Scope and arrangement
The collection, dating from 1946 to the 1960s, primarily documents performances and rehearsals during Georgia Hiden's tenure at the Ballet Society, Vienna State Opera Ballet, and Stuttgart Ballet. It contains photographs, as well as some letters and clippings.
The Ballet Society photographs mostly depict performances not featuring Hiden, such as Highland Fling, The Minotaur, and Symphony in C. A large amount of photographs show rehearsals and a performance of Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K 364; Tanaquil Le Clercq, Maria Tallchief, and Todd Bolender are prominently featured here. Hiden only appears in photographs of The Four Temperaments.
Hiden is widely represented in the Vienna State Opera Ballet photographs, largely in rehearsal, training, and personal shots. Rehearsals of Giselle and Othello are included, as well as training photographs of Hiden with Richard Adama, Edeltraud Brexner, Lily Scheuerman, and Christl Zimmerl, among others. Personal photographs depict Hiden with friends and colleagues, usually traveling or on break from dancing. Hiden is shown training a dancer in a set of portraits with an accompanying letter and clippings about upcoming 1958 productions. There are also portraits of Vienna State Opera Ballet dancers, mainly Christl Zimmerl, inscribed to Hiden. Several performance photographs are included, mostly of Coppélia.
The collection features some photographs of the Stuttgart Ballet. Hiden is shown training children dancers for the 1964 Operball, and there are performance shots from the event. Other photographs highlight ballets performed by the company during the 1960s. A few postcards to Hiden accompany the photographs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by: Ballet Society; Vienna State Opera Ballet; and Stuttgart Ballet.