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Mikhail Mordkin papers

Title: Mikhail Mordkin papers, circa 1885-1979.
Author: Mordkin, Mikhail, 1881-1944
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Archival mix	Supervised use	(S) *MGZMD 98	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Archival mix	Supervised use	(S) *MGZMD 98	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 3	Archival mix	Supervised use	(S) *MGZMD 98	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Box 4	Archival mix	Supervised use	(S) *MGZMD 98	Offsite

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Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the estate of Mikhail Mordkin.

Subject

Source (note)

Mordkin estate

Biography (note)

Russian-born ballet dancer who performed with the Ballets Russes and Anna Pavlova and later founded the Mordkin School of Dance in New York.

Language (note)

In English, Russian, and French.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available in repository

Processing Action (note)

cataloged

Call Number

(S) *MGZMD 98

OCLC

NYPY98-A3

Author

Mordkin, Mikhail, 1881-1944.

Title

Mikhail Mordkin papers, circa 1885-1979.

Description

2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

I. Correspondence; II. Mikhail Mordkin Professional Papers; III. Personal documents; IV. Souvenir programs; V. Fan Mail; VI. Bronislava Mordkin Yearbooks and Diaries.

Summary

The papers consist largely of correspondence and business papers documenting the career of Mikhail Mordkin and his wife, Bronislava.

Of interest are letters from Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant regarding a contract with Ballet Theatre and notes from Anna Pavlova. The collection also includes a synopsis and correspondence about the ballet "Legend of Aziade" and a draft autobiography by Mikhail Mordkin.

Biography