Scope and arrangement
The collection contains photographs, several programs, and a poster that primarily document ballets choreographed by Eugene Loring from 1936 to the 1970s. It is arranged by: Early Ballet Companies; Later Choreography; Portraits; Other Dancers; and Printed Matter.
The Early Ballet Companies group includes production shots from Ballet Caravan, Ballet Theatre, and Dance Players. Loring is featured in some photographs, but they mostly depict other dancers such as Janet Reid. Dance Players is well-represented, with shots of Harlequin for President, Billy the Kid, and Prairie, as well as a few costume illustration prints.
Later Choreography contains rehearsal and performance photographs of American School of Dance productions from the 1950s and 1960s, with emphasis on Loring's Portrait of a Woman. Also included are some photographs of Loring choreographing rehearsals for the films Buttro Square and The Mark of the Renegade, and a performance shot of his 1966 ballet, The Sisters, staged for the San Diego Ballet Company.
Portraits of Loring, mainly headshots, date from the 1930s to the 1970s.
The Other Dancers group features several photographs of dancers in productions not choreographed by Loring. Janet Leigh, Marge Champion, and Joan Collentine are notable examples.
Printed Matter includes a brochure about Loring from 1941, a Dance Players poster advertising its 1942 season, and three American School of Dance programs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following groups: Early Ballet Companies; Later Choreography; Portraits; Other Dancers; and Printed Matter.