Series I : Personal Papers

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{"value"=>"1913-1938", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1913/1938"}
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1913
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1938
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged by format, this series contains a small amount of personal correspondence, personal and production photographs arranged by date, a childhood drawing, and programs and clippings reflecting Stoddard's interests in dance and theater. Correspondence includes notes from <span class=\"persname\">Cheryl Crawford</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Harold Clurman</span> of the Group Theatre, and an exchange with <span class=\"persname\">Bobby Lewis</span> about ideas for teaching acting in the Group Theatre Studio school. Photos from several dance and theatrical productions, as well as a group portrait of the Group Theatre, are included. Notable among the clippings are articles documenting the philosophy and projects of the Theatre Guild and the Group Theatre. Among the dance clippings are photographic reproductions of the dancers Anna and Lisa Duncan and of <span class=\"persname\">Ruth St. Denis</span> and <span class=\"persname\">Ted Shawn</span>, and a series of costume and set renderings by the dance designer <span class=\"persname\">Pavel Tchelitchew</span>.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>By format, then by date.</p>"}
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1913
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1938
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1913

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  1. Correspondence
  2. Correspondence, n.d. / Cheryl Crawford
  3. Correspondence, / Bobby Lewis
  4. Correspondence, / Harold Clurman
  5. Unidentified photographs
  6. Photographs - The Golden Cage
  7. Photographs - backstage at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. 1929
  8. Photographs - Group Theatre members, Summer 1931
  9. Photograph - Three-Cornered Moon, Vandamm Studio
  10. Childhood drawing / Eunice Stoddard
  11. Clippings of dancers - Theatre Magazine
  12. Clippings - Group Theatre
  13. Clippings - Miscellaneous
  14. B+W reproductions of dance costumes and sets, / Pavel Tchelitchew
  15. Program - Mei Lan-Fang, 49th St. Theatre, N.Y.
  16. Program and associated clipping - Der Tanz, Berlin
  17. Program - "A Short Survey of Film in America,"/ Museum of Modern Art Film Library, [1935]