Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn papers

id
9549
origination
Dunn, Patricia, -1990
date statement
1950-1986 [bulk 1981-1984]
key date
1950
identifier (local_mss)
18447
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 403
b-number
b20288440
total components
5
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-09-12 21:28:09 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
(missing)
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1950-1986", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1986"}
{"value"=>"1981-1984", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1981/1984"}
date_inclusive_start
1950
date_inclusive_end
1986
keydate
1950
unittitle
{"value"=>"Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn papers"}
physdesc
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repository
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abstract
{"value"=>"The Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn papers date from 1950 to 1986 and document her career as a dancer and her graduate research on modern dancers through correspondence, articles, notes, and programs. The collection consists primarily of photocopied research files and a small amount of material on her dance career."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn papers, *MGZMD 403. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Dunn, Patricia, -1990", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn was an American dancer. She began dancing as a child in California and debuted with the San Francisco Ballet in 1948. She toured with the Jack Cole Dance Group in 1950, and later performed for Cole in the Broadway productions of Kismet (1953), Jamaica (1957), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1963). She also had a role in the film version of Kismet (1955). In 1958, Dunn performed in Jerome Robbins' Ballets: USA. She taught and assisted with dance-related projects in the 1970s, such as the Entre-Six company in Montreal and the Quebec Été Danse. In the early 1980s, Dunn pursued a graduate degree from New York University. Her research centered on modern dance pioneer Loie Fuller and the Denishawn era and its related dancers, specifically Ruth St. Denis and Jack Cole.</p> <p>Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn died in 1990.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Patricia (Lehrman) Dunn papers date from 1950 to 1986 and document her career as a dancer and her graduate research on modern dancers through photocopied research files and a small amount of dance files.</p> <p>Research files hold correspondence, notes and articles she used for her research on Jack Cole, Ruth St. Denis, Loie Fuller, and the Denishawn School of Dancing. Correspondence and notes are original and the articles are photocopies. The majority of the correspondence is from Denishawn dancer Anne Austin (Crane) and concerns a biography written by Austin on Jake Cole, which Dunn edited. The biography itself is present in multiple drafts. Also present is a letter from dancer Eleanor King to Austin regarding \"The Early Years\" festival at the State University of New York. The articles are sometimes annotated and include theses written by other scholars, journal articles, and newspaper clippings. Some of Dunn's essays are present and include \"La Loie: American in Paris;\" \"The Natural Gifts of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Katherine Dunham;\" and an annotated bibliography entitled \"Researching Jack Cole: The Adelphi Years.\"</p> <p>Dunn's dancing career is documented through production files and a scrapbook that contains copies of articles, programs, contracts, correspondence, and an autobiography. The autobiography is located at the beginning of the scrapbook and references the remaining material through footnotes. Production files hold articles and program copies and some original performance photographs for Of All Things, On the Riviera, and Kismet.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged into Research Files and Dance Files.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Unknown.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Robyn Hjermstad</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
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combined
extent_statement
1.05 linear feet (3 boxes)
date_start
1950
date_end
1986
date_bulk_start
1981
date_bulk_end
1984

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