Eugenia Delarova Doll photographs

id
11435
origination
Delarova, Eugenia
date statement
1911-1990
key date
1911
identifier (local_mss)
185482
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 21-0026
b-number
b22629405
total components
3
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2022-01-26 21:11:30 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"185482", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0026", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22629405", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1911-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1911/1990"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Eugenia Delarova Doll photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Eugenia Delarova Doll (1911-1990) was a Russian-born ballet dancer, who performed with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and on Broadway. Her collection contains photographs of dance performances, candid snapshots of friends, and images of Doll's family."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Delarova, Eugenia", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Eugenia Delarova was born in St. Petersburg in the Soviet Union in 1911. She left the county and began performing with the Folies-Bergère in Paris in 1928, where she met and later married the choreographer, Léonide Massine. The couple moved to New York City that same year, and soon after, Delarova began dancing with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She divorced Massine in 1938, and performed on Broadway throughout the 1940s.</p> <p>In 1966, Delarova married the engineer and inventor, Henri Doll. The couple donated significant time and money to arts organizations including the American Ballet Theater, the New York City Ballet, the Dance Theater of Harlem, the Joffrey Ballet, the American Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Delarova Doll died in New York City in 1990.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains photographs of Eugenia Delarova Doll, as well as her friends, family, and dance colleagues. The images are arranged into groups of photographs depicting Delarova Doll, photographs of her friends, and photographs of her family.</p> <p>The photographs of Delarova Doll include a number of portraits, pictures from social events, and shots with other performers and dancers. Those depicted include Mischa Auer, Yul Brynner, Rudolf Nureyev, Marianna Tcherkassky, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Katherine Healy. Many of the photographs are unlabeled and nearly all of them are undated.</p> <p>The family photographs include images of Delarova Doll's mother and her brother, Michael Delaroff. The images of her friends are mostly unidentified, but many include inscriptions addressed to Delarova Doll.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by the Estate of Eugenia Delarova Doll in 1993.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span>.</p>"}
date_start
1911
keydate
1911
date_end
1990
date_inclusive_start
1911
date_inclusive_end
1990
extent_statement
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Eugenia Delarova Doll photographs, *MGZEB 21-0026. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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