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Maria Bonfanti papers

Title
Maria Bonfanti papers, 1868-1917.
Author
Bonfanti, Maria.
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Folders 1-55, Box 1Moving imageSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 43 Folders 1-55, Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Folders 56-66, Box 2Moving imageSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 43 Folders 56-66, Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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109 items
Summary
This collection, a gift from the estate of Gwendolyn Ruddell (Miss Bonfanti's granddaughter), consists primarily of correspondence with her Italian relatives and accounts of her ballet school in New York.
Donor/Sponsor
Estate of Guendolyn Ruddell.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Personal records.
Source (note)
  • Ruddell, Gwendolyn Ruddell, estate of
Biography (note)
  • Maria Bonfanti (1847-1921), an Italian born and trained ballerina, toured the United States and Europe with great success between 1869 and 1894.
Language (note)
  • In Italian and English.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of the estate of Gwendolyn Ruddell
Processing Action (note)
  • cataloged (DC)
  • cataloged (AMC)
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 43
OCLC
NYPW86-A20
Author
Bonfanti, Maria.
Title
Maria Bonfanti papers, 1868-1917.
Biography
Maria Bonfanti (1847-1921), an Italian born and trained ballerina, toured the United States and Europe with great success between 1869 and 1894. She also danced as prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1885 to 1886 and maintained a ballet school in New York following her retirement.
Language
In Italian and English.
Provenance
Gift of the estate of Gwendolyn Ruddell, 1983.
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Local Subject
Manuscripts -- Collections.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 43
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