Salvatore Aiello papers

id
9318
origination
Aiello, Salvatore, 1946-1995
date statement
1952-1990
key date
1952
identifier (local_mss)
22668
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 341
b-number
b20063983
total components
7
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-03-25 19:49:42 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 341", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"22668", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1952-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1952/1990"}
date_inclusive_start
1952
date_inclusive_end
1990
keydate
1952
unittitle
{"value"=>"Salvatore Aiello papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".42 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"=>"Salvatore Aiello (1946-1995) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director of the North Carolina Dance Theater. The Salvatore Aiello papers hold programs, newspaper clippings, press releases, and contracts relating to Aiello’s dance career between 1952 and 1990."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Salvatore Aiello papers, *MGZMD 341. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Aiello, Salvatore, 1946-1995", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Salvatore Aiello (1946-1995) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director of the North Carolina Dance Theater. Aiello began dancing at the age of 7 in his home town of Herkimer, New York. He joined the Tri-City Ballet Guild in Boston in the early 1960s, and danced with several companies throughout his career, including the Joffrey Ballet, the Hamburg State Opera, and the Eglevsky Ballet. From 1971 to 1979 he was a principal dancer, ballet master, and associate director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Aiello joined the North Carolina Dance Theater in 1978 and danced and served as director there until his death in 1995.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Salvatore Aiello papers hold programs, newspaper clippings, press releases, and contracts relating to Aiello’s dance career between 1952 and 1990. The collection documents Aiello’s early career, from high school through college, and his work with specific dance companies.</p> <p>Aiello’s early career as a dancer, particularly his membership in the Tri-City Ballet Guild in Boston, is well represented through programs, articles, and Actor’s Equity Association contracts. Articles, clippings, and press releases announcing his scholarships document his success as early as high school. Programs for early theater productions that Aiello danced in include Kiss Me, Kate; Guys and Dolls; Oklahoma!; and Finian’s Rainbow.</p> <p>This collection holds programs and newspaper clippings relating to Aiello’s work with the American Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, Donald McKayle and Company, Eglevsky Ballet, the Hamburg Ballet (with John Neumeier), the Harkness Ballet Company, the Joffrey Ballet, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged alphabetically by name of dance company, with \"Early Years\" preceding the companies.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Unknown donor, unknown date.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Robyn Hjermstad</span>, <span class=\"date\">2013</span></p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>Original order and folder titles were maintained.</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
.42 linear feet (1 box)
date_start
1952
date_end
1990

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