- Creator
- Moore, William, 1933-1992
- Call number
- Sc MG 586
- Physical description
- .4 linear feet (1 archival box)
- 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
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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. William Moore Papers consist primarily of appointment books (1966-1980, scattered) in which Moore noted his activities, some letters and writings, notes and college reports, 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, Margaret Moore, Nov. 1995
Key terms
Names
- Frazier, Kermit. Black tradition in American modern dance. Black tradition in American modern dance.
- Moore, William, 1933-1992
Subjects
- African American dance -- New York (State) -- New York
- African American dancers -- New York (State) -- New York
- African American entertainers -- New York (State) -- New York
- African American scholars
- African Americans in the performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York
- Black author
- Dance companies -- New York (State) -- New York
- Dance critics -- New York (State) -- New York
- Dancers -- United States
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