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Creator
Dorris, George E.
Call number
(S) *MGZMD 547
Physical description
14.83 linear feet (37 boxes); 6.39 megabytes (56 computer files)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
George Dorris and Jack Anderson's Dance Chronicle records, (S) *MGZMD 547. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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Dance Chronicle is a peer-reviewed academic journal formerly edited by George Dorris and Jack Anderson. The collection consists of materials related to Dorris and Anderson's time as editors-in-chief of Dance Chronicle and some personal materials.

Biographical/historical information

Dance Chronicle (full title: Dance Chronicle: Studies in Dance and the Related Arts) is a peer-reviewed academic journal first published in 1978 by the publishing house Marcel Dekker. The dance citics George Dorris and Jack Anderson, professional and life partners, were the editors-in-chief from its inception until 2007. Dorris had a career as a college professor, with his time spent at York College (1967-1998) overlapping with his time as editor-in-chief. Anderson was on the editorial staff of Dance Magazine from 1964 to 1970, and was a dance critic for The New York Times from 1978 to 2005. He is also a poet, having published ten books of poetry.

Scope and arrangement

The collection contains materials related to Dorris and Anderson's time as editors-in-chief of Dance Chronicle; a small amount of unrelated personal materials are also included. The Dance Chronicle files Series consists of three groupings: correspondence between contributors and editors often in relation to articles, manuscripts (with or without corrections) of articles that have been submitted for publication, and general office files related to the publication. This final grouping also contains some of Dorris's own, related, work. The Programs Series consists of programs for dance performances, mostly from New York City, all of which contain notes about the productions. The Conferences and Organizations Series consists of materials relating to relevant professional organizations. The Personal Materials Series consists of all materials not related to Dance Chronicle, including personal correspondence, dance photographs that could not be linked to Dance Chronicle, personal files, and some material from Dorris' time as a professor.

The George Dorris and Jack Anderson's Dance Chronicle records are arranged in four series:

  • Series I: Dance Chronicle Files
    1966-2010

    Consists of three groupings. The first contains correspondence between contributors and editors, often in relation to articles that were either selected or considered for publication. The second consists of manuscripts (with or without corrections) of articles that have been submitted for publication. The third contains general office files related to the publication. This final grouping also contains some of Dorris's own, related, work.

  • Series II: Programs
    1979-2010

    Consists of programs for dance performances, mostly staged in New York City, all of which contain notes about the productions.

  • Series III: Conferences and Organizations
    1976-2009

    Consists of materials relating to relevant professional organizations.

  • Series IV: Dorris and Anderson Personal Materials
    1943-2010

    Materials not related to Dark Chronicle, including personal correspondence (some correspondents overlap with those in the Series I: Dance Chronicle Files correspondence grouping), dance photographs that could not be linked to Dance Chronicle, personal files, and some material from Dorris' time as a professor.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gifted by George Dorris and Jack Anderson in 2010.

Processing information

Processed by Stacey Ference in 2021.

Separated material

At acquisition, the Carl Woltz materials were added to the Carl Wolz papers.

Related Material

Carl Wolz papers, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.

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

Access restrictions

Electronic records are currently unavailable.