Guide to the Records of the Ballet Russes in Australia Project

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MS Acc10.133

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Collection Summary

Creator
Ballet Russes in Australia
Title
Records of the Ballet Russes in Australia Project
Date Range
c.1928-c.2010
Collection Number
MS Acc10.133
Extent
6.75 metres (33 ms boxes + 3 large folio boxes + 25 digital carriers + 2 sound/av carriers)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6159056).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Ballet Russes in Australia Project, National Library of Australia, MS Acc10.133, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Item Descriptions

Series. Travel

Summary of dates for three tours, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 1

Full travel chronology, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 1

Shipping lists/Passenger lists - First tour. To and from UK. To and from New Zealand, 1936-1937 (File) - Box 1

Copies from various archives

Shipping lists/Passenger lists - Second tour. To and from UK. To and from New Zealand, 1938-1939 (File) - Box 1

Copies from various archives

Shipping lists/Passenger lists -Third tour. To and from UK, USA, 1939-1940 (File) - Box 1

Copies from various archives

Third tour - forming the company and leaving Europe, 1939 (File) - Box 1

First tour - newspaper clippings, 1936-1937 (File) - Box 1

Second tour - selected clippings, 1938-1939 (File) - Box 1

Third tour - selected clippings, 1939-1940 (File) - Box 1

Dancer's comments on travel, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 1

Pictorial sources on travel, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 1

Air travel - Europe to Australia: in Australia, 1938-1939 (File) - Box 1

Copies from 'Home' magazine

Train travel - Special Train Notices. NSW, Victoria, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 1

Copies from various archives

Shipping lists/Passenger lists. Dandre/Spessiva company. 1934, 1934 (File) - Box 1

Copies from various archives

Immigration documents and selected other sources relating to individuals: - Alexandroff, Algeranoff, Alonso, Andhazy, Arciuk , Armour, Baline, Bartholin, Bechenova, Blinova, Bondireva, Borovansky, Bousloff, de Basil, Denisova, Dimina, Dolin, Dorati, Frank, Froman, Georghieff, Goberman, Golovina, Gontcharova, Grigorieff (A), Grigorieff (S), Grigorieff (T), Grigorieff (V) , Irman, Ismailoff, Jasinksy, Kirsova, Korginsky, Ladre (I), Ladre (M), Landerer, Larose, Lazofsky, Leontieva, Leskova, Lichine, Lifar, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 2

Copies from various archives

Immigration documents and selected other sources relating to individuals: - Malevitch, Matouchak, Melnikova, Morosova, Moulin, Nelodiva, Nemtchinova, Obouchoff, Orloff, Osato, Panaieff, Petroff, Philipoff (A), Philipoff (O), Polouchine, Popova, Razoumova, Riabouchinska, Rostoff, Runanine, Russova, Rykoff, Schrimanovich, Schwezoff, Shaievsky, Skibine, Slavinsky, Sobinova, Sokoloff, Sorokine, Spirka, Stepanova, Svetlova, Tchinerova, Toumanova (E), Toumanova (T), Toumine, Tovaroff, Tupine, Unger, Vassilkovsky, Verchinina, Volkova, Youskewitch, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 3

Copies from various archives

Dancers registered as Aliens. Adelaide, 1936 (File) - Box 3

Notes and copies

Dancers registered as Aliens. Brisbane, 1940 (File) - Box 3

Notes and copies

Alien Registration - sources in National Archives of Australia : Personal statement by alien passenger form, 1935 (File) - Box 3

Copy of form

"Nansen" status description (File) - Box 3

Copy from Internet source

Series. Finance and Business

J C Williamson. Cable Books . Negotiations for tours. Transcripts of cables from J C Williamson collection, NLA : Article by R. Stone, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 4

Originals held in NLA collection MS 4783

J.C.Williamson. Wages and Salaries book, 1936-1937 (File) - Box 4

Transcripts from originals held in NLA MSS collection

J.C.Williamson. Board meetings minutes, 1936-1937 (File) - Box 4

Transcripts from originals held in NLA MSS collection

J.C. Williamson. Salary book. Sydney season 1937, 1937 (File) - Box 4

Copies from originals held NLA MSS collection.

J.C.Williamson .Salary book. New Zealand season 1937, 1939, 1937, 1939 (File) - Box 4

Copies from originals held NLA MSS collection.

J.C.Williamson. Salary book. Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney season, 1940, 1940 (File) - Box 4

Copies from originals held in NLA MSS collection

Contract between J C Williamson and de Basil for first tour, 1936 (File) - Box 4

Copy of original in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne

Contract between J C Williamson and de Basil for second tour, 1938 (File) - Box 4

Copy of original in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne

Contract between J C Williamson and de Basil for third tour, 1939 (File) - Box 4

Copy of original in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne

Summary list of contracts between JCW and de Basil, 1936 (File) - Box 4

Copy of original in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne

Miscellaneous correspondence , memos and fine notices relating to Ballets Russes seasons (File) - Box 4

Copy of originals in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne

J C Williamson Annual reports and Salary book 1930-1936. Miscellaneous clippings (File) - Box 4

Copies of originals in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Notes

Ballets Russes companies in London, 1930s. Report on absence of company records, 2009 (File) - Box 4

Notes on visit to Companies House

Ballets Russes marketing strategy, 1915 (File) - Box 4

Copy of text from book

Commonwealth Arbitration Reports ( CAR). Reports relating to wages and salaries in theatrical employment. Summary list and index to reports, 1936-1940 (File) - Box 5

Copies of published reports

Commonwealth Arbitration Reports ( CAR). Judgements relating to wages and salaries in theatrical employment. Reports. Six folders, 1928-1049 (File) - Box 5

Copies of published reports

Series. Orchestras and Musicians

Musicians Union of Australia. Correspondence and minutes of meetings relating to employment of orchestral musicians, particularly the Ballets Russes orchestras, 1928-1940 (File) - Box 6

Copies and transcripts from originals in Noel Butlin Archive of Labour, Australian National University.

List of musicians in Ballets Russes orchestras. Text for website, 1926-1940 (File) - Box 6

List of musicians in Ballets Russes orchestras. Early draft text, 2010 (File) - Box 6

Lists of musicians in Ballets Russes orchestras. Extracts, 2006 (File) - Box 6

Ballets Russes musicians - biographical background (Clive Amadio, Adrian Bendall, Eric Clapham, James Riley) (File) - Box 6

Ballest Russes musicians - immigration documents. (Nathan Beresniakoff, Romeo Caletti, Antonio Curcio, Americo Gagliardi, Gabriel Joffe) (File) - Box 6

Copies from archive sources

Ballets Russes orchestras - Newspaper clippings (selected) and press comments (File) - Box 6

Ballets Russes musicians listed in non-ballet programs (File) - Box 6

Miscellaneous musicians associated with Ballets Russes Orchestras (File) - Box 6

Ballets Russes conductors - biographical background (Joseph Horenstein, Max Goberman) (File) - Box 7

Ballets Russes conductors - Antal Dorati. Comments on Australia from autobiography, 1933-1948 (File) - Box 7

Ballets Russes conductors - Antal Dorati. Report on orchestras in Australia, 1940 (File) - Box 7

Copy from original in National Archives of Australia

Ballets Russes conductors - Antal Dorati . Relations with ABC, 1940 (File) - Box 7

Copies from original documents in National Archives of Australia

Ballets Russes conductors - Antal Dorati. Photogaphs and press coverage. (Selected), 1940 (File) - Box 7

Ballets Russes conductors - Antal Dorati. Research notes and comments on book by Richard Chlupaty, 1938-1940 (File) - Box 7

Ballets Russes musicians - J C Williamson Salary Book. Extracts re musicians (File) - Box 7

Copies from original in NLA MS4783 collection

Ballets Russes musicians. Contracts with J C Williamson Ltd, 1937-1940 (File) - Box 7

Copies of originals in Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Notes

Ballets Russes musicians. University of Melbourne Conservatorium. Student records. (Ackland, Mendoza, Shiffron) . Conservatorium staff listings, 1937 (File) - Box 7

Copies of originals in University of Melbourne Archives and published sources.

Ballets Russes musicians. Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Roll Books for classes with student listings. Plus Conservatorium staff listings, 1916-1930 (File) - Box 7

Copies of originals in NSW State Archives. Transcripts and notes.

Ballets Russes musicians. Listings of musicians playing in non-ballet orchestras, 1930s (File) - Box 7

Copies of published programs from various sources.

Music scores used by Ballets Russes musicians (File) - Box 7

Copies on CD and printouts of originals held in Theatre and Performance Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Music by Australian composers. Lists (File) - Box 7

Music played during Australian tours. Lists, 1930-1943 (File) - Box 7

Music in Australia background notes and references (File) - Box 7

Series. Personnel

Members of the companies - List for publication - - 2010 (File) - Box 8

Members of the companies - Earlier versions of list- - 2006-2007 (File) - Box 8

Members of the companies - List published for Adelaide Symposium - - 2008 (File) - Box 8

Members of the companies - List from J C Williamson 1936 : Unidentified list from Ingram collection (File) - Box 8

Members of the companies - Australian dancers with the companies (File) - Box 8

Copies of photos of company management personnel (File) - Box 8

Folder of copies of photos of dancers in companies. Arranged alphabetical by surname (File) - Box 9

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Kira Abricossova (File) - Box 9

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Algeranoff (File) - Box 9

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Arthur Allen and Family. Sydney lawyer. Includes transcripts of diaries re Ballets Russes visits (File) - Box 9

Copies and transcripts of manuscripts in Mitchell Library, Sydney.

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Thomas Armour. Including transcripts of letters from Australia (File) - Box 9

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Baby Ballerinas (File) - Box 9

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Shirley Baker (File) - Box 9

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Irina Baronova. Including extracts from autobiography, copies from IB scrapbook, Obituaries, etc (File) - Box 10

Comprises four folders

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources fort selected dancers and ohers: Betty Bloch (File) - Box 10

Biographiical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: T. Essington Breen (File) - Box 10

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Basil Burdett (File) - Box 10

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Daphne Dean(e) (File) - Box 10

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova) -Extacts from published letters (File) - Box 11

Copies from Dance Collection Danse archive, Toronto

Oral history interview with Rosemary Deveson, 1978 (Item NLA.MS-SAV013089) - Cassette-Box 627
1 item, Maxell UR 90, Compact cassette tape

Dance collection Danse

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova) -Documents, correspondence etc (File) - Box 11

Copies from Dance Collection Danse archive, Toronto

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova) -Photographs (File) - Box 11

Copies from Dance Collection Danse archive, Toronto

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova) - transcripts of Oral history interviews, Canada 1984, 1993 (File) - Box 11

Copies from Dance Collection Danse archive, Toronto

Blank Ms Harold Interview (Item NLA.MS-SAV013090) - Cassette-Box 627

1 item, SKC LX 90, Compact cassette tape

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova)- Cassette tapes of Oral History interview, 1978 (File) - Box 11

Contains cassette tapes

Dancing for de Basil, June 25, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004276) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, MAM-A, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Dance collection Danse, copies of photos published in book

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova) -CDs with copies of photographs etc (File) - Box 11

Contains CD

Stone-Deveson scans, June 26, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004277) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, MAM-A, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Dance collection Danse. For printouts of photos see Deveson File

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Rosemary Deveson (stage name Natasha Sobinova) - Notes on dance in Vancouver,Canada (File) - Box 11

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Mira Dimina. Notes on NLA manuscript holdings (File) - Box 11

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Anton Dolin. Copy of article about Dolin scrapbooks in NLA (File) - Box 11

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Tamara Tchinarova Finch (File) - Box 12

Copy of published interview

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Michel Fokine (File) - Box 12

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Annette Gillen (File) - Box 12

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Jean Haet. Biographical notes. CD copy of oral history interview (File) - Box 12

Jean Haet MP3, 28-Jun-07 (Item NLA.MS-DM004278) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Rimage 8x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Jean Haet interviewed by Richard Stone. NLA recording

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Arnold Haskell. Extracts from autobiographical writings (File) - Box 12

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Arnold Haskell. Bibliographical notes (File) - Box 12

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Arnold Haskell. Writings about Haskell and biographical notes (File) - Box 12

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Sol Hurok. Copy of extract from autobiography (File) - Box 12

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Brigitte Kelly. (Maria Sanina) Copy of autobiography (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Helene Kirsova . Copies of works about (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Tatiana Leskova . Newspaper clipping re The Australian Ballet (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Leonide Massine. Copy of article about LM (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Patricia Meyers (Alexandra Denisova. Biographical note (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Sono Osato. Extract from autobiography (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Joanna Priest. Extract from biography (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: Repin family, Sydney. Article about family (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Igor Schwezoff. Article about IS (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Betty Scorer. (Elisabeth Souvorova) Copies and transcripts of letters to mother (File) - Box 13

Originals in NLA MSS collection

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others: George Skibine. Copy of interview (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Bernard Smith. Article about BS and copy of manuscript source (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Valrene Tweedie. Biographical notes. Obituaries (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Kiril Vassilkovsky. Biographical note . Oral History reference (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Nina Verchinina. Article about NV (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Anna Volkova. Newspaper clippings and oral history reference (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Igor Youskevitch. Biographical note (File) - Box 13

Biographical notes and bibliographical sources for selected dancers and others : Valentin Zeglovsky. Extract from autobiography (File) - Box 13

"Ballets Russes" film (USA, 2006) - Transcripts of complete interviews with : - Tatiana Leskova : Irina Baronova and Tamara Tchinarova Finch : Irina Baronova : Patricia Denise (Alexandra Denisova) : Tamara Tchinarova Finch : Jean Hunt (Kira Bounina) : Tatiana Riabouchinska : Irina Baronova and Tatiana Riabouchinska : Valrene Tweedie : Irina Baronova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, and Tamara Tchinerova Finch (File) - Box 13

Copies of interview transcripts supplied by producers of the film.

Series. Visual Artists, Designers

Folder of biographical notes, samples of illustrations, location of works for artists, painters, cartoonists contemporaneous with the Ballets Russes tours : Slava Andreyev, Birger Bartholin, Clarice Beckett, Bernie Bragg, Keith Bryant, Rupert Bunny, Harold Byrne, Tom Challen, William Constable, Noel Counihan, William Dargie, Carlien Davy, Sue Dennett, Donald Friend, ? Frith , Tom Glover, Elinor Harry, W.V.C. Hazeldene, Roy Hodgkinson, ? Hudson , Vincent Juradowitch, ? Kervey, Adrian Lawlor, Percy Leason, Daryl Lindsay, Norman Lindsay, Hugh Macrae, Alan McCulloch, Wilfred McCulloch, Kerwin Macgrath, ? Morrison, Stanley Parker, Eileen Pearcey, Stuart Peterson, Thea Proctor, Jack Quayle, Jocelyn Richards, Jim Russell, Jeffrey Smart, Grace Cossington Smith, Toumine Slava, Frederick Ward, Rex Wood. Unknown artists (File) - Box 14

One ring binder

Biographical notes, samples of illustrations, location of works for artists, painters, cartoonists contemporaneous with the Ballets Russes tours : Enid Dickson (File) - Box 15

Copies from published and archival sources. Includes CD of images of Dickson's work.

Enid Dickson's Ballet Sketches (Item NLA.MS-DM004279) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

c Paul Treuthardt

The work of Enid Dickson, Disc 1 - Ballet portraits and sketches (Item NLA.MS-DM004280) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

c Paul Treuthardt

Biographical notes, samples of illustrations, location of works for Australian stage designers contemporaneous with the Ballets Russes tours : Florence and Kathleen Martin (File) - Box 15

Biographical notes, samples of illustrations, location of works for Australian stage designers contemporaneous with the Ballets Russes tours: Sidney Nolan (File) - Box 15

Biographical notes, samples of illustrations, location of works for Australian stage designers contemporaneous with the Ballets Russes tours: Kenneth Rowell (File) - Box 15

Biographical notes, samples of illustrations, location of works for Australian stage designers contemporaneous with the Ballets Russes tours: Loudon Sainthill (File) - Box 15

Stage design in Australia and Ballets Russes influence : articles and bibliographical references (File) - Box 15

Ring folder containing : Information on holdings of art works in the Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne : Clippings re acquisition of Benois drawings by National Gallery of Victoria : Background information on Australian art and art exhibitions during 1930s-1940s relevant to theatre and the Ballets Russes companies (File) - Box 15

Reproductions of covers of Ballets Russes programs by Norman Lindsay, Daryl Lindsay, Bernie Bragg etc (File) - Box 15

Ballets Russes film (USA, 2006) - Reviews and background notes (File) - Box 15

Ballets Russes films - Australian and US Festivals 2009 (File) - Box 15

Series. Photography

Photographers who worked with Ballets Russes companies - Notes and samples of photos by - Jack Cato, Max Dupain, Sam Hood , Nanette Kuehn, Lionel Lunn, S Alston Pearl, Wolf Pitsch, Frank Poole, W Hall Raine , Russell Roberts, E A Rowell, Spencer Shier, D. Darian Smith , Walter Stringer, Tornquist studio (File) - Box 16

Press photographs : Notes and samples from Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Consolidated Press, Argus, and live action photographs (File) - Box 16

Miscellaneous notes on : Haydn Beck photographs: National Gallery of Victoria holdings : untraced photographer R. Johnson (File) - Box 16

Hugh P. Hall Photographer. Notes on acquisition, processing and use of collection in National library of Australia. Notes on other holdings of Hall photographs (File) - Box 16

National Gallery of Australia Research Library : Notes on holdings (File) - Box 16

Performing Arts Collection of South Australia. Notes on holdings (File) - Box 16

[Mitchell Library: Non Ballet Russes photographs sample] (File) - Box 16

Mitchell Library Sydney : Search results from PICMAN catalogue (File) - Box 16

Mitchell Library, Sydney : report on visit 2009 (File) - Box 16

Mitchell Library, Sydney : Results of searching partially listed negatives (File) - Box 16

Mitchell Library, Sydney : Samples of holdings of Sam Hood photographs (File) - Box 16

Mitchell Library, Sydney : Notes on photographs in Constance Roberts Papers (File) - Box 16

Mitchell Library, Sydney : Notes on Ballets Russes photographs in Jean Garling collection (File) - Box 16

Albums and scrapbooks. Notes on various collections (File) - Box 16

State Library of Victoria : notes on Margaret Swallow collection (File) - Box 16

Archives Off ice, Tasmania. Notes on Beattie Jordan scrapbook (File) - Box 16

Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Notes on Lempriere scrapbook (File) - Box 16

Oxley library, State Library of Queensland: notes on photograph of Russian function (File) - Box 16

Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne : Notes on holdings of Ballets Russes photographs (File) - Box 17

Fairfax Media, Sydney : Notes on holdings of Ballets Russes photographs (File) - Box 17

Public Record Office, Victoria : notes on ballet photographs and advertising (File) - Box 17

Rosemary Deveson (Natasha Sobinova): notes on photographs (File) - Box 17

Jean Haet, San Francisco : Notes on Photographs (File) - Box 17

Jean Haet and Rosemary Deveson: copies of photographs (File) - Box 17

Contains CD of images

Deveson photos 1 -26, Haet photos 2 unnumbered (Item NLA.MS-DM004281) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation CD-RW 4x-12x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Anna Volkova: notes on photograph of Ballets Russes social occasion not in Australia lent for copying (File) - Box 17

National Library of Australia: Notes on holdings in Pictures collection and Manuscripts collection (File) - Box 17

Ballets Russes in Australia photographs located in published books. Copies and sources (File) - Box 17

Group photograph of second Ballets Russes company, Auckland, February, 1939 : Notes See also Folio Box 44 below for copies of photograph in various versions (File) - Box 17

NZ group photo (Item NLA.MS-DM004282) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Order 41237. National Library of Australia

Genres of ballet photography - List : Notes on glamour photography : Notes on American photographer Maurice Seymour (File) - Box 17

Arnold Haskell collection, Royal Ballet School, London : copies of photographs (File) - Box 17

Brigitte Kelly, Hove, UK : Copies of photographs (File) - Box 17

Group photograph of second Ballets Russes company, Auckland, February, 1939. Copies of various versions of photograph. See also Box 18 above (File) - Folio-Box 36

Series. New Zealand

New Zealand . Chronology of tours to NZ and repertoire performed (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. Bibliographical sources. Programs and advertising. 1 (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. B ibliographical sources. Programs and advertising. 2 (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. Bibliographical sources. Memoirs - Rosemary Deveson, Irina Baronova, Roman Jasinsky, Sono Osato, Arnold Haskell (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. B ibliographical sources. "Ballet in New Zealand" by Eric de Mauny. (1939, 1945) (File) - Box 18

New Zealand .Bibliographical sources. "Dance; an illustrated history..." By Tara Jahn-Werner. (2008) (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. Background notes- Travel: Art: DIC stores: Ballet history: Interview with Alexander Grant : Population figures (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. Notes on theatres used for Ballets Russes tours (File) - Box 18

New Zealand. Photographic sources. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington (File) - Box 19

New Zealand. Photographic sources. Mela Carter Collection , 1937. National Library of Australia (File) - Box 19

New Zealand. Photographic sources. Various. ( Photographs by Andrew brothers in book by Eric de Mauny : Group photograph, Parliamentary reception, Wellington, 1937 : Christchurch Art Gallery: SS Wanganella ) (File) - Box 19

New Zealand. Photographic sources. Visits to Maori locations, including Rotorua (File) - Box 19

New Zealand. Report on Research trip to New Zealand by Research Assistants, 2007 : Essay on New Zealand and the Ballets Russes tours by R.Stone (File) - Box 19

Series. New Zealand newspaper and magazine sources

New Zealand: Newspaper sources. List of NZ newspapers consulted. Sample copies of clippings - Australian press: Orchestra comments : J C Williamson management : Wanganui season : Baronova's 20th birthday and social events : Bicycles in Christchurch : Letters to editors : John Mowbray article : Fokines in NZ : Maori ballet mooted : Accomodation crisis in Wellington : Dancer's comments on NZ : (File) - Box 19

New Zealand. Newspaper sources. Copies of clippings related to Ballets Russes tours. North Island, 1937 Auckland Star, New Zealand Observer (Auckland),New Zealand Herald (Auckland), Waikato Times, Taranaki Herald, Wanganui Chronicle, Manawatu Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph (Napier), Wairarapa Daily News, Wairarapa Age , Evening Post (Wellington), The Dominion (Wellington) (File) - Box 20

1 ring binder

New Zealand. Newspaper sources. Copies of clippings related to Ballets Russes tours. South Island, 1937. The Press (Christchurch), Christchurch Star-Sun, Timaru Herald, Oamaru Mail, Otago Daily Times (Dunedin) (File) - Box 20

1 ring binder

New Zealand. Newspaper sources. Copies of clippings related to Ballets Russes tours. North Island, 1939. Auckland Star, New Zealand Observer (Auckland),New Zealand Herald (Auckland), Waikato Times, Manawatu Evening Standard, Evening Post (Wellington), The Dominion (Wellington) (File) - Box 21

1 ring binder

New Zealand. Newspaper sources. Copies of clippings related to Ballets Russes tours. South Island, 1939. The Press (Christchurch), Christchurch Star-Sun, Otago Daily Times (Dunedin), Southland times (Invercargill). (File) - Box 21

1 ring binder

New Zealand . Newspaper sources. Copies of clippings. See also Box/Folio folder 43 (File) - Folio-Box 36

Copies of clippings from : - New Zealand Woman's Weekly, New Zealand Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Review, NZ Radio Record, New Zealand Free Lance. 1937 -1939 (File) - Folio-Box 36

Folio folder

Series. Bibliographical sources

Bibliography of Ballets Russes in Australia - Web site text : Extracts from published sources cited in bibliography and other source notes. Folder 1 (File) - Box 22

See also Box 35

Bibliography of Ballets Russes in Australia - Web site text : Extracts from published sources cited in bibliography and other source notes. Folder 2 (File) - Box 22

See also Box 35

Bibliography of Ballets Russes in Australia - Web site text : Extracts from published sources cited in bibliography and other source notes. Folder 3 (File) - Box 22

See also Box 35

Extracts and copies of writings of English balletomane Lionel Bradley (File) - Box 22

Originals in Theatre and Performance Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Wendy Pryor. The creation, premieres, subsequent productions and early performances in Australia of three Michel Fokine ballets... Copy of thesis (BA Hons) (File) - Box 22

Context of theatre in Australia in the 1930s. Extracts from published works on theatres, theatre companies, genres (opera, vaudeville), general histories , selected newspaper clippings, biographies. 3 folders (File) - Box 22

Russian ballet companies (other than Ballets Russes) in Australia 1930-40. Notes and extracts from published material (File) - Box 22

Series. Ballets and Repertoire

Summary lists of repertoire extracted from programs etc (File) - Box 23

Copies of clippings about productions in Australia by the Ballets Russes companies of selected ballets : Coppelia, Graduation Ball, Protee, Les Presages, Symphonie Fantastique (File) - Box 23

3 ring binders

Series. Ballets Russes companies UK etc

Ballets Russes companies in Europe,the UK and USA, 1930s. Sample copies of programs and source notes, including copies of performance listings taken from The London Stage (File) - Box 24

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (USA) Tribute. Cincinatti, 2002 (File) - Box 24

Series. Events during tours

Visits to University of Melbourne by Ballets Russes personnel. Chronology of visits with clippings (File) - Box 24

Visits to University of Melbourne by Ballets Russes personnel, 1938-1940. Notes on Union Theatre, University Fine Arts Society, Melbourne University Magazine , etc. Article and presentation by R. Stone (File) - Box 24

Cafe Petrouschka, Melbourne. Notes on history and contact with Ballets Russes personnel (File) - Box 24

Rowe Street, Sydney - shops. Notes on relationship with Ballets Russes personnel (File) - Box 24

Opening of art exhibition of works by Hilda Rix Nicholas by Tamara Tchinarova (Dec. 1936) (File) - Box 24

Chronology of Australian tours based on PROMPT collection of programs, NLA (File) - Box 24

Series. Sources

Performing Arts Collection of South Australia. Notes on holdings (File) - Box 24

Dance Collections in Australia - copy of general article (File) - Box 24

Ballet holdings in University of Adelaide Library (File) - Box 24

National Gallery of Australia. Notes on collection of Ballets Russes costumes and exhibitions. Notes on Kirsova, Jellard and Sainthill collections in NGA Research Library (File) - Box 24

University of Melbourne Library. Holdings of Ballets Russes related theses. NB Theses not related to Australian tours (File) - Box 24

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. Notes on visit, 2007 (File) - Box 24

New York Public Library. Notes on visit, 2006 (File) - Box 24

Series. Ballets Russes in Australia Project

Launch of Project and press coverage during Project (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project : - ABC Radio and TV (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Exhibition "Creative Australia..."- (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Symphony orchestras programs containing music from Ballets Russes ballets (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Queensland Ballet, 2007 (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Adelaide Symposium, 2008. Delegate's folder. Press Coverage (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Adelaide Symposium, 2008.Press coverage (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Adelaide Symposium, 2008. Photographs (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Adelaide Symposium, 2008. Exhibitions - Art Gallery of South Australia (File) - Box 25

Events during the Project. Adelaide Symposium, 2008. Exhibitions - Adelaide Festival Centre (File) - Box 25

Contains CD of images of exhibition

Events during the Project. Adelaide Symposium, 2008. Copies of publications produced by the Project and The Australian Ballet (File) - Box 25

Update reports by Research Assistants on progress, 2006-2008 (File) - Box 26

Research plans and strategy for the Research Assistants (File) - Box 26

Research trip by Dr Mark Carroll. Paris, London. 2009. Report (File) - Box 26

Reports of research trips by the Research Assistants to New Zealand, North America, London (File) - Box 26

Public presentation by Curator of Dance. International Oral History Conference, Sydney, 2006 (File) - Box 27

Public presentation by Research Assistants and Curator of Dance. SIBMAS, Vienna. 2006 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

Public presentations by Research Assistants. IAML, Sydney, 2007 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

Audacious acts. Cross institutional collaboration in Australia and the model of the Ballets Russes project'. 26th SIBMAS Conference Vienna 2006, 2006 (Item NLA.MS-DM004297) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Public presentations by Research Assistants. ARLIS, Sydney, 2007 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

Whistling to Keep Things Going: Playing Music for the Ballets Russes Companies in Australia, 1936-1940' International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) Sydney 2007, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004298) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

20 images - Adelaide. Street signs and posters for the AGSA exhibition and the BR Symposium (Item NLA.MS-DM004283) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Imation CD-RW 4x-12x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Photographer Richard Stone

Public presentations by Research Assistants. U3A North Canberra, 2007 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

A Russian Revolution in Australasia?: The Ballets Russes tours Down Under 1936-40' - U3A Presentation North Canberra 2007 Act II, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004292) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)
A Russian Revolution in Australasia?: The Ballets Russes tours Down Under 1936-40' - U3A Presentation North Canberra 2007, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004293) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)
A Russian Revolution in Australasia?: The Ballets Russes tours Down Under 1936-40' - U3A Presentation North Canberra 2007 Act I, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004294) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Public presentations by Research Assistants. Friends of Crookwell Library,NSW, 2007 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

A Russian Revolution in Australasia?: The Ballets Russes tours Down Under 1936-40' - Crookwell Library Presentation 24/10/2007. Master copy?, Oct-07 (Item NLA.MS-DM004289) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)
A Russian Revolution in Australasia?: The Ballets Russes tours Down Under 1936-40' - Crookwell Library Presentation 24/10/2007, Oct-07 (Item NLA.MS-DM004290) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)
A Russian Revolution in Australasia?: The Ballets Russes tours Down Under 1936-40' - Crookwell Library Presentation 24/10/2007. Spare copy, Oct-07 (Item NLA.MS-DM004291) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Public presentations by Research Assistants. Ballets Russes Symposium, Adelaide, 2008 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

Public presentations by Research Assistant. SIBMAS, Glasgow, 2008 (File) - Box 27

Public presentations by Research Assistant. National Library of Australia - Lunchtime lecture : Friends of the National Library of Australia. Canberra, 2009 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

Public presentations by Research Assistant . PASIG meeting, Newcastle, 2009 (File) - Box 27

Public presentations by Research Assistant. SIBMAS, Munich, 2010 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

Ballets Russes's Munich P.P. SIMBAS. Richard Stone, 2010 (Item NLA.MS-DM004285) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Verbatim 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Text of paper read at the conference

Public presentations by Research Assistant. IAML, Brisbane, 2010 (File) - Box 27

Contains CD of Powerpoint images

IAML Brisbane, Sept 3 2010 (Item NLA.MS-DM004284) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Verbatim 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Text of paper delivered at the annual meeting of IAML/ANZ (International Association of Music Libraries), Queensland Conservatorium. Two versions. Longer version 1. Text actually delivered - version 2. R. Stone

Public presentations by Research Assistant. PASIG meeting, Melbourne, 2010 (File) - Box 27

Anniversary events and publications. The Australian Ballet. Repertoire lists and sample press kits for performances of Ballets Russes works. 2006-2009 (File) - Box 28

Contains CD of Australian Ballet photographs

Anniversary evenst and publications. The Australian Ballet. Programs for performances of Ballets Russes works. 2006-2009 (File) - Box 28

Anniversary events and publications. The Australian Ballet. Selected press coverage of performances of Ballets Russes works. 2006-2009 (File) - Box 28

Anniversary events and publications. National Library of Australia, including 'NLA news' dance and ballet articles, Baronova event etc (File) - Box 28

Anniversary publication of book of essays - The Ballets Russes in Australia and Beyond. Edited by Mark Carroll. Publicity and release. 2010 (File) - Box 28

Dancing Cabin presentation images, 19-May-09 (Item NLA.MS-DM004286) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Imation CD-R 1x-25x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

An attraction of Extraordinary Interests (Item NLA.MS-DM004287) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Office Max, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Richard and John's Ballets Russes Symposium Power Point Presentation 2

Images for presentation (Item NLA.MS-DM004288) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Verbatim 1x - 4x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

An Absolute Art: Researching the Ballets Russes Companies in Australasia, 1936-40' - NIDA Presentation July 2007, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004295) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

An Absolute Art: Researching the Ballets Russes Companies in Australasia, 1936-40' 2007, 2007 (Item NLA.MS-DM004296) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Photos for Revolutions (Item NLA.MS-DM004299) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86

1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Photography by Justin Smith

Series. Diaghilev Centenary

Ballets Russes and Diaghilev centenary. Events in Europe, North America, New Zealand : programs and clippings. 2008-2010 (File) - Box 28

Series. Australian newspaper sources

Index to clippings books in J.C. Williamson collection, Mitchell Library, Sydney. 1936-1940. Compiled as part of Ballets Russes in Australia Project (File) - Box 29

Selection of clippings on product advertising by Ballets Russes personnel during tours to Australia (File) - Box 29

Partial index to clippings for 1936-1937 (File) - Box 29

Select index to reviews, articles and social notes in Australian newspapers. 1936-1940 (File) - Box 29

Ballets Russes clippings from: - Australian Women's Weekly, the West Australian, the Canberra Times. 1936-1940 (File) - Box 29

Sample copies from clippings books in the J. C. Williamson collection, Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne (File) - Box 30

The Dancing Times (UK). Index to, and copies of articles relating to Australian tours, 1936 -1940 (File) - Box 30

The Home (Sydney). Index to and copies of all articles relating to Ballets Russes tours, 1936-1940 Selected copies of colour photographs (File) - Box 30

The Home - Australian Journal of Quality' (Item NLA.MS-DM004300) - Digital-Carriers-Box 86
1 item, Imation 700MB 52x, Data CD (any content on recordable CD-R)

Content on dance, chiefly about the Ballets Russes published between 1936-1940

Ballets Russes clippings from : -the Courier-mail (Brisbane), the Telegraph (Brisbane). 1937-1938 (File) - Box 31

Ballets Russes clippings from : - The Courier-mail (Brisbane), the Telegraph (Brisbane).1940 (File) - Box 31

Ballets Russes clippings from : - The Australasian (Melbourne), the Mail (Adelaide), the News (Adelaide), Advertiser (Adelaide). 1936-1940 (File) - Box 32

Ballets Russes clippings from magazines : Adam and Eve, Australian Musical news (selected),Australian stage fortnightly, Australian theatre news monthly, Era, Fashion festival, Fashion and home, Mail and Sydney Mail, Man, New Idea, QANTAS in flight, Theatre news (Melbourne),Times of Ceylon, Town topics,Variety (selected), Wireless weekly (selected), Woman/Woman Rotor (File) - Box 32

Selected clippings from Melbourne and Sydney daily newspapers. 1936-1940. Five folders . (NB. May duplicate clippings in folio folders 37-41) (File) - Box 33

Selected clippings 1937 +. Sample subject files - Social events : Weddings : Pets : Pilots : European politics : etc (File) - Box 33

Selected clippings 1937+ Sources - Baronova scrapbook : National Gallery of Australia Research Library : unknown sources (File) - Box 33

Selected clippings 1937 +. Source - possibly an ABC Publicity office (File) - Box 33

Bibliographical details of newspapers and magazines published Australia, 1930s (File) - Box 33

Copies of pages from albums of clippings in J C Williamson collection, Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Album 1. Newspapers from Sydney, Adelaide, 1936-1937 (File) - Box 34

Folio folder

Copies of pages from albums of clippings in J C Williamson collection, Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Album 2. Newspapers from Melbourne, Adelaide,1937 (File) - Box 34

Folio folder

Copies of pages from albums of clippings in J C Williamson collection, Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Album 3. Newspapers from Melbourne, Sydney, 1938 (File) - Box 34

Folio folder

Copies of pages from albums of clippings in J C Williamson collection, Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Album 4. Newspapers from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, 1938-1939 (File) - Box 34

Folio folder

Copies of pages from albums of clippings in J C Williamson collection, Performing Arts Collection, Melbourne. Album 5. Newspapers from Melbourne, Sydney, 1940. Miscellaneous clippings from various sources (File) - Box 35

Folio folder

Series. Magazine sources

Ballets Russes clippings from magazines: BP Magazine, Table Talk, Pix, The Bystander (UK), The Tatler (UK), The Sketch (UK) (File) - Box 35

Folio folder

Series. Orchestra sources

Copies from Melbourne Conservatorium of Music archives for student records relating to Ballets Russes orchestra personnel (File) - Box 35

Originals in University of Melbourne Archives.

Series. Material relating to Dot Mendoza

Copies of documents and photographs relating to the career of Dot Mendoza, pianist in the Ballets Russes orchestra and later a composer, writer,and performer in musical theatre, cabaret and revue in Sydney. Originals lent by June Mendoza (daughter), 2009 (File) - Folio-Box 36

Folio box

Series. Newspaper sources

Newspaper clippings donated to the BR Project by Centre for Performing Arts, Adelaide. Clippings cover 1936/7 and 1938/39 tours. Original source probably a state office of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) (File) - Folio-Box 36

Incomplete clippings from Australia: national journal and Wireless weekly (File) - Box 37


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