Found 5 collections related to Dancers -- United States -- 20th century

The Leon Danielian Papers document the career of the American ballet dancer and teacher through an extensive set of photographs, as well as a more limited selection of correspondence, clippings, financial records, and teaching materials. Danielian, a native New Yorker of Armenian ancestry, enjoyed an especially varied career as a performer, but is best known for his long association with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Following his retirement from the stage, Danielian taught ballet for nearly thirty years at the American Ballet Theatre School and the University of Texas at Austin. less

After years of gathering material and working on the manuscript, Agnes de Mille published her book Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham :The Life and Work of in 1991. This collection, containing material related to the book, is divided into four series: less

Charles Weidman (1901-1975) was a dancer, choreographer, and teacher known for his roles as a member of the Denishawn Company, and later for founding his own companies: the Humphrey-Weidman Concert Company, Theatre Dance Company, and An Expression of Two Arts. The additions to the Charles Weidman papers contain material related to choreographed works he performed with the Theatre Dance Company and An Expression of Two Arts; files representing his time with the Denishawn Dancers; photographs; and scrapbooks. less

Fredrika Blair Hastings (formerly Fredrika Tuttle Blair),1918-1990, published the biography Isadora, Portrait of the Artist as a Woman (McGraw-Hill, 1986). The biography was the culmination of thirty years of research on Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) the American dancer. The Fredrika Tuttle Blair research materials hold Blair's research files on Isadora Duncan, mostly from the 1960s, in notebooks, original manuscripts, research notes, and related materials. The collection languages are French and English. less

The Pete Nugent papers (1928-1973) provide a glimpse into Nugent's career as a tap dancer. The collection contains correspondence with Mamie McDowell, photographs, Nugent's passport and address book, an announcement for the opening of his dance studio, financial records, and other ephemera. Two folders pertain to This is the Army and include photographs, a program, and a list of cast members. Photos, contracts, correspondence, and a business card reflect Nugent's time as manager of the Temptations. Several items are inscribed to Nugent's older brother Richard Bruce Nugent, a Harlem Renaissance painter and writer. less