Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Saratoga Performing Arts Center
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of financial and governance records for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection is housed in a single box arranged chronologically by series. The collection, which may have been in original order when first donated, was initially arranged by volunteers when it was first accessioned and there is now no way of knowing what that order was.
- Biographical / Historical:
In 2005, George Neary and Helen Bayley filed a Freedom of Information application in order to obtain the records of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. At that time, the Executive Director, Herbert Chesbrough, had announced that the New York City Ballet would no longer call SPAC its summer home. Local citizens were incensed that the SPAC administration had made this announcement while also disclosing that the Center was no longer able to afford this type of programming. Several Board members quit, and the Executive Director, and his wife who was also on the payroll, were fired. The controversy over the Executive Director’s level of compensation lasted at least two years.
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Items in this collection may be subject to Copyright Laws.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Items may only be used in the Saratoga Room.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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518-584-7860