- Creator
- Moore, William, 1933-1992
- Call number
- Sc MG 586
- Physical description
- 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], William Moore papers, Sc MG 586, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request access to this collection.
William Moore, an African American dance critic, dancer, and researcher, began his career in the 1960s. He later managed the dance companies of Eleo Pomare and Joan Miller, and participated in the creation of the Association of Black Choreographers in 1967. In 1975, he founded Dance Herald, a journal about Black dance. Moore also lectured on dance history and criticism at Lehman College and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. The William Moore papers consist primarily of appointment books (1966-1980) in which Moore noted his activities; some letters; writing and notes; a resume; and an annotated treatment for a documentary film by Kermit Frazier entitled The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance (1988).
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Margaret Moore, November 1995.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2021 March 26)
Separated material
Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Divison: button.
Transferred to the General Research and Reference Division: books.
Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photograophs.
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor