Early career

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{"value"=>"1939-1952", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1939/1952"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Williams's early career is sketchily documented with reviews and promotional material about Eugene von Grona's 1939 festival, \"The Dance\"; Agnes de Mille's recreation of a West Indian ritual, \"Obeah\" (1940); and the Broadway productions of <span class=\"title\">Finian's Rainbow</span> (1947) and <span class=\"title\">My Darling Aida</span> (1952). Other memorabilia include a scrapbook and a travel diary of the artist's USO tour in Europe in 1945-1946, and a 1942-1945 notebook containing drawings, sketches, and notes on the Katherine Dunham dance technique.</p>"}
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1939
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1939
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1952
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1939
date_inclusive_end
1952

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  1. von Grona, Eugene
  2. Agnes de Mille's Negro Ballet Group
  3. Notebook
  4. U.S.O. European Tour
  5. Travel diary
  6. Nijinsky, Kira and Sacha Sarkoff material
  7. Finian's Rainbow
  8. My Darlin' Aida
  9. Dance notes