Guide to the Papers of Geoffrey Ingram, 1930-1970

Summary

Collection number:

MS 7336, MS Acc02.230.MS Acc15.130

Creator:

Geoffrey Ingram and Ingram, Geoffrey

Extent:

(37 boxes, 1 small carton, 1 folio)5 MS boxes, 1 carton

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], National Library of Australia, Papers of Geoffrey Ingram, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part requires permission for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises correspondence, photographs, programs, music scores, personal documents and memorabilia relating to the Borovansky Ballet Company and Edouard and Xenia Borovansky.

It also includes the papers of Lisbeth Montgomery (1936-49), Ballet Rambert cuttings (1946-48), records of the Australian Ballet and Ingram's own papers.

Biographical Note:

A former actor and dancer, Geoffrey Ingram was born in Melbourne on 21 February 1924. He was one of the people most instrumental in promoting the establishment of a national ballet in Australia. On the formation in 1960 of the Australian Ballet Foundation, he was appointed as Administrative Assistant. During a subsequent year overseas, he visited all major ballet establishments, including those in Milan, London, Leningrad and Moscow, and studied administration and promotion methods. In 1963 he became founding Administrator of the Australian Ballet and organised its promotion and educational programme.

In 1964 Geoffrey Ingram conducted negotiations in London with Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn which resulted in their guest appearances with the Australian Ballet in the first international tour of a major Australian theatrical company. This successful tour in 1965 took the Australian Ballet to the Baalbeck Festival in the south of France, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In the late sixties Geoffrey Ingram made excursions into film production and also owned a restaurant.

In 1969 he undertook the first challenge to the legality of an arms agreement when, in the High Court of Australia, he challenged the S.A.L.T. II treaty between the Soviet Union and United States. Since then he has been engaged in comparative studies on the arts of war and peace.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there may be multiple Box 1s). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Provenance:

The papers were purchased from Geoffrey Ingram by the National Library in several instalments between 1987 and 1993. Two further additions were donated by Ingram in 1997 and 1998.

Arrangement:

The collection was assembled by Geoffrey Ingram.

Indexed terms

Names:

Ingram, Geoffrey

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2962101).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], National Library of Australia, Papers of Geoffrey Ingram, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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