Evelyn Sabin papers

id
9617
origination
Sabin, Evelyn
date statement
1902-1960
key date
1902
identifier (local_mss)
18554
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 414
b-number
b20314776
total components
6
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-10-27 19:19:46 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*MGZMD 414", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18554", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20314776", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1902-1960", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1902/1960"}
date_inclusive_start
1902
date_inclusive_end
1960
keydate
1902
unittitle
{"value"=>"Evelyn Sabin papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".84 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes, 1 volume", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Evelyn Sabin was a dancer who performed with Martha Graham's dance company in the 1920s. The Evelyn Sabin papers (1902-1960) contain scrapbooks and photographs documenting Sabin's dance career in the 1920s and 1930s. The collection also contains scrapbooks concerning her husband, pianist and inventor Leopold Mannes, and her parents, singers Stewart B. Sabin and Evelyn Coleman Sabin."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Evelyn Sabin papers, *MGZMD 414. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Sabin, Evelyn", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Evelyn Sabin (1907-1998) was a dancer who performed with Martha Graham's dance company in the 1920s. Her parents, Stewart B. and Evelyn Coleman Sabin, were singers and voice teachers. Sabin studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, before joining Graham's company. In addition to dancing, Sabin also acted with the Rochester Community Players.</p> <p>Sabin married Leopold Mannes in 1940. Mannes was a pianist and a member of the Mannes Trio, president of the Mannes College of Music, and co-inventor of Kodachrome, an early color film manufactured by Kodak.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Evelyn Sabin papers contain scrapbooks and photographs documenting Sabin's dance career from the 1920s to 1940, including her work with Martha Graham. Scrapbooks contain clippings, programs, photographs, and a small number of letters and telegrams. Included are photographs of <span class=\"title\">The Flute of Krishna</span>, performed in 1926 and choreographed by Graham. The scrapbooks also contain clippings and programs of the Rochester Community Players from 1930 to 1933, when Sabin was performing with them.</p> <p>The collection contains a scrapbook documenting Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Sabin's singing and teaching careers from 1902 to 1910; and two scrapbooks concerning Leopold Mannes' music career, his work with Kodak, and the Mannes College of Music.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Elena Mannes, 2010.</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
.84 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 volume)
date_start
1902
date_end
1960

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