Records of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo circa 1936-1978

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Records of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo circa 1936-1978

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19695

When died in 1970, the records of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo continued to be maintained by and at the offices of the Ballet Foundation. personal papers were given to his daughter, . After the death of Washburn in 1974, the two surviving trustees of the Ballet Foundation, and , nephew, donated the office records and papers to The Dance Collection in a series of annual gifts. With death in 1984, the Ballet Foundation offices on West 57th Street finally closed, and his papers were added to the company records. Sergei Denham Michael Subotin Watson Washburn Denham's Mrs. Irina Pabst Mrs. Pabst John Gray Washburn's Denham's Subotin's

46 records cartons (4383 folders), plus 2 cartons ledger books, check stubs, and ephemera

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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