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Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 97
445 folders in 25 document size boxes
The papers of Lincoln Edward Kirstein, b.1907, cover the period from c. 1914 to 1991, and pertain both to his career and to his private and family life.
Ross, Bertram, 1920-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 219
18 linear feet (46 boxes)
Bertram Ross was the principal male dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company from 1957-1973. His later career was as a choreographer, teacher and singer. Materials include correspondence, photographs and clippings.
Shurr, Gertrude
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 76
11.25 linear feet (9 boxes)
The professional papers of modern dance performer, teacher, and writer Gertrude Shurr.
Tracy, Robert
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 333
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Robert Tracy (1955-2007) was an American dance writer. This collection consists of a 1996 manuscript of his book, Goddess: Martha Graham’s Dancers Remember (1997).
Surinach, Carlos
Music Division | JOB 13-02
13.5 linear feet (38 boxes)
The BMI Surinach collection holds the papers of the composer and conductor Carlos Surinach (1915-1997). It includes correspondence, scores, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, concert programs, clippings, posters, flyers, datebooks, awards,...
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Garafola, Lynn
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 332
2.71 linear feet (7 containers); 15.48 megabytes (18 computer files)
Lynn Garafola is an American dance historian, critic, and professor of dance. The Lynn Garafola papers date from 1975 to 2018 and hold files of her research and writings.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 22-0020
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
The Dance Printing Blocks, dating from 1963 to 1964, contains twenty-eight photo lithographs depicting dancers. Most of the printing blocks are mounted on wood blocks, and were likely designed for newspaper printing.
Skelton, Thomas R.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 115
The Thomas Skelton papers represent his professional career as lighting designer from the early 1950s to his death in 1994. The bulk of the collection consists of light plots, cue sheets, ground plans, draftings and other papers related to his...
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Lynn, Carol, 1893-1987
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 209
6.4 linear feet (17 boxes)
The Carol Lynn Papers document the career of the dancer, educator and administrative director of Jacob's Pillow, Carol Lynn. The papers consist of a selection of photographs, programs, promotional material, a limited amount of correspondence and...
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Martha Graham Foundation for Contemporary Dance
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 27
34 folders (1 box)
Sears, David, 1948-1992
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 184
23 linear feet (52 boxes)
Research files used by David Sears for writing reviews and articles on dance and theater.
De Mille, Agnes
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 80
7 document boxes 121 folders
After years of gathering material and working on the manuscript, Agnes de Mille published her book Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham :The Life and Work of...
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De Mille, Agnes
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMB 92-17870
3 boxes ([1232] leaves), 32 cm; 3 boxes ([1232] leaves), 32 cm
Graham, Martha
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 152
.5 linear feet (1 box)
Martha Graham (1894-1991) was a seminal figure in contemporary dance. Her approach to dance embodied principles of contraction and release which she merged, for the first time in dance, with architecture and sculpture on the stage. This collection...
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Horst, Louis
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 22
500 items 94 folders
Part of the bequest of the late Louis Horst, this collection consists of five groups of manuscript materials: [Personal] Correspondence, Business Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records, and Miscellaneous items (mostly...
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Butler, John, 1920-1993
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 174
8 linear feet (16 boxes)
John Butler (1918-1993) was a dancer and choreographer who combined both classical and modern dance styles in his work. After a brief period leading his own dance company, Butler became a successful freelance choreographer on television and for...
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Graham, Martha
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 117
.2 linear feet (30 letters)
American modern dancer and choreographer. Typescript and holograph letters written by Martha Graham to a member of her dance company during his military service in World War II.
Schuman, William, 1910-1992
Music Division | JPB 87-33
50 linear feet (195 boxes)
Correspondence; memoranda; reports; minutes of meetings; press releases; drafts and final copies of articles, speeches, and statements; awards and certificates; diaries; photographs; magazines; clippings; pamphlets and papers; programs; posters;...
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Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008
Music Division | JPB 00-5
33.55 linear feet (66 boxes)
Norman Dello Joio is a pianist, organist, educator and a Pulitzer Prize winning composer. The collection contains materials related to his work; including business related correspondence (from individuals and institutes), personal papers...
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De Mille, Agnes
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 550
1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)
Agnes De Mille was a dancer, choreographer, and author who wrote a 1993 biography of Martha Graham entitled Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham. The Agnes De Mille transcripts for Martha Graham biography dates...
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Martha Graham Dance Company
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 529
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Martha Graham (1894-1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer, who founded the Martha Graham Dance Company in 1926. The Martha Graham legal papers date from 1945-1948, and contains accounting documents and various legal agreements.
Sabin, Evelyn
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 414
.84 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 volume)
Evelyn Sabin was a dancer who performed with Martha Graham's dance company in the 1920s. The Evelyn Sabin papers (1902-1960) contain scrapbooks and photographs documenting Sabin's dance career in the 1920s and 1930s. The collection also contains...
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Kerrigan, Tom
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 543
3.71 linear feet (10 boxes)
Tom Kerrigan (1944-1994) was a press agent for performing artists. The collection includes Kerrigan's press releases and the photographs, news clippings, and periodicals he would collect in relation to his clients.
Martha Graham Dance Company
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 532
67.56 linear feet (138 boxes, 58 oversize folders, 1 tube)
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...
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Code, Grant Hyde
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 21-0035
3.33 linear feet (8 boxes)
Grant Hyde Code was a writer, lecturer, and founder of the Brooklyn Museum Dance Center. His collection holds approximately 500 dance publicity negatives dating from 1912 to 1938, as well a small selection of glass plate negatives and prints.
Voice of America
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 89-17
1424 sound discs, analog 33 rpm; 1424 sound discs, analog 33 rpm
Broadcasting organization of the United States government founded in 1941 as a division of the Office of War Information. The Voice of America recorded radio programs from commercial radio stations in the United States and rebroadcast them in...
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Unger, Arthur
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 98-01
1173, sound cassettes; 1173, sound cassettes
This collection contains the tapes of Mr. Unger's interviews with television, film and stage celebrities. Most of the interviews were made from 1965 through 1998 for use in conjunction with Unger's article writing activites. They include...
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