Reminiscences of William Rockefeller, 1979
Reminiscences of William Rockefeller, 1979
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- 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
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 15310945
- Also In
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-3rn0-6d09
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.