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Frank Westbrook papers
- Title
- Frank Westbrook papers, 1937-1990.
- Author
- Westbrook, Frank.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 309 box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 309 box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 309 box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 309 box 4 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1.13 linear feet (4 boxes)
- Summary
- The Frank Westbrook papers document the life and career of dancer and choreographer Frank Westbrook (1909-1992), who was an acting extra for Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and an ensemble dancer on Broadway before creating choreography of his own. Westbrook also danced in works by prominent choreographers such as Agnes DeMille and Doris Humphrey, and participated in the creation of a choreographers' organization called Theater Dance, Inc. His papers include a scrapbook, a memoir, personal essays, ballet scenarios, ballet music scores, correspondence, and photographs.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Black-and-white negatives.
- Manuscripts for publication.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
- Access (note)
- To request materials, contact the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org) in advance.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Donor retains copyright of materials. Library policy on photocopying will apply. For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 309
- OCLC
- 844958766
- Author
- Westbrook, Frank.
- Title
- Frank Westbrook papers, 1937-1990.
- Restricted Access
- To request materials, contact the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org) in advance.
- Terms Of Use
- Donor retains copyright of materials. Library policy on photocopying will apply. For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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- Research Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 309