Found 6 collections related to Dance -- United States -- 20th century

Grassi, Amata
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 160
4.25 linear feet (7 boxes)
The Amata B. Grassi Papers document the personal life and professional career of the early twentieth-century dancer. The collection contains correspondence and personal papers; performance notes; newspaper and magazine clippings; two of her... more
Barton, James, 1890-1962
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1996-028
15.75 linear feet (47 boxes)
James Barton (1890-1962) was an American actor, singer, dancer and comedian in vaudeville, theatre, film and television. The James Barton papers document the career and personal life of James Barton through production files, scripts, sheet music,... more
Hurok Attractions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 328
2.81 linear feet (8 boxes)
The Hurok Attractions, Inc. records (1906-1974) document several mid-20th-century international tours arranged by the independent booking and promotion agency spearheaded by dance impresario Sol Hurok. The collection contains publicity, press, and... more
Pierce, Rosamond
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 392
1.09 linear feet (3 boxes)
Rosamond Pierce was a dancer and dance teacher working in Massachusetts in the 1930s. The Rosamond Pierce papers (1927-1943) hold choreographic notes, class notes, technique files, scores, and programs documenting Pierce's career as a teacher,... more
Hodes, Stuart
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 385
1.05 linear feet (3 boxes)
Stuart Hodes was a dancer, teacher, and a dance panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts. The Stuart Hodes papers hold his National Endowment of the Arts dance panel books for the years 1974 to 1976.
Lang, Harold, -1985
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 339
3.56 linear feet (11 boxes)
Harold Lang (1920-1985) was an American dancer in ballet and on Broadway. The Harold Lang papers date from 1917 to 1986 and document his personal life as well as his career in ballet companies, in Broadway musicals, and as a professor of dance at... more