespeare Festival Productions

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The Administrative Office files document the earliest activities of Joseph Papp, including the formation of the New York Shakespeare Festival. The records also document Papp's fight with Robert Moses over free Shakespeare in the Park, the acquisition and restoration of the Astor Library to become the Public Theater, the fiscal crisis of the 1970's and the NYSF at Lincoln Center. The records also reveal Papp's ideas for productions and seasonal planning, special programs such as the Mobile Theate...