Guide to the Leonid Yakobson collection M2081
Franz Kunst
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2015
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Leonid Yakobson collection
source:
Ross, Janice
creator:
I͡Akobson, Leonid
Identifier/Call Number: M2081
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
Physical Description:
13 box(es)
(12 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1941-2012
Abstract: A collection of photographs, videos, and research files related to the Russian choreographer Leonid Yakobson (1904-1975).
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs, videos, and research files related to the Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Leonid Yakobson
(1904-1975), donated by Stanford dance professor Janice Ross, who used this material to write a monograph on Yakobson: "Like
a Bomb Going Off: Leonid Yakobson and Ballet as Resistance in Soviet Russia."
Most of the collection is annotated with notes and identification in Russian, some of which is translated into English. There
are also notes from Ross as she organized her files. Many of the photographs are reprinted in the book. Yakobson's wife Irina,
who taught at the San Francisco Ballet School in the 1980s and 90s, provided Ross with much of this collection. Other sources
include former dancers and Russian archives.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted
to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
Preferred Citation [identification of item], Leonid Yakobson collection (M2081). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Choreographers -- Soviet Union
Ballet -- Soviet Union -- History
Ross, Janice
I͡Akobson, Leonid
I͡Akobson, Leonid
I͡Akobson, Irina Davydovna
Series 1. Videotapes- Performances
Scope and Contents
52 numbered videocassettes in both American (NTSC) and European formats (PAL, MESECAM). There are two commercially produced
tapes; the remainder are dubs. Many have notes in Russian (and some English) on their cases or enclosed. The majority of videos
feature live performances of ballet works. A listing of the videotapes is available: to request a copy contact Special Collections
at specialcollections@stanford.edu. This listing is also in a folder in Box 1.
Series 2. Photographs- Performances
Scope and Contents
These photographs date from the early 1940s to the mid-1980s, and include original prints, copy prints, contact sheets, and
negatives.
box 5, folders 12-13
The Land of Miracles
1967
box 5, folders 19-20, Box 6, Folder 1
Jewish Wedding (Wedding Cortège)
1971
box 6, folder 9
Classicism-Romanticism
1971
box 6, folder 10
Russian Miniatures / Snow Maiden
1971
box 6, folder 12
Symphony of Eternity
1972
box 6, folder 14
Brilliant Divertissement
1973
box 7, folders 1-2, Box 10, Folder 1
Series 3. Photographs- Yakobson
Scope and Contents
These photographs date from the early 1940s to the mid-1980s, and include original prints, copy prints, contact sheets, and
negatives.
box 11, folder 7
Rehearsal photos by Anatoly Pronin
Series 4. Janice Ross book, etc.
Scope and Contents
Material assembled by Ross for her book "Like a Bomb Going Off." The majority are secondary sources sent by various people,
including members of the Yakobson family. Many documents are in Russian, and some have been partially or fully translated
into English. These were unfoldered for the most part, and the original order has been retained (i.e. mailers and envelopes
with their contents). There are two folders of scans and photocopies of Yakobson correspondence, many articles about him,
and a listing of his library. Also included are transcripts of Ross's original interviews.
box 8, Folder 8
Research material, notes, etc.
box 8, Folder 9
Stanford dance class, etc.
