Lisa Parnova papers

id
9306
origination
Parnova, Lisa
date statement
1924-1939
key date
1924
identifier (local_mss)
18540
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 344
b-number
b20063931
total components
2
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-03-25 16:57:23 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 344", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18540", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1924-1939", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1924/1939"}
date_inclusive_start
1924
date_inclusive_end
1939
keydate
1924
unittitle
{"value"=>"Lisa Parnova papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Lisa Parnova papers (1924-1939) contain documents related to Edwin Strawbridge's ballet performances for children in the 1930s. The collection also holds several documents signed by famous dancers."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Lisa Parnova papers, *MGZMD 344. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Parnova, Lisa", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Lisa Parnova was a dancer who performed ballet and modern dance. She was a featured dancer at the Cologne Opera in the late 1920s, and was a student of Michel Fokine. In the 1930s, she performed with Edwin Strawbridge in his children’s ballet, sponsored by Junior Programs, Inc.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Lisa Parnova papers (1924-1939) chiefly relate to Edwin Strawbridge's ballet performances for children in the 1930s. The children's ballet materials consist of programs, press releases, story summaries for teachers, script materials for a ballet based on A Midsummer Night's Dream, and short writings by Strawbridge on teaching dance to children.</p> <p>The collection also holds a German employment contract for Parnova from 1927, a signed picture of Anna Pavlova from 1924, a signed note from Michel Fokine from 1932, and a signed poster of Mikhail Mordkin from 1925.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Lisa Parnova, 1971.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"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
.25 linear feet (1 box)
date_start
1924
date_end
1939

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