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- unitid
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{"value"=>"(S) *MGZMD 50", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19693", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"circa 1922-1983", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1922/1983"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Adolph Bolm collection"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"The <span class=\"corpname\">New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</span> <span class=\"subarea\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The <span class=\"persname\">Adolph Bolm</span> Collection documents the career of <span class=\"persname\">Adolph Bolm</span> through papers and research information collected by author, <span class=\"persname\">John Dougherty</span>, in preparation for writing several biographical articles and a book on the dancer."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Adolph Bolm Collection, (S)*MGZMD 50, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Bolm, Adolf, 1894-1951", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Adolph Bolm, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 1884, entered the Maryinsky Theatre at age 9. A student of varied interests and talents, he graduated in 1903 with first honors not only in dance but also in music, painting, and literature. From 1904-1909, he partnered the great ballerinas of the Maryinsky, including Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina. Beginning in 1908, he put together a small troupe and toured to Stockholm, Copenhagen, and later Berlin. He also joined Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in its Paris premiere in 1909, creating a stir with his performance of the leading part in <span class=\"title\">Polovtsian Dances.</span>Leaving Russia for good in 1911, he danced for Diaghilev's company until the conclusion of its last American tour in 1917, creating roles such as Dorkon in <span class=\"title\">Daphnis and Chloe,</span>the Moor in <span class=\"title\">Petrouchka,</span>and Prince Ivan in <span class=\"title\">Firebird.</span>He settled in the United States, first working for two seasons as the co-maitre de ballet with Rosina Galli at the Metropolitan Opera. He formed a touring company called Ballet Intime, which in its first season included the Japanese dancer, Michio Ito. The company existed in some form until 1928, its last tour including Agnes de Mille as guest artist. In 1920 he joined the Chicago Opera as choreographer. There he created what many consider the first purely American ballet, <span class=\"title\">Birthday of the Infanta,</span>featuring Ruth Page. In 1923, he opened a school in Chicago, sharing the teaching with two colleagues from the St. Petersburg School. He remained in Chicago until 1930 when he moved to San Francisco to work with the opera there. In his insistence that the San Francisco Opera Association create a school under its auspices and by giving the first all-ballet evenings, Bolm essentially created the San Francisco Ballet. For that troupe he created his <span class=\"title\">Bach Cycle</span>and staged <span class=\"title\">El Amor Brujo,</span>and his last choreography <span class=\"title\">Mephisto.</span>In 1935, he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a teacher and choreographer in film and concerts. Between 1940 and 1942, he appeared with Ballet Theatre, recreating his roles form Diaghilev's company, including Pierrot in <span class=\"title\">Carnaval</span>and the Blackamoor in <span class=\"title\">Petrouchka.</span>He died in his Hollywood home at age 66, April 16, 1951.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The <span class=\"persname\">Adolph Bolm</span> Collection documents the career of <span class=\"persname\">Adolph Bolm</span> through papers and research information collected by author, <span class=\"persname\">John Dougherty</span>, in preparation for writing several biographical articles and a book on the dancer.|||The collection is divided into three series.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Adolph Bolm collection is arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19693#c353351'>I. Correspondence and Research Notes</a></div>\n<div class='series-extent'>89 folders, 369 items, 584 leaves</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series I comprises correspondence with, and/or notes compiled on, eighty individuals including <span class=\"persname\">Bolm's</span> dance partners, students, relatives, and acquaintances. Many of these folders contain signed letters to <span class=\"persname\">John Dougherty</span> from such people as <span class=\"persname\">Bolm's</span> wife, <span class=\"persname\">Beatrice</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Willam Christensen</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Natalia Clare</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Anton Dolin</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Nana Gollner</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Tamara Karsavina</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Ted Shawn</span>, and <span class=\"persname\">Carl Van Vechten</span>, to name the most prominent.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19693#c353433'>II. General Research Notes and Writings</a></div>\n<div class='series-extent'>37 folders, 989 leaves</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series II contains <span class=\"persname\">John Dougherty's</span> more general research notes and writings on <span class=\"persname\">Bolm</span>. These include typed transcriptions of articles on <span class=\"persname\">Bolm</span> by other authors, as well as several drafts of articles by <span class=\"persname\">Dougherty</span>.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19693#c353439'>III. Personal Documents of Adolph Bolm</a></div>\n<div class='series-extent'>12 folders, 96 leaves, 2 diaries</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series III comprises personal documents of <span class=\"persname\">Adolph Bolm</span>. Included are nine items of correspondence between <span class=\"persname\">Bolm</span> and/or <span class=\"persname\">Fernando Wagner</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Carlos Chávez</span> concerning a proposed tour of Mexico in 1950; four diaries and/or typed transcriptions of diaries, spanning the years 1942-1950; three articles written by <span class=\"persname\">Bolm</span>; miscellaneous production notes, mainly for <span class=\"title\">Firebird</span>and <span class=\"title\">Birthday of the Infanta;</span>and a magazine, <span class=\"title\">Art and Archaeology,</span>inscribed by <span class=\"persname\">Bolm</span> to <span class=\"persname\">Mr. Walter Graham</span>.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p> <ul> <li>Correspondence and Research Notes</li> <li>General Research Notes ad Writings <ul> <li>General Research Notes</li> <li>Writings</li></ul></li> <li>Personal Documents of Adolph Bolm <ul> <li>Correspondence</li> <li>Diaries and/or Typed Transcriptions</li> <li>Writings by Adolph Bolm</li> <li>Miscellaneous</li></ul></li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Purchase.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<ul> <li>Photographs (ca. 75) to *MGZEB</li> <li>Clippings (1 box) to *MGZR</li></ul>"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1922
- date_inclusive_end
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1983
- note
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection documents the career of Adolph Bolm through papers and research information collected by author John Dougherty in preparation for writing several biographical articles and a book on the dancer</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>The collection is divided into 3 series. Series I comprises correspondence with, and/or notes compiled on, 80 individuals including Bolm's dance partners, students, relatives, and acquaintances. Many of these folders contain signed letters to John Dougherty from such people as Bolm's wife Beatrice, Willam Christensen, Anton Dolin, Nana Gollner, Tamara Karsavina, Ted Shawn, and Carl Van Vechten</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Series II contains John Dougherty's more general research notes and writings including typed transcriptions of articles on Bolm by other authors and several drafts of articles by Dougherty</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Series III comprises personal documents of Adolph Bolm. Included are 9 items of correspondence, 4 diaries and/or typed transcriptions of diaries (1942-1950), 3 articles by Bolm, miscellaneous production notes, and an inscribed magazine</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
- keydate
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1922
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Amy Taylor Alpers.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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3 boxes 138 folders, ca. 1100 items
- date_start
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1922
- date_end
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1983