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Interview with Josephine Butler, 1976

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Interview with Josephine Butler

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Title
Interview with Josephine Butler, 1976
Names
Butler, Josephine (Interviewee)
Snitzer, Ray (Interviewer)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976-04
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTCO 3-628
Topics
Butler, Albert, 1893-
Butler, Josephine
Hustle (Dance)
Ballroom dancing
Ballroom dancing -- 20th century
Genres
Interviews
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded for broadcast by WNYC, New York 1976 New York (N.Y.)
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
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 22 min.) : quarter-track; 1.875 ips
Sound quality is excellent.
Description
Interview with Josephine Butler conducted by Ray Snitzer, host, for broadcast in April 1976 by radio station WNYC, New York. Streaming audio file (approximately 22 minutes). Ray Snitzer introduces his guest Josephine Butler; Josephine Butler speaks with Ray Snitzer about social dancing in the United States including the dance the Hustle; social dance as therapeutic; her late husband, Albert Butler and the founding of Albert Butler Studios; Latin dance; the Encyclopedia of social dance [Encyclopedia of social dance, by Albert and Josephine Butler, 1971]; young people and the teaching of social dancing; her dance studio; closing remarks.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 83653004
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12118453
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1155f720-c27b-0135-c11f-655eca583d9d
Rights Statement
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.

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  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Josephine Butler" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f80488a0-c324-0133-93a3-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Josephine Butler" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f80488a0-c324-0133-93a3-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Interview with Josephine Butler Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f80488a0-c324-0133-93a3-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Josephine Butler