Scope and arrangement
The International Encyclopedia of Dance Records document the work on the encyclopedia from 1982 until 1997. The bulk of the collection is the drafts and entries that were deleted. The Records also contains correspondence with the contributors as well as editor's correspondence, copyediting history, databases, memos, status reports, and the marketing plans
The International Encyclopedia of Dance records are arranged in two series:
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1982-1997, undated
The Administrative Files series contains correspondence with contributors and editors (Elizabeth Aldrich, Selma Jeanne Cohen, William Reynolds and others), databases (Authority list of titles of theatrical works, contributors, and entries), forewords and preface, marketing plans, memos, progress and status reports
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1982-1996, undated
This series contains drafts of entries as well as entries that were deleted or decommissioned. They cover a vary array of topics related to dance