Mary Hinkson papers

id
10904
origination
Hinkson, Mary
date statement
1943-2012
key date
1943
identifier (local_mss)
24452
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 478
b-number
b21408333
total components
23
total series
0
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2017-11-30 22:31:05 UTC
updated
2026-06-26 18:09:20 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
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{"value"=>"*MGZMD 478", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1943-2012", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1943/2012"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Mary Hinkson papers"}
physdesc
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Mary De Haven Hinkson (1925 to 2014) was an influential African American dancer, teacher, and choreographer. The collection dates from 1942 to 2012 and contains photographs from Martha Graham Company tours, oral history interview transcripts, correspondence, contracts, notes, programs, and other printed matter. A small amount of writing on dance and choreography elucidate Hinkson's thoughts on teaching and technique."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Hinkson, Mary", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Mary De Haven Hinkson (1925 to 2014) was an influential dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She was one of Martha Graham's principal dancers and one of the first two black dancers to perform with Graham's company, where she danced from 1951 to 1973. Hinkson also danced with the New York City Opera, and was a frequent guest artist with other companies both in the U.S. and internationally. She taught dance at the Juilliard School (from 1951 to 1968), the High School of the Performing Arts, NY (from 1955 to 1960), the Dance Theatre of Harlem School, and for various other schools and companies. Hinkson died in 2014 at the age of 89.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection dates from 1943 to 2012 and contains photographs, oral history interview transcripts, correspondence, contracts, notes, programs, and other printed matter. A small amount of writing on dance and choreography elucidate Hinkson's thoughts on teaching and technique. The collection includes hundreds of black and white photographs taken by Hinkson whilst touring Europe and Israel with the Martha Graham Company. The majority of the images come from the 1954 tour, with a number from 1958, 1963, and 1967. The photographs, many of which have captions on the back, include candid shots and informal portraits of dancers, members of the orchestra, and others, such as Matt Turney, Joseph Bastien, Martha Graham, Yuriko Kikuchi, Clive Thompson, Simon Sadoff, Bertram Ross, impresario Anatole Heller, costume maker Ursula Reed, and producer Gertrude Macy. There are some images of street advertising for company performances.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The files are grouped under Correspondence, Contracts, and Notes; Interview Transcripts; Programs and Printed Matter; and Photographs. Original file names have been kept where present. Correspondence files may contain photographs.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Collection processed by <span class=\"name\">Amelia Carlin</span>, <span class=\"date\">2017</span>.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Audio and visual materials are currently unavailable pending digitization.</p>"}
date_start
1943
keydate
1943
date_end
2012
date_inclusive_start
1943
date_inclusive_end
2012
extent_statement
3.99 linear feet (10 boxes); 101 megabytes (5 computer files)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Mary Hinkson papers, *MGZMD 478. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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