Adolph Bolm collection

LC control no.	2010563517
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal name	Bolm, Adolf, 1884-1951. » More like this
Main title	Adolph Bolm collection, 1895-1982 (bulk 1908-1948).
Description	800 items (9 boxes, 4.5 linear feet)
Organized/Arranged	Organized into the following series: I. Photographs, II. Programs, III. Advertisements and Pamphlets, IV. Articles, V. Correspondence, VI. Business Papers, VII. Anna Pavlova Materials, VIII. Writings, IX. Artwork, X. Commemorative Items and Music Scores.
Rights advisory	Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Access advisory	Open to research. Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact>
Biography/History note	Adolph Bolm (b. Sept. 25, 1884 in St. Petersburg, Russia; d. April 18, 1951 in Hollywood, Calif.) was a ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, and dance teacher.
Summary	The collection documents Bolm's career both in Russia and the United States with various companies, including Ballets Russes de Serge Diaghilev, Ballet Intime, Adolph Bolm Ballet, Chicago Civic Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Ballet Theatre. It contains photographs, including many of Bolm in costume for various dance roles and with Tamara Karsavina, his frequent partner from the Ballets Russes. There is a large amount of correspondence from Bolm's frequent collaborator, composer John Alden Carpenter. In addition, there are programs, advertisements, pamphlets, and press clippings which primarily document Bolm's career in America as a ballet master, choreographer, and teacher. The collection contains performance reviews and news articles about Bolm, as well as notes and drafts for a biography of Bolm by Rosalind Shaffer de Mille. In addition, there are materials relating to Anna Pavlova, including correspondence and a photograph. The collection also includes business papers, music scores, a small amount of costume designs, and two autograph books.
Notes	Materials primarily in English, with a few items in Russian.
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010024>
Cite as	Adolph Bolm Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.
Acquisition source	Gift; Olaf Bolm and Wende Hester; 2002 and 2009.
Subjects	Bolm, Adolf, 1884-1951. » More like this Bolm, Adolf, 1884-1951--Archives. » More like this Bolm, Adolf, 1884-1951--Correspondence. » More like this Bolm, Adolf, 1884-1951--Photographs. » More like this Ballet dancers--Russia. » More like this Ballet dancers--United States. » More like this Choreographers--Russia. » More like this Choreographers--United States. » More like this Dance teachers--United States. » More like this Ballet companies--Russia. » More like this Ballet companies--United States. » More like this Dance schools--United States. » More like this Ballet--Russia. » More like this Ballet--United States. » More like this Ballets russes. » More like this Ballet Intime. » More like this Adolph Bolm Ballet. » More like this Chicago Civic Opera (Chicago, Ill.) » More like this San Francisco Opera. » More like this Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.) » More like this Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931. » More like this Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951--Correspondence. » More like this Karsavina, Tamara--Photographs. » More like this Ballet programs. » More like this
Form/Genre	Artifacts (Object genre) » More like this Clippings (Information artifacts) » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Programs (Documents) » More like this
LC classification	ML31 .B65
Language code	eng rus
Geographic area code	n-us--- e-ur---
Repository	Library of Congress Music Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010024> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010024.3>