Adolph Bolm collection
- Title
- Adolph Bolm collection, circa 1922-1983.
- Supplementary content
- Author
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerFolders 90-126, Box 2 | FormatText | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 50 Folders 90-126, Box 2 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerFolders 127-138 , Box 3 | FormatText | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 50 Folders 127-138 , Box 3 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerFolders 1-89, Box 1 | FormatText | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 50 Folders 1-89, Box 1 | Item locationOffsite |
Details
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- Description
- 138 folders (ca. 1100 items)
- Donor/Sponsor
- Dance Special Acquisitions Fund.
- Call number
- (S) *MGZMD 50
- Note
- The collection documents the career of Adolph Bolm through papers and research information collected by author John Dougherty in preparation for writing several biographical articles and a book on the dancer.
- The collection is divided into 3 series. Series I comprises correspondence with, and/or notes compiled on, 80 individuals including Bolm's dance partners, students, relatives, and acquaintances. Many of these folders contain signed letters to John Dougherty from such people as Bolm's wife Beatrice, Willam Christensen, Anton Dolin, Nana Gollner, Tamara Karsavina, Ted Shawn, and Carl Van Vechten.
- Series II contains John Dougherty's more general research notes and writings including typed transcriptions of articles on Bolm by other authors and several drafts of articles by Dougherty.
- Series III comprises personal documents of Adolph Bolm. Included are 9 items of correspondence, 4 diaries and/or typed transcriptions of diaries (1942-1950), 3 articles by Bolm, miscellaneous production notes, and an inscribed magazine.
- Processing action (note)
- Cataloged
- Author
- Bolm, Adolf, 1894-1951.
- Title
- Adolph Bolm collection, circa 1922-1983.
- Connect to:
- Local subject
- Manuscripts -- Collections.
- Added author
- Dougherty, John, 1910-1988.
- Research call number
- (S) *MGZMD 50