Overview
Preliminary box list only for George Verdak collection of ballet scores.
Dates
- 1900-1971
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English, German, French and Russian.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
This collection is not housed at the Harvard Theatre Collection but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
22 linear feet (28 boxes)Includes music scores used by Anna Pavlova, Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet, Ruth Page and Butler Ballet, and programs of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Biographical / Historical
George Verdak (1923-1993) was a ballet dancer who became director of the Butler Ballet. Verdak was born in Chicago, where he attended the Art Institute. He then chose dance as a career and joined the Chicago Ballet Repertory Company, where he performed original works by Massine and Nijinska. After a period in Hollywood films, Verdak joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and remained with the company until 1952. After a period of private teaching and work with the Minneapolis Symphony under Antal Dorati, he went to Butler University, where he served as artistic director of the Butler Ballet.
Arrangement
Arrangement is a rough box list only and materials are not fully sorted. Readers should note that when fully processed, the order of materials may change.
Researchers are advised to use keyword searching to locate all relevant materials for a given composer, title, or other term.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2013MT-6. Purchased with the Howard D. Rothschild Bequest, received: 2013 August 20.
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Preliminary list created by: Irina Klyagin
- Title
- Verdak, George, collector. George Verdak collection of ballet scores, circa 1900-1971: PRELIMINARY BOX LIST
- Author
- Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02461
Repository Details
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