Leonid Yakobson collection
- Physical description
- 5 linear feet (13 boxes)
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Special Collections
Finding aid
Online Archive of CaliforniaOn-site access
Collections are moving, which may affect access. Request materials as early as possible. Maximum 5 items per day. Contact specialcollections@stanford.edu for information about access.
Call number | Note | Status |
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M2081 BOX 1 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 2 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 3 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 4 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 5 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 6 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 7 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 8 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 11 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 12 | In-library use | |
M2081 BOX 13 | In-library use | |
M2081 FLAT BOX 10 | In-library use | |
M2081 HALF BOX 9 | In-library use |
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Description
Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- I͡Akobson, Leonid, creator.
Contents/Summary
- Finding aid
- Finding aid available online
- Summary
- 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 critical monograph on his life and work: "Like a Bomb Going Off: Leonid Yakobson and Ballet as Resistance in Soviet Russia".
Subjects
Bibliographic information
- Earliest date
- 1941
- Latest date
- 2012
- Title variation
- Leonid Jakobson collection
- Leonid I͡Akobson collection
- Access
- Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Cite as
- [identification of item], Leonid Yakobson collection (M2081). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Source
- Gift of Janice Ross, 2015. Accession 2011-136, 2015-090, and 2015-102.
- Citations
- Record for "Like a Bomb Going Off": http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10743061