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...
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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 records, and miscellany.
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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...
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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 foundation for a new tradition, American in concept and spirit.” Its guiding principle was to encourage collaboration between artists with no single choreographer taking precedence. The records of the company attest to the pursuit of these goals.
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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...
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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 private correspondence, and miscellaneous material related to Mikhail Mordkin's professional career.
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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
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
de Mille's life and career, and that of her family (including husband,
William Prude, mother,
Anna George de Mille, father,
William de Mille, sister,
Margaret de Mille, grandfather,
Henry George and son,
Jonathan Prude).
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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...
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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 primarily to the early activities of Sergei Diaghilev in bringing Russian ballet and opera to Western Europe. Between 1907 and 1913 Diaghilev collaborated with Astruc regarding the organization of his various artistic enterprises, including the Paris seasons of ballet and opera, negotiations for tours to the United States and South America, summer performances at Deauville in 1912, and a ballet season in Lyons in 1913. Documentation of the first Saison Russe presented by Diaghilev at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris in 1909 is particularly thorough and includes inventories of costumes and scenery for the works presented and a confidential report on the season which Astruc sent to Baron Frederiks, Chief Minister of the Russian Imperial Court. Astruc's dealings with Ida Rubinstein and Natasha Trouhanova regarding enterprises undertaken independent of Diaghilev are also documented.
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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...
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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 1972. The
Pauline Lawrence Limón Collection [(S) *MGZMD 15] is intrinsically linked with the
José Limón Papers, and, as a whole, either collection can only be used effectively in conjunction with the other. In addition, the
Doris Humphrey Collection [(S) *MGZMC-Res. 3] includes letters written by
José Limón and by
Pauline Lawrence, as well as other material pertaining to them.
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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...
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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 material is arranged into five major categories: Personal Correspondence, Professional Correspondence, Professional Life, Private Life, and Banking Records.
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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...
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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 1947-48 and in relation to his personal and professional associations with
Adolf Bolm,
Anton Dolin, and
Antal Dorati. The collection falls into a natural chronological arrangement that gives a broad view of
Deakin's associations with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, the Original Ballet Russe, the beginnings of Ballet Theatre, the WQXR
Music and balletradio program, the San Francisco Civic Ballet, and the first American tour of the Sadler's Wells Ballet.
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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...
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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 Monte Carlo, Sadler's Wells Theater Ballet, and Ballet Theatre. From 1937 to 1943 he hosted a radio program entitled
Music and Balletfor station WQXR, New York, and in 1947-48, was general manager for the San Francisco Civic Ballet Association. A lecturer and writer, his publications include
To the Ballet(1935),
Ballet Profile(1936), and
At the Ballet(1956). He died, age 64, December 26, 1959, in New Milford, Connecticut. A collection of miscellaneous manuscripts, including short stories, essays, and lectures; holograph and typescript of an unpublished book called, variously,
Appreciation of Ballet, Behind the Ballet, The Enjoyment of Ballet,and
Ballet Appreciation;holograph and typescript
At the Ballet(published 1956); holograph, mss., and typescript of the unfinished, unpublished
Ballet Theatre: its Artistic and Private Life,written with
Anton Dolin (see also (S)*MGZMB-Res. 73-824); and three typescript versions of an unpublished novel titled
World of Strangers.
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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...
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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 instructional notes on the folk dances and kept address lists of people involved in his teaching seminars and organizations throughout the years.
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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...
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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 student at the Wigman School in Germany, course papers written while she was a student at the Hagemann Schule in Hamburg, and lectures given at the Wigman School in New York. These materials were organized and identified by
Joan Griffin.
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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...
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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 letters and notes from Doubrovska, and 266 letters, cards, notes, telegrams to Doubrovska, with a small part of the correspondence to her mother (Valentina Dlouzhnevska) and to Vladimiroff. Of interest are 42 letters or notes from Mathilde Kshessinska and her husband the Grand Duke André, and 12 letters from Iurii (Yuri) Bakhrushin.
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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...
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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 Company, and then founder and director of the Manuel Alum Dance Company. He also performed solo works and concerts, and choreographed for other companies. The most important materials in this collection pertain to works choreographed by
Manuel Alum: 2 notebooks and some additional pages which contain choreographic notes and corrections, background material, a few music notes and costume sketches, and some personal notes or memos. Also included in the collection are biographical materials and lists of works choreographed by
Alum, and a few items of correspondence and a contract.
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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...
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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 a ballet school in New York following her retirement. This collection, a gift of
Miss Bonfanti's granddaughter,
Gwendolyn Ruddel, consists primarily of personal and business correspondence, contracts, programs, playbills and sheet music (hand-written copies, specially compiled and arranged for Miss
Bonfanti's performances). It also includes posters for performances featuring Miss
Bonfanti; a photo scrapbook (*MGZEB-Res,
Bonfanti, Maria); and a clippings scrapbook (*MGZRS-Res,
Bonfanti, Maria). These items span nearly all of Miss Bonfanti's active career and document her impact on American dance and American theatre.
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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...
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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 school in New York.
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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...
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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 purchased after his marriage.) He became a U.S. citizen in 1940, and founded Ballet International in New York in 1944. His company was known for a period as the Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo, after 1950 as the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas which was based in Paris, and after 1958 as the International Ballet of the Marquis de Cuevas. The company was disbanded in 1962, shortly after the death of de Cuevas. This collection consists of letters from
Georges, Marquis de Cuevas, to his friend
Sophie (Sofia, Zosia) Kochanski, wife of the violinist
Paul Kochanski. The letters describe his friendship with
Sophia, his feelings about his life and himself as he ages, his wife and his health. A 9-25-43 letter mentions his desire to create a ballet company, and letters of 7-31-48 and 3-20-49 discuss his ballet company.
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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
Papers of the choreographer, dancer and teacher, including letters from
Arnold L. Haskell,
Cyril W. Beaumont,
Sara Yancey Belknap,
Alexander Levitoff and others, also essays and articles by
Fokin and others, bookplates, calling cards and miscellaneous items.
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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...
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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 work with the Denishawn School, her partner
Foster Fitz-Simons, and her own group based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contains contracts, financial reports, program copy, reviews, and route lists for tours.
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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....
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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. Her debut as a concert dancer and choreographer occurred in 1919. Successful performances encouraged her to open her own school in Dresden, where among her first students were Yvonne Georgi, Gert Palucca, and Harald Kreutzberg. By 1925, her students included Ruth Abrahamowitsch, Hanya Holm, and Tilly Losch. Her students performed as a company, touring Western Europe throughout the 1930's. Wigman performed at the Berlin Olympics of 1936, but the National Socialists closed her school, and she became a teacher at the Leipzig Music Academy. After World War II, she returned to Berlin, re-opening her school in 1948, which became the center for the German modern dance movement. She choreographed over one hundred dances for herself and her dancers but also worked in various German opera houses, staging productions of Gluck in Leipzig and Mannheim and a famous joint performance of Carl Orff's
Carmina Buranaand
Catulli Carminain 1955. She died in Berlin September 18, 1973. A collection of letters written by
[UNK] Wigman to
Margaret Erlanger, Supervisor of the Dance Division at the University of Illinois. Also included are two letters to a
Mr. Potter in 1932 and a number of letters to
Margaret Erlanger from other correspondents concerning events honoring
Mary Wigman, ca. 1956-66.
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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
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
Mr. Sorell from other correspondents including
Hanya Holm,
John Martin,
Juana de Laban and
Margherita Wallmann discussing
Mary Wigman, her book and
Mr. Sorell's projected biography of
Hanya Holm; a letter to
Mary Wigman from
Frederica T. Gibbon; an essay by
Mary Wigman, “Dance pedagogy: letter to a young dancer,” in English.
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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...
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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 discuss her life on tour in the United States; ideas for costumes and lighting for her dances; living and trying to work in Paris in 1900, her debut in Paris, her opinions of
Loie Fuller for whom she auditioned; and her child.
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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...
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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 correspondence. Most important are the research notes and drafts of her many scholarly writings on the development of Afro-American social dance in this country.
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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
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
Chamié's ballets
“Birthday” (1949) and
“Prima Ballerina” (1950), and to the
Chamié Trio.
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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...
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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 1960 to 1971, there is a significant amount for the years 1920 through 1959. There is very little material prior to 1920. The collection is divided into nine major sections: Correspondence;
Ted Shawn's Annual Newsletters; Unpublished Manuscript of
Ted Shawn's Autobiography; Written Works by
Ted Shawn; Written Works about
Ted Shawn; Notes for
Ted Shawn's Thirty-Three Years of American Dance;Denishawn Dancers and
Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers; Delsarte System of Expression; Miscellaneous.
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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...
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The
Toscanini/
Ebreo materials consist of correspondence and research pertaining to the
Ebreo manuscript and the Jewish dancing masters. The correspondence is mainly between
Walter Toscanini and scholars of
Ebreo. The research materials vary from articles with
Toscanini's annotations to
Toscanini's own compilation of data. Photocopies of dancing master's treatises are included with annotations by
Toscanini.
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