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BOX-FOLDER 22/9-21 Poetry, 1934-1936, 1949, 1987, undated
The Poetry series consists of poems for, about, and by Nirenska, a few miscellaneous others.
Arranged alphabetically by author
BOX-FOLDER 22/9 Bymme; "On first seeing Pola"
BOX-FOLDER 22/10 Faber Wolff, Rima; "Thanksgiving poems"
BOX-FOLDER 22/11 Genega, Paul; "The courier"; 1987. For Jan Karski; original in correspondence, "G" miscellaneous
BOX-FOLDER 22/12 Kraft, Marcy; Night flowers. To Nirenska with thanks for her inspiration
BOX-FOLDER 22/13 Kraft, Marcy; "17 poems"
BOX-FOLDER 22/14 Nirenska, Pola; "Dreamscape"
BOX-FOLDER 22/15 Scheider, Hanns; "Sü-schy tanzt"; 1934 June 28
BOX-FOLDER 22/16 Seidl, Ina; "Aus der engelsuite, getanzt von Pola Nirenska (Versuch einer Bewegungsdeutung)"
BOX-FOLDER 22/17 Seidl, Ina; "Der Schrei: Choreographische studie, getanzt v. Pola Nirenska, Warschau, anlässlich des Internat. Tanzwettbewerbes in Wien"
BOX-FOLDER 22/18 Seidl, Ina; "Trance [and] Engel des todes"; Winter 1935-36. Based on Nirenska's choreography
BOX-FOLDER 22/19 Seidl, R. [Ina ?]; "Erinnerungen einer Vogelscheuche, Studie über einen Tanz von Pola Nirenska"; 1949. Original in correspondence
BOX-FOLDER 22/20 Winczakiewicz, Jan; Izrael w poezji Polskiej antologia
BOX-FOLDER 22/21 Unidentified
BOX 23 Subject Files, 1933-1982
The Subject Files series consists of Nirenska's dance school, dance company, and related files containing publicity, programs, clippings, and writings; also a file of gardening materials ("New plants").
Arranged alphabetically by subject
BOX-FOLDER 23/1 Dance recital publicity, 1958-82
BOX-FOLDER 23/2-4 Dance school, 1960-68
BOX-FOLDER 23/5 An evening of choreography by Pola Nirenska, 1990 July 28-29
BOX-FOLDER 28/24-27 Für Pola, 1933-58 [writings, programs, and publicity from outside U.S.]
BOX-FOLDER 23/6 Loose single reprints [clippings and programs], 1964-81
BOX-FOLDER 23/7 New plants
BOX-FOLDER 23/8 Pola Nirenska Dance Company -- programs, leaflets, etc., 1958-66
BOX-FOLDER 23/9 Reviews [and programs/publicity], 1948-63
BOX-FOLDER 23/10 Washington Dance Company, 1958-66
BOX 24 BOX 25 Personal Papers
The Personal Papers series consists of three categories arranged alphabetically and sorted chronologically at the folder level as applicable: addresses and cards, bibliographic cards, business, medical, and miscellaneous.
Arranged alphabetically and sorted chronologically
BOX-FOLDER 24/1 Addresses and cards
BOX 25 Bibliographic cards [Note: Topics are as follows: Art, cookery, dance, dictionaries and encyclopedias, fairy tales and legends, gymnastics and health, literature, love and marriage, music, philosophy and psychology, poetry, politics and history, religion and religion-philosophy, theater and costumes, etc., miscellaneous]
BOX-FOLDER 24/2 Business
BOX-FOLDER 24/3 Medical
BOX-FOLDER 24/4 Miscellaneous
BOX 24 BOX 29 BOX 30 Awards, 1934, 1980, 1987, 1991
The Awards series consists of a certificate of appreciation, and a diploma.
Arranged chronologically
BOX-FOLDER 30/18 Diploma, Internationaler Tanz = Wettbewerb und Volkstanztreffen Wien, 1934 June 16
BOX-FOLDER 24/5 Award, Metropolitan Dance Association, 1980
BOX-FOLDER 29/18 Award, St. Patrick's Senior Center, for the intergenerational contribution of Pola Nirenska to the cultural life of the greater Washington area, 1987
BOX-FOLDER 24/6 Certificate of appreciation, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 1991 Aug. 16
BOX 26 BOX 27 Realia, 1985, undated
The Realia series consists of a medal from the 200th anniversary of the Polish Ballet and other items.
Arranged alphabetically
BOX 26 Medal, 200th anniversary of Polish Ballet, 1985
BOX 27 Sea shell
BOX [shelf] Books and Articles
The Books and Articles series is represented by two subseries: Books ; Articles & Clippings. The Books subseries consists of monographs related to dance, religion, and history. The Articles & Clippings subseries consists of magazines, articles and clippings (not about Nirenska), mostly dance-related.
Arranged alphabetically by author and title
BOX [shelf] Books
Aubel, Hermann and Marianne, Der Künstlerische Tanz unserer Zeit
Bainton, Roland H., The horizon history of Christianity
Behr, Walter, Das hatte ich zu sagen...
Bénard, Th., L'Année préparatoire d'histoire sainte
Bie, Oskar, Der Tanz
Boehn, Max von, Der Tanz
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Les danses à Bali
Cato (Owen Frank), Guilty men
Chesterton, G. K., St. Thomas Aquinas
Clarke, C. P. S., Short history of the Christian church
Dahlke, Paul, Buddhismus als Weltanschauung
Daniel-Rops, Henri, This is the mass
Daudet, Alphonse, Die Abenteuer des Herrn Tartarin aus Tarascon
Delius, Rudolf von, Tanz und Erotica
Diebold, Bernhard, Habima
Duncan, Isadora, Der Tanz der Zukunft
Dzikowski, Stanislaw, O tancu
Elleniko chorodrama, 1950-1960
Freund, Liesel, Monographien der Ausbildungsschulen für Tanz und tänzrische Öperbildung, Band 1: Berlin
Gert, Valeska, Mein Weg
Gibbon, Edward, Christianity and the decline of Rome
Gobineau, Graf, Asiatische Novellen
Graham, Dom Aelred, Catholicism and the world today
Gray, Rev. Ronald, This is your mass
Green, Lili, Einführung in das Wesen unserer Gesten und Bewegungen
Gregor, Joseph, Kulturgeschichte des Balletts. Autographed with note, Wien, 1947 Nov.
Gunther, John, and Bernard Quint, Days to remember: America 1945-1955
Hersey, John, The wall
Hildenbrandt, Fred, Die Tänzerin Valeska Gert. 1930 Dresden
The holy bible, light of the world edition
Höver, Otto, Javanische Schattenspiele
Hughes, Philip, A popular history of the Reformation
Kellermann, Bernhard, Japanische Tänze. 1930 Dresden
Khayyám, Omar, Trans. by Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Killgallon, James, and Gerard Weber, Life in Christ
Klingenbeck, Fritz, Die Tänzerin Rosalia Chladek
Knox, Ronald, The belief of Catholics
Kochanowicz, Jan, Wstep do nauki o teatrze
Kolb, Dr. Med. Rudolf, Magen und Darm
Kubin, Alfred, Dämonen und Nachtgesichte. Autographed by Nirenska
Laban, Rudolf von, Des Kindes Gymnastik und Tanz
Laban, Rudolf von, Die Welt des Tänzers
Levinson, André, La Argentina: A study in Spanish dancing
Levinson, André, La danse d'aujourd'hui
Liguori, St. Alphonsus, The way of the cross
Linder, Kurt, Die Verwandlungen der Mary Wigman
Lloyd, Roger, The mastery of evil
Mackiewicz, Stanislaw, Historja Polski
Mamontowicz-Lojek, Bozena, Terpsychora i lekkie muzy
May, Joseph, Stehen Sie fest auf Ihren Füssen?
Medau, Hinrich, Deutsche Gymnastik
Muther, Richard, Die Kunst, Band 43: Der Tanz als Kunstwerk von Oscar Bie
Nerman, Einar, Darlings of the gods: in music hall, revue, and musical comedy
Netzer, Dr. Shlomo, A thousand years of history of the Jews of Poland
Newman, Dora, Elfenblüten
Oberdörffer, Med. H. J., Rhythmische Atem-Gymnastik-Schule
Pawlowa, Anna, Anna Pawlowa
Pirchan, Emil, Harald Kreutzberg
Prucha, F. P., and Gerald Ellard, ed., The sacred ceremonies of holy week
Remarque, Erich Maria, Droga powrotna
Rheinhardt, E. A., Eleonora Duse
Sachar, Abram Leon, A history of the Jews, fifth edition
Storck, Karl, Der Tanz
Strauss, Richard, Die Musik, Band 47/48: Der Künstlerische Tanz von Werner Suhr
Swieto tanca artystycznego
Tairoff, Alexander, Das entfesselte Theater 1937 Dresden
The Talmud of Jerusalem
Die Tänzerin Mary Wigman
Terpis, Max, Tanz und Tänzer. "In appreciation of your art of dancing" Katia Michalovsky; 1947 Mar. 27
Toller, Ernst, Joseph Roth, and Alfons Goldschmidt, Das Moskauer Jüdische Akademische. Theater, 1931
Walsh, John, This is Catholicism
Way of the cross: meditations of Pope John Paul II
Wiesenthal, Grete, Die ersten Schritte, 1947
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