Found 3 collections related to Snow,%20Edgar,%201905-1972

Collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, printed matter, and other items documenting Russell's life and work. Correspondence, speeches and writings, 1914-1989, include copies of outgoing letters, 1918-1943, describing her life and work in China and incoming letters, ca. 1951-1980, from friends in China with information which she used for her talks and for the Far East Reporter. Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy (CDFEP) records, 1945-1955, 1982, are a combination of Russell's files and those of the Committee and include minutes of meetings, press releases, pamphlets, newsletters, and subject files. Far East Reporter files, 1953-1989, contain a complete run of the publication plus correspondence, itineraries for speaking tours, clippings and periodicals that she used as source material, financial records, and manuscripts. Also, income tax records, 1956-1986, providing information about Russell's business expenses; her notebooks, daybooks, calendars, etc., 1919-1988; notes, catalogs and correspondence concerning her collection of Chinese pottery; biographical materials; printed matter, 1917-1989, including clippings and China-related newsletters. less

American dancer, writer, and teacher of tai chi, Sophia Delza had an exceptionally long and varied career. She achieved prominence as an independent modern dance performer and choreographer, but embarked on a second career as an authority on Chinese dance and martial arts traditions. During a stay in China, Delza became the first American dancer to teach modern dance technique in Chinese theater and dance schools. Following her return to the United States, she became an important tai chi instructor and advocate. The collection includes her writings, correspondence, photographs, programs, and original artwork. less

Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949) was an author, editor and popular New York celebrity. From 1924 to 1929 he edited many magazines including Smart Set, Delineator, Designer, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. He also wrote poetry, novels, plays, travel essays, song cycles, lyrics for musicals and operettas, memoirs, and newspaper columns; taught poetry at Columbia University; and toured with the Broadway hit, Life With Father. Much of his writing celebrated New York City and he was considered to be the quintessential New Yorker. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, financial papers, press clippings, photographs, and ephemera. Correspondence, 1924-1948, contains letters from Towne's friends and fans, many of them prominent in literature and the arts; occasional copies of his replies; and his outgoing letters, 1918-1931. Bulk of the collection is made up of Towne's writings, including manuscripts of poems, plays, stories, essays and newspaper columns. Also, scrapbooks of press clippings, financial correspondence and documents, papers relating to the poetry course he taught at Columbia (including poetry by his students), ephemera, and photographs. less