Kuffner Photograph Collection

id
10576
origination
Kuffner, Johann von, 1894-1973s
date statement
1937-1970 [bulk 1937-1966]
key date
1937
identifier (local_mss)
23242
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 14-6753
b-number
b20915138
total components
291
total series
0
max depth
6
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2016-06-24 18:53:55 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 14-6753", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"23242", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20915138", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1937-1970", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1937/1970"}
{"value"=>"1937-1966", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1937/1966"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Kuffner Photograph Collection"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9.07 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"19 boxes, 4 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Kuffner Collection consists of some 23,000 items (chiefly black and white 35mm negatives) and photographs of international ballet companies from 1939 to 1970 (bulk dates 1939-1966), taken by Dr. Johann von Kuffner."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Kuffner Photograph Collection, *MGZEB 14-6753. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Kuffner, Johann von, 1894-1973s", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Dr. Johann von Kuffner was an amateur photographer born in Vienna in 1894. He immigrated to the United States in 1941. Kuffner died in Switzerland in 1973.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains mostly black and white 35mm negatives photographed by Dr. Johann von Kuffner from 1937 to 1970 (bulk dates 1937-1966). There are also 11 albums (1 is unnumbered) of black and white prints (ca. 4 x 5 1/2\" or smaller). The photographs were taken during live performances, rehearsals, as well as ballet classes, in New York, Paris, Monte Carlo, and Vienna. Ballet companies include Ballet Theatre, Ballet International, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Ballet Society, Joos Ballet, New York City Ballet, L'Opera de Paris Ballet (Paris Opera Ballet), Original Ballet Russe, Sadler's Wells Ballet, Stanislavsky Ballet, and Wien Volksoper.</p> <p>Well-known ballets, as well as infrequently performed ballets, may be found in the collection, including <span class=\"title\">Le Beau Danube</span>, <span class=\"title\">Graziana</span>, <span class=\"title\">Igrouchki</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Tricorne</span>. Also included are classes with legendary teachers such as Lubov Egorova, Nora Kiss, and Olga Preobrajenska. Of special note are negatives of Nijinsky's interment at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris.</p> <p>There are also 19 reels of microfilm. These appear to be microfilms of the 35 mm negatives. (Numbers have been assigned by archivist.) Original envelope titles do not always reflect the contents accurately.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>By format, then alphabetically by company name, title, or personal name; photograph albums are arranged numerically; photographs are listed in the same order as within the albums.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Dr. Johann von Kuffner, 1965-1973</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Camille Croce Dee</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span>.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p> The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
date_start
1937
keydate
1937
date_end
1970
date_inclusive_start
1937
date_inclusive_end
1970
date_bulk_start
1937
date_bulk_end
1966
extent_statement
9.07 linear feet (19 boxes, 4 volumes)

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