Papers, 1950-1984.

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Papers, 1950-1984.

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Papers include correspondence, 1970's; clippings and publications on art and artists in the Bronx, 1950-1984; exhibit invitation, Art Community of the Bronx, 1974; copy of the New York State Charter, flyers, publications, and exhibition catalogs, 1974-1977, Bronx Museum of the Arts; minutes, including those of the formation meeting, 1967, Bronx Committee on the Arts; minutes, correspondence, reports, and exhibition catalogs, 1968-1974, Bronx Council on the Arts; brochure for Bronx Week, 1972; and report, poster, and list of Bronx artists, 1971-1976. Also, programs, clippings, and brochures relating to the reopening of the Exhibit Hall at the New York Botanical Garden, with autograph by William O. Douglas, 1974; papers of the New York State Council on the Arts, Poe Cottage, and the Bronx Society of Arts and Letters; photographs of children's ward mural, with Casher's unpublished article, 1958; and an exhibit directed by Casher of paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Bronx County Courthouse, 1971. Collection includes a citation of honor, 1971, signed by Robert Abrams.

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Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (Bronx, N.Y.)

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The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, owned by the City of New York, has been open as a museum since 1917. Poe lived in the cottage, located in the Bronx, N., Y., from 1846 until his death in 1849. It was declared an official city landmark in 1966 and has been under the administration of the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975. From the description of Edgar Allan Poe Cottage records, ca. 1905-1974. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652349 The Edgar Allan Poe Co...

Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences

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William C. Woolfson and Frank Wuttge, Jr. were instrumental in reviving the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences under its new name, Bronx Society of Science and Letters. Woolfson also founded the Bronx Council on the Arts, served in other public organizations, and taught at various high schools and colleges in the New York City area, including John Jay College and Bronx Community College. From the description of Bronx Society of Science and Letters and the William C. Woolfson collecti...

Casher, Fanny K., 1910-

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Arts administrator. Casher was the founder of the Bronx Council on the Arts and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and was also very active in the Bronx Society of Arts and Letters as trustee and President, and the Bronx Council on Environmental Quality as education chairperson and board member. From the description of Papers, 1950-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155481611 ...

Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980

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Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. From the description of William O. Douglas papers, 1801-1980 (bulk 1923-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068743 William O. Douglas was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. His nearly thirty-seven year tenure as a Supreme Court justice was the longest in the history of the court. From the guide to ...

New York Botanical Garden

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Bronx Committee for the Arts.

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Bronx Council on the Arts

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New York State Council on the Arts

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The position of executive director has been held by the following individuals: Laurence Roberts (1960-1961); John H. MacFadyen (1961-1964); John B. Hightower (1964-1970); Eric Larrabee (1971-1975); Kent Barwick (1975-1976); Robert A. Mayer (1976-1979); Theodore Striggles (1979-1980); Mary Hays (1980-1995); Al Berr (April, 1995-August, 1996); and Nicolette B. Clark (1996-present). From the description of Executive Director's subject and correspondence files, 1960-2001. (New York State...

Abrams, Robert, 1938-

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Bronx Museum of the Arts

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Art Community of the Bronx.

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