2017-04-05 Preliminary Inventory of the Sylvia Westerman Collection, 1913-1999 SPEC.TRI.SW Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod; Courtney Bishop Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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2017 April; 2017 October This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2026-04-21T08:48-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Sylvia Westerman Collection SPEC.TRI.SW Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 5.02 Cubic feet 1913-1999 Sylvia Westerman was one of the first women to reach senior management levels in network television news where she served as vice president of three major national organizations. She had a vast knowledge of ballet and theater, and was a collector of Russian and ballet design. The Sylvia Westerman Collection contains programs, notebooks, clippings, and Petrouchka costumes, as well as transcripts on the Watergate Affair. Collection materials date from 1913-1999. (8) 5" letter document boxes; (1) card box; (1) oversize flat box; (1) flat box; (1) oversize folder English Westerman, Sylvia Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

Acquisitions Information

Sylvia Westerman, 1988 December; Sylvia Westerman, 1989 October; Sylvia Westerman, 1991 March; Sylvia Westerman, 1991 September; Sylvia Westerman, 1991 November; Sylvia Westerman, 1992 March; Sylvia Westerman, 1995 April; Sylvia Westerman, 1995 October.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Sylvia Westerman Collection, SPEC.TRI.SW, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains VHS videocassettes.

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.

Use of Materials

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Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed; Finding aid written by: Courtney Bishop, 2017 October.

Biographical Note

Sylvia Westerman (1933-1995) was one of the first women to reach senior management levels in network television news where she served as vice president of three major national organizations: United Press International, NBC News, and CBS News. She was producer of The Watergate tapes for CBS News, for which she received the Emmy Award in 1974. Westerman was a passionate lover of the arts and had vast knowledge of ballet and theatre. She was a knowledgeable collector of theatre design art, focusing especially on Russian and ballet design.

Scope and Contents

The Sylvia Westerman Collection contains programs, notebooks, clippings, and files about costumes used in Petrouchka performances. Collection materials date from 1913-1999.

Related Materials SPEC.RARE.CMS.0194 Sylvia Westerman Papers Westerman, Sylvia -- Archives Articles Ballet Ballet programs Ballet--Costume Notebooks Programs (documents) Women television producers and directors--20th century Notes about ballet, location of art notebooks 1 1 undated Notes about ballet, misc. ballets notebook 1 2 undated Notes about ballet, "Coq D'Or" notebook 1 3 undated Notes about ballet, "Giselle" notebook 1 4 undated Notes about ballet, "Le Pavillion" notebook 1 5 undated Notes about ballet, "Petroushka" notebook 1 6 undated Notes about ballet, "Rossignol" notebook 1 7 undated Notes about ballet, "Scheherazade" notebook 1 8 undated Notes about ballet, "Sleeping Beauty" notebook 1 9 undated Notes about ballet, "Les Sylphides" notebook 1 10 undated Non-ballet art owners, other art-b notebook 1 11 undated Non-ballet art owners, other art notebook 1 12 undated Non-ballet art owners, non-ballet drawings notebook 1 13 undated Non-ballet art owners, notebook 1 14 undated Non-ballet art owners, owners notebook 1 15 undated Chronologies notebook 1 16 undated Chronology notebook 1 17 undated Ballet art a-n, "Amphion" notebook 1 18 undated Ballet art a-n, "Baiser" notebook 1 19 undated Ballet art a-n, "Bien Aimee" notebook 1 20 undated Ballet art a-n, "Bolero" notebook 1 21 undated Ballet art a-n, "Bourgeouis G." notebook 1 22 undated Ballet art a-n, "Cheated Buyer" notebook 1 23 undated Ballet art a-n, "Chevalier" notebook 1 24 undated Ballet art a-n, "Coq D'Or" notebook 1 25 undated Ballet art a-n, "David" notebook 1 26 undated Ballet art a-n, "Diane De P." notebook 1 27 undated Ballet art a-n, "Enchantement" notebook 1 28 undated Ballet art a-n, "Festin" notebook 1 29 undated Ballet art a-n, "Les Fetes" notebook 1 30 undated Ballet art a-n, "galop" notebook 1 31 undated Ballet art a-n, "Giselle" notebook 1 32 undated Ballet art a-n, "Grad. Ball" notebook 1 33 undated Ballet art a-n, "Medecin" notebook 1 34 undated Ballet art a-n, "Moulin Enchante" notebook 1 35 undated Ballet art a-n, "Noces" notebook 1 36 undated Ballet art a-n, "Notturno" notebook 1 37 undated Ballet art a-n, "Nutcracker" notebook 1 38 undated Ballet art o-z, "Oriane" notebook 1 39 undated Ballet art o-z, "Le Pavillon" notebook 1 40 undated Ballet art o-z, "Porcelaine" notebook 1 41 undated Ballet art o-z, "Princ. Cygne" notebook 1 42 undated Ballet art o-z, "Psyche" notebook 1 43 undated Ballet art o-z, "Raymonda" notebook 1 44 undated Ballet art o-z, "Rossignol" notebook 1 45 undated Ballet art o-z, "Sadko" notebook 1 46 undated Ballet art o-z, "Sleep. Beauty" notebook 1 47 undated Ballet art o-z, "Swan Lake" notebook 1 48 undated Ballet art o-z, "Sylphides" notebook 1 49 undated Ballet art o-z, "Sylvia" notebook 1 50 undated Ballet art o-z, "La Valse" notebook 1 51 undated Productions a-n, notebook 1 52 undated Productions o-z, notebook 1 53 undated Costume pix/misc. notebook (1) 1 54 undated Costume pix/misc. notebook (2) 1 55 undated Petrouchka costumes, ballerina notebook 1 56 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Charlatan" notebook 1 58 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Petrouchka" notebook 1 59 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Aristocratic Children" notebook 1 60 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Aristocratic Man" notebook 1 61 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Aristocratic Woman" notebook 1 62 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Blini Seller" notebook 1 63 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Charlatan's Drummers" notebook 1 64 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Coachman" notebook 1 65 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Drunken Gentleman" notebook 1 66 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Gypsy" notebook 1 67 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Maskers" notebook 1 68 undated Petrouchka costumes, miscellaneous notebook 1 69 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Nursemaid" notebook 1 70 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Officer" notebook 1 71 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Organ Grinder" notebook 1 72 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Peasants" notebook 1 73 undated Petrouchka costumes, "Street Dancer" notebook 1 74 undated Petrouchka costumes, sketches notebook 1 75 undated Decor pix, indoors, notebook 1 76 undated Decor pix, outdoors, notebook 1 77 undated Costume pix/categories, charming people, notebook 1 78 undated Costume pix/categories, dance, notebook 1 79 undated Costume pix/categories, interesting characters, notebook 1 80 undated Costume pix/categories, interesting costumes, notebook 1 81 undated Costume pix/categories, similarities, notebook 1 82 undated Petrouchka sets, sketches, notebook 1 83 undated Petrouchka sets, curtains, notebook 1 84 undated Petrouchka sets, Moor's Room, notebook 1 85 undated Petrouchka sets, Petrouchka's room, notebook 1 86 undated Petrouchka sets, scene 1, notebook 1 87 undated Petrouchka sets, scene 1 AS4, notebook 1 88 undated Petrouchka sets, props, notebook 1 89 undated Balanchine, magazine 2 1 1982-1984 Balanchine, miscellaneous 2 2 undated Balanchine, clippings 2 3 1979-1988 Dance Theatre of Harlem, clippings 2 4 1981 Balanchine designers, notes 2 5 undated Joffrey Ballet clippings, programs 2 6 1980-1985 Bolshoi Ballet clippings, programs 2 7 1979 Bolshoi Ballet clippings 2 8 1975-1987 Ballet Suedois, clippings, catalogue listing 2 9 1978-1988 American Ballet Theatre, programs, clippings 2 10 1940-1982 American Ballet Theatre, programs, clippings 2 11 1940-1981 American Ballet Theatre, programs 2 12 1970-1984 American Ballet Theatre, brochures, clippings 2 13 1976-1979 School of American Ballet, brochures, programs 2 14 1981-1990 School of American Ballet, clippings, brochures, programs 2 15 1981-1985 School of American Ballet workshops, programs, clippings 2 16 1975-1989 School of American Ballet, programs 2 17 1990-1995 Ballets Russes, clippings, catalogue listing 2 18 1974-1991 Correspondence to Kevin Brownlow 2 19 1982-1984 Benois-Petrouchka influences, programs, clippings, postcards 2 20 undated Benois research, clippings, catalogue listings 2 21 undated Benois research, correspondence 2 22 undated Benois, clippings 2 23 undated Benois, design reproductions 2 24 undated Locations of art, catalog lists 2 25 undated French court costume reproductions, postcards 2 26 undated John Wenger, clippings, programs 2 27 undated Theatre in Revolution: Russian avant-garde stage design, photos 2 28 1913-1935 Theater designers, obituaries 2 29 undated Theater designers, programs, postcards, clippings 2 30 undated New York City Ballet, programs 3 1 1954-1959 New York City Ballet, programs 3 2 1980-1989 New York City Ballet, programs 3 3 1960-1979 New York City Ballet, reviews 3 4 1970-1989 New York City Ballet, programs, clippings 3 5 undated New York City Ballet, clippings (1) 3 6 undated New York City Ballet, clippings (2) 3 7 undated New York City Ballet, programs 3 8 1990-1999 New York City Ballet, clippings, programs 3 9 undated New York City Ballet, American music festival, clippings 3 10 undated New York City Ballet, programs, invitations, clippings 3 11 undated New York City Ballet, Tchaikovsky Festival, programs, clippings 3 12 undated New York City Ballet dancers, programs, clippings 3 13 undated New York City Ballet, discography, programs, clippings 3 14 1988 Tomasson, Helgi clippings 3 15 undated Robbins, Jerome clippings 3 16 undated Kirstein, Lincoln clippings 3 17 undated Ballet - film and tv, programs, clippings 3 18 undated New York City Ballet, Stravinsky Festival, programs 3 19 1982 New York City Ballet, Stravinsky Festival clippings 3 20 1982 Martins, Peter, clippings 3 21 undated Farrell, Suzanne, clippings 3 22 undated Nijinska, clippings 3 23 undated Miscellaneous clippings, programs 3 24 undated Miscellaneous clippings (1) 3 25 undated Miscellaneous clippings (2) 3 26 undated Tharp, Twyla, clippings 4 1 undated Giselle, clippings 4 2 undated Parade, clipping 4 3 undated Miscellaneous, journals, catalog listings 4 4 undated Set and costume designs, clippings 4 5 undated Costume designs and designers, programs, clippings 4 6 undated Set design and designers, clippings 4 7 undated Set designs, magazines, exhibition programs 4 8 undated Set design and designers, magazines, clippings 4 9 undated Paul Taylor Dance Company, programs, clippings 4 10 undated Jiri Kylian, clippings 4 11 undated Dowell, Anthony, photos, clippings, journals 4 12 undated Bournonville, August, article 4 13 undated Ashton, Sir Frederick, clippings 4 14 undated Other ballet companies, clippings, programs 4 15 undated Royal Danish Ballet clippings, programs 4 16 undated Royal Ballet cllippings 4 17 undated Nureyev, Rudolf clippings, programs 4 18 undated Nureyev, Rudolf reviews 4 19 undated Nureyev, Rudolf photos 4 20 undated Nureyev, Rudolf magazines, programs 4 21 undated Nureyev, Rudolf clippings, programs 4 22 undated Miscellaneous programs, magazines 4 23 undated Miscellaneous magazines 4 24 undated Ballet Theatre, souvenir programs 5 1 1945-1946 The Miracle, souvenir program 5 2 1924 Ballets de Paris, Roland Petits, souvenir program 5 3 1949 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, souvenir program 5 4 1946-1947 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, souvenir program 5 5 1944-1945 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, souvenir program 5 6 1942 Original Ballet Russe, souvenir program 5 8 1946-1947 Original Ballet Russe de Basil, souvenir program 5 9 1940-1941 Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo, souvenir 5 10 1932 Les Ballets, souvenir program 5 11 1933 The Royal Ballet, souvenir program 5 12 undated Martha Graham Company, souvenir program 5 14 1980 London Festival Ballet, souvenir program 5 16 1954-1955 The Royal Ballet, souvenir program 5 17 1981 The Royal Ballet, souvenir program 5 18 1958 L'Opera Russe a Paris, Theatre des Champs Elysees, souvenir program 5 19 1930 Balieff's Chauve-Souris of Moscow, souvenir program 5 20 undated Sadler's Wells Ballet, souvenir program 5 21 1949-1950 Theatre de La Cahuve Souris de Nikita Balieff, souvenir program 5 22 1924-1925 Walt Disney's Fantasia, souvenir program 5 23 undated Russian festival, souvenir program 5 24 1959-1960 Ballets Jooss, souvenir program 5 25 undated Royal Ballet, souvenir program 5 26 1970 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 27 1958 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 28 1957 "The Ballet" souvenir program, New York City Ballet 5 29 1956 New York City Ballet 10th anniversary souvenir program 5 31 1958-1959 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 32 1959-1960 "A Midsummer's Night Dream" New York City Ballet souvenir program 5 33 1962 "Don Quixote" New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 35 1965 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 36 1966 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 37 1984 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 38 1983-1984 New York City Ballet Spring Gala souvenir program 5 39 1983 "Nutcracker" New York City Ballet souvenir program 5 40 1982 New York City Ballet, Stravinsky centennial, souvenir program 5 41 1982 New York City Ballet, spring gala, Stravinsky centennial souvenir program 5 42 1982 New York City Ballet, Tchaikovsky festival souvenir program 5 43 1981 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 44 1980-1983 New York City Ballet, serenade opening, souvenir program 5 45 1975 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 47 1969 New York City Ballet, souvenir program 5 48 undated Movies/ballet misc. photos 6 1 undated Nureyev photos (1) 6 2 undated Nureyev photos (2) 6 3 undated Ballets e through z, notebook (1) 6 4 undated Ballets e through z, notebook (2) 6 5 undated Balanchine project, notebook (1) 6 6 undated Balanchine project, notebook (2) 6 7 undated Balanchine project, notebook (3) 6 8 undated Balanchine project, notebook (4) 6 9 undated Balanchine project, notebook (5) 6 10 undated Balanchine project, notebook (6) 6 11 undated Balanchine project, notebook (7) 6 12 undated Balanchine project, notebook (8) 6 13 undated Dancers, notebook 6 15 undated Dancers, retired, notebook 6 16 undated Index, designers 6 17 undated Stage designers 6 18 undated Choreographers, notebook 6 19 undated A-C notebook 6 20 undated D-J notebook 6 21 undated K-Q notebook 6 22 undated R-Z notebook 6 23 undated Alexandre Benois, photocopies (1) 7 1 1967-1968 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (2) 7 2 1969 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (3) 7 3 1971 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (4) 7 4 1971-1974 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (5) 7 5 1976-1978 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (6) 7 6 1979 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (7) 7 7 1980 Alexandre Benois and Natalia Goncharova, photocopies 7 8 1980-1982 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (8) 7 9 1982-1983 Alexandre Benois, photocopies (9) 7 10 1983-1985 Covent Garden stamp festival, articles 7 11 undated Programs, "Dracula" and "Boleyn Anna" 7 12 undated Alexandre Benois' designs, slides 7 13 1928 George Balanchine, clippings 8 1 1983 Rehearsals photographs 8 2 undated Henry Adams, notes 8 3 undated Alexandre Benois, quotes (1) 8 4 undated Alexandre Benois, quotes (2) 8 5 undated Alexandre Benois, quotes (3) 8 6 undated Alexandre Benois, quotes (4) 8 7 undated Theatres, l-r, notes 8 8 undated Russian art history, notes 8 9 undated World of art, notes 8 10 undated Workbook: book thoughts 8 11 undated Workbook: in NYC 8 12 undated Workbook: to write 8 13 undated Workbook: index 8 14 undated Workbook: companies 8 15 undated Workbook: theaters 8 16 undated Workbook: family, genealogy 8 17 undated Workbook: answers 8 18 undated Workbook: bibliography 8 19 undated Lady Hawke; Nureyen Memorial; Still Life at the Penguin Cafe 9 1 undated Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements