Identity area
Reference code
IE 2135 NDAI N2/4
Title
Ephemera
Date(s)
- 1957-1958, 2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
4 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1941-2002)
Biographical history
Cliodna O’Riordan and her sister Sally were among the first pupils of the Irish National Ballet School, which was set up in 1954 by Blanaid and Eoin O’Brolchain and Cecil ffrench Salkeld. The school was located at 19 Ely Place, Dublin, and its first director was Valentina Dutko. Dutko was replaced in 1956 by Patricia Ryan, during whose directorship the school evolved into the National Ballet Company.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Three letters and a certificate relating to Cliodna O'Riordan.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Documents have been arranged chronologically by date of creation.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access to most items. One item contains personal information relating to people other than Cliodna O’Riordan and is closed until 2041 to protect individual privacy.