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Nutcracker souvenir book

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Jerome Robbins Dance Division

  • Choregraphie
  • A long minuet as danced at Bath
  • Sketchbook
  • Scrapbook documenting the appearances of dancer Alice Eis and her partner Bert French
  • The dance score
  • Traité élémentaire, théorique et pratique de l'art de la danse
  • Sketchbook
  • Coreografie per ballabili d'opera
  • Caricature of Sergeĭ Dyagilev
  • La sténochorégraphie
  • Ehon Tsūhōshi
  • Le maître a danser
  • America
  • Costume designs for the ballet La Pastorella Svizzera
  • Simplicité
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COLLECTION
Lincoln Kirstein papers

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SUB-COLLECTION
XI. CLIPPINGS, PROGRAMS

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NYCB, School of American Ballet

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Title
Nutcracker souvenir book
Collection

Lincoln Kirstein papers

XI. CLIPPINGS, PROGRAMS

NYCB, School of American Ballet

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1954
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZMD 123
Genres
Theater programs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1995) was an American ballet director, writer, and dance historian. He 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 director of the succeeding company, New York City Ballet in 1948. His career included work with visual artists and writers on various projects. His publications in dance include: Dance Index, 1942-48; books on Fokine, Nijinsky, New York City Ballet, a history of theatrical dance, and assistance to Romola Nijinsky in the biography of her husband, 1932-33. He retired from New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet in 1989. Kirstein was known as a sponsor (1959-60) of Japanese theater in the United States. He was the recipient of many distinguished awards.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 Item
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14256965
MSS Unit ID: 19761
Archives EAD ID: 631696
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 17.504.41
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7b34b650-ea3b-0134-6edd-0c1cb549cd80
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1954: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nutcracker souvenir book" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e05e56b0-6036-0135-7061-57712abbe098

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nutcracker souvenir book" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e05e56b0-6036-0135-7061-57712abbe098

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Nutcracker souvenir book Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e05e56b0-6036-0135-7061-57712abbe098

Wikipedia Citation

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Nutcracker souvenir book