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Creator
Sabin, Evelyn
Call number
(S) *MGZMD 414
Physical description
.84 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 volume)
Preferred Citation

Evelyn Sabin papers, (S) *MGZMD 414. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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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 scrapbooks concerning her husband, pianist and inventor Leopold Mannes, and her parents, singers Stewart B. Sabin and Evelyn Coleman Sabin.

Biographical/historical information

Evelyn Sabin (1907-1998) was a dancer who performed with Martha Graham's dance company in the 1920s. Her parents, Stewart B. and Evelyn Coleman Sabin, were singers and voice teachers. Sabin studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, before joining Graham's company. In addition to dancing, Sabin also acted with the Rochester Community Players.

Sabin married Leopold Mannes in 1940. Mannes was a pianist and a member of the Mannes Trio, president of the Mannes College of Music, and co-inventor of Kodachrome, an early color film manufactured by Kodak.

Scope and arrangement

The Evelyn Sabin papers contain scrapbooks and photographs documenting Sabin's dance career from the 1920s to 1940, including her work with Martha Graham. Scrapbooks contain clippings, programs, photographs, and a small number of letters and telegrams. Included are photographs of The Flute of Krishna, performed in 1926 and choreographed by Graham. The scrapbooks also contain clippings and programs of the Rochester Community Players from 1930 to 1933, when Sabin was performing with them.

The collection contains a scrapbook documenting Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Sabin's singing and teaching careers from 1902 to 1910; and two scrapbooks concerning Leopold Mannes' music career, his work with Kodak, and the Mannes College of Music.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Donated by Elena Mannes, 2010.

Processing information

Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2014

Using the collection

Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Conditions Governing Use

The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.