Valerie Bettis papers
- Title
- Valerie Bettis papers, circa 1942-1982.
- Supplementary content
- Author
Items in the library and off-site
Displaying all 7 items
| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance | ContainerBox 7 (oversize designs) (Dance Cage drawer 306) | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 7 (oversize designs) (Dance Cage drawer 306) | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 6 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 6 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 5 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 5 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 4 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 4 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 3 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 3 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 2 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 2 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | ContainerBox 1 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number(S) *MGZMD 42 Box 1 | Item locationOffsite |
Details
- Description
- approx. 673 items in 198 folders.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Valerie Bettis Estate, Adrienne Zausner, executor.
- Subject
- Call number
- (S) *MGZMD 42
- Note
- Largely comprised of choreographic and production notes (295 items) and correspondence (228 items) documenting Bettis' professional work from 1942-1982. Prominent in the production series are the notes on "A streetcar named Desire." Bettis' correspondents include William Faulkner, Agnes de Mille, Alexandra Danilova, and John Martin. Also in the correspondence series are letters related to the accusations made by the publication "Counterattack" in 1953 that Bettis was involved in Communist-supported activities.
- Remaining series are: Writings by Bettis (23 items), Contracts (11 items), Records of The Dancers Studio Foundation (47 items), and Miscellaneous (66 items).
- Processing action (note)
- Cataloged
- Author
- Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982.
- Title
- Valerie Bettis papers, circa 1942-1982.
- Connect to:
- Local subject
- Manuscripts -- Collections.
- Communism and art.
- Dance -- Censorship.
- Politics in art.
- Research call number
- (S) *MGZMD 42