Fonds N4 - The Patricia Crosbie Papers

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 NDAI N4

Title

The Patricia Crosbie Papers

Date(s)

  • 1968-2012 (predominantly 1977-1986) (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 standard box and 17 outsize items

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Name of creator

(1958-)

Biographical history

Patricia Crosbie was born in Cork in 1958 and began her early dance training in Joan Denise Moriarty’s school of dance. She danced with Cork Ballet Company, founded by Moriarty in 1947; and in the Irish Ballet Company, founded by Moriarty in 1973 and renamed Irish National Ballet in 1983. Her many roles included Odette/ Odile in Swan Lake; Sugar Plum Fairy/ Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, and Widow Quin in The Playboy of the Western World. She is ballet mistress with Cork City Ballet.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by Patricia Crosbie to the National Dance Archive of Ireland in three instalments on 9 March 2011, 8 September 2011, and 3 October 2017.

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Scope and content

Programmes, posters, flyers, brochures, photographs and publications collected by Patricia Crosbie. The material reflects her dancing career, particularly her involvement with the Cork Ballet Company, Irish Ballet Company, and Irish National Ballet.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

All items have been retained.

Accruals

Further accruals are possible.

System of arrangement

The material has been arranged into two series by ballet company type.

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Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access to all items.

Conditions governing reproduction

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

Language of material

  • English
  • Slovenian

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Paper documents and photographs in good condition.

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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. Revised, with new material added in March 2019. Revised in March 2020.

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