There is also evidence of how some bands' eventual integration presaged progress toward civil rights that came in the 1950s. These orchestras provided the American public one of the few opportunities available to view racially integrated performances. The materials in Swing are from the Music Division, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, Billy Rose Theatre Collection and Dance Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Swing is on view in the Vincent Astor Gallery of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts from June 13 through November 29, 1997. The Library is open Monday and Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. The Library for the Performing Arts is located at 40 Lincoln Center Plaza.
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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts thanks Chivas Regal for its support of the 1996-97 season of public programming. The Library gratefully acknowledges the leadership support of Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman. Additional support for programs and exhibitions has been provided by the Miriam and Harold Steinberg Foundation.