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Title: Jewett Papers
Dates: 1970-1994
Collection Number: 986.001
Creator/Collector:
Jewett, Lucy
Extent: 3 Boxes. 2.16 linear feet.
Repository:
Museum of Performance and Design, Performing Arts Library
San Francisco, California 94124
Abstract: Lucy Jewett was a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ballet in 1969 and 1970, Vice President in 1971, Vice-Chairman
in 1972 and 1973, Vice President/Performances in 1974, Trustee Emeritus from 1975-88, and a member of the Board of Trustees
from 1989 to the time of this writing. The San Francisco Ballet Guild was established in 1942 to provide sponsorship for the
San Francisco Ballet. In May 1972, the Board of Directors of both the Company and the Guild agreed to merge and to name the
combined organization the San Francisco Ballet Association. These papers contain materials relating to the activities of the
San Francisco Ballet Association Board of Directors and Board of Trustees as collected by Lucy Jewett. It includes board minutes,
reports, and by-laws; correspondence; budgets, financial statements, and ledger sheets; development files on fundraising and
long-range planning; personnel files; and promotional materials, such as San Francisco Ballet Association newsletters, photographs,
and press releases.
Language of Material: English
Entire Collection is open for research.
Reproduction of these materials can occur only if the copying falls within the provisions of the doctrine of fair use. Copyright
varies by item.
[Identification of item]. Jewett Papers. Collection Number: 986.001. Museum of Performance and Design, Performing Arts Library
These papers were donated to SFMPD by Lucy Jewett. It is her personal collection of materials documenting the activities of
the San Francisco Ballet Association Board of Directors and Board of Trustees between 1969 and 1982.
Biography/Administrative History
Lucy Jewett was a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ballet in 1969 and 1970, Vice President in 1971, Vice-Chairman
in 1972 and 1973, Vice President/Performances in 1974, Trustee Emeritus from 1975-88, and a member of the Board of Trustees
from 1989 to the time of this writing. The San Francisco Ballet Guild was established in 1942 to provide sponsorship for the
San Francisco Ballet. At this time, the ballet was overseen by the San Francisco Ballet School, run by Harold and Willam Christensen
as a private partnership. The ballet became a California non-profit corporation in 1957. Various auxiliaries of the Guild
assisted the corporation by carrying out all fundraising activity for the ballet. In May 1972, the Board of Directors of both
the Company and the Guild agreed to merge and to name the combined organization the San Francisco Ballet Association. With
this merger, approved on May 24, 1972, the San Francisco Ballet Guild ceased to exist as a separate corporate entity and turned
over all of its rights, privileges, and property, as well as its responsibilities and liabilities, to the Company.
Scope and Content of Collection
These papers contain materials relating to the activities of the San Francisco Ballet Association Board of Directors and Board
of Trustees as collected by Lucy Jewett. It includes board minutes, reports, and by-laws; correspondence; budgets, financial
statements, and ledger sheets; development files on fundraising and long-range planning; personnel files; and promotional
materials, such as San Francisco Ballet Association newsletters, photographs, and press releases.
San Francisco Ballet--History
Jewett, George F.
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet Association
San Francisco Ballet Guild