Archives of the Dance (23) John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection at The Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University & The Mikhail Larionov Archive at The State Tret'yakov Gallery, Moscow Roland John Wiley

RESUMEN: This essay reviews two catalogues of documents related to dance and opera, preserved in the Harvard Theatre Collection, together with a biographical sketch of the scholar who acquired them, John Milton Ward. The Ward Collection comprises ephemera -programs and libretti and playbills- printed and management of theatre, such as patents, costume sketches, and rehearsal materials, all acquired from antiquaries. The rich spread of documents is no surprise with respect to London as a thriving theatrical centre, but is revealing as to the geographical distribution and variety of documents from Italy.