Citation/Reference: For transcript of interview, see *MGZMT 3-553.
Content: Recorded for the Oral History Project of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Source Characteristics: Sound quality is good.
Bibliographic History: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Interview with Grace Badorek conducted by Genevieve Oswald on October 8, 1978, at Jacob's Pillow in Lee, Massachusetts.
Funding: The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 32 minutes) : quarter-track, 1.875 ips

Abstract

Streaming audio file (approximately 32 minutes). Grace Badorek, business manager of Jacob's Pillow, speaks with Genevieve Oswald about Ted Shawn's illnesses and his increasing reliance on John Christian; Shawn's death, in Florida, and the immediate aftermath, including the arrangements for his cremation; the private service held later at Jacob's Pillow; Shawn's personality.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 82060915
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12118358
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c6898860-78bd-0136-525f-04d627455799

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Grace Badorek: 1979" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6898860-78bd-0136-525f-04d627455799

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Interview with Grace Badorek: 1979 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6898860-78bd-0136-525f-04d627455799

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Grace Badorek: 1979" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6898860-78bd-0136-525f-04d627455799

Wikipedia citation

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