{"value"=>"<p>The weight of importance and quantity in this collection lies in the correspondence series, 1905-1977 (1326 items). It traces <span class=\"persname\">Irma's</span> years from first joining <span class=\"persname\">Isadora Duncan</span> as a young student in 1905, to her years as a mature artist with and after <span class=\"persname\">Isadora</span> until her death in 1977. The early correspondence includes letters with her own mother as well as three letters (holographs) from <span class=\"persname\">Isadora</span> to <span class=\"persname\">Irma</span>, and another to her adopted daughters. There are extensive runs of letters later from, and in some cases to, the other adopted daughters after <span class=\"persname\">Isadora's</span> death. These include <span class=\"persname\">Erika</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Anna</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Lisa</span>, and <span class=\"persname\">Theresa</span>. Other noteworthy professional correspondents are <span class=\"persname\">E. Gordon Craig</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Paris Singer</span>, <span class=\"persname\">Augustin Duncan</span>, and <span class=\"persname\">Edward Steichen</span>. A selected index of professional correspondence is included in the register, as all letters are arranged chronologically.</p>"}