Reminiscences of William Rockefeller, 1979

 

Name
Rockefeller, William, 1918-1990 (Interviewee)
Kelly, Christine (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of William Rockefeller, 1979
Abstract
Childhood, education at Yale University and Columbia University Law School, 1948; naval officer training program 1941-1946; legal career; board member, president and chairman of Metropolitan Opera Association from 1947: move to Lincoln Center, management problems, 1970s and death of Göran Gentele, restructuring of artistic and business hierarchy, role of Schuyler Chapin, labor relations, finances, fund raising, problems with press and New York City authorities
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Lawyers; Law--United States; Fund raising; Music--United States; Culture; United States Intellectual life 20th century; Rockefeller, William, 1918-1990; Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.); Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1979
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer
Note
Interviewed by Christine Kelly
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
15310945
Also In
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-3rn0-6d09
Related URLs
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