Cia Fornaroli and Walter Toscanini papers 1842-1971 and undated 1900-1971 and undated, dates

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Cia Fornaroli and Walter Toscanini papers 1842-1971 and undated 1900-1971 and undated, dates

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19859

The Cia Fornaroli and Walter Toscanini Papers document the careers of a wife and husband, both in the field of dance. Fornaroli was a prima ballerina, choreographer, teacher and director, and Walter Toscanini was a dance historian, collector and curator, primarily in Milan and New York. The majority of this collection is in Italian. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, scores, research files, scrapbooks, and writings.

80 linear feet; 72 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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