Hot off the press: Blackwell’s Almanac Vol. IX enclosed!

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Blackwell’s Almanac:
Benedict Arnold’s Saga, Radio City Music Hall and More

His name has come to be synonymous with treason. Yet, between 1775 and 1780, Benedict Arnold was a relentless American patriot. The first article in this issue recounts Arnold’s many heroic acts and how he became a turncoat. It’s based on the RIHS Library Lecture presented on November 15, 2022, by James Kirby Martin, professor emeritus of the University of Houston and author of Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered.

Author and documentary producer Dean Irwin grew up backstage at Radio City Music Hall. His father, Will Irwin, was musical director of the iconic theater in the 1960s and 70s. The next article, Part 1 of a two-part series, provides a unique and colorful glimpse behind the scenes and describes the elder Irwin’s rise to assistant conductor at the Music Hall.

You can read these stories and more in the latest issue of Blackwell’s Almanac, online at https://rihs.us/newsletter.

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Deborah Dorff

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