Overview
Preliminary box list only for personal and business papers of Melissa Hayden and her husband, Donald Coleman.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-2006
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Most of this collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Conditions Governing Use
Special equipment or surrogate required; consult Houghton staff (boxes 1-7).
Extent
28 linear feet (28 boxes)34000 MB (DVDs)
Includes personal and business papers of Melissa Hayden and her husband, Donald Coleman.
Biographical / Historical
Born Mildred Herman in 1923 in Toronto, Hayden was a ballerina chiefly identified with the New York City Ballet. She was married to Donald Coleman. She died August 9, 2006, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Arrangement
Arrangement is a rough box list only and materials are not fully cataloged. Readers should note that when fully processed, the order of materials may change.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository, b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2010MT-3. Gift of Stuart Coleman; received: 2010 August 25.
General note
Most of this collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Accessioned by: Melanie Wisner.
- Title
- Hayden, Melissa. Melissa Hayden papers, circa 1930-2006: PRELIMINARY BOX LIST.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02238
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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