- unitid
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{"value"=>"*MGZMD 343", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19089", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1922-1991", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1922/1991"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1922
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1991
- keydate
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1922
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Eugenia Delarova papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".67 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Eugenia Delarova (1911-1990) was a ballet dancer and a patron of dance. The Eugenia Delarova papers (1922-1991) document Delarova's personal relationships and her activities as a patron of the ballet."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Eugenia Delarova papers, *MGZMD 343. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Delarova, Eugenia", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Eugenia Delarova (1911-1990) was a ballet dancer and a patron of dance. She began her ballet career in the Soviet Union. In 1928, she performed with the Folies-Bergère in Paris, where she met and married choreographer Léonide Massine. The two moved to New York City in 1928. In the 1930s, Delarova danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and in the 1940s she performed on Broadway.</p> <p>Delarova and Massine divorced in 1938. In 1966, Delarova married engineer and inventor Henri Doll. Delarova contributed substantial amounts of her time and money to the arts, supporting organizations such as the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Gerard Mandelbaum purchased the Eugenia Delarova papers from her estate.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Eugenia Delarova papers (1922-1991) document Delarova's personal relationships and her activities as a patron of the ballet.</p> <p>Correspondence consists largely of short letters of thanks regarding gifts, social engagements, and benefits for dance organizations. The largest grouping of correspondence consists of letters and telegrams from director, writer, and producer George Abbott. Abbott's letters deal with personal matters in detail, and also touch on professional topics. Other correspondents include Mikhail Baryshnikov and Leopold Stokowski. Correspondence also holds a letter to Gerard Mandelbaum from Erick Hawkins, dated 1991.</p> <p>Photographs date from the 1930s to the 1980s and consist of images of Delarova and her friends and colleagues. These include photographs and promotional images of dancers and other artists, including Baryshnikov.</p> <p>Several programs for ballets that Delarova performed in in the 1930s are present, as are programs for Snafu, a 1944 Broadway play that Delarova performed in. A 1922 issue of Russian-language art magazine Jar-Ptitsa (\"The Firebird\") is held with the programs. An excerpt of an interview with Delarova, intended for use in a book by Murray Louis, is also present, as is Delarova's 1966 marriage certificate.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by the Estate of Gerard Mandelbaum, 2003.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Materials were refoldered.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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.67 linear feet (2 boxes)
- date_start
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1922
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1991