Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Paley, William S. (William Samuel), 1901-1990
| title | Archives pamphlet file: Paley, William S., 1901-1990: miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, and other ephemeral material about this exhibition. Location MoMA Manhattan Archives Pamphlet File Call Number Paley, William S., 1901-1990 |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991011484379707141 |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:56 |
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| title | Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum Oral History, 2000 | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum traces her early education in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn to her enrollment as one of eight women in her class at Columbia Law School. She discusses her professional career including clerking for Judge Edward Jordan Dimock of the Southern District of New York, and assisting in the drafting of the legislation for the creation of the state of Alaska in 1959. In 1965 Cedarbaum came to work at MoMA under fellow Columbia classmate Richard Koch, then Counsel and Director of Administration at the Museum. She recounts a number of legal cases in which she was involved regarding copyright at the Museum. Cedarbaum also tells of dealing with the New York privacy statute and the law of defamation, and gifts involving stipulations as they concerned the Museum. She includes anecdotes about former staff members including Richard E. Oldenburg and John Hightower, and discusses relevant events such as the establishment of the union at MoMA. Bio/History: Former MoMA Staff Member 1965-1979. |
| extent | 1 transcript (88 p.) 3 sound cassettes. |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Transcripts available to qualified users by appointment at The Museum of Modern Art Archives and Rockefeller Archive Center. Duplication not permitted. Forms part of: The Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Archives |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991012577849707141 |
| finding aid | Name index available. |
| acquisition information | Original or duplicate materials: Original recordings stored at Rockefeller Archive Center. Duplicate recordings stored at The Museum of Modern Art Archives. Transcripts housed at Rockefeller Archive Center and The Museum of Modern Art Archives. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | Artist file: Paley, William S; miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material. Location MoMA Queens Artist Files Call Number PALEY, WILLIAM S. |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991011816889707141 |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | Richard S. Weinstein Oral history, 1994. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | Weinstein describes his early years as a professional working under Donald H. Elliott for John V. Lindsay's mayoral campaign and later in the mayor's Urban Design Group. He candidly discusses his association with the Museum in planning and implementing the sale of its air rights in 1977 which enabled the Museum to initiate its 1984 Expansion Project and he comments on his relationships with those involved, such as Donald H. Elliott, Richard H. Koch, Donald B. Marron, William S. Paley, Blanchette H. Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller. He describes the steps taken, the choice of architect, the involvement of public and private entities in the. process, and comments upon the ultimate product. Note(s): Interview conducted by Sharon Zane for The Museum of Modern Art Oral History Project./ Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Duplicate recordings stored at The Museum of Modern Art Archives.Transcripts housed at Rockefeller Archive Center and The Museum of Modern Art Archives. Transcripts with interviewee's notes housed at Rockefeller Archive Center; not available to researchers. Bio/History: Architect; Advisor to The Museum of Modern Art, 1984 expansion. Location MoMA Museum Archives Call Number mmym MA |
| extent | 1 transcript, (65 p.) 2 sound cassettes. |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991009764099707141 |
| finding aid | Name index available. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Richard S. Weinstein, 1994. In: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Museum of Modern Art Oral History Project, 1990-1994. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | Reminiscences of William S. Paley : oral history, 1960. | repository | Columbia University Libraries |
| description | Childhood and education in Chicago; cigar factory, Philadelphia; Wharton School; advertising manager, Congress Cigar Company; use of radio in advertising; CBS, from 1928: programming, stations, financing; Don Lee, Paramount Pictures; Adolph Zukor; Columbia Artists, Community Concerts. Notes Interviewed by Frank Ernest Hill. Underwritten by Columbia Broadcasting System. Biographical and Historical Note Broadcasting executive. |
| extent | Transcript: 67 leaves, Tape: 2 reels. |
| formats | Interview Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Name index available. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:00 |
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| title | MoMA History Interviews | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The collection consists of 47 taped interviews (contained on 28 standard audio cassettes). Many of the tapes contain interviews with multiple individuals. They are physically arranged alphabetically, by the last name of the first person interviewed on the tape. The cassettes have been numbered. Historical Note David Hoffman and his writing staff conducted interviews in 1986 with individuals either directly associated or intimately familiar with The Museum of Modern Art. The interviews were conducted in preparation for a television special to mark the Museum's 50th anniversary. The program was canceled prior to completion. |
| extent | 28 standard audio cassettes |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials. |
| record source | http://www.moma.org/learn/resources/archives/ |
| acquisition information | Mr. Hoffman has signed all rights in the recordings over to the Museum. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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