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Creator
Alum, Manuel
Call number
(S) *MGZMD 95
Physical description
1 document box 24 items in 6 folders
Language
English
Preferred Citation

Manuel Alum Papers, (S)*MGZMD 95, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Access to materials
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Manuel Alum was born in Puerto Rico, but his dance training and his career as a modern dancer, teacher, choreographer and director took place mainly in the United States. He was a leading dancer and assistant director of the Paul Sanasardo Dance Company, and then founder and director of the Manuel Alum Dance Company. He also performed solo works and concerts, and choreographed for other companies. The most important materials in this collection pertain to works choreographed by Manuel Alum: 2 notebooks and some additional pages which contain choreographic notes and corrections, background material, a few music notes and costume sketches, and some personal notes or memos. Also included in the collection are biographical materials and lists of works choreographed by Alum, and a few items of correspondence and a contract.

Scope and arrangement

Arrangement

The papers include 6 folders organized as follows:

  • Folder 1: Biographical
  • Folders 2-5: Notebooks and Notes
  • Folder 6: Miscellaneous

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift. Estate of Manuel Alum. Received: June-July, 1993.

Processing information

Processed by Henley Haslam.

Separated material

The following items were received with the original gift but have been separated from the manuscript collection. The current location of these items (as of December 1993) is indicated.

  • Clippings (location=*MGZR)
  • Films, Videotapes (location= in process)
  • Posters (location=unprocessed)
  • Programs (location=*MGZB)
  • Photographs (location =*MGZEA, *MGZEAO)

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