Photographs Series 1.
circa 1905 - circa 1939, bulk 1931- 1939
Physical Description: 0.7 Linear
Feet
General Physical Description note: no content
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises photographic prints and photographic negatives of Trudi Schoop,
her company, her family, and other artists managed by Alfred Fischer. Prints of some
negatives are not available.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by subject
Restrictions
Photographic negatives are restricted.
box 1, folder 1
Artists managed by Alfred Fischer
undated
General Physical Description note: 23 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs of actors Lisa Czobel, Sylvia von Rodenberg, Ernst Deutsch,
Albert Bassermann, Else Bassermann, Tilla Durieux, and Alexander Moissi.
box 1, folder 2
Schoop family
circa 1905- circa1920
General Physical Description note: 54 black-and-white photographic prints, 26
photographic negatives
Conditions Governing Access note
Photographic negatives are restricted.
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs of Schoop as a child with her parents and brother, and a
photograph of Schoop acting as Gretchen in "Faust."
box 1, folder 3-5
Trudi Schoop: commercial portraits by Mannell London and others
circa 1930-circa 1939
General Physical Description note: 76 black-and-white photographic prints, 2
photographic negatives
Conditions Governing Access note
Photographic negatives are restricted.
Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet
box 1, folder 6
Candid photographs
circa 1920-circa 1939
General Physical Description note: 28 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs of Trudi Schoop with Alfred Fischer in St. Moritz,
Switzerland; Trudi Schoop dancers in casual attire; and Trudi Schoop with brother
Paul Schoop.
box 1, folder 7-10
Portraits by Margot Meyer, Vandamm Studio, Kurt Kahle, and Anna
Riwkin
circa 1931-circa 1939
General Physical Description note: 139 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Includes portraits of dancers Elisabeth Lesse, Helga Weigert, Max Fickel, Meta
Krahn, Niels Björn Larsen, Werner Herrmann, Didi Lederer, Jeanette Dublow, Hanna
Berger, Gitta Wallerstein, Ellen Liy, and Otto Ulbricht, and musical director and
composer Lothan Perl.
box 2, folder 1-2
Alles aus Liebe [
All
for Love
]
circa 1931- circa1939
General Physical Description note: 64 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Photographed by Kurt Kahle.
box 2, folder 3-4
Die Blonde Marie [
Blond Marie]
circa 1931-circa 1939
General Physical Description note: 49 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Contents note
Photographed by Anna Riwkin, Kurt Kahle, and Heinz Guggenbühl. Includes three
photographs of the cast with Shirley Temple.
box 2, folder 5
Fridolin Unterwegs [
Fridolin on the Road]
circa 1931-circa 1939
General Physical Description note: 12 black-and-white photographs
box 2, folder 6-8
Unidentified productions
circa 1931-circa 1939
General Physical Description note: 56 black-and-white photographic prints and
3 contact sheets
Scope and Contents note
Photographed by Dora Horovitz, Anna Riwkin, Kurt Kahle.
box 2, folder 9
Miscellaneous unidentified photographs
Trudi Schoop biographical information Series 2.
circa 1931 - circa 1939, 2006-2007
Physical Description: 0.05 Linear
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General Physical Description note: no content
Arrangement
Alphabetical by format
box 2, folder 10
Biographical information
2006-2007, undated
box 2, folder 11
Offprint: "Warum denn tanzen,"
Schweizer
Spiegel
circa 1931-circa 1939
Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet records Series 3.
1931-1940, 1999, bulk 1933-1940
Physical Description: 0.45 Linear
Feet
General Physical Description note: no content
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises clippings, correspondence, contracts, and other company records
of the Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet and manager Alfred Fischer, including some files on
other artists Fischer managed.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by format
Restrictions
Access to fragile original clippings is restricted. Researchers must use
photocopies.
box 2, folder 12, box 3, folder 1-2
Clippings
1931-1938, 1999, undated
Conditions Governing Access note
Fragile original clippings are restricted.
Scope and Contents note
Clippings were gathered by a variety of press clipping services.
box 3, folder 3, box FB-030, folder 7
Contracts, touring lists, and other materials
1935-1940, undated
box 3, folder 4
Personal
1933-1940, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters from actresses Lucie Mannheim and Luise Rainer.
box 3, folder 5-6
Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet
1933-1939, undated
box 3, folder 7
Other artists managed
1933-1940, undated
box 3, folder 8
Miscellaneous correspondence and financial documentation
box 3, folder 10
Miscellaneous correspondence and ephemera
1936, undated
Programs and broadsides Series 4.
1934-1939
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear
Feet
General Physical Description note: no content
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises broadsides, announcements, and event and souvenir programs for
Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet performances.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by format
box 3, folder 12, folder XOS 01, box FB-030, folder 8
Broadsides and announcements
1938, undated
box 3, folder 13
Event programs
1934-1939, undated
box 3, folder 14
Souvenir programs
circa 1935-1939