{"value"=>"<p>Series II consists of research files kept by Baer while developing many of her projects. There are files concerning notable dancers and artists, including Henri Matisse, Leon Bakst, and Michel Fokine as well as research on other institutions and notes made in preparation for various lectures. The bulk of the documents are secondary sources. Folders may contain highlighted articles with notes, correspondence with other historians or curators, lists of biographical resources, and clippings. The material on Bronislava Nijinksa is especially thorough. Baer used these files to produce her 1985 <span class=\"title\">La Nijinska</span> exhibit, and later used them again when assisting Nijinska's daughter Irina in recreating her dances for a modern ballet audience. A few files, such as those of Irina Nijinska and Tamara Toumanova, contain correspondence with the subject of the file. Baer was working on an exhibit on Vaslav Nijinsky at the time of her death and the beginning of her Nijinsky research files are contained within this series. Alphabetical by subject. 17 boxes.</p>"}