Georgia Hiden collection of Mathilde Kshessinska materials

id
9533
origination
Hiden, Georgia
date statement
1939-1973
key date
1939
identifier (local_mss)
18502
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 362
b-number
b20286335
total components
2
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-09-11 18:15:39 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 362", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18502", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20286335", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1939-1973", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1939/1973"}
date_inclusive_start
1939
date_inclusive_end
1973
keydate
1939
unittitle
{"value"=>"Georgia Hiden collection of Mathilde Kshessinska materials"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".21 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"=>"Mathilde Kshessinska was a Russian ballet dancer and teacher. The Georgia Hiden collection of Mathilde Kshessinska materials dates from 1939 to 1973, and contains letters to Hiden from or concerning Kshessinska, photographs of Kshessinska, and clippings relating to her career. The material is in French, German, and English."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Georgia Hiden collection of Mathilde Kshessinska materials, *MGZMD 362. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Hiden, Georgia", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Mathilde Kshessinska (1872-1971) was a Russian ballet dancer and teacher. She studied at the Imperial Theater School in St. Petersburg, and made her debut at the Mariinsky Theater. She was appointed prima ballerina assoluta in 1895, only five years after her debut. Kshessinska retired from the stage in 1911. She had one son, Vladimir, with the Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia. Kshessinska and the Grand Duke married in 1921, and she was given the title Princess Romanovsky-Krasinsky. The two resided in Paris, where Kshessinska opened a ballet school in 1929.</p> <p>Georgia Hiden was a dancer, and a friend of Kshessinska and her son.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Georgia Hiden collection of Mathilde Kshessinska materials dates from 1939 to 1973. The collection contains letters to Hiden from or concerning Kshessinska, photographs of Kshessinska, and clippings relating to her career. The collection also contains one short letter from Jurgen Schneider and a note regarding the death of Erika Hanka. The material in the collection is in French, German, and English.</p> <p>Letters from Kshessinska and her son, Vladimir Romanoff, are in French, and date from 1939 to 1973. Kshessinska's letters are short, and briefly touch on subjects such as her health, the death of her sister, her gratitude to Hiden, and her dance students. Letters from Kshessinska's son, Vladimir Romanoff, chiefly concern his mother and monetary problems after her death. Clippings include photocopies of reviews of Kshessinska's performances in 1903 and 1912 from an Austrian newspaper.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Georgia Hiden, 1993.</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>"}
dsc_type
combined
extent_statement
.21 linear feet (1 box)
date_start
1939
date_end
1973

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