Gerard Willem Van Loon papers

id
2350
origination
Van Loon, Gerard Willem
date statement
1932-1968
key date
1932
identifier (local_mss)
19663
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMC-Res. 18
b-number
b12178206
total components
6
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:27 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMC-Res. 18", "type"=>"local_call"}
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1932-1968", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1932/1968"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Gerard Willem Van Loon papers"}
repository
{"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
{"value"=>"The bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondence between <span class=\"persname\">Van Loon</span> and the great German modern dancer <span class=\"persname\">Harald Kreutzberg</span>. Some letters from <span class=\"persname\">Kreutzberg's</span> sister <span class=\"persname\">Mirza</span> are also represented. Includes memorabilia."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Gerard Willem Van Loon papers, *MGZMC-Res. 18. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Van Loon, Gerard Willem", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Gerard Willem Van Loon, son of the writer Hendrik Willem Van Loon, was a dancer from 1932 until the end of World War II. He made his debut at the Salle Rudolf Steiner in Paris and was a member of the Humphrey-Weidman Company.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondence between <span class=\"persname\">Van Loon</span> and the great German modern dancer <span class=\"persname\">Harald Kreutzberg</span>. Some letters from <span class=\"persname\">Kreutzberg's</span> sister <span class=\"persname\">Mirza</span> are also represented. Includes memorabilia.|||Language: In German and English.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<ul> <li>I. Correspondence</li> <li>II. Miscellaneous</li></ul>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift. Gerard Willem Van Loon. Material received: 1974.</p>"}
date_inclusive_start
1932
date_inclusive_end
1968
note
{"value"=>"<p>Gerard Willem Van Loon, son of the writer Hendrik Willem Van Loon, was a dancer from 1932 till the end of World War II. He debuted at the Salle Rudolf Steiner in Paris and was a member of the Humphrey-Weidman Company. The bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondence between Van Loon and the great German modern dancer Harald Kreutzberg. Some letters from Kreutzberg's sister Mirza are also represented. Includes memorabilia. In German and English. Inquire at reference desk for register</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
langmaterial_code
ger
eng
keydate
1932
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English German"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Ruth Carr.</p>"}
extent_statement
85 5 folders items
date_start
1932
date_end
1968

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