Research Catalog

Title

Joffrey Ballet Company records.

Author

Joffrey Ballet, creator.

Publication

1877-2017, bulk 1956 - 2009.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Arpino, Gerald.
• Migdoll, Herbert
• Joffrey, Robert
• Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, contributor.

Description

400.87 linear feet (889 boxes, 48 oversize folders, 30 tubes); 298.49 Gigabytes (57,676 computer files)

Summary

The Joffrey Ballet Company records date from 1877 to 2017 (bulk: 1956-2009) and document the company's creative output from its inception in 1956 to 2017. The collection contains photographs, production and technical files, scores, company administrative files, press materials, programs, designs, and other visual materials created by and for the Joffrey Ballet. The collection also holds the files of company founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, as well as the photographer, set designer, and director for special projects, Herbert Migdoll.

Subject

• Ballet > 20th century
• Ballet > Production and direction
• Ballet companies
• Ballet companies > Photographs

Genre/Form

• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Design drawings.
• Negatives (photographs)
• Photographs.
• Posters.
• Programs (documents)
• Scores (documents for music)
• Slides (photographs)

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.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials

Source (note)

• Gift of The Joffrey Ballet, 2017.

Call Number

(S) *MGZMD 475

OCLC

1129390631

Author

Joffrey Ballet, creator.

Title

Joffrey Ballet Company records.

Production

1877-2017, bulk 1956 - 2009.

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.

Terms Of Use

Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials

Source

Gift of The Joffrey Ballet, 2017.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid

Added Author

Arpino, Gerald. contributor.

Migdoll, Herbert, photographer.

Joffrey, Robert, contributor.

Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, contributor.

Research Call Number

(S) *MGZMD 475