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Merrill Ashley papers.

Title
Merrill Ashley papers.
Author
Ashley, Merrill
Publication
1950-2017.
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box 39Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 39Offsite
box 38Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 38Offsite
box 37Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 37Offsite
box 36Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 36Offsite
box 35Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 35Offsite
box 34Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 34Offsite
box 33Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 33Offsite
box 32Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 32Offsite
box 31Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 31Offsite
box 30Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 30Offsite
box 29Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 29Offsite
box 28Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 28Offsite
box 27Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 27Offsite
box 26Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 26Offsite
box 25Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 25Offsite
box 24Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 24Offsite
box 23Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 23Offsite
box 22Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 22Offsite
box 21Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 21Offsite
box 20Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 20Offsite

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Description
14.37 linear feet (39 boxes)
Summary
Merrill Ashley (1950 - ) is an American ballerina who danced for 31 years with the New York City Ballet, most of them under George Balanchine. Her papers, dating from 1950 to 2017, document her career through ballet class and choreography notebooks; photographs; letters; diaries; book drafts and interview transcripts for her book Dancing For Balanchine; calendars and datebooks; programs and clippings; posters; artifacts such as pointe shoes; and books.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Ballet slippers.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Diaries.
  • Interviews.
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Notes (documents)
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Programs (documents)
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.
  • Access to the diaries dated 1969 and 1972 in box 9, folder 4 is restricted until the death of Merrill Ashley.
Source (note)
  • Donated by Merrill Ashley, 2018.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 495
OCLC
1121085926
Author
Ashley, Merrill, creator.
Title
Merrill Ashley papers.
Production
1950-2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Restricted Access
Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.
Access to the diaries dated 1969 and 1972 in box 9, folder 4 is restricted until the death of Merrill Ashley.
Source
Donated by Merrill Ashley, 2018.
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Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 495
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