Anita Zahn Photographs

id
10711
origination
Zahn, Anita
date statement
circa 1890s-1990 [bulk circa 1920s-1980s]
key date
1890
identifier (local_mss)
24059
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 16-241
b-number
b21125653
total components
66
total series
0
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2016-12-05 19:19:54 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 16-241", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"24059", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b21125653", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"circa 1890s-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1890/1990", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
{"value"=>"circa 1920s-1980s", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1920/1989", "certainty"=>"approximate"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Anita Zahn Photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.26 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"7 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Anita Zahn Photographs document the life and career of dancer and teacher Anita Zahn (1903-1994) and span from circa 1890s to 1990 (bulk dates circa 1920s-1980s)."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Anita Zahn Photographs, *MGZEB 16-241. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Zahn, Anita", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Dancer and teacher Anita Zahn (1903-1994) was born in Germany. She was a student of Elizabeth Duncan and her technique. Zahn made her home and career in the United States. She died in Grants Pass, Oregon.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Separated from the Anita Zahn Collection (Manuscript accession #96-07).</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection documents the life and career of dancer and teacher Anita Zahn and spans from circa 1890s to 1990 (bulk dates circa 1920s-1990). Photographs are mostly black and white and include portraits of Zahn and photographs of her dancers and students. Among them are Rosemarie Beenk, Betty Friedman, Kathleen Hinni, Hortense Dolan Kooluris, and Erna Schulz. There are also a number of personal and family photographs, including her parents, husband and son.</p> <p>Photographers include Kathryn Abbe, Gordon Anthony, Bouchard, Cecil Clevelly, Louis S. Davidson, Friedman-Abeles, Arnold Genthe, Frances McLaughlin-Gill, Gjon Mili, and Clara Sipprell.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Purchase</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Camille Croce Dee</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</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>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<span class=\"archref\">Anita Zahn Professional and personal papers, 1920-1991, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division.</span>"}
dsc_type
combined
date_start
1890
keydate
1890
date_end
1990
date_inclusive_start
1890
date_inclusive_end
1990
date_bulk_start
1920
date_bulk_end
1989
extent_statement
2.26 linear feet (7 boxes)

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