Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1955-1969, 2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
44 items
Context area
Name of creator
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
Donated by Cliodna O’Riordan's sister Sally Corcoran to the National Dance Archive of Ireland on 22 August 2010.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Programmes, press cuttings, photographs, letters, and certificates collected by Cliodna O’Riordan. The items reflect the early years of the Irish National Ballet School and O’Riordan’s subsequent interest in ballet and other forms of dance.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All items have been retained except for a small number of duplicates, which have been destroyed.
Accruals
Further accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Documents have been arranged into four series according to their form (programmes, press cuttings, photographs, and other items), and thereunder chronologically by year.
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. This item has been identified in the descriptive catalogue.
Conditions governing reproduction
Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Language of material
- Béarla
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper documents and photographs in good condition. Items N2/1/1/1 and N2/1/2/2 require a DVD player.
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Notes area
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Name access points
- Dutko, Valentina, Russian ballet dancer (Subject)
- Ryan, Patricia (1923-2011), ballet dancer and teacher (Subject)
- McGilligan, Judith (b. 1941), ballet dancer (Subject)
- National Ballet School (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000), Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009), National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997) and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services (2018).
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Archivist's note
Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in March 2011 and revised in March 2020.