Autograph and typed letters and notes (29) : New York, to John M. Thayer, 1976-1989.

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Autograph and typed letters and notes (29) : New York, to John M. Thayer, 1976-1989.

Concerning Thayer's patronage of the New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet, with mention of many productions and individuals, including George Balanchine, Peter Martins, Darci Kisler, Jerome Robbins, Roy Cohn, Paul Cadmus, Brooke Astor, Ann Bass, Mikael Baryshnikov, and others.

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American ballet director, writer, and dance historian, 1907-1995. Lincoln Kirstein was born in Rochester, NY, educated at Harvard (B.A. 1929, M.A. 1930). He married Fidelma Cadmus, sister of artist, Paul Cadmus, in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army 1943-45. He co-founded School of American Ballet with George Balanchine and Edward M.M. Warburg in 1934. Participated in the founding and/or direction of American Ballet in 1935, Ballet Caravan 1936-41, Ballet Society in 1946, and became general direct...

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Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999

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American dancer, choreographer, and ballet master. From the description of Jerome Robbins scrapbooks [microform]. 1937-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81722948 From the description of Jerome Robbins scrapbooks. 1986-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096064 American ballet dancer and choreographer primarily associated with American Ballet Theatre in the 1940s and the New York City Ballet since 1949; also, theatrical director and choreographer whose producti...

Martins, Peter

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Thayer, John M. (John MacLane), 1944-2004

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New York City Ballet

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The New York City Ballet is the brainchild of Lincoln Kirstein, who envisioned an American Ballet of young native dancers, trained and schooled to perform new, modern repertory. The company now performs 23 weeks of the year under the direction of Peter Martins. For further information see http://www.nycballet.com. From the guide to the New York City Ballet records, 1934-1976, (The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.) The New York City Ballet ...

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Balanchine, George

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Ballet dancer and ballet and theater choreographer; the major ballet figure in the twentieth century. From the description of Correspondence and contracts, 1949-1966. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122533853 George Balanchine (1904-1983) was a Russian-American dancer and choreographer. In 1921 he graduated from the Theatre School in Petrograd. He left Russia in 1924, and the same year he was engaged by Serge Diaghilev as a choreographer for his company Ballet...

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Brooke Russell Astor is an American foundation executive and civic benefactor. She is associated with various philanthropic, cultural and educational institutions. From the description of Brooke Astor papers, 1922, 1984. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615948 Member Metropolitan Museum of Art, Board of Trustees, 1964- From the description of Oral history interview with Brooke Astor, 1994 Apr. 28 - May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80157876 ...

Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-

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