Don Boros collection of Russian avant-garde theatre material
Content Description
This collection includes theatrical designs, ephemera, manuscripts, and other materials related to the Russian avant-garde theatre movement.
The first series consists of manuscripts, photographs, and printed ephemera. The most substantial sub-series includes correspondence and other material related to the publication of the book My Life in Russian Theatre (Little, Brown and and Co., 1937) by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858 - 1943), who was known for being an innovative theatre director, writer, teacher, playwright, and producer. Nemirovich-Danchenko co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with Konstantin Stanislavsky and helped usher in the new genre of naturalism in theatrical performance and writing.
Other items include theatre programs, broadsides and posters, letters, photographs. Each item is listed invidually in the guide.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 1937
Creator
- Boros, Don (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use and has no known restrictions.
Full Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Russian
Abstract
This collection includes theatrical designs, ephemera, manuscripts, and other materials related to the Russian avant-garde theatre movement.
The first series consists of manuscripts, photographs, and printed ephemera. The most substantial sub-series includes correspondence and other material related to the publication of the book My Life in Russian Theatre (Little, Brown and and Co., 1937) by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858 - 1943), who was known for being an innovative theatre director, writer, teacher, playwright, and producer. Nemirovich-Danchenko co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with Konstantin Stanislavsky and helped usher in the new genre of naturalism in theatrical performance and writing.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The material related to the publication of My Life in the Russian Theatre was donated by Don Boros in 2020. The remainder of the collection was donated in June 2025.
Source
- Boros, Don (Person)
Subject
- Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir I. (Vladimir Ivanovich), 1858-1943 (Person)
- Teatr "Letuchai︠a︡ myshʹ". Bat Theatre (Moscow, Russia) (Organization)
- Piscator, Edwin, 1893-1966 (Person)
- Koonen, Alisa, 1889-1974 (Person)
- Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872-1966 (Person)
- Li︠u︡bimov, I︠U︡, 1917-2014 (Person)
- Meĭerkholʹd, V. Ė. (Vsevolod Ėmilʹevich), 1874-1940 (Person)
- Schlemmer, Oskar, 1888-1943 (Person)
Cultural context
Topical
- Title
- Don Boros collection of Russian avant-garde theatre material
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository