{"value"=>"<p>This series constitutes more than half of the entire collection. It documents the day-to-day financial operations of the company, ranging from petty cash vouchers to projected budgets and yearly statements. The growth of Ballet Theatre/American Ballet Theatre over the years and its attendant changes in administrative and accounting personnel are reflected in this series primarily in terms of the nature of record-keeping. The depth of documentation is more complete for some years than others.</p> <p>This series is divided into ten subseries. For the most part all material is arranged in chronological sequence and, within each year, is further organized into subject headings.</p> <p>The General subseries (X.A) is the most extensive and spans the years 1939-1978. Arranged chronologically, this category includes records of bills paid, bank statements and correspondence, weekly income and expense vouchers, as well as receipts and invoices for production costs. Items that span several years have been filed by the latest inclusive date. The folders labelled Statements, Budgets, Reports contain projected budgets, cash statements, monthly and quarterly expense reports, and profit and loss statements. Though not consistently detailed throughout, these folders offer a yearly overview of the company's financial operations, which can then be supplemented by examining the accompanying material for that year. Itemized lists, some of which include receipts and invoices, of the company's income and expenses while on tour can be found in folders marked Company Manager's Statements.</p> <p>Reports detailing <span class=\"persname\">Lucia Chase's</span> personal financial involvement with the company appear in the <span class=\"persname\">Lucia Chase</span> subseries (X.B.). Though by no means comprehensive, this subseries provides a suggestion of the degree to which Ballet Theatre/American Ballet Theatre relied on her support. Also documented are <span class=\"persname\">Chase's</span> other theatrical investments: Hillbright Theatrical Enterprises, an organization designed to solicit and review new play scripts with an eye to producing them; and, in the subseries called Personal Theatrical Investments, productions that actually came to fruition. Finally, papers relating to <span class=\"persname\">Chase's</span> 1952-1958 tax case can be found at the end of the subseries.</p> <p>The Contributions subseries (X.J.), which includes correspondence and monthly, quarterly, and yearly statements of donations to Ballet Theatre/American Ballet Theatre, offers a sense of the extent of outside financial support required to keep the company operating.</p> <p>Other subseries include Box Office (X.C.); School (X.D.); Taxes (X.E.); Royalties (X.F.), divided by year and by ballet title; Insurance (X.G.), including Workmen's Compensation claims and Unemployment Insurance; Ledgers (X.H.) relating to all aspects of the company's financial matters; and Checkbooks/Cancelled Checks (X.I.).</p> <p>Generally, the Financial series (X.) can be used to gain an understanding of the overall monetary requirements of a major ballet company, as it mounts new ballets, rehearses repertory, and prepares for its annual tours and seasons.</p>"}