Alexandra Danilova Collection
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Alexandra Danilova Collection1920-2000
Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997
Biographical History for: Alexandra Danilova Collection1920-2000
Biographical Sketch Date Event 1907 Born in Peterhof, Russia, near St. Petersburg, on Nov. 20, 1907 1911 Accepted by the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg 1920 Entered the Maryinsky Ballet, the company now known as the Kirov Ballet 1922 Became a soloist in the Maryinsky Ballet 1924 Joined a small ensemble led by George Balanchine for a tour of Western Europe 1924 Joined Sergey Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (December 1924) 1924-1929 Performed with that company until it disbanded following Diaghilev's death in 1929 1931-1932 Appeared in operas and stage musical Waltzes from Vienna in London's West End 1933 Joined Les Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo and made her American debut. 1938-1952 Performed with of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, becoming prima ballerina in 1938 1954-1956 Performed her own Great Moments of Ballet 1957 Gave her final ballet performance at a gala honouring her at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House 1957 Returned to the stage for the Broadway musical Oh, Captain! 1964 Became a full-time faculty member at the School of American Ballet and she staged excerpts from classical ballets for the annual workshops 1974-1975 Staged, with Balanchine, the full Coppélia for the New York City Ballet 1977 Appeared in the motion picture The Turning Point in a role based largely on herself 1986 Published her memoirs entitled Choura (with Holly Brubach) 1989 Retired from her faculty position at the School of American Ballet 1989 Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors 1997 Died July 13, 1997 in New York City
Scope and Content Note The Alexandra Danilova Collection consists of correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and magazine articles, manuscripts and typescripts relating to speeches and lectures given by Danilova, writings of Danilova and others, typescripts of her memoirs, photographs, awards and honors, books, art catalogs, video- and audiocassettes, music, artwork, miscellaneous papers, and other material are all within its scope. The collection also contains dance-related writings--several typescripts and numerous books--by various other people, as well as miscellaneous printed material, personal papers, and memorabilia. The vast majority of the non-photographic material originates from the period in Danilova’s life after she had retired from performing, when she had settled into a life of teaching at the School of American Ballet. The thirteen major groupings, or "series," included herein are roughly ordered from most important or complete--photographs, correspondence, writings, programs, and press--to least important or complete--music, artwork, and personal materials. Audiovisual materials are listed last; they are housed in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. The following are brief descriptions of the scope and content of each series. The Photographs, over 2,200 of them, dating from the 1920s to the 1990s, document in a fairly complete manner the events and people of Danilova’s professional and personal life. This series is the most complete in the collection. It is housed in a little more than ten boxes, including a box of blank postcards (box 40), many of which Danilova collected on her tours around the world, and some of which picture her or other dancers. The photos included in or considered for Danilova’s memoirs, Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova, are specifically referenced in this series, although they are housed with the memoir materials in the Writings by Danilova series. Several different categories, or "subseries," constitute the Photographs series: Ballets; Danilova alone; Danilova with others; Other people; Places. Please note that in the entire Photographs series, as well as throughout the container list, sequentially repeated names in an alphabetical list (this applies only to the initial name in an entry in cases where multiple names are present for a single entry, as is the case with the group photos) have been replaced by a series of dashes (e.g., --------). The "Ballets" photographs are grouped alphabetically by ballet and number approximately 450. With rare exceptions, the photos in the "Ballets" subseries feature Danilova, alone or with others. Photos in which Danilova is not pictured are generally filed in the "Other people" subseries under the names of those who do appear. Not every ballet in which Danilova appeared is identified here but a great many are (46 are listed). Most "Ballets" photos come from her years with the de Basil Ballets Russes (1933-38) and the Denham Ballet Russe (1938-51); some are from Danilova’s post-Ballet Russe years, when she made guest appearances with various companies and had her own touring company, Great Moments of Ballet; and a few photos are present from her years with the Diaghilev Ballets Russes (1924-29). Many of the photos have approximate dates written on the back; these are sometimes unreliable and have not been recorded. The user will best be able to identify and verify dates by correlation with reference sources that list years of performance and the persons with whom Danilova danced. In the cases of photos of unidentified works, the photos are filed in the "Danilova alone" or "Danilova with others" subseries under the term "Dancing." Almost all photos in "Ballets" are black and white. No effort has been made to distinguish between studio shots and actual performance photos. Each ballet title is followed by a separate listing for each person or group of people shown. One listing (for example, Danilova w/ Franklin), may represent multiple photographs, but if only one or two photos are present, such information may be indicated parenthetically following the listing: e.g., Danilova alone (1). The remaining subseries (Danilova alone; Danilova with others; Other people; Places) within the Photographs series are self-explanatory. Almost all photos prior to the 1960s are black and white. Where possible, dates have been provided for the photos in these subseries. Dimensions are not provided, but oversize photos are contained in box 42. Individual listings may represent single or multiple photographs. The Correspondence consists of approximately 800 letters, telegrams, cards, or postcards from people, institutions, and organizations. Housed in five boxes, the correspondence dates from 1937 to 1997, the bulk running from the 1970s to the 1990s. In addition to 125 personal names–representing many of the ballet world’s leading figures--and a small number of institutional and company names, the alphabetical list of correspondents includes several generic categories, such as "Telegrams," "Fan mail," and "Unidentified." Some correspondents, typically the less well-known, are not listed individually but are filed in "miscellaneous" folders according to their last names; miscellaneous folders are listed following individual names under the relevant letter of the alphabet. The correspondence also includes a few letters from Danilova. These are either drafts or copies that she retained, and are filed together with the material from the correspondent to whom she is writing. Where such correspondence is present, a special bracketed reference follows the name of the correspondent, indicating the presence of a Danilova letter. The Writings by Danilova in the collection are not extensive, consisting of two boxes of drafts (mostly typescripts, some annotated by Danilova), galleys, and page proofs of Danilova's memoirs, Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova (1986); a box of manuscript and typescript notes--primarily for lectures that Danilova delivered in the late 1950s and early 1960s on various ballet-related topics--some of which are loose, but many of which are collected in seven notebooks; a poem in Russian concerning Serge Denham, the director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; and miscellaneous notes, probably for lectures. Two contributions by Danilova to Ballet Review are not included in this series but are listed instead in the "Articles" section of the Press series. Seventy-nine Programs are included in the Danilova Collection. Only ten programs feature Danilova as a performer. Of these ten, the earliest dates from 1935, while Danilova was with the de Basil Ballets Russes; several others are from the 1940s, when she was with the Denham Ballet Russe; and the rest are from the 1950s when she made guest appearances or was on tour with her own company, Great Moments of Ballet. Included is a program for the final performance of Danilova's career, in Tokyo with the Asami Maki Ballet in September of 1957. Most of the other programs in this series involve events with which Danilova had some connection, but not as a performer: performances of students of the Edith James School of Ballet (1950s) or the School of American Ballet; performances of operas or ballets for which Danilova did the choreography or staging; or tributes to Danilova and other ballet stars. In the Danilova Collection, Press consists of newspapers, magazines and journals, and periodical newsletters. Almost all of the press material pertains to Danilova or the field of ballet: reviews of performances; announcements of appearances; reminiscences; articles on the various Ballets Russes, or on leading dancers and choreographers. The press material is composed of three subseries: Newspaper clippings; Articles; and Magazines and Newsletters. The clippings number about 350 and date from 1929 to 1997. The "Articles" subseries contains about 40 citations of articles of interest from complete magazines and journals. These articles range in date primarily from the 1970s to the 1990s. Two articles by Danilova are included. Many of the journals in the "Magazines and Newsletters" subseries contain ballet reviews written by Danilova’s goddaughter Kim Kokich in the 1980s. Among the press materials can be found interesting anecdotes and facts about Danilova’s life. The Danilova Collection's holdings of Awards and Honors consist of sixteen plaques, commemorative plates, medallions, ribbons, and certificates given to Danilova from. The awards and honors are in three categories: Arts Awards (the Kennedy Center Honors; the Handel Medallion; and others); Civic Honors (city keys; honorary titles and appointments); and Memberships. The Subject Files series in the Danilova Collection consists of one box of miscellaneous papers-- some pertaining to Danilova. A sampling includes business, financial, and medical records, biographical sketches of dancers other than Danilova, a dress appraisal, an itinerary for Danilova's 1993 trip to Russia, a copy of Danilova and Balanchine's copyright registration for their staging of Coppélia, and a transcript in Russian of an interview of Danilova by Nina Alovert. Most of the material dates from the 1960s to the 1990s. The series Writings by Others contains 17 items in one box, and consists of the writings (mostly unpublished and primarily manuscripts and typescripts) of persons other than Danilova. They take the form of ballet synopses and scenarios, an outline for a television drama, radio and motion picture scripts, a research paper, and a film scenario. Items of interest include: the film script of The Turning Point, the 1977 motion picture in which Danilova played a small role; the radio script for a Woman’s Hour radio profile of Danilova; an unpublished review of Danilova’s choreography for La Gioconda (1958); a transcript of Danilova’s comments on ballet costumery; and manuscript and typescript drafts (incomplete) for Elizabeth Twysden’s biography of Danilova (1945). Printed Material refers primarily to "Books" and "Catalogs" from Danilova’s personal library. The seventy-five books are relating to ballet, art, or religion. Many are in Russian and some contain author inscriptions. Nineteen catalogs are mostly art exhibition and auction catalogs, including several costume design catalogs. Also included in Printed Material is the miscellaneous category of "Other," which contains an assortment of booklets and brochures such as souvenir books from School of American Ballet benefits and galas, publicity brochures of various ballet companies, and tourist information booklets. The Danilova Collection contains a small quantity (9 items) of Music, namely, photocopied sheet music in piano score from five different ballets: Naïla, The Nutcracker, Paquita, Raymonda, and Swan Lake. Some pages are annotated (as photocopied annotations they are barely legible in some cases). Artwork in the Danilova Collection consists of 14 items in one folder. Included are drawings, prints, and a "painting" on an envelop. Items of intrerest include: two large prints of Czar Nicholas and Alexandra provide some samll evidence of Danilova’s roots in pre-Revolution Russia. The Personal Materials series consists of address books (4), datebooks (1989-1994, incomplete), business cards of others, and Danilova namecards and passports. Also included are an autograph book signed by members of the Ballet Russe on Danilova’s birthday in 1943, and a souvenir notebook from a 1952 performance directed by Danilova of the Edith James Ballet in Dallas, Texas. The Audiovisual Materials consist of two audiocassettes, one audiotape, one film, one record album and eight videocassettes. Of particular interest are videos of an interview with Dick Cavett in 1978; the Kennedy Center Honors in 1989; and Nijinska: A Legend in Dance, a television documentary with some commentary by Danilova. In addition, an audiocassette recording of a radio program discussing The Firebird includes commentary by Danilova, and a video recording of This Is Your Life (1995), featuring the British ballerina Alicia Markova, with comments by Danilova, provides a glimpse of Danilova in her final years. These materials have been transferred to Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. (See Appendix A for a brief list of these materials)
series
Photographs, 1920s-1990s
The Photographs, over 2,200 of them, dating from the 1920s to the 1990s, document in a fairly complete manner the events and people of Danilova’s professional and personal life.
subseries
Ballets
Ballets: photos showing Danilova either dancing in or in the costume of particular ballets. Photos known to be from particular ballets, but that do not picture Danilova are usually found under “Other people” identified by the name(s) of those shown. Oversize ballet photos are housed in box 41.
file
Apollon musagète, or, Apollo
Danilova alone
------ w/ Doubrovska, Felia; Lifar; others
------ w/ Lifar, Serge
Aurora’s Wedding
Danilova alone (photocopy)
Le Baiser de la fée
Danilova alone (1)
Le Bal
------ w/ Dolin, Anton
Le Beau Danube
------ w/ Franklin, Frederic
------ w/ Libidins, David (1)
------ w/ Massine, Léonide
------ w/ Youskevitch, Igor
------ w/ others
La Boutique fantasque
------ w/ corps
Capriccio Espagnol
------ w/ Franklin, Frederic (for film)
Le Carnaval
------ w/ other (1)
Chopin Concerto
Danilova w/ group
Choreartium
------ w/ de Basil company
Cimarosiana
Danilova w/ Jasinski, Roman; Petroff, Paul
Coppélia
Franklin alone (1)
in Japan
Franklin alone
------ w/ Maki, Asami; others
The Cuckold’s Fair
Danses Concertantes
------ w/ Danielian, Leon
Danses slaves et tziganes
Devil’s Holiday
------ w/ Platoff, Marc
Les Femmes de bonne humeur (The Good-Humored Ladies)
------ w/ Petroff, Paul
The Firebird
------ in dressing room
Gaîté Parisienne
------ w/ Franklin; others
Danilova w/ Franklin
Giselle
The Gods Go a-Begging
------ w/ Beecham, Sir Thomas; Doubrovska, Felia; Tchernicheva, Lubov; Woizikowsky, Leon
------ w/ Woizikowsky (photocopy)
The Great Waltz (1934)
Lola Montez
Mademoiselle Fifi
------ w/ [Lindgren, Robert]
------ w/ Maule, Michael
------ w/ Tyven, Sonja; others
Les Matelots
Danilova w/ Woizikowsky, Léon
Mozartiana
------ w/ Franklin, Frederic [also, 41/2]
------ w/ Franklin; Lindgren, Robert; Tyven, Sonja
The New Yorker
Night Shadow, or, La Sonnambula
Danilova w/ Magallanes, Nicholas
The Nutcracker
------ w/ Magallanes, Nicholas
Danilova w/ others (2)
Paquita
Danilova w/ Tupine, Oleg (1)
Le Pas d’acier
Danilova w/ Massine, Léonide (1)
Pas de quatre
La Pastorale (1926)
Petrouchka
Raymonda
------ w/ Danielian, Leon; Tallchief, Maria; Williams, Joy; others
------ w/ Franklin, Frederic; others
------ w/ Talin, Nikita
others
in Japan (farewell performance, Tokyo, 1957)
------ w/ Franklin; Tyven, Sonja; Lindgren, Robert
------ w/ Franklin; Tyven; Lindgren; McDermott, William; Maki, Asami; [Tachibana, Akiko]
------ w/ [Tachibana, Akiko]
------ w/ company
Lindgren w/ Tyven
groups
The Red Poppy
Saratoga
Danilova w/ Beriozoff, Nicholas; Chamié, Tatiana
------ w/ Chamié
Schéhérazade
Danilova alone (2)
Serenade
The Snow Maiden
------ w/ others (1)
Le Soleil de nuit (The Midnight Sun)
Swan Lake
------ w/ [Danielian, Leon] and others
------ w/ Franklin; Danielian
------ w/ [Jasinski, Roman]
------ w/ Panaiev, Michel; others
------ w/ others [also, 41/5]
corps de ballet
in Spain (3)
Danilova w/ others
------ w/ Franklin; Lindgren, Robert; others
------ w/ Jasinski, Roman
the “Black Swan” pas de deux
Danilova w/ Franklin, Frederic
Les Sylphides (also called Chopiniana)
------ w/ Maule; Jasinski; Larkin, Moscelyn [same photo in 15/4]
The Triumph of Neptune (1926)
------ w/ Lifar, Serge (1)
Vienna: 1814
Zéphire et Flore
Danilova w/ Chamié, Tatiana; De Valois, Ninette; Doubrovska, F.; Mikerska, [?]; Sokolova, Lydia; Soumarokova, L.; Tchernicheva, Lubov
Danilova Alone
Danilova alone: photos arranged alphabetically by descriptive term(s). Place names used as terms of reference are listed alphabetically under the term “in....”
1930s-1990s (5 folders)
at age 13 [same photo in 15/4]
at the New Jersey home
Dance Magazine award, 1984
Dancing
in rehearsal (1)
miscellaneous
Degas picture pose
Disporting on the lawn
Drawing by Z[inaida] Serebriakova, 1925
Exercising, 1958
Heads
1930s-1980s (6 folders)
pastel by Lisa Rhana
in...
Carnegie House apartment (N.Y.), 1980s/90s
dressing room (post-performance)
Japan, 1950s
New Jersey home
Russia, 1990s
Southhampton, 1985
Villa Serena, Italy, 1982
Legs (1)
[miscellaneous]
Oh, Captain!, 1958 (1)
Oil painting by Albert Lake, Dallas Museum
Passport photos
Portrait by Sir Oswald Birley, 1937 (Swan Lake)
[postcards]
Practicing before performance
Waltzes from Vienna, 1931 [musical by Sir Oswald Stoll]
with Russian icon in home of Mrs. Long, Louisville, Ky., 1955
Danilova with Others
Danilova with others: photos arranged alphabetically by descriptive term(s). All personal names used as references appear alphabetically under either “with...(individuals)” or “with...(groups),” depending on whether Danilova appears with one person or more than one person. When more than one person is pictured in a photo, the name under which the photo is alphabetized is somewhat arbitrary. Nevertheless, cross-referencing has not been provided, the assumption being that computer searching capability obviates such a requirement. Place names used as descriptive identifiers are arranged alphabetically under “in....”
American Dance Camp, 1967
at the beach
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (Col. W. de Basil’s), shipboard
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo draftee, 1940s
Ballet students, 1980
Birthday party, Chicago, 1936 (Sol Hurok and de Basil’s Ballet Russe)
Birthday party with Mr. And Mrs. V. Tanny, 1961
Birthday party (Danilova’s), cutting the cake, 1974
Birthday party (Danilova’s), 1989 (Mikhail Baryshnikov; Anne Bass; Suzanne Farrell; Frederic Franklin; Peter Martins; Jerome Robbins; John Taras; Lewis Ufland; Stanley Williams; others)
Boat to South America (Ballet Russe of Col. W. de Basil)
Bolshoi Ballet’s final performance at the Met, May 1966: Grand promenade of honored guests (Franklin; Graham; Krassovska; Laing; Markova; Plisetskaya; Robbins; Slavenska; Youskevitch; others)
Boston Symphony Ball, 1964
Capezio dance award, 1958 ([Walter Terry]; Igor and Vera Stravinsky; others)
Capezio dance award, 1980 (Walter Terry)
Capezio dance award, 1992
Choura publication [w/ Holly Brubach?]
Christmas party for children, State Theatre, N.Y., 1983
Claytonshire Coaching Club, [Missouri?], 1955
Cole party (Janet Bell; Whitefoord and Helen Cole; Betty Weber Flock; Anne and Bill Habich; Bill Huber; Harry Leigh; John McGrath; Jack Miekle; Jude Paul; Connie [Phelps?]; Ethel Trost; Bill Lee Weber)
Coppélia, New York City Ballet, 1974 (Balanchine; P. McBride; H. Tomasson)
Coppélia rehearsal and gala performance (Shaun O’Brien and NYC Ballet), 1990
Coppélia rehearsal w/ Carla Fracci and corps, La Scala, 1961
Coppélia rehearsal (Balanchine; McBride; others)
Dance Magazine award ceremony, 1984 (Franklin; Tallchief; others)
Dancing...
at Maryinsky Theatre School
in Japan (Franklin; Jasinski; Larkin; Lindgren; Tyven; corps)
in rehearsal ([Danielian]; Maule)
in rehearsal (Franklin; Diane Rhodes; Nikita Talin; Shirley Weaver; Joy Williams)
w/ Baryshnikov, Mikhail 1976
w/ Danielian, Leon
w/ Franklin, Frederic [also, 41/13]
w/ Youskevitch, Igor
w/ others
Danilova’s performing group (Great Moments of Ballet), 1950s
Carribean tour (Jasinski; Larkin; Maule; others)
in Japan (Franklin; Lindgren; Twysden; Tyven; others)
in South Africa (Franklin; Lindgren; McDermott; Tyven; others)
to South Africa (Jasinski; Larkin; Maule; Twysden; others)
in South America (Jasinski; Larkin; Maule; others)
De la Torre Bueno Prize, 1986
Florence Bartova School of Ballet, 1959
Great Moments of Ballet see Danilova’s performing group
Handel Medallion, 1989
Houston Ballet’s “Tribute to Ballets Russes,” 1983 (Dolin; Krassovska; Markova)
Japan, 1950s (Franklin; Lindgren; Asami Maki; William McDermott; [Akiko Tachibana]; Twysden; Tyven; others)
Japan, 1980s/1990s
Japan, with Franklin and friends, 1950s
Japan, with the Slavenska-Franklin Ballet, 1953
Philippines, 1950s (Dolin; [Jasinski]; Larkin; Twysden; others)
Philippines, 1955
Russia, 1993
Spain with the Festival Ballet (Anton Dolin)
Texas (Dallas), 1970 [small album]
Villa Serena, Italy, with students, 1982
Japanese restaurant, Chicago, ca. 1937
(Maria Chabelska; Eugénia Delarova; R. Jasinski; [Nelidova?] Massine, Vera [or, Vera Nemchinova]; Sono and Teru Osatu; Paul Petroff; Lubov Rostova; Yurek Shabelevsky; Alexander Jakovlev [Yakovleff]; T. Toumanova)
Kennedy Center Honors reception, 1989
Lockwood party, 1984 (John Lockwood)
Marriage, 1941 (Kazimir Kokich; Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz; Mr. and Mrs. Libidins; Markova)
Maryinsky Theatre School (in class w/ students, including G. Balanchine)
Metropolitan Opera Association dinner, 1978
National Association of Dance & Affiliated Artists, 1950
Oh, Captain! (with Tony Randall), 1958
Opening of hotel, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1981 (Seed-Bass girls)
Painting of 1948 Pas de quatre, by Natasha Rawson (Danilova; Krassovska; Markova; Slavenska)
Pool party at the estate of Natalie Hays [Hammond], Gloucester, Mass. (Franklin; Marguerite Namara; others)
Russian trip, 1993
Song of Norway [operetta] (Franklin and others)
Southwest Regional Ballet Festival, Tulsa, Okla., 1978 (Franklin; Roman Jasinski; Krassovska; Larkin; George Skibine; Maria and Marjorie Tallchief; others)
Teaching...
1986 (note included from George [Haessler])
[contact sheets]
Convention in Chicago, 1950s [same photo in 15/4]
in Hawaii, 1978
miscellaneous (2 folders)
with Markova and others
Thanksgiving, 1987
The Turning Point (Baryshnikov; Leslie Brown; others)
with... (individuals)
Anderson, Jennifer, 1985
Anderson, Marian
Argentinita [López, Encarnación] (in Capriccio Espagnol costume)
Baryshnikov, Mikhail
1976, Hamburg
1978 [may not be Baryshnikov]
Bass, Anne
Belle, Anne
Boutnikoff [Butnikoff], Ivan
Brown, Stephenie Anne, 1981
Bush, Barbara (Kennedy Center Honors)
Chujoy, Anatole
Cliburn, Van, [1960s]
Coates, Dean, 1987
[Cole, Whitefoord]
Dalí, Salvador, 1963
Danielian, Leon (rehearsing)
[De Basil, Col. Wassily]
Denham, Serge, 1940
Dingham, Edwina
“Dobbin” (a costumed horse), New York World’s Fair, 1940
Dolin, Anton, 1950s; 1970s
Doubrovska, Felia
1937, Venice
1951, New Jersey
Feuerhardt, Heinz
Feuerhardt, Ruth
Franklin, Frederic
backstage (Nutcracker)
capers by the sea
cityscape
in New Jersey [same photo in 15/4]
in swimming attire
on the road
poolside
rehearsals
Russian Tea Room
Song of Norway
other
Hammerschlaag, Dr. Ernst
Hammerschlag [or, Hammerschlaag], Margo Harris
Hobard, Rick
Hurok, Sol, 1966
Keating, Larry, 1941
Knight, Esmond, 1939
Koch, Edward, 1989
Kokich, Kazimir [Kokitch, Casimir] (in N.J. home)
Lang, Harold, 1964
Leslie, Cherry
Lifar, Serge
Lindgren, Robert (in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, 1982)
Lortel, Lucille, 1990
Manchester, Bill
Markova, Alicia
in New Jersey
in Paris, ca. 1940
Martins, Peter, 1980s
Massey, Dick, 1987
Massine, Léonide
in Chattanooga, Tenn. [same photo in 15/4]
rehearsal for Capriccio Espagnol
Mendoza, Cesar, 1980s
Migel, Parmenia, 1985
Neumeier, John, [1970s]
Nordine, Ken (for broadcast of Famous Names at Blackstone’s Balinese Room)
Novak, Nina, 1988
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1965
Obolensky, Prince Serge, 1964
O’Brien, Shaun (Coppélia rehearsal, 1990)
Petroff, Paul (rehearsal)
Pupsik, Baron, 1979
Reddy, Robert, 1986
Reisner, Barbara Joan
in Carnegie House, 1963
Romanov, Vassily, 1979
Schwarz, Sofia Gostovich, 1992
Schwarz, Walter, 1992
Sherwood [later, Stane], Ruth
Slavenska, Mia
Smith, Donald
Stane, Ruth
Stane, Walter
Sterling, Myra
Stevenson, Ben
Strauss, Paul
Stravinsky, Vera
Tallchief, Maria (Dance Magazine award ceremony, 1984)
Taras, John, 1979
Trapp, Nancy, 1991
Twysden, Aileen Elizabeth
at the N. J. home
in Carnegie house, 1963
in dressing room
Ufland, Lewis
[unidentified individuals] (2 folders)
Ustinoff, Peter, 1963
Vaught, Marion
Wallis, Dr., 1964
Weller, Irina
Youskevitch, Igor (Monte Carlo beach and elsewhere)
Zoritch, George (rehearsing)
with... (groups)
Anderson, Marian; [Terry, Walter]; others
Balanchine, George; other, 1967
---------; Chamié, T.; Lifar, Serge; Soumarokova, L.; Tcherkas, [?]; others, 1928
Baronova, Irina; Grigorieva, Tamara; Toumanova, Tamara
Baryshnikov, Mikhail; others
Bass, Anne; Taras, John
Bass, Anne; others
Bishop, Brian; Gustafson, Eric; Stane, Ruth
Bush, George; others
Coates, Lola Mae; Massey, Ann, 1987
Cole, Whitefoord; others
Danielian, Leon; others, 1963
Denham, Serge; Moylan, Mary-Ellen, 1940s
Dolin, Anton; Franklin, Frederic (Houston Ballet’s “Tribute to Ballets Russes”)
---------; Markova, Alicia, [1950s]
---------; Ufland, Lewis; others
---------; others
Doubrovska, Felia; other
Ekstrom, Arne; Ufland, Lewis
Feuerhardt, Ruth; Manchester, Bill
Feuerhardt, Ruth and Heinz; others
the Feuerhardts; Gebhart, Edgar
Fracchia, Eugene; [Lozhinsky], Jeffrey, 1981
Franklin, Frederic; Danielian, Leon (Russian Tea Room, 1980)
---------; Dolin, Anton; Markova, Alicia (Monte Carlo beach)
---------; Kokich, K.; Mitchell, Arthur (Capezio dance award, 1992)
---------; Markova; others (at table)
---------; Namara, Marguerite (Pool party, Gloucester, Mass.)
---------; Slavenska, Mia; other (on the U.S.S. Arizona, Pearl Harbor)
---------; others (Dance Magazine award ceremony, 1984)
[Gebhart, Edgar]; other
Gollner, Nana; [Hassalevris, Constantine]; Petroff, Paul; other
Gomez, Michael; and family
Grey, Chris; Kelley, C. J., 1987
Grigorovich, Yuri; Bessmertnova, Natalia; others (D.L.I.-Gregorovich Gala, 1990)
Hammerschlaag, Dr. Ernst and Margo; Greenacre, Phyllis; Stane, Ruth
Hurok, Sol; and de Basil’s Ballet Russe (Birthday party, 1936)
---------; Markova, Alicia; Plisetskaya, Maya, 1966
Irving, George; Karnilova, Maria, 1980s/90s
Kokich, Kazimir; Twysden, Elizabeth; other
Krassovska, Nathalie; other
Larkin; Jasinski; [Balanchine]; others (in Tulsa)
Leslie, Cherry and Howard, 1987
Leslie, Howard; Coates, Dean; Massey, Dick, 1987
Manchester, Bill; others
Markova, Alicia; Boris, Ruthanna
---------; and [grand]children, 1976
---------; Krassovska, Nathalie, 1983
---------; [Mrs. Massine]; others
---------; Nerina, Nadia, 1963
---------; [Terry, Walter]; others
---------; Ustinoff, Peter, 1963
---------; [Zoritch, George]
Martins, Peter; and corps, 1970s
---------; and flowergirl, 1980s
Massey, Dick and Anne, 1987
Massine, Léonide; Baronova, Irina; Markova, Alicia; Mrs. Massine; Slavenska, Mia
---------; [Lifar, Serge]; other (in dressing room)
---------; Markova; Slavenska; Mrs. Massine
---------; [Zoritch, George]; other
Maule, Michael; Cole, Whitefoord; Leigh, Harry; others
---------; [Cole, Whitefoord]; Twysden, Elizabeth; others
Miller, Buzz; Hobard, Rick; Stane, Ruth and Walter
Mitchell, Arthur; others
Mitchell, Jimmy; Lang, Harold, 1963
Miyamoto, Hidsaki; Kondo, Sigeru; others
Nerina, Nadia; others
boating, picnicking, swimming
Noble, [?]; Tarakanova, Nina, 1936
O’Brien, Shaun; others (New York City Ballet)
Poulenc, Francis; other, 1960
Randall, Tony; others (New York competition, [1980s])
Reiman, Elise; Kirstein, Lincoln, [1989]
Reisner, Barbara Joan and mother; other
---------; Twysden, Elizabeth; other (Carnegie House, 1963)
Robbins, Jerome; Baronova, Irina; other(s)
Rubinstein, Arthur; [Chamié, Tatiana]; Franklin, Frederic; Lauret, Jeannette; Markova, Alicia; Platoff, Marc (on boat to South American, 1941)
Sherwood [later, Stane], Ruth; Lang, Harold
Slavenska, Mia; Franklin, Frederic, 1950s
---------; Markova, Alicia, 1940
Stane, Ruth; Lang, Harold
Stane, Ruth and Walter
Stane, Ruth and Walter; others, 1960s-1980s
Strauss, Paul; Ahdar, David; Chamié, Tatiana; Dowd, [?]; Edwards, Norman; Tinova, Nina
Stravinsky, Igor and Vera (Capezio award ceremony, 1958)
Stravinsky, Vera; Craft, Robert; others, 1979
---------; other
Tallchief, Maria; others
Taras, John; Doubrovska, Felia, 1979
Toumanova, Tamara; Baronova, Irina; de Basil; Riabouchinska, T., Zorina, Vera
---------; [Kurtz, Efrem]; [Mrs. Massine]; others (de Basil group)
Twysden, Aileen Elizabeth; Feuerhardt, Ruth; others
---------; Reisner, Barbara Joan
Tyven (Lindgren), Sonja; [Noble], Duncan, 1982 (in Villa Serena)
[unidentified groups] (4 folders) see also 41/10 (contact sheets)
Verdak, George; other, 1988
Wills, Paulina and Com[mander]; other
Youskevitch, Igor; Boris, Ruthanna; Libidins, David; Markova, Alicia; others
---------; Franklin; Markova; Slavenska, Mia
---------; Franklin, Frederic; other (on train)
---------; Toumanova, Tamara; others, 1940s (shipboard)
Zeckendorf, Nancy; Smith, Donald (incl. Zeckendorf wedding pictures)
Other People
Other people: photos lacking Danilova, organized alphabetically by last name. In group pictures, selection of the name used for alphabetization is somewhat arbitrary. Cross-referencing from the names of others pictured has not been provided.
Adin, Michael
Andrew, Tom
Asami Maki Ballet (in Mandara Symphony), 1989
Balanchine, George; others (photocopy)
Baronova, Irina, 1983 (rehearsal for Pas de quatre)
---------;Danielian; Franklin; Krassovska; Markova; Scarpova; Semenova; Slavenska; Youskevitch (Houston Ballet’s Tribute, 1983)
Batianov, Lidia
Batianov, Machuta [Maria]
Brown, Stephenie Anne
Danilova, Elena [same photo in 15/4]
Daniluck, Steve
De Mille, Agnes
Diaghilev, Serge [postcards (2)]
Dolin, Anton
[Ervine], Bob; and family (incl. Danilova’s goddaughter Kathy Brown)
Feuerhardt, Ruth and Heinz
Feuerhardt, Ruth, Heinz and Stephen
Fonteyn, Margot; Nureyev, Rudolf
Fracci, Carla (in La Cenerentola)
Franca, Celia
Franklin, Frederic (Capezio dance award, 1992)
---------; Dolin, Anton (Monte Carlo beach), 1940s
---------; Semenova, [Tatiana]; others (Houston Ballet’s Tribute, 1983)
---------; others (poolside)
Gaubier, Albert
Gebhart, Edgar
Gomez, Michael; and children
Gunn family
Holmes, Jennifer Starr
Jasinski, Roman (in Paquita)
Knight, Esmond, 1930s
Kokich, Kim; others (Kazimir Kokich grave)
Krassovska, Nathalie
Lane, Luella
Larkin, Moscelyn
---------; Jasinski, Roman (in Swan Lake)
Lee, Bessie
Lichine, David; Grigorieva, Tamara
Lifar, Serge (in Icare)
Lindgren, Robert; [Maule, Michael]
Lockwood, John, 1984
in Les Sylphides
rehearsal for Pas de quatre, 1983
---------; Dolin, Anton
Massine, Léonide (in Le Beau Danube)
Maule, Michael
Mazzo, Kay; Martins, Peter (in Giselle)
Miró, Joan; Nikitina, Alice
Mladova, Milada; Geleznova, Katia
Nerina, Nadia
Nimura, Yeichi; Kay, Lisan (“Bach,” 1942)
Panov, G[alina], 1993
Petroff, Paul
Pupsik, Baron
Reagan; Bush; Ford; Nixon (Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, 1990)
Reiman, Elise
Romanov, Vassily
Schuman, William; Belafonte, Harry; Bush, Barbara; Colbert, Claudette; Martin, Mary (Kennedy Center Honors reception)
Sevastianov, German (Gerry)
Slavenska, Mia (in Paris; and 1979)
---------; Bayless, Betty Lou (Houston Ballet Tribute, 1983)
Sommaripa family
Stevenson, Ben; Baronova; Cerrone; Danielian; Dolin; Franklin; Krassovska; Markova; Semenova; Slavenska; Youskevitch (Houston Ballet Tribute, 1983)
Szmyd, Linda, Tim and children
Tarakanova, Nina (in Blue Danube)
Toumanova, Tamara ( in The Three-Cornered Hat)
---------; Lifar, Serge (in Giselle)
Twysden, Aileen Elizabeth see also 7/11
Tyven, Sonja; Lindgren, Robert
[unidentified] (2 folders) [also, 41/10 (contact sheets) and 41/17]
Wills, Paulina and Com[mander]
Places
Places: photos of places or objects, with no people present. In alphabetical order.
“Alexandra Danilova House,” Jacob’s Pillow, Mass.
Church of St. Nicholas
Engraved plate and chalice
“Favorite spot in the garden”
Hotel Tabard Inn
House in New Jersey
Leland Dysart home (“Brookhall”)
Statue of Danilova (fabricated by Chaeff Enterprises, Los Altos, Calif.)
Vaganova Choreographic School
Correspondence, 1937-1997
Correspondence to Danilova from persons or organizations. Well-known or frequent correspondents are listed alphabetically by name. Miscellaneous correspondents are filed in bulk by the first letter of the last name (“B” miscellaneous, e.g.) after all identified correspondents of that last-name letter. Several other bulk files with generic descriptors (“telegrams,” or “unidentified,” e.g.) are included. Only a few replies from Danilova are present, being mostly draft letters, sometimes in an unidentified hand. They are filed together with the material from the correspondent to whom Danilova is writing and their presence is indicated in the finding aid by a bracketed note following the listing of the correspondent.
[All-Russian Foundation for Culture], 1992 (2) [incl. Danilova response]
Archer, Kenneth and Hodson, Millicent, 1989-93 (3)
“A” miscellaneous
Ballet Midland (Texas) [Keith Martin, director], 1989 (3)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo [Danilova letter], 1940 (1)
Bancroft, Anne, 1986 (1)
Barbieri, Margaret and Webb, Iam, n.d. (1)
Barclay, Colville, 1940-41 (6)
Baronova, Irina, 1987 (1)
Bass, Anne H., 1981-93, n.d. (10)
Bellas, Albert, 1996 (2) [incl. Danilova response]
Belle, Anne, 1982-88, n.d. (6)
Bing, Rudolf, 1959 (1)
Bolender, Todd, 1985-91 (2)
Brett, Doris (Terry), 1964-97, n.d. (16)
Browne, Leslie [draft letter from Danilova to Browne], n.d. (1)
Buckle, Richard, 1985-93 (3)
Burr, Raymond W., n.d. (1)
Byers, Bettina, 1984 (1)
“B” miscellaneous
Calegari, Maria, 1989-95 (2)
Carnegie House, 1994-96 (5)
Carpenter, Russel D., Jr., 1974-76, n.d. (3)
Chauviré, Yvette, 1984 (1)
Chernow, Ron, 1993 (2)
Christopher, Warren [Kennedy Center Honors invitation], 1994 (1)
Coates, Lola [Lola Mae Jones], 1982-94 (4)
Croce, Arlene, 1986-95, n.d. (4)
“C” miscellaneous
D’Amboise, Jacques, 1993-95 (2)
Danieli, Fred and Evelyn, 1966 (1)
Danielian, Leon, 1959 (1)
De Valois, Ninette, 1988 (1)
Denham, Serge, 1949 (1)
[Diaghilev House Cultural Foundation], 1991 (1)
Dolin, Anton, 1965-82 (3)
“D” miscellaneous
Egorova, Lubov, n.d. (1)
Ekstrom, Arne Horlin, n.d. (1)
“E” miscellaneous (1)
[Fan mail]
Farrell, Suzanne, 1993 (1)
Fleishmann, Charles (“Skip”) and Tobin, Joan Fleishmann, 1979-95 (3)
Fonteyn, Margot, 1987-90, n.d. (3)
Franklin, Frederic, 1961-96, n.d. (7)
Franklin, Robert (a.k.a. Bob Steele), 1990 (1)
“F” miscellaneous
Gielgud, John, 1948 (1)
Gilpin, John, n.d. (1)
Gomez, Grace, 1987-92 (6)
Gottlieb, Robert, 1986 (1)
Gruen, John, 1987 (1)
“G” miscellaneous
Hammond, Richard, 1961 (1)
Howard, Alan, n.d. (1)
Hurok, Sol, 1961-66 (3)
“H-I” miscellaneous
Jasinski, Roman and Larkin, Moscelyne, 1973-91 (3)
Jennings, Peter, 1992 (1)
Johnson, Margaret, 1983-93 (7)
Jones, Alun, 1989 (1)
“J” miscellaneous
Kendall, Elizabeth, 1994 (1)
Kirov Ballet, Leningrad, n.d. (1)
Kirstein, Lincoln, n.d. (5) [incl. Danilova draft letter (1983)]
Kistler, Darci, 1989, n.d. (2)
Knight, Esmond, 1945-86, n.d. (14)
Kokich, Kim (and family), 1987-96, n.d. (6)
Komleva, Gabriella, 1994 (1)
Konstantin Sergeyev Ballet Foundation, 1993 (5)
“K” miscellaneous
Laukshtein, Joan and Walter, 1981-95 (8)
Lee, Bessie, 1989-93 (6)
Lerman, Leo, 1986 (1)
Lester, Edwin, 1980 (1)
Lindgren, Robert and Sonja (Tyven), 1982, n.d. (2)
Linn (DeJesus), Bambi, 1994 (1)
Lobanov, Nikita, 1980-81 (3)
Lopez, Lourdes and Lionel, 1987-89, n.d. (3)
Lopoukhova, Lydia (Mrs. John Maynard Keynes), 1962-65 (2)
“L” miscellaneous (2 folders)
Maki, Asami, 1987-97 (8)
Markova, Alicia, 1977-96, n.d. (12)
Martins, Peter and Kistler, Darci, 1986-96, n.d. (7)
Mason, Francis, 1991 (1)
Massine, Léonide, n.d. (1)
Matz, Sidney, 1938, n.d. (23)
Mazzo, Kay, n.d. (2)
McLain, David, 1979 (1)
Mendoza, Cesar, 1985-93 (4)
Migel, Parmenia (Mrs. Arne Ekstrom), 1985-86, n.d. (4)
Mitchell, Arthur, 1982-95, n.d. (4)
Morishita, Yoko, n.d. (1)
Moylan (Hanks), Mary-Ellen, 1984-97 (5)
“M” miscellaneous
Nerina, Nadia, 1983-84 (3)
Neumeier, John, 1975-89 (3)
New York City Ballet, 1988-94 (6)
New York Public Library, 1974-92 (6)
Nikitina, Alice, 1976-78 (2)
Noble, Duncan, 1987-92 (2)
Novak, Nina, 1988 (1)
“N” miscellaneous
Osato, Sono (Sono Osato Elmaleh), 1993, n.d. (2)
“O” miscellaneous (1)
Page, Ruth, n.d. (1)
Paige, Brydon, 1987 (1)
Panov, G[alina], 1989 (1)
[Perm State Art Gallery], 1989, n.d. (3) [incl. Danilova response]
Petit, Roland, 1952 (1)
Pickett, Hugh, 1987 (1)
“P” miscellaneous
Rainer, Luise, 1987 (1)
Reisner, Barbara Joan, 1987-92 (3)
Renaud, Zuma and Sara, 1988-89 (3)
Reuss, Lindsay and Flavia, 1977-91 (4)
Robbins, Jerome, 1996-97, n.d. (3)
Robinson, Harlow, 1993 (2) [incl. Danilova response]
Ross, Herbert, 1992 (1)
Russell, Francia, 1990-94 (3)
“R” miscellaneous
Saddler, Donald, 1989 (1)
Salas, Zully, 1994-97 (4)
School of American Ballet, 1985-89, n.d. (8)
Shawn, Ted, 1958 (1)
Shearer, Moira, n.d. (1)
Slavenska, Mia, 1949-85 (3)
Smith, Don, 1988, n.d. (3)
Smith, Oliver, 1987 (1)
Smithers, Dojean and Peter, 1962-97, n.d. (23)
Sokolow, Anna, 1988 (1)
Sommaripa, Amory (and family), 1979-96 (16)
Starbuck, James, n.d. (1)
Stevens, George, Jr., 1989 (1)
Strauss, Paul, 1958, n.d. (4)
Sumner, Carol, 1987-89 (2)
“S” miscellaneous
Taras, John, 1984, n.d. (2)
[Telegrams (re Covent Garden opening, 14 March 1949)] (2 folders)
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben, 1975 (1)
Terry, Walter, 1980 (1)
Thevenin, Charles and Sallie, 1993-95 (3)
Thornton, Nina Sommaripa, 1987-93 (4)
Tomasson, Helgi, 1992 (1)
Tupine, Oleg and Tania, n.d. (2)
“T” miscellaneous
Ufland, Lewis, 1978-89 (3)
[Unidentified] (2 folders)
Usui, Kenji, 1981 (1)
“U” miscellaneous (1)
Vaughan, David, 1986 (1)
Verdak, George, 1983-88 (2)
Voisin, Gabriel, 1937-39 (5)
“V” miscellaneous
Wilson, Sallie, 1991 (1)
“W” miscellaneous
“Z” miscellaneous
Writings by Danilova, 1950s-1980s
Manuscript and typescript material pertaining to Danilova’s memoirs and numerous speeches and lectures she delivered; a poem; and miscellaneous notes on various ballets, people, and subjects. Arrangement is alphabetical by title (Choura) or by a descriptive term, which can refer to a single item (“poem”) or multiple items or notes (“lectures”; “notebook”). Miscellaneous notes conclude the listing. Photographs included in or considered for Choura are filed in this series but are referenced individually in the Photographs series. Published contributions by Danilova to the periodical literature are listed in the Press series.
Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova
Drafts (typescripts, annotated), and ms. notes (3 p.). (11 folders)
Galleys, page proofs, and photos. (7 folders in 2 boxes)
[Lectures/Speeches]
Typescript, annotated, of a speech concerning an award from the American School of Ballet; 1 p.
Ms. notes for a lecture concerning career, Birmingham, Alabama, post-1983; 2 leaves
Typescript, annotated, of a speech for the Congress of Russian Americans upon induction into the Russian-American Hall of Fame, 21 May 1983; 1 p. Note: filed with Awards and Honors.
Typescript, annotated, of a lecture for Goodwill Industries, post-1960; [7] p.
Typescript of a lecture concerning career, Santa Catalina Festival of the Arts, ca. 1960; 15 p.
Ms. draft of a speech for Stravinsky’s 80th birthday celebration committee, 8 May 1961; 1 leaf.
Ms. draft of a lecture[?] concerning Akiko Tachibana and Asami Maki; [4] p.
[Notebook #1]
Ms. notes on Coppelia, some in Russian.
[Notebook #2]
Ms. drafts entitled “My childhood,” “Theatrical school,” etc., possibly intended for Choura or a planned earlier memoir. Includes 1 loose page of ms. notes.
[Notebook #3, ca. 1960s]
Ms. notes on the Nutcracker ballet.
Ms. drafts of lectures[?] on Stravinsky and the “ballet tree” (genealogy of ballet).
[Notebook #4]
Ms. choreographic notes, including diagrams, for “Adagio,” “Dance of Pages” (Le Pavillon d’Armide), and others. In Russian, French, and English.
Ms. draft of the “ballet tree” (genealogy of ballet) lecture.
Ms. (loose) for a lecture on the history of dance, incl. references to S. Africa and the Orient, presented at the Public Library of Dallas, 2/57; 3 p.
[Notebook #5]
Ms. notes for Goodwill Industries lecture on career in ballet, [ca. 1960].
Ms. draft of a children’s lecture on ballet and fairy tales.
Ms. notes on Serge Lifar.
Ms. notes/draft for a lecture on the Lifar Collection, Syracuse, New York.
[Notebook #6 (water damaged)]
Ms. notes for a lecture on career, [ca. 1962/63].
Ms. notes for a lecture on career, [ca. 1962].
Ms. notes/draft on the Maryinsky Theatre.
Ms. notes (loose) on the Maryinsky Theatre; [2] leaves
Ms. comments (loose) on ballet and physical and mental health; 1 p.
Ms. draft letter (unknown hand) to Alicia Markova on her 80th birthday, 1990.
[Notebook #7]
Ms. draft for a lecture/demonstration at P.C.S., New York City, 1970, discussing the “ballet tree” (genealogy of the ballet).
Ms. draft of a lecture at P.C.S., New York City, 1971, discussing female dancers and the Ballet School of the Paris Opera. (“Ballet tree II” lecture)
Ms. early draft (loose) of the “ballet tree II” lecture, [10] p.
Ms. draft of a workshop lecture, State Theatre for Friends of City Center, 5/72.
Ms. early draft #1 (loose) of the workshop lecture of May 1972; [3] p.
Ms. early draft #2 (loose) of the workshop lecture of May 1972; [7] leaves
Ms. comments (unknown hand) on Alicia Markova’s beginnings; [3] p.
Ms. notes on Stravinsky’s life.
Ms. notes on Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino; [1] p.
Ms. notes/draft (loose) on Marius Petipa (2 versions); [3] p., [3] p.
Ms. notes (loose) on Coppelia; 5 p.
Ms. notes (loose) on Léo Delibes, composer for Coppelia; [2] p.
[Poem]
“Sergei Ivanovich Denkham”
Ms. in Russian; 1 leaf
[Miscellaneous notes]
Ms. notes on Mikhail Fokine and Les Sylphides, for presentation at an annual performance of the School of American Ballet; [2] p.
Ms. notes on experiences at the Jackson, Mississippi, International Ballet Competition, 6/79; [2] p.
Ms. notes on Léonide Massine (1 p.), Germany (1 p.), and other subjects (1 p.)
Ms. notes on Marius Petipa; [3] p.
Ms. comment on principles and smart alecks; [1] p.
Ms. notes and lists, some in an unknown hand, concerning incidents in Danilova’s life, people she met, and a list of conductors; [4] p.
Programs, 1935-1997, undated
Programs of ballet productions in which, in most instances, Danilova was involved in some capacity: dancing, teaching, choreographing, or staging.
1935-1997, n.d. (12 folders)
Press, 1929-1997
Published writings in the periodical literature (newspapers and magazines/journals) whose subject is primarily Danilova herself, though sometimes dealing with colleagues or famous acquaintances, or with dance-related organizations or issues.
Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clippings: arranged chronologically in 12 folders. Includes a scrapbook, boxed separately.
1929-1997, n.d. (17 folders)
Scrapbook, 1955-64
Articles
Articles: complete magazines from which relevant articles have been identified and referenced in standard citation form, alphabetically by author. Includes two contributions by Danilova.
Ackerman, Gerald S. and Susan Cook Summer. “Ballerina Imperial.” Ballet News 3 (May 1982).
Acocella, Joan. Review of Choura: the Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova and Markova Remembers by Alicia Markova. Dance Magazine 61 (Oct. 1987).
Anderson, Jack. “The Ballets Russes Saga.” Ballet News 3 (Jan. 1982).
---------. “The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The Balanchine Years.” Ballet Review 8, no. 4 (1980).
Arnold, Joan. “Alexandra Danilova.” New York Woman 2 (Aug. 1988).
Barnes, Clive. “Danilova at Ninety.” Dance Magazine 68 (Mar. 1994).
Como, William. “Three Festivals: Personal Comments on Venice, Hamburg, and Spoleto.” Dance Magazine 49 (Sept. 1975). [re Danilova: photos only]
Crisp, Clement. “Dame Alicia Markova: An Eightieth Birthday Tribute.” Dance Gazette 1990 (Oct.).
Croce, Arlene. “The Children of Sixty-Sixth Street.” The New Yorker, 5 June 1978.
---------. “Dancers at a Gathering.” The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 1980.
---------. “The Godmother.” The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 1977.
---------. “I Have Made You and You Are Beautiful.” The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 1974.
---------. “Writings.” The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 1987.
Danilova, Alexandra. “Choura: A memoir.” Ballet Review 14 (summer/fall 1986). [2 excerpts from Danilova’s memoirs]
“Danilova, Alexandra.” Current Biography 48 (July 1987).
Danilova, Alexandra et al. “Balanchine: First Impressions.” Ballet Review 21 (spring 1993).
Fay, Anthony. “The Belle of the Ballets Russes: Alexandra Danilova.” Dance Magazine 51(Oct. 1977).
Fitzgerald, Gerald. “Lady of the Hours: Alexandra Danilova.” Opera News, 5 Jan. 1959.
Fitzgerald, John. “Social Publicity Is a Private Man’s Game.” Avenue Magazine 6, (Apr. 1982). [about Lewis Ufland, Danilova’s publicist, and others]
Flatow, Sheryl. “True to the Spirit.” Ballet News 6 (Sept. 1984). [about F. Franklin]
Horosko, Marian. “The First New York International Ballet Competition.” Dance Magazine 58 (Sept. 1984).
Hurford, Daphne. “The Boys at the Barre.” Life, May 1984. [about the Sch. of Amer. Ballet]
Lerman, Leo. “At the Theatre: The Body Beautiful, Oh Captain, New Girl in Town.” Dance Magazine (Mar. 1958). [incl. Capezio Award announcement]
Linfield, Susan. “Gotta Dance: Ten Films to Keep You on Your Toes.” American Film 11 (Dec. 1985).
Lowry, W. McNeil. “Conversations with Balanchine.” The New Yorker, 12 Sept. 1983.
Maynard, Olga. “Fred Fehl: the Eye behind the Image.” Dance Magazine 46 (July 1972). [re Danilova: photo only]
Moore, Lillian. “Danilova’s New Career.” The Dancing Times 53 (Apr. 1963).
Moss, Allyn. “Beauty and the Ballerina: Alexandra Danilova.” Dance Magazine (Mar. 1961).
“On Their Toes.” News from Home 13 (holiday 1952). [re Danilova: photo only]
Philp, Richard. “Danilova on Balanchine.” Dance Magazine 57 (July 1983).
---------. “A Feeling of Family: The 1984 Dance Magazine Awards.” Dance Magazine 59 (Aug. 1984).
Pierre, Dorathi Bock. Review of Alexandra Danilova by A. E. Twysden. Dance (Screen and Stage) 21 (Sept. 1947).
Prideaux, Tom. “Misia, a Free Spirit, Knew (and Loved) Just about Everyone.” Smithsonian (Feb. 1980).
Ross, Janice. “Marin Ballet’s Cloistered Realists.” Dance Magazine 55 (Nov. 1981). [re Danilova: photo only]
Shapiro, Laura. “Loving and Leaving George Balanchine.” Review of Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova. Newsweek, 15 Dec. 1986.
Sinclair, Janet. “Choura.” Review of Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova. Dancing Times 77 (Apr. 1987).
Skliarevskaya, Inna. “Иванова и Данилова” (Ivanova and Danilova). Московский Наблюдатель (Mar. 1991).
Stoop, Norma McLain. “Drama Defines Dance: The Turning Point.” Dance Magazine 51 (Oct. 1977). Note: filed with Fay, Anthony
Switzer, Ellen. “Beauty/Energy at Any Age: Alexandra Danilova.” Vogue, May 1985.
Terry, Walter. “The Dancer’s Composer.” The Saturday Review, 29 May 1971.
“They Could Have Danced All Night.” Ballet News 6 (Aug. 1984). [photo]
Tobias, Tobi. “New York City Ballet: II. Contradictions: The New Coppelia.” Dance Magazine 49 (Apr. 1975).
Twysden, A. E. “An Introduction to Ballet History. Chapter 1.” Dance (Screen and Stage) 21 (Sept. 1947). Note: filed with Pierre, Dorathi Bock
Magazines and Newsletters
Magazines and Newsletters: publications from which particular articles have not been identified and referenced. Accordingly, the magazines themselves are alphabetically referenced and the newsletters in toto (7 items) are receive a single generic reference.
Ballet News 4 (June 1983). [about Balanchine]
Ballet Review 14 (spring 1986).
Ballet Review 14 (winter 1987).
Ballet Review 15 (spring 1987).
Ballet Review 19 (winter 1991).
Life, January 1982.
New York, 27 June 1983.
Советский Балет (Soviet Ballet) 6 (Nov. 1990).
[Newsletters (7)]
Awards and Honors, 1950s-1990s
Awards and honors, listed alphabetically under three subheadings--Arts Awards, Civic Honors, and Memberships--by name of the award/honor or by name of the organization or place presenting the award/honor.
Arts Awards
Dance Masters of America, n.d. [membership plaque]
De la Torre Bueno Prize, 1986. [framed certificate]
Denver Ballet Guild, n.d. [plaque]
Documents of Dance Award, 1986. [plaque]
Garden State Ballet Arts Award, 1966. [silver plate]
Handel Medallion, [6 Dec. 1989].
International Ballet Competition, Jacksonville, Mississippi, 1979. [commemorative medallion]
Kennedy Center Honors, 3 Dec. 1989.
Louisville Ballet, 14 March 1955. [commemorative plate]
Russian-American Hall of Fame induction, 21 May 1983. [plaque]
Civic Honors
Birmingham, Alabama: key to the city.
Kansas City, Missouri: key to the city.
Memberships
State of Indiana: Sagamore of the Wabash award, 1985. [certificate]
State of Mississippi: appointment as Colonel and Aide-de-Camp, 1979. [certificate]
Boston City Opera Company: Board of Overseers membership certificate, 1994.
New York Public Library: Bigelow Society membership certificate, 1991.
Subject Files, 1940s-1990s
Miscellaneous files, arranged alphabetically. Include business contracts and an interview in Russian.
American Dance Camp: brochure, 1970 [Danilova on faculty]
Carnegie House Co-op, 1968-87
Contracts, 1946-88
Contracts, book (w/ Charles France), 1978-79
Contracts, School of American Ballet, 1966-71
Coppélia copyright, 1981
Dress (Schiaperelli) appraisal
Fur coats, 1985-91
Great Moments of Ballet. A Lecture Demonstration: publicity brochure
Interview [in Russian] by Nina Alovert, 1983
Lissanevitch [Lisanevich], Boris: Nepalese restaurant brochure (the Yak & Yeti)
Markova, Alicia: bio sketch, 1 p.
Medical records, 1981-95
New School for Social Research: honorarium receipt
New York City Ballet: history write-ups (2)
Russian trip itinerary and room list, 1993
School of American Ballet pension statements, 1994-97
Screen Actors Guild, 1988-98
Slavenska, Mia: bio sketch, 1 p.
Teachers Insurance.../College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA/CREF), 1975-95
TIAA/CREF newsletters and annual reports, 1984-95
Twysden, Aileen Elizabeth: estate and funeral, 1977-84
Ufland, Lewis: publicity bio of Danilova; payments to, 1989
Vladimiroff, Felia: affidavit for probate, 1981
Yorkshire Ballet seminars, 1983
Writings by Others, 1940s-1980s
Radio and film scripts (including The Turning Point); ballet, film, and television scenarios; unpublished articles/essays; reprints; a research paper; and drafts for a biography of Danilova by her friend A. E. Twysden. Primarily manuscripts and typescripts on dance topics, several dealing with Danilova.
Cruickshank, Gordon. Woman’s Hour. “March Profile: Danilova.”
Ford, George. The Octoroon.
Irvine, Chippy. [untitled].
Jones, Jenkin Lloyd. “Much more than dance.”
Kolinski, Mieczyslaw. “Consonance and dissonance.”
Laurents, Arthur. The Turning Point.
Miller, Carolyn and Daryl Warner. “To live, to dance.”
Taras, John. “Nora Kaye: A tribute.”
Terry, Walter. “Metropolitan Opera ballet.”
Thigpen, Paula. “Nijinsky: Clown of God.”
Twysden, Aileen Elizabeth. Alexandra Danilova.
---------. “Alta California.”
---------. “Gaite Parisienne.”
---------. “An introduction to ballet history.”
---------. [miscellaneous ms. fragments/notes].
---------. [untitled].
Printed Material
Printed Material refers primarily to "Books" and "Catalogs" from Danilova’s personal library. The seventy-five books are relating to ballet, art, or religion.
Books
Books (75): the books, forty percent of which are in Russian, deal primarily with dance, art, or religious or spiritual issues (several Bibles, e.g.). Organization is alphabetic by author. Access is limited to those books which the Library does not hold elsewhere in its collections.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. The journey of self-discovery.
---------. Krsna: the supreme personality of Godhead.
---------. A second chance: the story of a near-death experience.
---------. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: first canto (“Creation”). *
---------. The teachings of Lord Kapila: the son of Devahūti.
All things wise and wonderful: a big little book of hints. *
Anderson, Jack. The one and only: the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
[Arkhimandrit, Īosif]. Святыни Москвы: Издано къ преддверію 1000-лѣтія Крещенія Руси. *
Avtamonov, Igor. Владимир Мономах и Гита Гарольдовна.
Balanchine, George, and Francis Mason. Balanchine’s Complete stories of the great ballets.
Beliaev, Vladimir. Залив в тумане. *
Berezov, Nikolai. Жизнь и балет.
Библия: Книги Священного писания. [The Bible]
Bourassé, Jean J., and Pierre D. Janvier, trans. Les Saints Évangiles. [New Testament Gospels]
Buckle, Richard. Diaghilev.
Buckle, Richard, and John Taras. George Balanchine, ballet master.
Chakirov, Nikita, ed. Преподобный Серафимъ Саровскій Чудотворецъ: Дивѣевская тайна и предсказанїя о Воскресенїи Россїи. *
Croft, Lusay. Impressions. [booklet of poems] *
Decter, Jacqueline. Nicholas Roerich: the life and art of a Russian master.
Ezerskaia, Bella. Мастера, kn. 1.
Fehl, Fred, photographer, and Doris Hering. Giselle and Albrecht: American Ballet Theatre’s romantic lovers.
Feifer, George. Our Motherland.
Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, Selma Jeanne Cohen and Roger Lonsdale. Famed for dance: essays on the theory and practice of theatrical dancing in England, 1660-1740.
Frangopulo, Marietta, and Leonid Entelis, comps. 75 балетных либретто. *
Galland, Jean-Paul. Genève au fil des siècles.
Galushko, Tatiana. Пушкинский календарь.
Géraldy, Paul. Toi et moi.
Golynets, Sergei. Ivan Bilibin.
Grigoriev, S. L. The Diaghilev ballet, 1909-1929. Trans. and ed. Vera Bowen. *(this ed.) (fragile)
Grigorovich, [Y.] N. Балет. Энциклопедия.
Gross, Ruth Below. If you were a ballet dancer.
Gruen, John. The private world of ballet.
Hategan, Vasile, et. al, comps. Prayers for Orthodox Christians used in private devotions. *
Homans, Jennifer. A celebration of India. 1991 Artistic Supplement of the National Dance Institute.
Howard, Nicholas. Costume at Castle Howard. Photographs by Naruhito.
Knight, Esmond. Seeking the bubble.
Kochno, Boris. Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes.
Komitet po Delam Iskusstv pri SNK SSSR. Государственный театр оперы и балета Aрмении имени А. А. Спендиарова.
Ladré, Illaria Obidenna. Illaria Obidenna Ladré: memoirs of a child of Theatre Street. *
Laurents, Arthur. The turning point. *
Liukom, Elena M. Моя работа в балете.
Maclean, Fitzroy. Eastern approaches.
Matveev, Mikhail A. Ленинградский и государственный ордена Ленина академический театр оперы и балета имени С. М. Кирова.
Mikhailov, Mikhail. Жизнь в балете.
Milstein, Nathan, and Solomon Volkov. From Russia to the West: the musical memoirs and reminiscences of Nathan Milstein.
Mulys, Gérard. Vie des Ballets de Monte-Carlo, direction René Blum: vue par detaille photographe. *
Neale, Wendy. On your toes: beginning ballet.
Nekhendzi, A., comp. Мариус Петипа: Материалы, воспоминания, статьи.
Nekrasov, Nikolai A. Лирика. * (this edition)
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Novikov, N. V., comp. Русские сказки в ранних записях и публикациях (xvi-xviii века).
Новый Завѣтъ. [New Testament]
Паломничество Царя-мученика Благочестивѣйшаго Государа Императора Николая Александровича.
Petrov, Anatoly N. Город Пушкин: Дворцы и парки.
Polevoi, Petr N. Отголоски старины.
Pushkin, Alexander. Евгеній Онѣгинъ: Романъ въ стихахъ.
Robinson, Harlow. The last impresario: the life, times, and legacy of Sol Hurok.
Ross, Marvin C. The art of Karl Fabergé and his contemporaries.
Sarukhanian, Evgenia. Достоевский в Петербурге.
Scribe, Eugène, and E. Legouvé. Adriana Lecouvreur. [libretto]
Shchipunov, P., ed. Ленинградское Государственное Хореграфическое Училище.
Shearer, Moira. Balletmaster: a dancer’s view of George Balanchine.
Shvarts, Vsevolod. Ленинград: Художественные памятники.
Simonov, Konstantin. Из трех тетрадей: стихи, поэмы.
Sitwell, Sacheverell. The romantic ballet. (signed by A. E. Twysden)
Snowman, A. Kenneth. The art of Carl Fabergé.
Sydykbekov, Tugelbai. Рассказы.
Taper, Bernard. Balanchine.
Tisdall, E. E. P. Marie Fedorovna: Empress of Russia.
Tkacheva, A., comp. Новый русско-французскій словарь.
Volkov, Nikolai D., and Yuri I. Slonimskii, eds. Агриппина Яковлевна Ваганова.
Volkov, Solomon. Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky.
Weinstock, Herbert. Handel.
Zasosov, Dmitri A., and Vladimir I. Pyzin. Из жизни Петербурга 1890-1910-х годов: Записки очевидцев.
Zhigulin, Anatoli. Жизнь, нечаянная радость.
Catalogs
Catalogs: primarily art exhibition and auction catalogs.
100 years of Russian ballet, 1830-1930. [exhibition catalog, 1989]
American ballet theatre: thirty-six years of scenic and costume design 1940-1976. [exhibition catalog, inscribed by Oliver Smith]
Art nouveau/art déco and opera, ballet and related material. [auction catalog, 1982]
Ballet, 1582-1984: three hundred books and manuscripts from the collection of Parmenia Migel Ekstrom.
Ballet material and manuscripts from the Serge Lifar collection. [auction catalog, 1984]
Benefit auction for the Performing Arts Research Center, The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center. [1983]
Catalogue principally of Diaghilev ballet material: costumes, costume designs and portraits. [1967]
Diaghilev: costumes and designs of the Ballets Russes. [exhibition, 1978?]
Exhibition of stained glass by Alice D. Laughlin, May 4-22, 1948.
Fabergé: Jeweler to royalty. [exhibition catalog, 1983]
The Hermitage: selected treasures from a great museum.
Modern, Haitian and Latin American paintings, drawings and sculpture, including a selection of ballet, old master and 19th century drawings. [auction catalog, 1982]
The Nutcracker: costume designs by Alain Vaës for the Fort Worth Ballet.
Rare books, libretti, prints, periodicals, photographs, posters, programs: Duplicates from the dance collection of the New York Public Library.... [auction catalog, 1970]
RM associates: new programs, 1987-1988. [film catalog]
Russian and Soviet paintings, 1900-1930: selections from the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, and the State Russian Museum, Leningrad. [exhibition catalog, 1988]
School of American Ballet. [catalogs: 1980/81 (2), post-1991]
Tribute to the ballet: Lisa Rhana. [art exhibition]
Other
Other: informational and publicity brochures and booklets, including souvenir books.
1936-1986: AGMA Golden Jubilee
L’Après-midi d’un faune, Nijinsky, 1912 [publicity for photographic exhibition]
Bassano del Grappa [tourist booklet]
The Bolshoi Ballet, United States tour, 1987
Dancers. Occupational briefs on America’s major job fields, 1947
Houston Ballet (2)
I Was There, by Walter Terry [publicity brochure]
In the beginning, man was made to dance [Houston Ballet publication]
Indianapolis Ballet Theatre
The Kirov Ballet United States tour, 1989 (2)
New York City Ballet annual spring galas: 1983, 1991, 1995 [souvenir books]
A pictorial tribute to Sir Anton Dolin, 1984 [souvenir book]
The School of American Ballet, 1934-1979 (2)
The School of American Ballet: 1980 (2), [1981]
The School of American Ballet 50th anniversary campaign (2)
The School of American Ballet 50th anniversary gala, 1984 [souvenir book]
School of American Ballet winter benefits: 1986, 1990 [souvenir books]
School of American Ballet workshop performance benefit, 1991 [souvenir book]
The seventh annual Capezio Dance Award, 1958 (2)
Tulsa Ballet Theatre, 1993-94 Season of Gold
Vaganova Ballet Academy, Leningrad
Music
Ballet titles, arranged alphabetically, under which the appropriate music (photocopied sheet music) is filed, alphabetically when applicable. A photocopy of an unidentified fragmentary manuscript is also included following the other listings.
Naïla (music by Delibes)
Variation de Naïla
The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky)
Variation-Valse (no. 11)
Paquita (Minkus)
[Allegro]
Grand pas
Variation (pour l’harpe) [by Albert Zabel]
Raymonda (Glazunov)
Pizzicato ; Variation III
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
Pas de deux (Act III)
[unidentified ms. (photocopy) short score/conductor’s score w/ accompanying words (“although a mother’s mind may be unclouded...”); 8 measures.]
Artwork
Prints, drawings, and a painting. Alphabetical listing of individual work titles and generic descriptive headings (“drawings,” e.g.). Individual works subsumed within generic headings are likewise alphabetized by title, real or artificial.
Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia. Print, 15.5 in. x 11.5 in.
[Drawings]
La Chatte. Colored pencil and marker, by Millicent Hodson/Kenneth Archer.
[Dancers’ dressing rooms]. In pen (photocopy).
[Danilova]. Line drawing in ink by [?] Nelson.
[Male dancer]. Sketch (reproduction) by Virginia Irvin Noehren, for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
[Man and woman dancing]. Magazine clipping.
[Praying hands]. In pencil, by G. Fe[d]iw.
[“The Swan and I”]. Sketch in pencil of an imaginary book cover adorned with dancing Danilova figures, by Kelly [?].
Letniĭ sad [Summer Garden, St. Petersburg]. Reproduction (8.5 in. x 11.25 in.) on cloth of a photo by V. Stukalova.
Nicholas Alexandrovich (Nicholas II), Emperor of Russia. Print, 15.5 in. x 11.5 in.
[Painting]
[Aboriginal campfire dance?]. Gouache[?] with colored pencil or crayon, affixed to an unfolded envelope, 5.5 in. x 7.5 in.
[Victorian prints, ca. 7 in. x 5 in.]
Camélia.
Orange. (framed)
Pensée. (2)
Personal Materials, 1940s-1990s
Four box-groupings according to marginal (and unindicated) similarities: 1) address books, name cards, passports (records of identification); 2) datebooks/calendars; 3) souvenir/autograph books; 4) unused folders (miscellaneous).
Address books (4)
Business cards (1 folder)
Namecards (Danilova’s)
Passports (3), vaccination certificates (2), border crossing I.D.
Calendar, signed by Carla Fracci, 1994
Datebooks/calendar, 1989, 1993, 1994
Autograph book, signed by members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo on the occasion of Danilova’s 40th[?] birthday. San Francisco, 20 Nov. 1943.
Souvenir notebook, in memory of one of the first programs directed by Danilova of the Edith James Concert Ballet Group, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 16 Mar. 1952. (Includes member signatures, program, pictures, museum postcards and exhibition booklets.)
Folders (3): one monogrammed, containing stationery and namecards; the others empty, labeled “Dinah Shore Chevy Show, 8 March 1959,” and “International Ballet Competition, Jackson, Miss., 18-30 June 1979.”