{"value"=>"<p>The Press and Publicity series (1941-2010) covers Kirkland's career through newspaper and magazine clippings, performance programs, and published materials.</p> <p>The clippings, collected and organized by Kirkland and her family, are arranged chronologically, followed by subject-based files. These files cover specific aspects of her career including her published books, her Royal Ballet residency, her restaging of <span class=\"title\">The Sleeping Beauty</span> with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and her teaching career. The series also contains files about other dancers.</p> <p>Performance programs trace Kirkland's artistic development from her early training at the School of American Ballet through her tenure with New York City Ballet and later with ABT. Additional programs chronicle her guest appearances with companies including the Royal Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Eglevsky Ballet, as well as her participation in benefit performances, festivals, galas, and award ceremonies.</p> <p>Published materials in the series include magazines, books, calendars, newsletters, and fliers. Kirkland was featured on the covers of several major publications: <span class=\"title\">Dance Magazine</span> (1970, 1986), <span class=\"title\">Newsweek</span> (1975), and <span class=\"title\">Dancing Times</span> (1986). The series also includes a copy of <span class=\"title\">Dancer Shoes</span> by Daniel and Stephanie Sorine (1979), which features a photograph of Kirkland's ballet slippers.</p>"}