Bernie Gardella Boston Ballet slide collection
Scope and Contents
Approximately 80,000 slides of the Boston Ballet taken by Bernie Gardella.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1981-1990
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.
Extent
25 linear feet (25 boxes)Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series based on the photographic subject: ballet, choreographer, dancer, and other materials.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Custodial History
Deposited in 1994, then gifted by Bernie Gardella in 2020 in grateful tribute to James Reardon and Clyde Nantais.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Bernie Gardella; 2020 November.
Deposit; Bernie Gardella; 1994 Aug. 29; 2006MT-66r.
Existence and Location of Copies
The slides in this collection have been digitized. Search Hollis Images by ballet, choreographer, or dancer.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
Collection was digitized and more fully processed by Lilli Keaney, 2021.
- Title
- Gardella, Bernie. Bernie Gardella Boston Ballet slide collection, circa 1981-1990 (MS Thr 2067): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04242
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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