- unitid
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{"value"=>"*MGZMD 215", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19842", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1948-2005", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1948/2005"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Maria Tallchief papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\"> The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\"> New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Maria Tallchief, was a prima ballerina, and an original member of the New York City Ballet. Her papers consist of material after her retirement from dancing."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Maria Tallchief papers, *MGZMD 215. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Tallchief, Maria", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p> Maria Tallchief was born Berry Marie Tall Chief on January 24, 1925 to Alex Tall Chief and Ruth Porter Tall Chief. Later she changed the spelling of her last name to Tallchief. She grew up in Fairfax, Oklahoma on the Osage Indian reservation until the family moved to Los Angeles in 1930. The family also included a sister Marjorie (also a ballerina who danced mostly in Europe) and a brother, Jerry. Her early life consisted of both piano and dance lessons, and Maria later chose between ballet and career as a concert pianist.</p> <p> In 1942, when she was 17 and just graduated from the Beverly Hills High School, Tallchief joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and was dancing principal roles within a few years. George Balanchine, who was associated with the Ballet Russe, was enchanted with the young American dancer when he first saw her. They were married in 1946. In 1947, Balanchine brought his wife home to the New York City Ballet. The couple’s marriage was annulled in 1952.</p> <p> Tallchief then married Elmourza Natirboff and they divorced in 1954. Her third marriage was to Chicago-based construction magnate Henry “Buzzy” Paschen, Jr. in 1956. They have one daughter Elise Paschen.</p> <p> Maria Tallchief was teacher and artistic director of the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet from 1975 to 1980 and artistic director of its successor company, the Chicago City Ballet, from 1981 to 1987. Although both companies folded for lack of funds, Tallchief is still associated with the Chicago Lyric Opera.</p> <p> In 1996, Tallchief was presented with the Kennedy Center Honors. She also received the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities from President Bill Clinton.</p> <p> Tallchief is the author of an autobiography, co-written with Larry Kaplan, entitled, <span class=\"title\">Maria Tallchief, America’s Prima Ballerina</span>, 1996.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p> The collection is important for documentation of the post-dancing career of Maria Tallchief, the first prima ballerina in the United States. The material includes many awards and honors that she has received over the years. Also among the papers are clippings from magazine and newspaper articles documenting her dancing career and her life after professional dancing. In addition to the photographs of Maria Tallchief, there are some never-before-seen shots of George Balanchine.</p> <p> The collection is lacking any personal material and concentrates mostly on the time after her retirement from professional dancing.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Maria Tallchief papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19842#c414990'>Series I: Professional Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1948 - 2005</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p> This series contains awards given, honorary doctoral degrees awarded, family snapshots, publicity stills and other photographs, choreographic notes from one of her dances created by George Balanchine, clippings from newspapers and periodicals which include performance reviews and human interest stories, and professional correspondence.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19842#c415051'>Series II: Oversized Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1950 - 2003</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p> This series contains oversized material, including awards, honorary degrees, photographs, programs and advertisements.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p> <ul class=\"list\"> <li>Series I: Professional Material, 1948-2005</li> <li>Series II: Oversized Material, 1950-2003</li></ul></p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p> The Maria Tallchief Papers were donated to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division in 2005 by Elise Paschen.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p> <ul class=\"list\"> <li> <span class=\"title\">Dance Magazine</span> Award, 1960</li> <li>Shoes (2 pair), undated</li></ul></p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p> Processed by Leslie Reyman; Machine-readable finding aid created by Leslie Reyman.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p> For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Jerome Robbins Dance Division.</p>"}
- date_start
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1948
- keydate
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1948
- date_end
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2005
- date_inclusive_start
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1948
- date_inclusive_end
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2005
- extent_statement
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2 linear feet (4 boxes)