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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Thr 1971

Sergei Marinoff School of Classic Dancing student file

Overview

Records for a student of the mail-order correspondence Sergei Marinoff School of Classic Dancing.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925 June-July

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Water and insect damage present; some pages are in fragments.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

This collection 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

.08 linear feet (1 box)

Sergei Marinoff School of Classic Dancing file #8108 for Lillian M. Conant of Concord (Mass.) includes six lessons, corrrected, sent by Conant to Marinoff; pre-printed envelopes; and letters from Marinoff to Conant.

Biographical / Historical

The Sergei Marinoff School of Classic Dancing of Chicago (Ill.) was a mail-order correspondence school run by author Vera Caspary using the fictitious name, Sergei Marinoff.

Arrangement

In original order.

Physical Location

Harvard Depository

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2020MT-10. Gift of Nancy Kougeas, 2019 July.

Processing Information

Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2019.

Title
Sergei Marinoff School of Classic Dancing student file, 1925 (MS Thr 1971): Guide
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Date
2019 August 13
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou03245

Repository Details

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