Worker's Pass for Christina Olson,
dancer in the Tukish Theater.
Dance MS Olson.
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| World's Columbian Exposition Worker's Pass for Christina Olson, dancer in the Tukish Theater. Dance MS Olson. |
Alexson, Fred. Papers, 1960-1980.
5 cubic ft.
Material related to Fred Alexson, a dancer with the Boston Ballet and several other production companies, and a founding member of the Association of Performing Arts. Collection. Includes photographs of Alexson and other dancers, dance posters (including some autographed), a dance class diary, career scrapbooks, and a watercolor sketchpad of dance action studies.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Alexson
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 1
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Allard, Edith, 1927-. Papers, 1955-1991.
0.5 cubic ft.
Chicago-schooled ballet dancer who studied with Ann Barzel and others, and danced with the Ruth Page Chicago Opera Ballet, the Markova-Dolin Company, Theatre du Chatelet, Royal Swedish Ballet, and other companies. Letters, postcards, telegrams, contracts and schedules, clippings, photographs and programs of dance performances in Israel and Sweden, two art prints and a small collection of medals.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Allard
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Allied Arts Corp. (Chicago, Ill.). Records, 1930-1970.
25 cubic ft.
Clippings, artist correspondence, box office records, concert programs, and photographs of the Allied Arts Corporation. Known as Zelzer Management until 1948, Allied Arts Corporation was run by Harry and Sarah Zelzer and was responsible for bringing many important musicians, dancers and other performing artists to Chicago.
Subjects: Dance; Music; Theater
Call Number: Midwest MS Allied Arts
Collection Stack Location: 3a 57 3-6
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Allison, Keith. Keith Allison Studio archives, 1916-1968.
14 cubic ft.
A Chicago dancer trained under Edna McRae, Allison took over the McRae studio in 1964. Collection is largely material related to the McRae-Allison studio, including dance notations of McRae's choreography and music reel-to-reel tapes, as well as souvenir programs, sheet music, books, and periodicals.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Allison
Collection Stack Location: 3a 58 8
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Badolato, Dean. Papers, 1965-1999.
1 cubic ft.
Material related to the career of Dean Badolato, Chicago-born and trained dancer, choreographer, and director. Includes clippings, letters, photographs, programs, videotapes, reviews, and various memorabilia.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Badolato
Collection Stack Location: 3a 46 1
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Barnes, Bessie. Papers, 1918-1992.
3 cubic ft. (7 boxes)
Photographs, newspaper reviews and miscellaneous personal items relating to Bessie Barnes, producer of nightclub theatrical reviews in Chicago and Milwaukee in the 1920's and 1930's.
Subjects: Dance; Theater; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Barnes
Collection Stack Location: 3a 46 2
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Barzel, Ann. Papers, 1912-2005.
36 cubic ft.
Correspondence, works, photographs, and personal and biographical material by Chicago dance critic and historian (and former dancer) Ann Barzel. Most of her articles and essays deal with dance-related happenings in Chicago, and were written for various Chicago newspapers, Dance Magazine, and other periodicals.
Subjects: Dance; Journalism; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Barzel
Collection Stack Location: 3a 46 4-6
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Barzel, Ann. Dance research collection, ca. 1830-[ongoing]
375 cubic ft.
Materials collected by dance critic Ann Barzel, documenting the history of dance in Chicago and worldwide. Research collection includes brochures and other publicity, newsclippings, programs, souvenir books, audiovisual material, posters and prints, photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Barzel Research
Collection Stack Location: 3a 46 2-14; 3a 47 3-14
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Baum, Edna Lucile. Papers, 1890-1981.
3 cubic ft.
Material relating to Chicago dance teacher and author Edna Lucile Baum, which includes incoming correspondence, writings, photographs, programs, dance notations and other miscellaneous printed items, scrapbooks and notebooks.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Baum
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 1
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Bennett, Alexander, 1929-2003. Papers, ca. 1953-1990.
4.5 cubic ft.
Bennett was a dancer with the Royal Ballet and Ballet Rambert, and former director of the Twin Cities Ballet in Illinois as well as other regional ballet companies. His collection includes many audio and videocassettes, a scrapbook of his dancing career, and some memorabilia.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Bennett A
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 1
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Cassidy, Claudia. Papers, ca. 1880-1996, bulk 1930-1985.
16 cubic ft. (42 boxes)
Articles and reviews, correspondence, broadcast scripts, photographs, and clippings of the Chicago Tribune performing arts critic from 1942 to 1965. Cassidy wrote her influential "On the Aisle" column for the Tribune, then wrote freelance criticism and hosted a weekly program of arts criticism for WFMT, helping to shape the course of music, theater, and dance in Chicago.
Subjects: Dance; Journalism; Music; Theater; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Cassidy
Collection Stack Location: 3a 38 1-2
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Chicago Community Trust. Excellence in Dance Initiative Records, 1999-2007.
1 cubic ft.
Administrative files, consultant files and a collection of background information and publications relating to the field of dance and specifically to the activities of a short-term initiative developed by the Chicago Community Trust which had the aim of strengthening the field of dance in Chicago.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Dance Initiative
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Chicago City Ballet. Records, 1980-1988.
12 cubic ft.
Prima ballerina Maria Tallchief founded the Chicago City Ballet in 1979; a severe split in the board of directors of the company resulted in its dissolution in 1987. Records include administrative and publicity files for the short-lived company.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS CCB
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 1-2
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Chicago City Ballet School. Records, 1985-1992.
3 cubic ft.
The School of Chicago Ballet was founded in 1981 and affiliated with the Chicago City Ballet, outlasting the Ballet Company seven more years until its closing in 1994. Includes publicity material and photographs.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS CCB School
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 1-2
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Chicago National Association of Dance Masters. Records, 1952-[ongoing]
33 cubic ft.
The Chicago National Association of Dance Masters (CNADM) was founded in 1912 and serves as a resource of continuing education for dance teachers and their students. Records include workshop reports, dance notes, and audiovisual recordings of CNADM workshops.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS CNADM
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 4-5
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble. Records, 1981-1992.
14 cubic ft.
A troupe that showcased the works of Chicago choreographers, the Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble was founded in 1981 and headquartered at the Ruth Page Foundation building until its dissolution in 1992. Records include administrative and performance files, and audiovisual materials.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Chicago Repertory
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 10
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Diggins, Dean. Papers, 1956-1995.
0.5 cubic ft.
Material regarding Diggins's career as a tap dancer and teacher, including class notes while studying with Paul Draper, plus clippings, photographs, programs, publicity items and scrapbooks relating to his ten years as a part of the Mattison Trio. Also, his choreographic notes for tap routines composed for classical music and audio and video tapes of some of those dances.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Diggins
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 6
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Djalaal. Papers, 1974-1997.
0.5 cubic ft.
Djalaal, born J.L. Williams in Chicago, earned a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Chicago and an M.A. in Intercultural Studies at Governors State University. Having studied every aspect of dance, including exotic dance with pioneer Chicago teacher Virginia Davran, Djalaal became a specialist in North African and Middle Eastern Dances. She founded a dance company, "Djalaal and the Women of the Veil", and a women's drum circle, "Heartbeat." Collection includes biographical materials, brochures, clippings, photographs, programs, and other publicity, and some writings.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Djalaal
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 6
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Donaldson, Virginia. Papers, ca. 1930-1996.
32 cubic ft.
Virginia Donaldson was the press agent for the New York City Ballet from 1966 to 1982 and also worked in publicity for Chicago area arts organizations. Her papers include programs, souvenir books, publicity, and working files of various dance companies and festivals all over the United States.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Donaldson
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 7-10
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Eaman, Joan. (i.e., Stone, Joan Ehemann, 1934-1991). Memorabilia, 1943-1992.
0.5 cubic ft.
Material relating to the life and career of ballet dancer Joan Ehemann Stone
which includes a youthful diary, photographs, clippings and other memorabilia. All items, with the exception of three photographs, are photocopies.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Stone J
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 13
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Ensemble Espanol. Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater collection, 1974-2003.
1 cubic ft.
Material collected by Libby Komaiko, founder of the Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater, relating to her and the dance company. Consists mostly of photographs of Komaiko and other dancers, plus a few clippings, flyers, posters, programs, and miscellaneous pieces. Also, two copies of a videotape entitled "The First 20 Years, 1976-1996".
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Ensemble Espanol
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 6
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Erkert, Jan. Jan Erkert and Dancers records, 1976-2000.
4 cubic ft.
Jan Erkert founded "Jansdances" in 1979 as a vehicle for her own works. The company evolved to Jan Erkert & Dancers and explored collaboration with other types of artists and dance presentations. Records are mostly audiovisual (video) but also includes awards, clippings, newsletters, and photographs.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Erkert
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 6
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Etienne, 1933-1991. Dom Orejudos papers, 1962-1991.
5 cubic ft.
Domingo Orejudos (professional name: Etienne), was a dancer and erotic artist born in Chicago who danced with the Illinois Ballet, later becoming resident choreographer, principal dancer, and associate director of the company. Papers include correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, sketches, and audiovisual material relating to Orejudos' dance career and to the Illinois Ballet.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Orejudos
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 7
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Giordano, Gus. Papers, 1966-1996.
2 cubic ft.
Jazz dancer, choreographer, teacher, and founder of Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago (est. 1962). Materials include some memorabilia and video footage of Giordano and his Jazz Dance ensemble.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Giordano
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 7
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Grimmer, Margot. Papers, 1956-1984.
0.5 cubic ft.
Material relating to the career of Chicago dancer Margot Grimmer, including clippings, advertising items, programs, a few miscellaneous incoming letters, and numerous photographs.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Grimmer
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 7
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Hild, Dorothy. Papers, 1907-1983.
42 cubic ft.
Former choreographer and director of entertainment at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Papers include sheet music for dance numbers, correspondence, photographs, clippings, works, and administrative files from her teaching at the Central YMCA College in downtown Chicago.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Hild
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 7-10
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
HMS Media, Inc. Records, 2005.
0.5 cubic feet
4 DVDs of the 13-episode television program called The Chicago Dance Project, showcasing the work of 28 local dance companies and 4 local choreographers. Collections also includes a few newsletters from HMS Media company.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS HMS
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 10
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Howard, Alan, 1930-. Papers, 1924-2002, bulk 1980-2002.
1.5 cubic ft.
Performer and teacher Alan Howard was born in Chicago, studied at the Merriel Abbott School and with Edna McRae, then joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1949. He later danced with the New York City Ballet, Radio City Music Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera Company. His papers comprise ballet memorabilia from his career; the bulk of the collection concerns ballet performance and ballet-related events in New York City, 1988-2003.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Howard
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 10
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Hubbard Street Dance Company. Records, 1970-ongoing.
54 cubic ft.
Hubbard Street Dance Company (renamed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 1993) was founded by dancer and choreographer Lou Conte in 1977 and has become one of the most successful and most internationally known dance companies to hail from Chicago. Records include administrative files, publicity materials, and audiovisual records of performances of the company.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Hubbard
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 14; 3a 49 1-3
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Huebert, Diana, 1899-1983. Papers, 1916-1983.
2 cubic ft.
Material collected by dancer Diana Huebert (Mrs. Abel Faidy), the bulk consisting of programs and photographs of herself and other dancers. Also includes some articles she wrote or saved, including an autobiographical sketch, choreographic notes, and miscellaneous material relating to her husband, architect and designer Abel Faidy.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Huebert
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 13
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Huebner, Joseph. Dance photographs, ca. 1970-ca. 1989.
3 cubic ft.
Joseph Huebner was the University of Notre Dame Library's Fine Arts Bibiliographer for 30 years, retiring in 1998. He donated souvenir books, programs, and dance ephemera which were interfiled into the Barzel Dance Research collection, and also donated framed dance photographs showing many ballet stars, including George Ballanchine, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Natalia Makarova, and Ivan Nagy.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs
Call Number: Dance MS Huebner
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 13
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Illinois Ballet. Records, 1959-1972.
2.5 cubic ft.
Illinois Ballet was founded in 1959 by two former Sadler's Wells ballet dancers, Richard Ellis and Christine Du Boulay. The company presernted several seasons of performances per year until its demise in 1972. The company remained constant at four soloists and ten corps members, and included two dancer/choreographers, Hy Somers and Dom Orejudos. Archives include correspondence, music, photographs, posters, programs, and videos.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Illinois Ballet
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 13
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Kehl School of Dance. Records, ca. 1940-ca. 1990.
72 cubic ft.
This Madison, Wisconsin dance school was founded by dancer Frederick W. Kehl in 1880. Kehl's Dancing Academy introduced thousands to the art of dance throughout Wisconsin, and the school is currently in its 4th generation of dancers and dance teachers from the Kehl family. Records include costume looseleaf notebooks, dance routines, music and programs, photographs, and audio material.
Subjects: Business; Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Kehl
Collection Stack Location: 3a 26 5-9
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Kelly, James, 1962-. James Kelly Choreography Project memorabilia, 1991-1997.
0.5 cubic ft.
Native San Diegan James Kelly came to Chicago to work as Ballet Master of the Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre, and has served on the various Chicago dance faculties. This memorabilia reflects his company, the James Kelly Choreography Project, which performed a blend of jazz, ballet, and contemporary dance styles at many locations and for many festivals throughout Chicago in the 1990's.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Kelly
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 10
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Kilbourn, Ruth. Memorabilia, ca. 1947-1949.
0.5 cubic ft.
Kilbourn was a member of the Chicago Opera Ballet, studying under Andreas Pavley, Serge Oukrainsky, Adolph Bolm, Michel Fokine, and others, and taught dance in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. Collection includes photographs, programs and class announcements, a pair of pointe shoes, and memorabilia.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Kilbourn
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 10
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Kitchell, Iva, 1908-1983. Papers, 1926-1984, bulk 1926-1958.
2 cubic ft.
Iva Kitchell (married name Webster) was born around 1908 and joined a touring vaudeville group at the age of 13. Later she joined the Chicago Opera Ballet, continuing to dance until the age of 50, after which she taught in her Long Island, NY studio. Kitchell's scrapbooks document her dancing career, especially of her European tours and concerts.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Kitchell
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 10
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Koesun, Ruth. Papers, 1934-1977.
6 cubic ft.
Ruth Ann Koesun was born in Chicago and studied dance with Chicago teachers Edna Lucile Baum and Bentley Stone and Walter Camryn. She joined American Ballet Theatre in 1946, and retired as principal dancer in 1986. Papers include programs, publicity, and films highlighting Koesun's dance career.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Koesun
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 6
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Krassner School of Theatre Arts. Records, 1910-1990.
3 cubic ft.
Materials relating to the Krassner family and the Krassner School of Theater Arts, founded in Chicago in 1924, and continuing in Illinois and Hollywood, California, until 1978. Consists of clippings, publicity, programs, scripts, a few letters, and many photographs. Includes a short history of the family and schools by Paul J. Hartman, son of Blossom Krassner, one of the most active of the Krassner sisters.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Krassner
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 11
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Labahn, Marvin F. Papers, ca. 1949-2004.
15 cubic ft.
Dance periodicals, recordings, convention programs, books, and ephemera relating to square dance collected by square dance caller Marvin Labahn.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Labahn
Collection Stack Location: 3a 58 1-2
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Lang, Joyce. Papers, 1940-2003.
0.5 cubic ft.
Joyce Petrik Lang, Chicago dancer and daughter of a dancer, studied under many famous Chicago dance teachers and was on the faculty of the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, serving as regional director. She opened her first studio in 1956, teaching in Naperville for 22 years and in Brookfield for 17 years. Her collection includes clippings, information about Chicago-area dance companies, correspondence, photographs, and programs.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Lang
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 11
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
La Rayne School of Dancing. Memorabilia, 1930-1947.
1 cubic ft.
Published and mimeographed ballet, tap and novelty dance routines, probably belonging to the LaRayne School of Dancing and/or choreographers and teachers Marion Freeman, Jack Manning and the Del-Wrights. Includes catalogs for the yearly conventions of the Chicago Association of Dancing Masters, 1930-1936, and for summer sessions at the Chicago Teachers College, 1939-1947. Also, the script for a children's musical play.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS LaRayne
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 11
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Levy, Ruth, d. 1991? Dance photographs, 1970-1974.
5 cubic ft.
Levy, who performed as a dancer with the Pavley/Oukrainsky Ballet Company, received a masters degree in photography at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1972. This collection includes her negatives, proof sheets, and glossy prints of dancers in several companies, including the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater, the American Ballet Theatre, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the Joffrey Ballet, the New York City Ballet, and the Ruth Page Chicago Ballet among others. Some of these photographs were exhibited at the Chicago Public Library in 1974.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Levy R
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 4
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Lewandowski Dance School. Records, 1940-1990.
18 cubic ft.
Archives of the family dance studio, found by Evelyn Zwiefka and carried on by her niece, Diane Lewandowski, along with memorabilia concerning dance activities in Chicago, including programs within the Chicago Park District, and dance activities at several Chicago public high schools. A feature of the collection is its emphasis on ethnic, particularly Polish, music and dance.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Lewandowski
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 4
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Luick, Lars. Lars Luick performing arts photographs.
1 cubic ft.
Luick, a Chicago photographer, has been published in Ballet News and Dance Magazine. This collection of his work includes photographs of Balanchine's funeral, the Boitsov Classical Ballet Company, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs
Call Number: Midwest MS Luick
Collection Stack Location: 3a 50 1
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Lundgren, Harriet, 1905-1996. Papers, 1917-1991, bulk 1920-1938.
1 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Lundgren danced as a prima ballerina for the Chicago Civic Ballet in the 1920s and 1930s, and was a featured dancer at the Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair of 1933-1934. Her four career scrapbooks contain clippings, programs, and other ephemera related to her dancing career. The collection also includes autographed photographs of dancers, opera singers, and other celebrities collected by Lundgren. Photograph subjects include Adolph Bolm, Walter Camryn, Feodor Chaliapin, Amelita Galli-Curci, Mary Garden, Anna Ludmila, Ruth Page, Rosa Raisa, and others.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Lundgren
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 11; Artifact Cage
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Malkind, Sheila. Photographs, 1982-2001.
4.5 cubic ft.
Malkind, a Chicago photojournalist, was the director of the Ruth Page Foundation from 1981 to 1992. In this capacity, she came to know many members of the Chicago dance community, including individuals such as Ann Barzel, Katherine Dunham, Larry Long, and Maria Tallchief. Her photographs are primarily candid shots of dancers and dance companies in Chicago: notable subjects include the individuals mentioned above, as well as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dame Margot Fonteyn, and Rudolph Nureyev. Additional photographs document Ruth Page Foundation activities and a variety of formal, informal, and street gatherings, as well as photographs of Lincoln Park in every season. The collection also includes published feature articles that Malkind wrote for the Lerner newspapers, the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Malkind
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 10
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
McRae, Edna L. Edna McRae School of Dance records, 1915-1980.
24 cubic ft.
Dancer, choreographer, and teacher Edna McRae started dancing in Chicago Public Schools and studied with Andreas Pavley, Serge Oukrainsky, and Adoph Bolm, among others. She operated a ballet school in Chicago from 1925 to 1964, becoming known as the grande dame of the Chicago Ballet community. Her papers include correspondence, clippings, biographical information, programs, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS McRae
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 8-9
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Mihopoulos, Effie. Papers, ca. 1975-ongoing.
20 cubic ft.
Chicago-based poet, critic, and cultural commentator. Along with publishing her own literary journal, Salome, Mihopoulos has conducted oral histories with prominent dancers and performers. Her papers consist of her own writings in addition to musical, theatrical, and dance programs, publicity, and photographs.
Subjects: Dance; Theater; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Mihopoulos
Collection Stack Location: 3a 49 8
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
MoMing Dance and Arts Center. Records, 1970-1991.
98 cubic ft.
MoMing, a neighborhood center for dance training and avant-garde performance, was formed in 1974 by Jackie Radis, Jim Self, Susan Kimmelman, Eric Trules, Kasia Mintch, Tem Horowitz, and Sally Banes. It officially dissolved in 1991, and all of the company's records were donated to the Newberry Library at that time.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS MoMing
Collection Stack Location: 3a 54 1-7
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
O'Donnell, May, 1906-2004. Papers, 1934-1996.
0.2 cubic ft.
Material relating to the career of modern dancer May O'Donnell, consisting of advertising and announcements, articles, reviews, programs and photographs. Also a few miscellaneous items, some of which relate to O'Donnell's husband, musician Ray Green.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS O'Donnell
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 11
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Olshansky, Eugene. Photographs, 1935-1986, bulk 1935-1941.
0.5 cubic ft. (1 box)
Photographs of productions staged by the Original Ballets Russes (aka the Ballet Russes du Col. W. de Basil) and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo between 1935 and 1941, taken by Chicago businessman and balletomane Eugene Olshansky. Also, two operatic portraits, a few personal photographs, and several pieces of ephemera.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs
Call Number: Dance MS Olshansky
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 11
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Olson, Christina, b. 1881. Papers, 1891-1918.
1 cubic ft.
Material relating to Chicago dancer Christina Olson, who at the age of twelve performed as a Turkish dancer in the Turkish Theater at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. Includes music school diploma, hand-written documents concerning her employment and performances, her marriage certificate and a two photographs. Also, three items relating to the Exposition - a general ticket of admission, her passbook and a program for the Turkish Theater.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Olson
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 12
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Orejudos, Don - see Etienne
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991. Memorabilia, 1922-1983.
3 cubic ft.
Ruth Page's career in dance spans almost the entire 20th century, beginning with her 1919 role in Adolph Bolm's "Birthday of the Infanta" (1919) and culminating in her foundation of the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance until her death in 1991. Includes a selection of articles by Ruth Page, programs, publicity materials, photographs, films, address card file, and correspondence. Most of these items are duplicates; the originals are at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, New York Public Library.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Ruth Page Memorabilia
Collection Stack Location: 3a 47 1
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991. Ruth Page Nutcracker records, 1965-1997.
2.5 cubic ft.
Ruth Page's career in dance spans almost the entire 20th century, beginning with her 1919 role in Adolph Bolm's "Birthday of the Infanta" and culminating in her foundation of the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance until her death in 1991. Includes working files, programs, publicity, and photographs of the productions of the ballet The Nutcracker, which was staged every Christmas season from 1965 to 1997 at the Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago. The production was choreographed and directed by dancer Ruth Page until her death in 1991, when Page's former students Larry Long and Dolores Lipinski took over the production.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Ruth Page Nutcracker
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 12
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991. Video archives, 1922-1987.
6 cubic ft.
Ruth Page's career in dance spans almost the entire 20th century, beginning with her 1919 role in Adolph Bolm's "Birthday of the Infanta" and culminating in her foundation of the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance until her death in 1991. Includes VHS copies, made between 1985 and 1989, of original films of dancer and choreographer Ruth Page, from originals held at the Ruth Page Foundation. Also includes many interviews of dancers who knew and worked with Page, including Frederic Franklin, Dolores Lipinski, Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, and Patricia McBride.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Ruth Page Video
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 7
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Performing Arts Chicago. Records, 1960-2000.
99 cubic ft.
First known (in 1959) as the Fine Arts Music Foundation, and later as Chamber Music Chicago, the group changed its name to Performing Arts Chicago to reflect a diversification of programming. Programming, performance, and financial files of the organization.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Dance; Music
Call Number: Midwest MS Performing Arts
Collection Stack Location: 3a 23 13-14; 3a 49 5-7; 3a elevator bay
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Pryor, Ruth - see Swanson, Ruth Pryor
Renison, Paula Gerard. Dance sketches, 1938-1939.
0.1 cubic ft.
Sketch pages of dancers, probably made during rehearsals and performances at the Auditorium Theater, 1938-1939. Renison tuaght at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.
Subjects: Arts; Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Renison P
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 13
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Renslow, Chuck. Dance photographs, ca. 1960-ca. 1980.
3 cubic ft.
Photographic prints and electronic files (CD and DVD) of the Illinois Ballet Company and dancer/artist Dom Orejudos by professional photographer Chuck Renslow.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs
Call Number: Dance MS Renslow
Collection Stack Location: 3a 45 6
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Rodgers, Donna. Rodgers square dance research collection, ca. 1943-1993.
60 cubic ft.
Square dance historian and collector Donna Rodgers is the daughter and the wife of professional square dance callers, and a lifelong enthusiast. Formerly a part of the Crossing Trails Square Dance Heritage Society, an organization created by Donna and Duane Rodgers, the collection includes correspondence, organizational documents, books, magazines, photographs, recordings, videotapes, art work, and artifacts.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Rodgers
Collection Stack Location: 3a 58 1-5
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Sagan, Bruce. Judith and Bruce Sagan papers, 1965-1986.
1 cubic ft.
Material relating to the business career of Judith Sagan who founded the Harper Theater Dance Festival with her husband Bruce Sagan in 1965. This organization became the Harper Dance Foundation in 1970. A large portion of the collection concerns the Illinois Arts Council which supported the Sagans' festival activities and on whose board both later served. Includes articles, clippings, correspondence, contracts, grant applications, programs, notes and other miscellaneous items concerning both the Harper Festivals and its participants, and the Illinois Arts Council.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Sagan
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 12
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Stigler, Elisa, 1904-1973. Papers, 1930-1983.
0.5 cubic ft.
Materials relating to the career of Chicago dance teacher Elisa Stigler, primarily a performer and instructor in the techniques of Spanish dancing, but also a teacher of the dances of other cultures and of ballet. Includes copious handwritten notations and mimeographed instruction for teaching a wide range of dances, both American and foreign, a few articles and letters, catalogs, programs and some miscellaneous memorabilia.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Stigler
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 13
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Stone, Joan Ehemann - see Eaman, Joan
Stone-Camryn Studio. Records, 1922-1984.
35 cubic ft.
Chicago's Stone-Camryn School of Ballet was founded in 1941 by established dancers Walter Camryn and Bentley Stone and became one of the most successful American schools in placing its graduates in professional companies, and in creating new generations of dance teachers. Archives include personal and biographical material from Stone and Camryn, school records, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, programs, clippings, and choreographic notes.
Subjects: Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Stone-Camryn
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 2-4
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Swanson, Ruth Pryor. Memorabilia, 1923-1945.
0.2 cubic ft.
Ruth Pryor, born in Chicago in 1906, studied with Merriel Abbott, Laurent Novikoff, and Michel Fokine before going into vaudeville. Her post-vaudeville career was as as premier danseuse of the Chicago Civic Opera, including the Opera's 1929 staging of Aida and the first American production of Swan Lake. Her scrapbook includes programs, photographs, and clippings of her illustrious dance career.
Subjects: Dance; Women
Call Number: Dance MS Swanson
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 12
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Torn, Jerry. Dance sketches and memorabilia, 1981-1984.
2 cubic ft.
Artist Jerry Torn graduated from the University of Iowa and taught at Loyola University. His collection includes graphite drawings, photographs, and audiocassette interviews with dancers Greg Begley, Randy Duncan, and Rory Foster.
Subjects: Arts; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Torn
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 5
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-. Papers, 1911-1985.
2 cubic ft.
Material relating to the life and career of dancer, poet and painter Mark Turbyfill, including three copies of his unpublished autobiography and many copies of published and unpublished poems. Also, articles and reviews by and about Turbyfill, a few pieces of correspondence, clippings, dance programs, photographs, a cassette tape of him reading, and a published genealogy of the Turbyfill family.
Subjects: Dance; Literature
Call Number: Midwest MS Turbyfill
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 1
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Weil, F. Peter, 1913-1997. Collection of Photographs of the Tosia Mundstock Dance Group, ca. 1946-1950.
0.2 cubic ft.
85 photographs of an amateur Detroit modern dance group led by a German dancer named Tosia Mundstock.
Subjects: Dance; Photographs
Call Number: Dance MS Weil
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 13
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
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