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Lola Menzeli and Senia Solomonoff papers

Title
Lola Menzeli and Senia Solomonoff papers, 1873-1954 (bulk 1910s-1940).
Author
Menzeli, Lola, 1898-1951.

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volume 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 volume 3Offsite
volume 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 volume 2Offsite
volume 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 volume 1Offsite
box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 box 1Offsite
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 box 2Offsite
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 box 3Offsite
box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 box 4Offsite
box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 417 box 5Offsite

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Additional Authors
Solomonoff, Senia.
Description
2.34 linear feet (5 boxes, 3 volumes)
Summary
Lola Menzeli and her husband Senia Solomonoff were ballet dancers and teachers. The Lola Menzeli and Senia Solomonoff papers (1873-1954, bulk 1910s-1940) contain scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers documenting their careers. The collection includes scrapbooks concerning Menzeli's career on the vaudeville circuit in the 1910s; Menzeli and Solomonoff's world tour in the 1920s; and the Festival of States in St. Petersburg, Florida, which Solomonoff directed from 1933 to 1935. The collection also contains materials related to Menzeli's patented invention of heeled toe shoes, and a scrapbook about Menzeli's teacher, Elizabetta Menzeli.
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Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of Use (note)
  • The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.
Source (note)
  • Donated by Marya and Oscar Stein, 2012.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 417
OCLC
893873306
Author
Menzeli, Lola, 1898-1951.
Title
Lola Menzeli and Senia Solomonoff papers, 1873-1954 (bulk 1910s-1940).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms Of Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.
Source
Donated by Marya and Oscar Stein, 2012.
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Occupation
Ballet dancers.
Dance teachers.
Added Author
Solomonoff, Senia.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 417
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