Collection on Anna Pavlova 1911-1981, bulk 1912-1931

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Collection on Anna Pavlova 1911-1981, bulk 1912-1931

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt596nd363

The collection comprises dance programs, photographs, postcards, clippings, and tributes assembled by the University of California, Irvine, Special Collections and Archives to document the career of Anna Pavlova, a ballerina who was renowned for her inspiring performances and for generating world-wide interest in ballet through her tours of the Americas and the Far East. The collection also contains papers from Pavlova's private student Beatrice Griffiths, documenting Griffiths' dance lessons and participation in Pavlova's dance company and including a typed letter of recommendation signed by Pavlova.

0.8 linear feet; (2 boxes)

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656493

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Griffiths, Beatrice

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Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931

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Ballerina. From the description of Anna Pavlova collection, 1909-[ongoing]. (Museum of Performance & Design). WorldCat record id: 430368594 Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballet dancer. Gabriel Astruc was a French producer, publisher, talent manager and founder of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Between 1907 and 1913 Astruc also handled a variety of theatrical business matters for Serge Diaghilev, including publicity, contract negotiations, financial backing, negotiations fo...