Found 106 collections related to Manuscripts -- Collections

Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 51
7 document boxes 285 folders
The Lucia Chase papers span the years ca. 1899 to 1982 and are divided into two main series: personal correspondence, diaries, financial records, and miscellany; and business correspondence, company and financial... more
American Ballet Theatre
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 49
220 linear feet
American Ballet Theatre was founded in 1939 with the intention of creating an American company of international stature, a museum of the dance, “which would preserve the best of the classic tradition of Europe and at the same time lay the... more
Mordkin, Mikhail, 1881-1944
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 98
4 document boxes 237 items in 72 folders
The papers of Mikhail Mordkin cover the period from circa 1885 to 1979, the year of his wife's death. They pertain to both his family life and professional career. The bulk of the collection consists of official and... more
De Mille, Agnes
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 100
36 linear feet (1075 folders in 83 boxes)
The correspondence and writings of Agnes de Mille cover the period of 1871-1993 and were in the possession of Agnes de Mille at the time of her death. They relate to more
Duncan, Irma
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 23
300 items
Astruc, Gabriel, 1864-1938
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 1
Correspondence including telegrams, copies of outgoing letters, and some typed transcripts of telegrams and letters, inventories, financial papers, notes and plans, clippings, programs, announcements, and drafts of contracts and reports relating... more
Limón, José
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 24
664 folders and 21 boxes
The José Limón Papers mainly document the personal life of the Limóns during the 1930s and 1940s and the professional life of the Limóns from the 1940s until... more
Lawrence, Pauline
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 15
250 folders and 14 boxes
The Pauline Lawrence Limón Collection mainly documents the early years of the José Limón Dance Company and the years immediately preceding the company's inception. There is almost no information beyond 1958. The... more
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 2
Approximate number of items: 400 Number of folders: 360
Duncan, Irma
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 47
1458 items in 185 folders and two boxes
The Irma Duncan papers document her professional and personal life from 1905 to 1977.
Deakin, Irving
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 21
107 folders 1010 items plus 41 duplicate items
The major part of this collection consists of correspondence to and from Irving Deakin primarily in relation to his association with Hurok Attractions and as General Manager of the San Francisco Civic Ballet in... more
Deakin, Irving
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 18
7 linear feet (26 boxes)
Irving Deakin was born in Great Britain and studied at Eastbourne College and the Royal College of Music. A free-lance ballet and music critic, he came to the United States in the 1920's and worked as a publicity person for the Ballet Russe de... more
Berk, Fred, 1911-1980
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 41
273 Items in 75 folders
The Fred Berk Papers primarily document Berk's involvement in Jewish folk dance in the United States. Berk wrote extensively on the subject. He also made... more
Leslie, Caird, 1899-1970
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 106
63 legal size folders in 4 document boxes
The papers of Caird Leslie include personal and business correspondence, autobiographical writing, and notes on ballet technique, particularly as taught by Adolf Bolm.
Alf, Fé
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 90
1 document box 17 items in 11 folders
This collection of papers of Fé Alf contains material from c.1928 in Germany to c.1933 in the United States. It contains primarily a diary and course papers written while Alf was a... more
Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 93
2 document boxes (379 items in 51 folders)
The papers of Felia Doubrovska cover the period from c.1919 to the year of her death, 1981, and pertain to both her family and personal life and her professional career. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence: approximately 43... more
Alum, Manuel
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 95
1 document box 24 items in 6 folders
Manuel Alum was born in Puerto Rico, but his dance training and his career as a modern dancer, teacher, choreographer and director took place mainly in the United States. He was a leading dancer and assistant director of the Paul Sanasardo Dance... more
Bonfanti, Maria, 1847-1921
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 30
91 items 33 folders
Maria Bonfanti (1847-1921), an Italian born and trained ballerina, toured the United States and Europe with great success between 1869 and 1894. She also danced as prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, from 1885-1886 and maintained... more
Bonfanti, Maria
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 43
109 items 66 folders
This collection, a gift from the estate of Gwendolyn Ruddell (Miss Bonfanti's granddaughter), consists primarily of correspondence with her Italian relatives and accounts of her ballet... more
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 82
1 document box
Cuevas, Georges, marquis de, 1885-1961
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 75
48 items 11 folders
Georges de Cuevas (1886-1961) was born in Santiago, Chile. He was working in Paris in the fashion industry in 1927 when he met and married Margaret Strong, a grand-daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (His title was a Spanish one and was possibly... more
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 11
Approximately 52 items
Papers of the choreographer, dancer and teacher, including letters from Arnold L. Haskell, Cyril W. Beaumont, Sara Yancey Belknap, more
Winslow, Miriam
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 10
58 folders ca. 450 items
Collection includes personal and professional correspondence of Miriam Winslow, contemporary American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Also included are scenarios, dance notations, lectures, and class notes for her... more
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 13
91 12 folders items
Mary Wigman, German modern dancer and choreographer, was born Mary Wiegmann, November 13, 1886 in Hanover. She trained first with Emile Jaques-Dalcroze in Hellerau and Dresden and later with Rudolf von Laban in Anscona, Switzerland and in Munich.... more
Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 29
108 13 folders items
A collection of letters written by Mary Wigman, in German, to Walter Sorell, translator of her book Die Sprache des Tanzes.Also included are: letters to more
Madison, Maud
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 91
The papers of Maud Madison consist mainly of 87 letters (and fragments of letters), most of which were written by Madison to her mother, her daughter, and to someone she called Lee, Bee and Bon (possibly the father of her daughter). The letters... more
Dehn, Mura, 1902-1987
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 72
24 document boxes 2,533 items in 327 folders
The Mura Dehn Collection documents Mura Dehn's professional life as dancer, choreographer, scholar and filmmaker, and to a lesser degree, her personal life through notebooks, poetry and... more
Chamié, Tatiana
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 2
100 items
Papers of the dancer, teacher, and choreograpner including letters, cards, diaries, telegrams, notebooks, contract, and memorabilia, mainly relating to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, to the premieres of more
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 31
ca. 6,200 items in 770 folders
The Ted Shawn Collection documents Ted Shawn's personal life as well as his career as a dancer, choreographer, and writer from 1903 to 1971. Although the bulk of the material dates from... more
Toscanini, Walter, 1898-1971
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 60
98 items in 23 folders
The Toscanini/Ebreo materials consist of correspondence and research pertaining to the Ebreo manuscript and the Jewish dancing masters. The correspondence is... more
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