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{"value"=>"*MGZMD 65", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19709", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1901-1979", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1901/1979"}
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{"value"=>"Katherine Litz papers"}
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{"value"=>"The <span class=\"corpname\">New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</span> <span class=\"subarea\">Jerome Robbins Dance Division</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The papers of <span class=\"persname\">Katherine Litz</span> span the years 1901-1979. The bulk of the collection, both in size and importance, consists of correspondence and performance-related material from the period c.1950-1977. Most of the material relates to her professional life, with its continuing search for work and funding as well as ideas for dances."}
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{"value"=>"Katherine Litz papers, *MGZMD 65. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Litz, Katherine, d. 1978", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Katherine Litz, a modern dancer, teacher and choreographer, was born July 26, 1912 in Colorado and died in New York City on December 19, 1978.</p> <p>Litz moved to New York to study with Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. She also studied composition, ballet, music, acting and voice. She danced with the Humphrey-Weidman company and with Agnes De Mille's concert company. During the 1940's she danced in the Broadway musicals <span class=\"title\">Oklahoma!</span>and <span class=\"title\">Carousel,</span>and she also choreographed and danced the leading role in “Susanna and the Elders,” a section of <span class=\"title\">Ballet Ballads.</span>In 1960 she had an acting-dancing role in <span class=\"title\">The Crystal Heart,</span>an off-Broadway musical. She worked with Al Carmines on several productions at Judson Church. Beginning with a concert in 1948, Litz presented programs of her own works, both solos and for groups, in New York and around the country. She was known for her use of satire and humor in dances such as “The Glyph.” She also taught and lectured at colleges and universities over a period of many years.</p> <p>During her career, Litz was the recipient of grants from several organizations, including the Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Lena Robbins Foundation.</p> <p>In 1947, Litz married the American artist and set designer Charles Oscar, from whom she later separated.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The papers of <span class=\"persname\">Katherine Litz</span> span the years 1901-1979. The bulk of the collection, both in size and importance, consists of correspondence and performance-related material from the period c.1950-1977. Most of the material relates to her professional life, with its continuing search for work and funding as well as ideas for dances.|||Finding and deciphering information can be difficult, as <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span> often used the backs of letters, pages in scripts, or envelopes to draft replies to letters, make lists, and write notes or reminders to herself. She could also include several subjects in her jottings on a piece of paper.|||Other types of material included in the <span class=\"persname\">Katherine Litz</span> Collection have been separated from the papers and are listed on the Separation List. The listing of music includes valuable information as to the title of the dance for which the music was used, and usually the date of the first performance of the dance.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Katherine Litz papers are arranged in nine series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c361886'>I. Personal Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series I, Personal Material, contains such documents as a copy of <span class=\"persname\">Litz's</span> birth certificate, passport, and identity and membership cards for such organizations as AGMA, Equity, University of Illinois, and the New York Public Library. There are also appointment calendars with notations, and various papers pertaining to her apartment and a dispute between the tenants and the management.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c361907'>II. Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series II, Correspondence, includes letters, drafts of letters, postcards, telegrams, invitations, and greeting cards. The series is divided into Personal and Business, with some correspondents appearing in both sections. If there are more than 6 items from an individual, a folder has been established for the correspondent and these folders are listed alphabetically by name. The Outgoing subseries under Business contains letters and drafts of letters by <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span>. The remainder of the correspondence is arranged chronologically, with alphabetical indexes for the personal and business correspondents located at the end of the Folder List. In these indexes, if unable to ascertain a surname, the name is given as the letter was signed, i.e. “<span class=\"persname\">George</span>,” “bj”. If the signature was illegible, a semblance of the letters is given, with a [?] after the name.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c361964'>III. Performance-Related Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series III, Performance-Related Material, is arranged by type of material. It includes notebooks and notes with ideas for and about dances and performances; 36 scripts and 7 music scores (some with brief annotations, stage directions, etc.) of works <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span> choreographed, performed, or studied; clippings, drawings, and art reproductions which <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span> saved for ideas for dances and costumes; promotional material such as flyers and 14 drawings or sketches by <span class=\"persname\">Charles Oscar</span> for possible use for brochures; and box office reports for several performances.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c362021'>IV. Teaching Material</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series IV, Teaching Material, is arranged by type of material and contains notes for classes, student evaluations, and class rosters and schedules.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c362028'>V. Grant Applications and Related Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series V, Grant Applications, is arranged by organization and then chronologically within the folders. It contains correspondence relating to the applications (including responses of those whom <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span> asked for letters of recommendation, such as <span class=\"persname\">Agnes De Mille</span>, <span class=\"persname\">John Martin</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Ted Shawn</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Paul Taylor</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Charles Weidman</span>), drafts of information for the applications and a few copies of actual applications.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c362051'>VI. Legal/Financial</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series VI, Legal/Financial, includes contracts for <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span> as a performer and with sponsoring organizations for concerts of her group, and a small amount of income and expense information.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c362059'>VII. Notes from Courses Taken by Litz</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series VII, Notes from Courses Taken by <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span>, contains her hand-written notes and/or printed notes from the instructors in classes from high school through 1972.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c362071'>VIII. Transcripts/Copies of Articles</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series VIII, Transcripts/Copies of Articles, contains primarily articles written by <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span> or about her or her performances.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/dan/19709#c362081'>IX. Misc.</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series IX, Miscellaneous, is arranged by type of material and contains a proposal for a theater school, food recipes saved by <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span>, newspaper clippings she considered of interest, and several books and pamphlets.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The papers are divided into the following series:</p> <ol> <li> I. Personal Material, 1901-1977 [297 items]</li> <li> II. Correspondence Personal, 1932-1978 [251 items] Business, 1939-1979 [396 items]</li> <li> III. Performance-Related Material, 1939-1977 [210 items]</li> <li> IV. Teaching Material [71 items]</li> <li> V. Grant Applications and Related Correspondence, 1958-1978 [136 items]</li> <li> VI. Legal/Financial, 1933-1978 [60 items]</li> <li> VII. Notes from Courses Taken by <span class=\"persname\">Litz</span>, 1928?-1972 [65 items]</li> <li> VIII. Transcripts/Copies of Articles [9 items]</li> <li> IX. Miscellaneous [51 items]</li></ol>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Estate of Katherine Litz. Received: 1979.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>The following items were received with the original gift of the Katherine Litz Collection but have been separated from the papers. The current location of these items (as of November 1990) is indicated.</p> <p>Audiovisual materials separated from archival collections are cataloged individually and can be found in the Library catalog. Search CATNYP, The New York Public Library catalog.</p>"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1901
- date_inclusive_end
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1979
- note
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{"value"=>"<p>Consists of personal and business correspondence, teaching and performance-related papers, and grant applications. Includes letters from Marsha Paludan concerning technique and theory, 14 drawings by Charles Oscar, three scripts by Al Carmines, and the score and script for Ballet ballads</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
{"value"=>"<p>See register for Music Score Separation List, giving title of Litz' choreographed work and first performance date</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}
- keydate
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1901
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Henley Haslam.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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9 document boxes 180 folders, 1,546 items
- date_start
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1901
- date_end
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1979