Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of William Rockefeller, 1979.
Creator: | Rockefeller, William, 1918-1990 | Project: | Individual interviews oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 251 pages Sound recording 3 reels Sound recording 6 audiocassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteLawyer
Scope and ContentsChildhood, 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 Gòˆran Gentele, restructuring of artistic and business hierarchy, role of Schuyler Chapin, labor relations, finances, fund raising, problems with press and New York City authorities
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