Papers, 1962-1975.

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Papers, 1962-1975.

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Papers include correspondence, speeches, interviews, articles, legal papers and contracts, scripts, fan mail, photographs, music notebooks, concert scores, memorabilia, clippings, and artwork. The collection is comprised primarily of Stevens's administrative roles in the Metropolitan Opera Company and in the National Endowment for the Arts. Items of interest include correspondence to and from opera colleagues and friends includes Metropolitan Opera National Company trials and triumphs, such as a labor dispute in 1969; addresses and an interview with former Metropolitan Opera Broadcast announcer, Milton Cross (1966); and a script for General Manager Rudolph Bing's "gala" in 1972.

3 linear ft. (6 boxes); 5 oversized paintings on bottom shelf.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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