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La Vine, Marilyn J.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 323
15.94 linear feet (50 boxes)
Marilyn J. La Vine (1931-2009) was a dance enthusiast who dedicated her life to researching and promoting the legacy of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993). The Marilyn La Vine collection of Rudolf Nureyev materials (1939-2008) holds... more
Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 499
12.25 linear feet (30 boxes, 1 tube); 54.16494 gigabytes (8,622 computer files)
The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC) is a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York, whose mission is supporting Black performers and providing community access to dance. The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center records, which... more
Graham, W. B. (Walter B.), b. 1878
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1192
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Walter B. Graham (b. 1878) was editor of the Patent and Trade Mark Review in New York City. Collection consists of papers relating to Graham's collection of books on economics, the dance and other subjects; Graham's translation work for his... more
Hari, Eugene
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 404
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Ruth Mata (Mata Krantz) and Eugene Hari (Otto Ulbricht) were Swiss-born dance satirists. After touring Europe and the United States with the Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet in the 1930s, the couple formed their own company, Mata & Hari. They made their... more
Navarra, Gilda, 1921-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 450
6.4 linear feet (22 boxes)
Gilda Navarra (née Gilda Garcia Daubón, 1921-2015) was a dancer, choreographer, director, and mime. Navarra established the Taller Histriones Workshop in 1971 and held a professorship in theatre at the University of Puerto Rico. The Gilda Navarra... more
Unknown
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 455
1.34 linear feet (4 boxes)
The Social Dance collection, dated 1894 to 1929, hold dance step instructions for American dances popular for couples or groups during the late 19th to early 20th centuries. There are also dance step instructions for children and traditional... more
Martha Graham Dance Company
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 532
67.56 linear feet (138 boxes, 58 oversize folders, 1 tube)
The Martha Graham Dance Company collection, dating from 1900 to 2017, is comprised of materials that document the career of modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and trace the history of the development of her company and school. The collection is a... more
Payne, Charles
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 18-2792
38.40 linear feet (51 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
The Charles Payne collection spans over five decades of materials documenting the American Ballet Theatre with items such as photographs, clippings and articles, performance programs, and costume and set designs. Payne occupied various... more
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