John Gruen collection of his articles and background materials

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id: 3297
origination: Gruen, John
date statement: 1969-1991
key date: 1969
identifier (local_mss): 19734
org unit: Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number: *MGZRC 1 (Gruen, John)
b-number: b12236921
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created: 2013-04-01 15:04:43 UTC
updated: 2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
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unittitle: {"value"=>"John Gruen collection of his articles and background materials"}
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>"}
prefercite: {"value"=>"<p>Gruen, John, collector. John Gruen collection of his articles and background materials, *MGZRC, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
origination: {"value"=>"Gruen, John", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist: {"value"=>"<p>John Gruen is a writer who has written extensively about dance and individual dancers for magazines. He has written two books, <span class=\"title\">The Private World of Ballet,</span>1975, and <span class=\"title\">Erik Bruhn, Danseur Noble,</span>1979. He also conducted a series of programs sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art involving performers and directors in the dance field.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent: {"value"=>"<p>This collection contains copies of many of John Gruen's articles and background material which he used. The folders for each subject may also contain clippings, pressbooks, press releases, photographs, correspondence, memos, and information on <span class=\"persname\">Gruen's</span> relevant expenses.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
arrangement: {"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject</p>"}
acqinfo: {"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Gruen. Received: November 1991.</p>"}
date_inclusive_start: 1969
date_inclusive_end: 1991
note: {"value"=>"<p>John Gruen is an American author who has written extensively about dance and individual dancers</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}

{"value"=>"<p>Contains copies of many of Gruen's magazine articles and the background material which he used, arranged alphabetically by subject. The folders for each subject may also contain clippings, pressbooks, press releases, photographs, correspondence, memoranda, and information on Gruen's relevant expenses</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
keydate: 1969
langmaterial: {"value"=>"English"}
processinfo: {"value"=>"<p>Processed by Henley Haslam.</p>"}
abstract: {"value"=>"John Gruen is a writer who has written extensively about dance and individual dancers for magazines. He has written two books, <span class=\"title\">The Private World of Ballet,</span>1975, and <span class=\"title\">Erik Bruhn, Danseur Noble,</span>1979. He also conducted a series of programs sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art involving performers and directors in the dance field. This collection contains copies of many of John Gruen's articles and background material which he used. The folders for each subject may also contain clippings, pressbooks, press releases, photographs, correspondence, memos, and information on <span class=\"persname\">Gruen's</span> relevant expenses.", "generated"=>true}
extent_statement: 213 folders in 4 cartons
date_start: 1969
date_end: 1991

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