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Merrill Ashley papers.

Title
Merrill Ashley papers.
Author
Ashley, Merrill
Publication
1950-2017.
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box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 1Offsite
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 2Offsite
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 3Offsite
box 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 4Offsite
box 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 5Offsite
box 6Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 6Offsite
box 7Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 7Offsite
box 8Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 8Offsite
box 9Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 9Offsite
box 10Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 10Offsite
box 11Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 11Offsite
box 12Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 12Offsite
box 13Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 13Offsite
box 14Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 14Offsite
box 15Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 15Offsite
box 16Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 16Offsite
box 17Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 17Offsite
box 18Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 18Offsite
box 19Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 19Offsite
box 20Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 495 box 20Offsite

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Description
14.37 linear feet (39 boxes)
Summary
Merrill Ashley (1950 - ) is an American ballerina who danced for 31 years with the New York City Ballet, most of them under George Balanchine. Her papers, dating from 1950 to 2017, document her career through ballet class and choreography notebooks; photographs; letters; diaries; book drafts and interview transcripts for her book Dancing For Balanchine; calendars and datebooks; programs and clippings; posters; artifacts such as pointe shoes; and books.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Ballet slippers.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Diaries.
  • Interviews.
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Notes (documents)
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Programs (documents)
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.
  • Access to the diaries dated 1969 and 1972 in box 9, folder 4 is restricted until the death of Merrill Ashley.
Source (note)
  • Donated by Merrill Ashley, 2018.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 495
OCLC
1121085926
Author
Ashley, Merrill, creator.
Title
Merrill Ashley papers.
Production
1950-2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Restricted Access
Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.
Access to the diaries dated 1969 and 1972 in box 9, folder 4 is restricted until the death of Merrill Ashley.
Source
Donated by Merrill Ashley, 2018.
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Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 495
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