Found 22 collections related to Fliers (Ephemera)

Grace Cornell and Kurt Graff were a professional dance duo based in Chicago, Illinois, who founded the Little Concert House, Graff Ballet, and Meadow Hearth Theatre Art Center. Their papers date from the 1910s to 1992 and chronicle the Graffs' professional careers. less

The Marilyn Wood papers, dating from the 1950s to 2016, consist of photographic materials, programs, notes, notebooks, journals, posters, fliers, interviews, press clippings, and video recordings created and collected by Wood over the course of her career as a dancer, choreographer, artistic director, and producer. The bulk of the papers detail Wood's work as the artistic director and choreographer of worldwide site-specific, festival-like performances that she called celebrations. less

Patricia Spears Jones (born in 1951 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a Black American poet, playwright, writer, educator, editor, and publisher. Her papers date from the 1970s to the 2010s, and chronicle Jones' career and personal life through correspondence; publishing contracts; drafts of poems; notebooks; ephemera; interviews; press clippings; photographs; and recorded poetry readings and performances. The collection illuminates her development as a social justice and environmental activist through her work as a poet, educator, volunteer, and non-profit development officer and administrator. less

The Stormé DeLarverié papers document DeLarverié's long career as a singer, male impersonator, and gay rights activist from the 1980s-2008. The bulk of the collection contains personal and professional correspondence, biographical information, passport, promotional material, death certificate, and funeral arrangements. less

Susan Jaffe Tane is a philanthropist and collector of Walt Whitman manuscripts, photographs, books, periodicals, and ephemera. The collection chronicles Whitman's legacy through manuscripts, photographs, music scores, sound and video recordings, ephemera, and LGBTQ-related materials associated with Whitman's life and poetry. less

David Dorfman (born 1955) is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, musician, and activist, and the artistic director of David Dorfman Dance, a modern dance company. The David Dorfman papers (1980-2017) document Dorfman's performance and teaching career, as well as the activities of David Dorfman Dance, through video and sound recordings; photographs; programs, clippings, and publicity files; and the files of Art Sweats, Inc. (Dorfman's non-profit management company). less

Fab 5 Freddy is an African American director, TV host, graffiti artist, and a key personality in the history of hip-hop culture. The Fab 5 Freddy archive traces his multidisciplinary career from the 1980s to the early 2000s, and provides further insight into his public personality; business and recreational activities; and creative endeavors in the fields of writing and art. The collection contains, photographs, notebooks, correspondence, financial, legal, and administrative documents, screenplays, fliers and invitations, artwork, apparel, and magazines. less

The Juilliard School programs and journals span from 1951 to 1990, and contain mostly programs and fliers from Juilliard School events and professional dance companies' events. The collection also includes a small number of publications created by the school. less

Benjamin F. McLaurin (1906-1989) was a Black labor leader and civic worker who held leadership positions within the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) during the 1920s and 1930s. He worked with A. Philip Randolph throughout the Civil Rights Movement, and later advocated for job equality and increased educational opportunities for minority communities while serving on New York City board committees. The collection, dated 1936 to 1989, showcases McLaurin's lifelong labor, civic, and political work through correspondence, project reports, meeting minutes, Senate committee statements and testimonies, convention and conference reports, and newspaper clippings. less

Walter Terry (1913-1982) was a New York City-based writer, dance advocate, and dance critic. He was dance editor for the New York Herald Tribune and published twenty-two books on dance. The Walter Terry papers, Additions (1909-1981, bulk 1936-1978) contain correspondence, research materials, promotional materials, and manuscripts of Terry's writings. less

The East Village Eye was a periodical that covered art and culture in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded by Leonard Abrams in 1979, the Eye published seventy-two issues until it ceased publication in 1987. The collection contains photographs and original artwork printed in the magazine, the administrative papers created by the company, editors' files, events related to the magazine, the entire run of issues of the Eye, and a set of other independent publications collected by Leonard Abrams. less

Lotus Music and Dance is a New York City-based performance and education center for traditional and indigenous performing art forms. The records chronicle the promotion and recording of rehearsals, shows, workshops, and events, and also include reference materials for a wide variety of traditional music and dance styles. The Lotus Music and Dance records consist of production files, publicity materials, photographs, and audio and moving image recordings. less

The Martha Graham Dance Company collection, dating from 1900 to 2017, is comprised of materials that document the career of modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and trace the history of the development of her company and school. The collection is a significant assembly of personal artifacts, correspondence, business documentation, costume designs, photographs, touring files, publications, posters, performance programs, and audio and moving image recordings. less

Kevin Oldham (1960-1993) was an American pianist and composer. The Kevin Oldham papers, dating from 1976 to 1997, document primarily the musician's professional life and career. The collection holds sound and video recordings, scores, correspondence, subject files, programs, publicity files, photographs, and personal writings. less

Colin Robinson (1961-2021) was a Black gay Trinidadian poet and HIV/AIDS activist who moved to New York City in 1981. He was a member of the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD), the New York State Black Gay Network (NYSBGN), and Caribbean Pride. The Colin Robinson papers, dated from 1972 to 2020, chronicle Robinson's dual careers as a poet and an activist through correspondence, meeting minutes, handwritten and typed poetry drafts, fliers and other ephemera, clippings, and LGBT+ publications. less

De La Soul is a hip-hop trio from Amityville on Long Island, New York, best known for their debut studio album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989). The album is celebrated for its creative use of samples and skits, as well as the cover art's iconic "Daisy Age" flower motif. Toby Mott designed the cover in collaboration with the Grey Organisation. The De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising original graphic art archive consists of original designs, promotional material, and correspondence related to De La Soul's debut album. less

Afrika Bambaataa is a hip-hop artist from the South Bronx, New York, best known for his 1982 record "Planet Rock" with the Soulsonic Force. He also hosted popular hip-hop parties. Johan Kugelberg is a collector and the founder of Boo-Hooray, an archive of 20th and 21st century subcultures. The Hip-hop flyers collection highlights the early hip-hop party scene through Kugelberg's collection of hip-hop party flyers in the New York metropolitan area from 1977 through 1985. less

William Seraile (born 1941) is a noted African American historian, pedagogue, writer, and community activist who was one of the earliest scholars to teach African American history within an academic department focused on Black studies. Seraile played a large role in the establishment of Herbert H. Lehman College's Black Studies department, and taught there for 36 years. His papers, dating from 1905 to 2025 (the bulk date from 1956 to 2024), document his academic career, research, writings, activism, and family through correspondence, research files, writings, clippings, flyers, family papers, scrapbooks, journals, posters, and literature and mailings from multiple community and political organizations and activist groups. less

Cushman & Wakefield Inc. is an American global commercial real estate services firm founded in New York City in 1917. The Cushman & Wakefield printed ephemera dates from 1967 to the 1980s and reflects the firm's advertising efforts through flyers, brochures, information packets, newsletters, and form letters sent to brokers and corporate clients. less