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Andrew W. Brier Dance Theater of Harlem on tour in San Francisco photographs, 1976

0.21 Linear Feet (1 document box)

A collection of 12 black-and-white prints (with negatives) of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Arthur Mitchell in San Francisco.

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Barnard Archives & Special Collections

Bold, Beautiful, Black @ Barnard, 2018-2019

3.04 Linear Feet (1 full Hollinger box, 1 flat file folder)
This collection contains photos, play, interview, t-shirt, and other materials from Bold, Beautiful, Black @ Barnard club and exhibit.
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Bold, Beautiful, Black @ Barnard, 2018-2019 3.04 Linear Feet (1 full Hollinger box, 1 flat file folder)

This collection contains photos, play, interview, t-shirt, and other materials from Bold, Beautiful, Black @ Barnard club and exhibit.
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    Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum Ephemera, 1750-1970

    7 units (7 series)

    A collection of prints, photographs, pamphlets, clippings, playbills, and programs dealing with the theater, chiefly American and English, in all its aspects including drama, opera, dance, movies, puppets, and spectacles. The majority of the material documents the 19th century.

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    Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum Ephemera, 1750-1970 7 units (7 series)

    Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum

    A collection of prints, photographs, pamphlets, clippings, playbills, and programs dealing with the theater, chiefly American and English, in all its aspects including drama, opera, dance, movies, puppets, and spectacles. The majority of the material documents the 19th century.

      Barnard Archives & Special Collections

      Dance Department, 1945-2014

      9.06 Linear Feet (22 document boxes; 3 flat files containing 32 oversized folders) 469 Gigabytes (30 digital video recordings and 93 images (.jpg))
      This collection consists of records from the Barnard College Dance Department. Materials documenting the Dance Department include minutes of faculty meetings, budgets and annual reports, course outlines, plans, policies, performance programs, and moving images of performances. Materials related to the founding, development, and performances of Dance Uptown include - but are not limited to - programs, flyers, posters, creative statements, budget materials, grant materials, correspondence, and meeting minutes.
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      Dance Department, 1945-2014 9.06 Linear Feet (22 document boxes; 3 flat files containing 32 oversized folders) 469 Gigabytes (30 digital video recordings and 93 images (.jpg))

      Barnard College. Department of Dance
      This collection consists of records from the Barnard College Dance Department. Materials documenting the Dance Department include minutes of faculty meetings, budgets and annual reports, course outlines, plans, policies, performance programs, and moving images of performances. Materials related to the founding, development, and performances of Dance Uptown include - but are not limited to - programs, flyers, posters, creative statements, budget materials, grant materials, correspondence, and meeting minutes.
        Avery Drawings & Archives

        Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives: Taliesin Festival of Music & Dance audio recordings, 1957-1977

        236 open reel audiotapes
        The annual Taliesin Festivals of Music and Dance began in 1957 after the compeltion of the Pavilion at Taliesin West. Performances were choregraphed by Iovanna Lloyd Wright and were performed to music composed by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. The cast was made up of members of the Taliesin Fellowship. Early performances were heavily inspired by Georges Gurdjieff's exercises and dances. The collection consists of 20 years of audio recordings from the Taliesin Music and Dance Festival and other dance performances by the Taliesin Fellowship.
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        Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives: Taliesin Festival of Music & Dance audio recordings, 1957-1977 236 open reel audiotapes

        Taliesin Fellowship
        The annual Taliesin Festivals of Music and Dance began in 1957 after the compeltion of the Pavilion at Taliesin West. Performances were choregraphed by Iovanna Lloyd Wright and were performed to music composed by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright. The cast was made up of members of the Taliesin Fellowship. Early performances were heavily inspired by Georges Gurdjieff's exercises and dances. The collection consists of 20 years of audio recordings from the Taliesin Music and Dance Festival and other dance performances by the Taliesin Fellowship.
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          Josefina Báez papers, 1970s-2020

          17 Linear Feet (17 boxes. Boxes 1-9 are record storage cartons. Boxes 10 and 11 are small AV boxes. Boxes 12-15 are oversize boxes. Box 16 is a tube box. Box 17 is a manuscript box.)

          The papers document the audio and video productions of performance theatre pieces, and other ephemera of performances and readings, photographs (contact sheets and negatives), publicity images; portraits; personal snapshots taken on tour, with members of Latinarte/Ay Ombe and other musicians; artwork, and teachings. In addition, the archive contains journals, business records, draft manuscripts and typescripts of her poetry, novels, and important newspaper clippings reviewing her work.

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          Josefina Báez papers, 1970s-2020 17 Linear Feet (17 boxes. Boxes 1-9 are record storage cartons. Boxes 10 and 11 are small AV boxes. Boxes 12-15 are oversize boxes. Box 16 is a tube box. Box 17 is a manuscript box.)

          Báez, Josefina

          The papers document the audio and video productions of performance theatre pieces, and other ephemera of performances and readings, photographs (contact sheets and negatives), publicity images; portraits; personal snapshots taken on tour, with members of Latinarte/Ay Ombe and other musicians; artwork, and teachings. In addition, the archive contains journals, business records, draft manuscripts and typescripts of her poetry, novels, and important newspaper clippings reviewing her work.

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            Leonide Massine Papers, 1914-1963

            0.5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)
            The bulk of collection consists mostly of letters to a well known Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Leonide Massine (Leonid Fedorovich Miasin) from prominent Russian émigré dancers, composers, writers and artists, such as Alexandre Benois, Naum Gabo, Vernon Duke, Wassily Kandinsky, Serge Lifar, Nikolai Minskii, Evgenii Zamiatin and others. Also includes Massine's lecture, notes for various ballet productions, documents and financial matters. Related to several BAR collections: Dobuzhinsky Papers, Zamiatin Papers, and Shervashidze Papers.
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            Leonide Massine Papers, 1914-1963 0.5 linear feet (1 manuscript box)

            Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979
            The bulk of collection consists mostly of letters to a well known Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Leonide Massine (Leonid Fedorovich Miasin) from prominent Russian émigré dancers, composers, writers and artists, such as Alexandre Benois, Naum Gabo, Vernon Duke, Wassily Kandinsky, Serge Lifar, Nikolai Minskii, Evgenii Zamiatin and others. Also includes Massine's lecture, notes for various ballet productions, documents and financial matters. Related to several BAR collections: Dobuzhinsky Papers, Zamiatin Papers, and Shervashidze Papers.
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              Louis Johnson papers, 1930-2020, bulk 1950-2020

              29 Linear Feet (47 boxes (26 document boxes (Boxes 1-17, 20, 22-24, 28-32), 14 record boxes (Boxes 25-27, 35-45), 5 flat boxes (Boxes 18-19, 21, 33-34), 2 poster tubes (Boxes 46-47), and 3 items in mapcase)
              Louis Johnson (1930 - 2020) was an African American dancer, choreographer, director, and teacher. This collection includes address books, administrative records, autobiographical writing, correspondence, costume designs, notes, notebooks, photographs, posters, programs, publicity, and audio and visual recordings.
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              Louis Johnson papers, 1930-2020, bulk 1950-2020 29 Linear Feet (47 boxes (26 document boxes (Boxes 1-17, 20, 22-24, 28-32), 14 record boxes (Boxes 25-27, 35-45), 5 flat boxes (Boxes 18-19, 21, 33-34), 2 poster tubes (Boxes 46-47), and 3 items in mapcase)

              Johnson, Louis, 1930-2020
              Louis Johnson (1930 - 2020) was an African American dancer, choreographer, director, and teacher. This collection includes address books, administrative records, autobiographical writing, correspondence, costume designs, notes, notebooks, photographs, posters, programs, publicity, and audio and visual recordings.
                Barnard Archives & Special Collections

                Minor Latham Playhouse/Brinckerhoff Theatre Records, 1897-2005

                8.59 Linear Feet (5 document boxes, 2 flat file drawers)
                This collection consists of scripts; song lyrics; sketches for posters, programs, costumes, and set design; lists of plays presented; programs; news clippings; press releases; and correspondence relating to plays and workshops presented in the Brinckerhoff Theatre and the Minor Latham Playhouse.
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                Minor Latham Playhouse/Brinckerhoff Theatre Records, 1897-2005 8.59 Linear Feet (5 document boxes, 2 flat file drawers)

                Barnard College. Department of Theatre
                This collection consists of scripts; song lyrics; sketches for posters, programs, costumes, and set design; lists of plays presented; programs; news clippings; press releases; and correspondence relating to plays and workshops presented in the Brinckerhoff Theatre and the Minor Latham Playhouse.
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                  Nancy Schaffenburg papers, 1987-1990

                  0.21 Linear Feet (Document box (half size))

                  The letters and other documentary material in this collection were assembled by her son Carlos (Karl) Schaffenburg and focus on her tenure as Director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School from 1987 to 1990

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                  Nancy Schaffenburg papers, 1987-1990 0.21 Linear Feet (Document box (half size))

                  Schaffenberg, Nancy

                  The letters and other documentary material in this collection were assembled by her son Carlos (Karl) Schaffenburg and focus on her tenure as Director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School from 1987 to 1990

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