Bettina Rosay papers

id
9616
origination
Rosay, Bettina, 1918-1999
date statement
1921-1990 [bulk 1921-1955]
key date
1921
identifier (local_mss)
18484
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 413
b-number
b20314774
total components
8
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-10-27 19:16:53 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 413", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18484", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20314774", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1921-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1921/1990"}
{"value"=>"1921-1955", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1921/1955"}
date_inclusive_start
1921
date_inclusive_end
1990
keydate
1921
unittitle
{"value"=>"Bettina Rosay papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.13 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Bettina Rosay (1918-1999) was a ballerina and choreographer. She danced with Leonide Massine's Ballet Russe Highlights, the Markova-Dolin Company, and the Chicago Opera Company, and was a dancer and choreographer for Melody Fair in Toronto. The Bettina Rosay papers (1921-1990, bulk 1921-1955) document Rosay's career through photographs, clippings, programs, and a small amount of correspondence. Much of the material is in scrapbooks."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Bettina Rosay papers, *MGZMD 413. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Rosay, Bettina, 1918-1999", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Bettina Rosay was a ballerina and choreographer. She studied with Luigi Albertieri and Michel Fokine, and danced with Leonide Massine's Ballet Russe Highlights, the Markova-Dolin Company, and the Chicago Opera Company. She was a dancer and choreographer for Melody Fair in Toronto, which presented musicals in the round every summer from 1951 to 1954.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Bettina Rosay papers (1921-1990, bulk 1921-1955) document Rosay's career through photographs, clippings, programs, and a small amount of correspondence. Much of the material is in scrapbooks. Photographs date from the 1920s to the 1950s and include posed publicity images and photographs of Rosay rehearsing and performing. The collection includes a letter from Margaret Severn, dated 1990. The collection also contains a small amount of material related to Rosay's family, dating to the 1920s and 1930s, and some handwritten notes on music history.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Angela Lynn and Thomas Healy, 2011 and 2014.</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
1.13 linear feet (4 boxes)
date_start
1921
date_end
1990
date_bulk_start
1921
date_bulk_end
1955

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