Tape #4 Harold Blake
Collection: Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair
Date: 1988
Material: height: 11 x width: 8 inches, [12 pages]
Identifier: aql:5607 1988.94.8WF64 QMOA
Description: Harold Blake, Robert Moses' Executive Assistant, recalls his experiences working under Moses in the 1960s during the formation and execution of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. Blake discusses elements of Moses' character and personality and how he and Moses responded to the publication of Robert Caro's biography "The Power Broker." The interview was conducted by W.M. Blake III on November 12, 1988.
Date :
1988
Summary/Description :
Harold Blake, Robert Moses' Executive Assistant, recalls his experiences working under Moses in the 1960s during the formation and execution of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. Blake discusses elements of Moses' character and personality and how he and Moses responded to the publication of Robert Caro's biography "The Power Broker." The interview was conducted by W.M. Blake III on November 12, 1988.
Subject :
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Moses, Robert, 1888-1981; Press; Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority; Civil service; Work; Pavilions
Rights :
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
Coverage :
Queens (New York, N.Y.) Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
transcripts
Format :
height: 11 x width: 8 inches, [12 pages]
Identifier :
aql:5607 1988.94.8WF64 QMOA
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Moses, Robert, 1888-1981; Press; Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority; Civil service; Work; Pavilions
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Moses, Robert, 1888-1981; Press; Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority; Civil service; Work; Pavilions
Rights Notice
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
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