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Letter from Carleton Sprague Smith to Lincoln Kirstein, defending the Dance Collection

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Lincoln Kirstein papers

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New York Public Library

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Title
Letter from Carleton Sprague Smith to Lincoln Kirstein, defending the Dance Collection
Names
Smith, Carleton Sprague, 1905-1994 (Author)
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996 (Addressee)
Collection

Lincoln Kirstein papers

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New York Public Library

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950-06-23
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZMD 97
Topics
New York Public Library. Dance Collection
Genres
Correspondence
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13538378
MSS Unit ID: 19755
Archives EAD ID: 954594
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 19.502.156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f582b9b0-c97d-0138-22c2-695b3c90a27f
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Item timeline of events

  • 1905: Creator Born
  • 1950: Created
  • 1994: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from Carleton Sprague Smith to Lincoln Kirstein, defending the Dance Collection" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8378810-c97d-0138-ce80-0b7f44685374

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from Carleton Sprague Smith to Lincoln Kirstein, defending the Dance Collection" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8378810-c97d-0138-ce80-0b7f44685374

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1950). Letter from Carleton Sprague Smith to Lincoln Kirstein, defending the Dance Collection Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f8378810-c97d-0138-ce80-0b7f44685374

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Letter from Carleton Sprague Smith to Lincoln Kirstein, defending the Dance Collection