Finding Aid for the Ella Serrurier Koosis Collection of Material Relating to Dance, 1910-1940

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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

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Finding Aid for the Ella Serrurier Koosis Collection of Material Relating to Dance, 1910-1940

Collection number: 942

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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Online finding aid edited by:
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© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Ella Serrurier Koosis Collection of Material Relating to Dance,
Date (inclusive): 1910-1940
Collection number: 942
Creator: Koosis, Ella Serrurier
Extent: 2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

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Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

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  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Ella Serruier Koosis, 1966.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ella Serrurier Koosis Collection of Material Relating to Dance (Collection 942). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1973017 

Scope and Content

Collection consists primarily of periodicals, ballet programs, and ephemera related to dance. Also includes holograph diaries of Ms. Koosis as well as some French and German language programs and periodicals.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  1. Dance magazines (Box 1).
  2. Brochures for various schools and courses (Box 1).
  3. Dance and music programs (Box 2).
  4. Early diaries of Mrs. Ella Serrurier Koosis describing her travels, persons, and events (Box 2).
  5. Ephemera (Box 2).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Koosis, Ella Serrurier--Archives.
Dance--Archival resources.
Diaries.


Box 1, Folder 1

Brochures for various schools and courses.

Physical Description: 9 items.
Box 1, Folder 2

The Stage. February, June 1935; September, November 1936; n.d.

Physical Description: 5 items.
Box 1, Folder 3

Les Annales. December 1 and 15, 1930; January 1, 15 and February 1, 1931.

Physical Description: 5 items.
Box 1, Folder 4

The Dance Magazine. October 1930; February, April, July-September 1931.

Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 1, Folder 5

The American Dancer. February 1929; December 1931; June 1932; September 1933.

Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 1, Folder 6

Dance Observer. March, May, October, December 1935; February, April 1936,

Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 1, Folder 7

Untitled. n.d.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 8

Art Institute Light. ca.1935.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 9

Bulletin of the Dancer's Association. March 5, 1936.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 10

New Dance. n.d.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 11

The Theatre Guild Magazine. April 1932.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 12

Der Tanz. June 1931.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 2, Folder 1

Diary. May (?), June 1911.

Physical Description: 1 item. 42 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 2

Diary. 1911(?).

Physical Description: 1 item. 31 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 3

Diary. Engagements and expenses. September 1911.

Physical Description: 1 item. 13 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 4

Diary. n.d.

Physical Description: 1 item. 30 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 5

Journal. January 1926.

Physical Description: 1 item. 9 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 6

Dance and recital announcements, ephemera.

Physical Description: 39 items.
Box 2, Folder 7

Dance, music, film. Clippings.

Box 2, Folder 8

Programs. Geneva [including Stravinsky].

Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 2, Folder 9

Programs. Los Angeles.

Physical Description: 36 items.
Box 2, Folder 10

Programs. Paris.

Physical Description: 17 items.
Box 2, Folder 11

Programs. New York City.

Physical Description: 24 items.
Box 2, Folder 12

Programs. Chicago, Eugene.

Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 2, Folder 13

Libretto--Tannheuser.

Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 3, Folder 1

Program. Tina Flade. Inscribed August 11, 1933.

Box 3, Folder 2

Program. Theatre Marchigny. La Argentina avec sa troupe de ballets espagnols.

Box 3, Folder 3

Program. Le theatre Pigalle. Theatre japonais.

Box 3, Folder 4

Program. Le theatre Pigalle. Dix galas de la Fledermaus.

Box 3, Folder 5

Program. Le theatre Pigalle. Histoire de France.

Box 3, Folder 6

Souvenir program(?) Anna Pavlova.

Physical Description: 2 copies.
Box 3, Folder 7

Program. Theatre des Champs-Elysee. Gala des Ballets russes. Vera Nemtchinova.

Box 3, Folder 8

Souvenir program. Mikhail Mordkin and his Russian ballet.

Box 3, Folder 9

Program. Theatre des Champs-Elysee. Anna Pavlova.

Box 3, Folder 10

Souvenir program. Yvonne Georgi / Harold Kreutzberg.

Box 3, Folder 11

De Tooneelspiegel, no.1 September 1929.

Box 3, Folder 12

Souvenir program. Clotilde & Alexandre Sakharoff.

Box 3, Folder 13

Program. Les dansesde Nyota-Inyoka.

Box 3, Folder 14

Souvenir program. The Pavley-Oukrainsky ballet.