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Interview with August Heckscher

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Item data

Title

Interview with August Heckscher

Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Names

Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 (Interviewee)
Horosko, Marian (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Questionable)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 5-1877

Subjects

Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 -- Interviews
Twentieth Century Fund
Century Foundation

Genres

Radio Programs
Interviews

Notes

Content: Interview with August Heckscher conducted by Marian Horosko for radio station WBAI, New York City, as part of its series Profiles. The year of the interview may be in the 1960s.
Funding: The processing 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.
Venue: Recorded at the Twentieth Century Fund 196-? New York (N.Y.)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 9 minutes) : analog, 7.5 ips, polyester, half-track, 5 in.
Sound quality is very good.

Abstract

Streaming audio file (approximately 9 minutes). Marian Horosko introduces August Heckscher; August Heckscher speaks about the Twentieth Century Fund [as of 1999, the Century Foundation], including its origins, its charter and its purpose; how research studies are performed; the Fund as a force for shaping public policy; the Fund's forthcoming study on the performing arts.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 81894357
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13233794
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d3e94380-ce9a-0137-be06-1d3921f03be4

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with August Heckscher" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3e94380-ce9a-0137-be06-1d3921f03be4

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). Interview with August Heckscher Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3e94380-ce9a-0137-be06-1d3921f03be4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with August Heckscher" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d3e94380-ce9a-0137-be06-1d3921f03be4

Wikipedia citation

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