Anthony A. Bliss papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet

id
4801
origination
Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991
date statement
1969-1990
key date
1913
identifier (local_mss)
19760
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 86
b-number
b13986902
total components
107
total series
0
max depth
N/A
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:08 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1969-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1969/1990"}
date_inclusive_start
1969
date_inclusive_end
1990
keydate
1969
unittitle
{"value"=>"Anthony A. Bliss papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Dance Collection. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</span>"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Anthony A. Bliss papers relating to the Joffrey Ballet, *MGZMD 86. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Anthony A. Bliss, a lawyer and patron of the arts, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Foundation for American Dance, the parent organization of the City Center Joffrey Ballet, in 1970. The Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet was later formed, and Bliss served as chairman of its board. He resigned from the Joffrey board in May, 1990.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This collection consists of the papers of Anthony Bliss which relate to his work for the <span class=\"corpname\">Joffrey Ballet</span> and cover the period 1969-1990. The bulk of the material is correspondence to or from Bliss which pertains to fundraising. Also included is correspondence pertaining to other board business such as a contract for <span class=\"persname\">Gerald Arpino</span>, by-laws, minutes of board and committee meetings, lists of board members, agreements, proposed contracts, and some touring and financial information.</p> <p>The material is generally arranged as received, in chronological order. Correspondence is listed first under each year, then any items separated by subject such as minutes or the <span class=\"corpname\">National Corporate Fund</span>. Often a letter is attached to its reply, and this is filed according to the date of the reply. Correspondence in 1988-89 was arranged in alphabetical order by organization or individual potential donor and this arrangement has been kept.</p> <p>Clippings and press releases have been separated from the collection and placed in *MGZR under \"Joffrey Ballet\" and \"<span class=\"corpname\">Joffrey II Company</span>.\"</p>"}
container
{"value"=>"For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog."}
acqinfo
{"accession_number"=>"DAN"}
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note
{"value"=>"<p>Papers related to the role of Anthony Bliss as chairman of the board of directors of the Foundation for American Dance and the Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet. Chiefly fundraising correspondence, the papers include minutes of board and committee meetings, other correspondence, touring and financial information</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Henley Haslam; machine-readable finding aid created by Kate Culkin.</p>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Anthony A. Bliss, a lawyer and patron of the arts, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Foundation for American Dance, the parent organization of the City Center Joffrey Ballet, in 1970. The Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet was later formed, and Bliss served as chairman of its board. He resigned from the Joffrey board in May, 1990. This collection consists of the papers of Anthony Bliss which relate to his work for the <span class=\"corpname\">Joffrey Ballet</span> and cover the period 1969-1990. The bulk of the material is correspondence to or from Bliss which pertains to fundraising. Also included is correspondence pertaining to other board business such as a contract for <span class=\"persname\">Gerald Arpino</span>, by-laws, minutes of board and committee meetings, lists of board members, agreements, proposed contracts, and some touring and financial information.", "generated"=>true}
date_start
1969
date_end
1990

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