Gertrude Lippincott collection of ballet music

id
2373
origination
Lippincott, Gertrude
date statement
ca. 1944-1964
key date
1944
identifier (local_mss)
20234
org unit
Music Division
call number
JPB 98-26
b-number
b13781526
total components
17
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:27 UTC
updated
2026-05-27 13:43:32 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>".25 linear ft. (1 box)"}
unitid
{"value"=>"JPB 98-26", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"20234", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Gertrude Lippincott collection of ballet music"}
repository
{"value"=>"The New York Public Library, Music Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Gertrude Lippincott Collection of Ballet Music contains music used by Lippincott in creating ballets."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Gertrude Lippincott collection of ballet music, JPB 98-26. Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Gertrude Lippincott was a modern dancer, choreographer, educator, and founder of the Modern Dance Center in Minneapolis. She was born in 1913 and developed an interest in dance an early age. She was educated at University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, in Mary Wigman technique in London, Bennington College, in classes with Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm, Louis Horst, Ella Daganova, and received a Master's degree from New York University. She began her performing career with the University of Minnesota Dance Group in the early 1930s and later toured the University, Mills College and other institutions. In 1937 she established the Modern Dance Center of Minneapolis. She was co-editor of Dance Observer and wrote articles for Journal of Health and Physical Education, Impuls and other periodicals.</p> <p>Gertrude Lippincott died June 2, 1996.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Gertrude Lippincott Collection of Ballet Music contains music used by Lippincott in the creation of ballets.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The collection is in a single series and is arranged alphabetically by composer.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>The Gertrude Lippincott Collection of Ballet Music was received from the estate of Gerturde Lippincott, by way of the Dance Collection.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to copy or publish please contact the Music Division.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>The major portion of the Gertrude Lippincott papers resides in the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, classmark: *MGZMD 114.</p>"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"ca. 1944-1964", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1944/1964"}
date_inclusive_start
1944
date_inclusive_end
1964
note
{"value"=>"<p>Chiefly photocopies with emendations in ink and pencil</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Chiefly for piano ; contains works for piano and voice (with English words) and for piano and percussion</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Music commissioned and choreographed by Gertrude Lippincott</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Each item is accompanied by \"A note from Gertrude Lippincott\" giving information about the dance and the music</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Includes 4 works by Louis Horst, 3 works each by Henry Cowell and Freda Miller, 2 works by Lionel Nowak, and 1 work each by Otto Janowitz, Paul Spong, Paul Fetler, Esther Ballou, and Ralph Gilbert. One of the Henry Cowell pieces, Madman's wisp (a holograph in ink), was removed from the collection and cataloged separately as JPB 82-5</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>Complete contents list available</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
keydate
1944
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Martha Grutchfield; machine-readable finding aid created by Robert Kosovsky.</p>"}
date_start
1944
date_end
1964
origination
{"type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator", "value"=>"Lippincott, Gertrude"}

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