Joe Nash photographs

id
11454
origination
Nash, Joe, 1919-2005
date statement
1930s-1969
key date
1930
identifier (local_mss)
185444
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZEB 21-0033
b-number
b22671424
total components
13
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2022-02-22 20:33:39 UTC
updated
2022-02-22 20:33:57 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"185444", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*MGZEB 21-0033", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22671424", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1930s-1969", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1930/1969"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Joe Nash photographs"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.67 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Joe Nash was a Black dancer, choreographer, historian, and arts administrator. His collection holds photographs of dancers dating from the 1930s to 1969, many of which are inscribed with notes and messages to Nash."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Nash, Joe, 1919-2005", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Joe Nash was a Black dancer, choreographer, dance historian, arts administrator, and collector of dance memorabilia. Nash was born in New York City on October 5, 1919, and began dancing with the National Youth Administration in 1940. After four years of service in the United States Army, Nash returned to New York City and made his professional dance debut with the Charles Weidman Dance Group. In 1946, he made his Broadway debut in <span class=\"title\">Showboat</span>, and went on to appear in many Broadway shows including <span class=\"title\">Finian's Rainbow</span>, <span class=\"title\">Bless You All</span>, <span class=\"title\">Flahooley</span>, <span class=\"title\">My Darlin' Aida</span>, <span class=\"title\">Livin' the Life</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Inside the U.S.A.</span></p> <p>Nash also worked at both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Foundation, while conducting extensive research on Black dance history. Through his research, Nash compiled a comprehensive collection of photographs and memorabilia documenting Black dance and dancers from the 1920s through the 1980s. Nash died in New York City on April 13, 2005</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Joe Nash photographs date from the 1930s to 1969, and comprise prints of dancers that Nash compiled. Many of the images contain inscriptions addressed to Nash, and some include notes on the back describing the production, dance company, and date. The collection is arranged alphabetically by name, production title, or topical headings assigned by Nash. The productions include <span class=\"title\">Bless You All</span>, <span class=\"title\">Flahooley</span>, <span class=\"title\">Inside U.S.A</span>, <span class=\"title\">My Darlin' Aida</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Showboat</span>. The container list includes the names of the individuals depicted in each production.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Joe Nash in 1991.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Heather Lember</span> in <span class=\"date\">2021</span>.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Black Dance collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, New York Public Library *MGZR; Sc MG 224.</p>"}
date_start
1930
keydate
1930
date_end
1969
date_inclusive_start
1930
date_inclusive_end
1969
extent_statement
0.67 linear feet (2 boxes)
prefercite
{"value"=>"Joe Nash photographs, *MGZEB 21-0033. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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