Louis Johnson papers, 1930-2020, bulk 1950-202029 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)
Creator
Johnson, Louis, 1930-2020
Abstract Or Scope
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.
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