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Creator
Arnest, Barbara M.
Call number
*MGZMD 484
Physical description
1.83 linear feet (3 boxes). 15 audio recordings
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Barbara Arnest collection of Hanya Holm material, *MGZMD 484. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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Barbara Arnest (1923-2017) was a writer and editor who worked on an unfinished biography of modern dance pioneer Hanya Holm. The Barbara Arnest collection of Hanya Holm material dates from 1965 to 1986 and holds Arnest's notes, interview recordings and transcripts, bibliographic research, programs, audio recordings, and a few incomplete drafts. The class notes and recordings document the content of Holm's classes and her style of teaching.

Biographical/historical information

Barbara Arnest (1923-2017) was a writer and the editor of The Colorado College Magazine, the college's alumni magazine. Arnest, a long time Colorado Springs resident, worked on an unfinished biography of modern dance pioneer Hanya Holm, who taught at the Colorado College Summer Dance Festival for over forty years.

Scope and arrangement

The Barbara Arnest collection of Hanya Holm material dates from 1965 to 1986 and is primarily comprised of Arnest's notes (some of which she took while observing Holm's classes), interview recordings and transcripts, bibliographic research, and a few incomplete drafts. Approximately a dozen programs for Colorado College dance performances and the Colorado Opera Festival are present. The class notes and sound recordings document the content of Holm's classes and her style of teaching.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Donated by the Estate of Barbara Arnest, 2018.

Processing information

Processed by Susan M. Kline in 2018.

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

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