Found 13 collections related to Ballet -- History -- 20th century

Baronova, Irina
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 276
6.79 linear feet (19 boxes)
Irina Baronova (1919 -2008) was a Russian born ballerina who rose to fame with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and enjoyed a successful career as a dancer, movie star, educator, and writer. The Irina Baronova papers contain correspondence,... more
Moore, Lillian
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 20
6 boxes 105 folders
The collection is compiled into articles, reviews, and type-written copies of books that Lillian Moore had written, 1947-1964; Correspondence (personal letters) to Miss Moore and from... more
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 253
.42 linear feet (1 box)
This collection contains personal letters from Lincoln Kirstein to Robert Harris Chapman and to Alexander Jensen Yow. It also includes a typescript of a play, Magic Carpet, written by Lincoln Kirstein in 1967 and several... more
Wolfe, Katharine
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 188
7.71 linear feet (19 boxes)
The Katharine Wolfe Papers primarily document the work of the Seattle Public Schools dance teacher and administrator on an unpublished dance history book, The Concert Dance, begun during the summer of 1942 and completed... more
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 252
.21 linear feet (1 box)
The collection contains personal letters from Lincoln Kirstein to Donald Richie written from 1957 to 1964, as well as undated letters. Kirstein sent these to Richie in Japan, where he moved in 1947. In many letters, Kirstein discusses his work... more
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 254
.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
This collection contains letters sent to Lincoln Kirstein between 1947 and 1976 by a range of friends, colleagues, and business associates. Correspondents include W. H. Auden, Sir Cecil Beaton, Rowland Burden-Muller, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and... more
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 97
445 folders in 25 document size boxes
The papers of Lincoln Edward Kirstein, b.1907, cover the period from c. 1914 to 1991, and pertain both to his career and to his private and family life.
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 123
22 linear feet (466 folders in 38 document boxes; 3,381 Items)
This collection of the papers Lincoln Edward Kirstein cover the period from ca. 1917 to 1994 and pertain to public and private aspects of his life. This collection compliments the papers given by more
Shanley, Matthew
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 395
.42 linear feet (1 box)
Brother Matthew Shanley was a Christian Brother and ballet enthusiast. The Brother Matthew Shanley collection of Carla Fracci material (1967-1982) holds correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials documenting the career of... more
Reynolds, Nancy, 1938-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 503
33.13 linear feet (82 boxes)
The Nancy Reynolds collection, dating from the 1980s to 2014 (bulk dates 1990s), primarily document the George Balanchine Foundation's commitment to continuing Balanchine's legacy as well as the day-to-day operations of this non-profit foundation.... more
Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 555
1.0 linear feet (4 boxes)
Leon Danielian and Georgia Hiden were both ballet dancers and teachers. Their collection holds an assortment of scores dating from 1928 to 1983.
Maule, Michael
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 22-0009
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Michael Maule was a ballet dancer, teacher, and principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, Cuban National Ballet, New York City Ballet, and the London Festival Ballet. His collection, which dates from the 1930s to the 1960s, holds... more
Duberman, Martin B.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 448
.84 linear feet (2 boxes)
This collection contains two versions of manuscripts of The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein, a biography of Lincoln Kirstein written by Martin Duberman in 2007.
Indicates that portions of this collection have been
digitized and are available online.