Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Music Division, 2010 Finding aid URL:http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/ eadmus.mu010001
Collection Summary Title:Serge Grigoriev/Ballets Russes Archive Span Dates:1909-2009 Bulk Dates:(bulk 1909-1952) Call No.:ML31.G75 Creator:Grigoriev, S. L. (Sergei Leonidovich), 1883-1968 Extent:1021 items; 24 containers; 18 linear feet Language:Archive material in English and Russian Repository:Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract:The Serge Grigoriev/Ballets Russes Archive documents Grigoriev’s decades-long career as régisseur (rehearsal director) for both Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and for Col. W. de Basil’s Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo. It consists primarily of photographs, photograph albums, and notes and manuscript drafts for Grigoriev’s bookS.P. Diaghilev i ego ‘Russkii Balet’ 1909-1929, which was translated into English and published asThe Diaghilev Ballet, 1909-1929. The archive also contains Grigoriev’s unpublished manuscript for his workOriginal’nyi Russkii Balet pod upravleniem Colonel W. De Basil 1932-1952. In addition, the archive includes programs, additional writings by Grigoriev, clippings, tour information and drawings.
Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Balanchine, George--Photographs. Basil, W. de. Basil, W. de.--Photographs. Danilova, Alexandra, 1907-1997--Photographs. Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929--Photographs. Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929. Doubrovska, Felia, 1896-1981--Photographs. Grigorieva, Tamara--Photographs. Grigorɪev, S. L. (SergeïLeonidovich), 1883-1968--Photographs. Grigorɪev, S. L. (SergeïLeonidovich), 1883-1968. Grigorɪev, S. L. (SergeïLeonidovich), 1883-1968. Grigorɪev, S. L. (SergeïLeonidovich), 1883-1968. Diaghilev ballet, 1909-1929. Jasinski, Roman, 1912-1991--Photographs. Lichine, David--Photographs. Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986--Photographs. MacKenzie, Kenneth, d. 1999--Photographs. Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979. Morosova, Olga--Photographs. Nemchinova, Vera--Photographs. Nijinska, Bronislava, 1891-1972--Photographs. Nijinsky, Waslaw, 1890-1950--Photographs. Petroff, Paul--Photographs. Riabouchinska, Tatiana--Photographs. Rostov, Dmitri--Photographs. Tchernicheva, Lubov--Photographs. Toumanova, Tamara, 1917- --Photographs. Verchinina, Nina--Photographs. Organizations