Scope and arrangement
These are photostat copies of the microfilm cataloged in *ZBD-17. They are arranged in the exact order of the microfilm. The collection includes letters to and from members of the Bournonville family covering the years 1783-1879, written in French, Danish, English and Italian. The major correspondents include: Auguste, Antoine, Jeanne and Mariane Bournonville, Ferdinand Albert, Carlo Blasis, André Isidore Carey, Édouard Carey, Gustave Carey, Jean Coralli, Charles Didelot, Vincenzo Galeotti, Lucile Grahn, Agnes Healey, Christine Healey, Ferdinand Hoppe, Christian Johansson, Augusta Nielsen, Louis-Marie Nivelon, Arthur Saint-Léon, Paul Taglioni, Salvatore Taglioni, and Bernardo Vestris. The collection has been partially annotated by Lillian Moore.
Folder no. 1 includes the photostats made from reel 1 of the microfilm, folder nos. 2a-c contain the photostats made from reel 2, and folder no. 3 contains the photostats made from reel 3.