Found 106 collections related to Manuscripts -- Collections

De Mille, Agnes
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 100
36 linear feet (1075 folders in 83 boxes)
The correspondence and writings of Agnes de Mille cover the period of 1871-1993 and were in the possession of Agnes de Mille at the time of her death. They relate to more
Duncan, Irma
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 23
300 items
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 2
Approximate number of items: 400 Number of folders: 360
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
Mordkin, Mikhail, 1881-1944
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 98
4 document boxes 237 items in 72 folders
The papers of Mikhail Mordkin cover the period from circa 1885 to 1979, the year of his wife's death. They pertain to both his family life and professional career. The bulk of the collection consists of official and... more
Limón, José
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 24
664 folders and 21 boxes
The José Limón Papers mainly document the personal life of the Limóns during the 1930s and 1940s and the professional life of the Limóns from the 1940s until... more
Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 51
7 document boxes 285 folders
The Lucia Chase papers span the years ca. 1899 to 1982 and are divided into two main series: personal correspondence, diaries, financial records, and miscellany; and business correspondence, company and financial... more
Lawrence, Pauline
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 15
250 folders and 14 boxes
The Pauline Lawrence Limón Collection mainly documents the early years of the José Limón Dance Company and the years immediately preceding the company's inception. There is almost no information beyond 1958. The... more
American Ballet Theatre
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 49
220 linear feet
American Ballet Theatre was founded in 1939 with the intention of creating an American company of international stature, a museum of the dance, “which would preserve the best of the classic tradition of Europe and at the same time lay the... more
Alf, Fé
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 90
1 document box 17 items in 11 folders
This collection of papers of Fé Alf contains material from c.1928 in Germany to c.1933 in the United States. It contains primarily a diary and course papers written while Alf was a... more
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 93
2 document boxes (379 items in 51 folders)
The papers of Felia Doubrovska cover the period from c.1919 to the year of her death, 1981, and pertain to both her family and personal life and her professional career. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence: approximately 43... more
Bennett, Isadora
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 22
2,123 approximate 310 folders items
The Isadora Bennett Collection covers a thirty-two year span, 1940-72. During this time, she and associates Richard Pleasant and Donald Duncan handled the... more
Code, Grant Hyde
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 8
69 folders ca. 500 items
Grant Hyde Code was a well-known writer and lecturer on theater and dance. A 1918 graduate of Harvard University, he, after World War I service, taught English at Harvard, Radcliff and other institutions of higher education. A former editor of... more
Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 28
100 items
Holographs signed, and typescripts.
Loring, Eugene, 1914-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 40
198 folders in 9 boxes approximately 440 items
The Eugene Loring Papers document several aspects of Loring's career from 1938 to 1981. He kept extensive notes related to his productions and teaching theories. He also often wrote and... more
Laing, Hugh
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 64
1.7 linear feet (4 document boxes, 1 portfolio 69 folders, 415 items)
The Hugh Laing Papers, c.1943-1988, contain almost nothing written by Laing himself, except for two brief undated notes to his mother (in her folder #10) and a letter to Isabel Brown (in her folder #12). The strength of the collection lies in the... more
Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 24
222 folders ca. 1000 items
The Helen Tamiris Collection comprises holographs, typescripts, and memorabilia, which mostly reflect Tamiris' choreographic work in the musical comedy and concert dance fields. The... more
Van Loon, Gerard Willem, 1911-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 18
85 5 folders items
The bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondence between Van Loon and the great German modern dancer Harald Kreutzberg. Some letters from more
Lippincott, Gertrude Lawton
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 114
.5 linear feet (18 folders in 1 box)
Description: Memoirs and writings
Martha Graham Foundation for Contemporary Dance
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 27
34 folders (1 box)
Caccialanza, Gisella, 1914-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 7
(ca. 122 items)
Berk, Fred, 1911-1980
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 41
273 Items in 75 folders
The Fred Berk Papers primarily document Berk's involvement in Jewish folk dance in the United States. Berk wrote extensively on the subject. He also made... more
Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 46
approximately 2330 items in 194 folders
The Leland Hayward Records of Ballets: U.S.A. document the years 1956-1962, before the company's inception until its demise, from the papers kept by the company's producer.
Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 33
337 s and 8 boxes
The bulk of the Leonide Massine Papers documents Massine's professional and personal life from about 1940 to 1955, although some materials from before and after this period are included... more
Greco, José
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 112
48 linear feet (302 folders
The papers primarily document the administrative roles José Greco filled as director of Spanish dance companies and as head of the José Greco Foundation for Hispanic Dance.
Alum, Manuel
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 95
1 document box 24 items in 6 folders
Manuel Alum was born in Puerto Rico, but his dance training and his career as a modern dancer, teacher, choreographer and director took place mainly in the United States. He was a leading dancer and assistant director of the Paul Sanasardo Dance... more
Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 30
91 items 33 folders
Maria Bonfanti (1847-1921), an Italian born and trained ballerina, toured the United States and Europe with great success between 1869 and 1894. She also danced as prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, from 1885-1886 and maintained... more
Bonfanti, Maria
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 43
109 items 66 folders
This collection, a gift from the estate of Gwendolyn Ruddell (Miss Bonfanti's granddaughter), consists primarily of correspondence with her Italian relatives and accounts of her ballet... more
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 82
1 document box
Cuevas, Georges, marquis de, 1885-1961
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 75
48 items 11 folders
Georges de Cuevas (1886-1961) was born in Santiago, Chile. He was working in Paris in the fashion industry in 1927 when he met and married Margaret Strong, a grand-daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (His title was a Spanish one and was possibly... more
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