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Lila Zali papers

Title
Lila Zali papers, 1898-2003.
Author
Zali, Lila, 1918-2003.

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box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 256 box 1Offsite
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 256 box 2Offsite
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 256 box 3Offsite
box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 256 box 4Offsite
box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 256 box 5Offsite

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Description
1.76 linear feet (5 boxes)
Summary
Lila Zali, born Elizaveta Borisova Zalipskaya (1918-2003), was a ballerina, educator, choreographer, and founder of Ballet Pacifica. The Lila Zali papers (1898-2003) document her life as a dancer from her childhood until retirement through photographs, memorabilia, and scrapbooks kept by Zali and her mother, Maria Zalipsky. The collection spans Zali's professional career, including her work with the Mordkin Ballet, the United Service Organizations (USO), and on the television programs Balleretta and The Don Lewis Show.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • To request materials, contact the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org) in advance. Inquiries regarding audio materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Audio materials may be subject to preservation and migration prior to access.
Terms of Use (note)
  • The Jerome Robbins Dance Division maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
  • Special Collections and Archives, University of California at Irvine Libraries.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 256
OCLC
746790985
Author
Zali, Lila, 1918-2003.
Title
Lila Zali papers, 1898-2003.
Restricted Access
To request materials, contact the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org) in advance. Inquiries regarding audio materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Audio materials may be subject to preservation and migration prior to access.
Terms Of Use
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Adolph Bolm collection; Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
American Ballet Theatre records; Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Eugene Loring papers. MS-P02; Special Collections and Archives, University of California at Irvine Libraries.
John Dougherty papers. MS-P3; Special Collections and Archives, University of California at Irvine Libraries.
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Occupation
Ballerinas.
Ballet dancers.
Choreographers.
Dance teachers.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 256
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