A separate center to house performing arts was first proposed by Carleton Sprague Smith ( chief of the Music Division ) in a 1932 report to the library administration, " A Worthy Music Center for New York . " ( At the time, dance materials and sound recordings were all part of the Music Division . ) There were attempts to create partnerships with Rockefeller Center ( under construction at the time ), the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( to which New York University wanted to join as a partner ).
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Carr's academic and professional publications include " Anarchism in France : the case of Octave Mirbeau " ( 1977 ) ( based on his MA thesis ), " The Mandrake Press, 1929-30 " ( Cambridge University Library, 1985 ), " An Introduction to University Library Administration " ( Clive Bingley, 1987, joint publication ) and " The Academic Research Library in a Decade of Change " ( Chandos, 2007 ), as well as numerous articles in both professional and academic journals.