Arthur Mitchell Collection, 1800s-2021, bulk 1934-2019

After clicking 'Submit Request', users will login with their UNI and password (Columbia affiliates) or their special collections account (external users). Appointments are required and will be arranged according to each individual repository's policy.


Series: Arthur Mitchell, 1800s-2018

This series contains records related to Mitchell's personal and professional activities. Materials directly related to his administrative and artistic work with the Dance Theatre of Harlem are filed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem records, although there is necessarily some overlap.

This series includes address books, appointment books, biographical information, clippings, correspondence, invitations, telephone message books, notes, notebooks, photographs, and programs. These primarily document Mitchell's career as a dancer with the New York City Ballet, as well as his later professional activities. Personal material includes correspondence, financial files, photographs, printed materials, and personal documents such as passports.

All audio and video recordings are in Series: Recordings.


Subseries: Address Books and Card Files, undated

This subseries contains address books, business card files, and rolodexes.



Box 88 Folder 1 Address Book


Box 88 Folder 2-3 Address Book, 2 folders

Book is intact, but no longer in binder.


Box 88 Folder 4 Address Book--Miscellaneous Pages

Various loose pages.


Box 88 Folder 5-6 Business Card Files, 4 items

Four business card holders.



Box 89 VIP Card File

VIP Card File: USA including DC and CA, South America, Scandanavia.



Box 90 Rolodex and Unfiled Business Cards

This file was one intact rolodex that included some unfiled cards in a plastic bag. The cards have been taken off the rolodex and filed in a box.



Box 91 Arthur Mitchell & Assistants Rolodex--#, A-G, circa 1990s-2000s

The cards filed in Boxes 91-93 were received in a box labelled "Arthur Mitchell & Assistants Rolodex". The cards themselves had been taken out of the rolodex and thrown together into a trash bag. Cards were arranged in a rough alphabetical sort during processing. It is possible that there are two or more individual rolodex files here, as the cards are two different sizes, and there are multiple cards for the same name in many cases.



Box 92 Arthur Mitchell & Assistants Rolodex--H-Q, circa 1990s-2000s

The cards filed in Boxes 91-93 were received in a box labelled "Arthur Mitchell & Assistants Rolodex". The cards themselves had been taken out of the rolodex and thrown together into a trash bag. Cards were arranged in a rough alphabetical sort during processing. It is possible that there are two or more individual rolodex files here, as the cards are two different sizes, and there are multiple cards for the same name in many cases.



Box 93 Arthur Mitchell & Assistants Rolodex--R-Z, circa 1990s-2000s

The cards filed in Boxes 91-93 were received in a box labelled "Arthur Mitchell & Assistants Rolodex". The cards themselves had been taken out of the rolodex and thrown together into a trash bag. Cards were arranged in a rough alphabetical sort during processing. It is possible that there are two or more individual rolodex files here, as the cards are two different sizes, and there are multiple cards for the same name in many cases.


Subseries: Appearances, 1952, 1962-2014

This subseries includes files with information on Mitchell's personal appearances including his participation in arts organizations, classes, committees, films, honorary degrees, lectures, panels, tours, and other events. These files include clippings, contracts, correspondence, invitations, itineraries, name tags, programs, and other records.



Box 62 Folder 1 Appearances, 1952, 1962

Includes itinerary for the New York City Ballet tour in the Soviet Union.


Box 62 Folder 2 Appearances, 1967-1968


Box 62 Folder 3-4 Appearances, 1974-1975, 2 folders


Box 62 Folder 5 Appearances, 1977-1979


Box 62 Folder 6-10 Appearances, 1980-1983, 5 folders


Box 62 Folder 11 Appearances, 1986-1988



Box 63 Folder 1-8 Appearances, 1994-1999, 8 folders



Box 64 Folder 1-2 Appearances, 2004-2010, 2 folders


Box 64 Folder 3-5 Appearances, 2012, 3 folders


Box 64 Folder 6 Appearances, 2013-2014


Subseries: Appointment Books and Schedules, 1980-2013

This subseries includes appointment books and daily schedules. Some appointment books are bound, others consist of pages that are no longer bound. There are some additional schedules and "calendars" filed with the Administrative Records subseries of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Records.



Box 78 Folder 1 Apointment Book, 1980


Box 78 Folder 2 Apointment Book, 1986 February-December


Box 78 Folder 3 Appointment Book and Daily Schedules, 1985 December-1986 December


Box 78 Folder 4 Intinerary (London), 1986 June-August


Box 78 Folder 5 Appointment Book, 1987


Box 78 Folder 6 Daily Schedule, 1987 February-September


Box 78 Folder 7 Appointment Book, 1992-1994


Box 78 Folder 8 Appointment Book, 1995-1997


Box 78 Folder 9 Appointment Book, 1997


Box 78 Folder 10 Tour Book, 1999


Box 78 Folder 11 Appointment Book, 1999


Box 78 Folder 12 Appointment Book, 2000-2001


Box 78 Folder 13 Appointment Book, 2002-2004



Box 79 Folder 1 Memoranda Pages, probably from Appointment Books, 1998-2005


Box 79 Folder 2 Appointment Book, 2006


Box 79 Folder 3 Appointment Book, 2007


Box 79 Folder 4 Appointment Book, 2008-2009


Box 79 Folder 5 Appointment Book, 2010


Box 79 Folder 6 Appointment Book, 2011


Box 79 Folder 7 Appointment Book, 2012


Box 79 Folder 8 Appointment Book, 2013


Subseries: Biographical and Personal Documents

This subseries includes biographical information, as well as personal documents such as birth certificates, diplomas, draft cards, licenses, and passports.



Box 70 Folder 8 Biographical Statements, 1960s-2000s

This folder includes biographical statements, career highlights, curriculum vitae, and lists of awards, dance roles, honors, television appearances, and selected choreographic works.


Box 70 Folder 9 Arthur Mitchell (Biography), 1975

By Tobi Tobias, illustrated by Carole Byard. Juvenile literature. There is another copy of this book held in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library under call number HISTCHIL GV1785.M53 T62 1975


Box 70 Folder 10 Birth Certificates, 1934, 2005


Box 70 Folder 11 Diploma--Junior High School #43, 1949


Box 70 Folder 12 Draft Cards, 1952-1953


Box 70 Folder 13 Drivers' Licenses, 1978, 1986, 1990


Box 70 Folder 14 Passports and Visa Application, 1975-2005

Three passports, and a copy of a visa application.


Box 70 Folder 15 Teacher's / Director's License, 1976

Issued by the New York State Education Department.


Subseries: Books, 1959-2007



Box 144 Jacques a'Amboise et al. Teaching the Magic of Dance, 1983

Inscribed by author.



Box 145 Arundell, Dennis. The Story of Sadler's Wells: 1683-1777, 1978

Inscribed by Derek Westlake of Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1979.


Box 145 Chevron School Broadcast. Artwork: Careers in the Arts: Dance, 1978

Includes filmstrip, teacher's guide, and two audiocassettes. Filmstrip includes the Dance Theatre of Harlem, as does the guide.



Box 143 Dancer, circa 1980

About Akido Konda. Inscribed by Akido Konda, 1980



Box 145 Christiane Dertnig and Lorenz Gallmetzer, eds. Bob Curtis: High Priest of Afro Contemporary Dance, 2005

Includes file with trailer, correspondence, and information on a related documentation project, Bob Curtis: Dancing All Colors from Christoph Dostal.


Box 145 Duberman, Martin. Paul Roberson: A Biography, 1989

With letter from Duberman, 2003


Box 145 Edwards, Grace F. A Toast Before Dying, 1998

Inscribed by author, 2003.


Box 145 Edwards, Grace F. No Time to Die: A Mali Anderson Mystery, 1999

Inscribed by author, 2003.


Box 145 Elam, Patricia. Breathing Room, 2001

Inscribed by author.


Box 145 Fales-Hill, Susan. Always Wear Joy, 2003

Inscribed by author.



Box 143 Fisher, Angela. Africa Adorned, 1987, 1992

Book was signed by the company, 1992.


Box 143 IBM. 1988 Golden Circle, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida, 1988

Published album of photo memories.


Box 143 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 25 Years Gala Celebration, 1996 April 27

Includes ticket.



Box 145 Mara, Thalia. Ballet Exercise Series, 1955-1959, 1959, 4 Volumes

Signed by author.


Box 145 Mara, Thalia. The Language of Ballet: A Dictionary, 1966

Signed by author.



Box 144 Maybarduk, Linda. The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev, 1999

Signed by author.


Box 144 Moore, Lillian. Images of the Dance: Historical Treasures of the Dance Collection 1581-1861 (New York Public Library), 1986

Appears to have been presented to Mitchell at New York Public Library event; it is signed by what might be guests



Box 145 Neals, Betty H. Move the Air, 1985

Inscribed, with accompanying letter, by the author. 2003.


Box 145 Leslie Norton with Frederic Franklin. Frederic Franklin: A Biography of the Ballet Star, 2007

Inscribed by Leslie Norton


Box 145 Pask, Edward H. Enter the Colonies Dancing: A History of Dance in Australia 1835-1940, 1979

2 copies. 1 copy is inscribed, and the other signed, both by the author.


Box 145 Reynolds, Nancy. Remembering Lincoln, 2007

About Lincoln Kerstein; includes Mitchell.



Box 144 Reynolds, Nancy. Repertory in Review: 40 Years of the New York City Ballet, 1977

Signed by Dance Theatre of Harlem company members.



Box 145 Rozanova, O. Elena Lyukom, 1988

In Russian. Signed or inscribed (in Russian).


Box 145 Shelton, Suzanne. Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis, 1981, 1982

Inscribed by the author.



Box 143 Smith, Ming. A Ming Breakfast: Grits and Scrambled Moments, undated

Photography by Ming Smith. Inscribed by photographer.


Box 143 Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of. A Photographic Autobiography, 1979

Inscribed by Tony, 1979.



Box 144 Sorine, Daniel S. and Stephanie. Dancer Shoes, 1979

Inscribed by the authors.



Box 143 Taylor, Brenda. A.C. Hollingsworth Paintings, circa 1996

Inscribed by A.C. Hollingsworth, 1996



Box 144 Tchurko, Julie. Boris Eifman: Ascendance, 2005

In Russian and English; inscribed.



Box 145 Vanzant, Iyanla. Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, 1993

Inscribed by Rachel and Iris.


Subseries: Correspondence, 1952-2015, undated

This subseries consists of personal correspondence, greeting cards, and legal correspondence relating to both personal and professional matters.


Subseries: VIP Correspondence, 1955, 1977-2015



Box 94 Folder 1 A-D


Box 94 Folder 2 E-K


Box 94 Folder 3 L-Z


Box 94 Folder 10 New York City Ballet--Telegram from Lincoln Kirstein, 1955 August 24

Telegram from Lincoln Kirstein to Arthur Mitchell inviting him to join the New York City Ballet


Subseries: Chronological, 1952-2015, undated


Box 94 Folder 4-9 Correspondence, 1952-1985, 6 folders



Box 95 Folder 1-3 Correspondence, 1986-1989, 3 folders


Box 95 Folder 4 Correspondence, 1990-1994


Box 95 Folder 5-6 Correspondence (Folders 1-2, of 7), 1996-1999, 2 folders



Box 96 Folder 1-5 Correspondence (Folders 3-7, of 7), 1996-1999, 5 folders



Box 97 Folder 1-3 Correspondence, 2000-2008, 3 folders


Box 97 Folder 4 Correspondence, undated


Box 97 Folder 14 Dance Theatre of Harlem Company Gift to Mitchell, undated

Handmade Christmas card from the company to Mitchell noting their gift of a financial contribution to Dance Theatre of Harlem.


Subseries: Legal Correspondence, 1986-2013

This subseries contains legal correspondence related to both personal and professional matters.



Box 102 Folder 1-3 Legal Correspondence, 1986-1990, 3 folders


Box 102 Folder 4 Legal Correspondence, 1995


Box 102 Folder 5 Legal Correspondence--Hartman & Craven, 1998


Box 102 Folder 6 Legal Correspondence--Johnston & Sellars, 1998


Box 102 Folder 7 Legal Correspondence--Hartman & Craven, 1999


Box 102 Folder 8 Legal Correspondence--Arthur Mitchell Enterprises (AME), 1982-1998

Mitchell handled many professional engagements and their related contracts and financial matters through this corporation.


Box 102 Folder 9 Legal Correspondence--Arthur Mitchell Foundation, 1998-2013


Box 102 Folder 10 Legal / Financial--Loans to Dance Theatre of Harlem, 1986, 1996-2007

Mitchell periodically donated and loaned money to the Dance Theatre of Harlem; this file documents many of those transactions, particularly for 1996-2007.


Subseries: Manuscripts, 1952-1954, 1976-2004



Box 97 Folder 5 Manuscripts, 1952-1954

This subseries includes correspondence from government officials and others that were filed and maintained as "manuscripts".


Box 97 Folder 6-13 Manuscripts, 1976-2004, 8 folders


Subseries: Invitations, 1976-2009

This subseries contains invitations sent to Mitchell for events and programs of various types. Files include both accepted and rejected invitations.



Box 85 Folder 1 Invitations, 1976-1979


Box 85 Folder 2 Invitations, 1980

Regrets


Box 85 Folder 3-5 Invitations, 1980-1985, 3 folders


Box 85 Folder 6 Invitations, 1986-1989



Box 86 Folder 1 Invitations, 1987-1988


Box 86 Folder 2-3 Invitations, 1992-1994, 2 folders


Box 86 Folder 4-6 Invitations, 1995, 3 folders



Box 64 Folder 7-8 Invitations, 1996, 2 folders



Box 87 Folder 1-4 Invitations, 1997-1999, 4 folders


Box 87 Folder 5 Invitations, 2003-2009



Box 101 Invitation--Radio City Music Hall Gala, 1982 January 19

Oversized invitation to the galal for the 50th anniversary celebration of Radio City Music Hall.


Subseries: Memorabilia, 1978-2012, undated

This subseries includes calendars, name tags, signed programs, stamps, stationary, and items related to an event held at the White House for the Dance Theatre of Harlem (2006).



Box 128 Folder 6 Black Swan Menu, undated



Box 100 Folder 13 Blue Note Jazz Festival Program, 2012

Inscribed to Mitchell by Kathleen Battle.


Box 100 Folder 14 Celebrate the Arts--Menu, 2005 May 31

Signed by Laura Bush, Arthur Mitchell, Laveen Naidu, Kathleen Reynolds, and one other person.


Box 100 Folder 15 Harvard Theatre Collection Balanchine Stationary--Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

Contains notecards featuring a color lithograph of Mitchell and Suzanne Farrell in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1968) by Al Hirschfeld.



Box 132 Folder 6 Alonzo King's Lines Ballet--Poster, 2007

Inscribed to Mitchell by Alonzo King.



Box 100 Folder 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Stamps

Six items. These are unmarked copies.



Box 129 Folder 3 Mitchell's Name Plate for Desk at Dance Theatre of Harlem


Box 129 Folder 4 Mitchell's Name Plate for Door at Dance Theatre of Harlem



Box 100 Folder 17 Name Tags


Box 100 Folder 18 Pepsi Black History Calendar, 2008

One month features Mitchell. A photographic print of the image is available in Box 42 Folder 19.


Box 100 Folder 19 Stamp, 1978

Stamp of Arthur Mitchell, issued April 26, 1978. These are marked copies.


Box 100 Folder 20 White House Event--Memorabilia, 2006 February

Includes a menu, table card, place card, and automobile check card for a dinner in honor of Arthur Mitchell and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, as well as a hotel key card.



Box 130 Folder 1 White House Event--National African American History Month Proclamation and Other Materials, 2006

Includes two copies of the proclamation, program, accompanying cards, as well as two thank you notes from Bush after the visit, and a statement on the death of Coretta Scott King.


Subseries: Notes and Notebooks, 1965-2014, undated

This subseries contains notes and notebooks. These consist of loose pages, notebooks, and notepads. Many individual entries are dated, but not all.



Box 80 Folder 3 Notebooks, 1975


Box 80 Folder 4-6 Notebooks, circa 1980-1982, 3 folders



Box 81 Folder 1 Notebooks, circa 1990-1993


Box 81 Folder 2 Notebooks, circa 1994


Box 81 Folder 3 Notebooks, 1994-1995


Box 81 Folder 4 Notebooks, 1994-1996


Box 81 Folder 5 Notebooks, 1995


Box 81 Folder 6-8 Notebooks, 1996, 3 folders



Box 82 Folder 1 Notebooks, 1996-1997


Box 82 Folder 2-5 Notebooks, 1997-1999, 4 folders



Box 83 Folder 1 Notebooks, circa 1999


Box 83 Folder 2 Notebooks, 2003-2004


Box 83 Folder 3-4 Notebooks, undated, 2 folders



Box 84 Folder 1 Notes, circa 1965-1969


Box 84 Folder 2 Notes, 1970-1979


Box 84 Folder 3-4 Notes, 1980-1986, 2 folders


Box 84 Folder 5 Notes, 1986-1989


Box 84 Folder 6 Notes, 1990-1999


Box 84 Folder 7 Notes, circa 2000-2014


Box 84 Folder 8-11 Notes, undated, 4 folders


Subseries: Personal Financial Files, 1968-2006, bulk 1982-2006

This subseries consists of a small set of personal files. Boxes 133-141 were originally filed togther as a set: these files are primarily bills, cancelled checks, receipts, and statements. These materials were originally filed in oversized envelopes, and remain in that condition. Although the original titles have been retained in the container list, some materials have been removed or filed elsewhere. Utility bills and medical bills were not retained for the collection. Appointment books, legal correspondence, and notebooks were filed with similiar records elsewhere in the collection. Box 142 contains miscellaneous personal, financial and legal files.



Box 133 Banking, 1982


Box 133 Utility / banking / store receipts / notes / investments, 1983

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 133 Banking / Canceled checks / receipts / Laidlaw Adam Peck, 1983


Box 133 Receipts / banking notes / canceled checks etc, 1984


Box 133 Utility / banking / store receipts / notes / investments, 1984

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 133 Banking / utilities / receipts / investments, etc., 1985

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 133 Canceled checks / banking / investments / dental bills / European Tour receipts, 1985

Dental bills were not kept.



Box 134 Investments / Lawyers, 1986

Legal correspondence is filed in the Correspondence subseries.


Box 134 Personal Receipts / Notes, 1986


Box 134 Banking / Credit Card / Cancelled Checks, 1986


Box 134 Receipts and Notes, 1986


Box 134 Receipts and Notes, etc., 1986


Box 134 Receipts, Banking, Canceled Checks, Investments, Notes, etc., 1987

Legal correspondence and notes are filed elsewhere in the collection.


Box 134 Utilities / Banking Statements / Credit Card / Rent / Investments, 1988

Legal correspondence is filed in the Correspondence subseries. Utility bills were not kept.



Box 135 Utilities / Banking / Credit Cards / Cancelled Checks / Etc., 1988

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 135 Utilities / Phone / Banking / Credit Card / Investment / Rent / Cancelled Checks - Statements, 1989

Utility bills were not kept.



Box 139 Merrill Lynch Statements, 1990-1996

3 large envelopes



Box 136 Bank statements and investments, 1990


Box 136 Credit card statements / store receipts, 1990


Box 136 Rent statements / Con ed / cable / phone, 1990

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 136 Canceled checks, 1991-1992


Box 136 Investments, 1995

Legal correspondence is filed in the Correspondence subseries.


Box 136 Bank statements, 1996


Box 136 Credit card statements / American Guild of Musical Arts (AGMA) health fund statements, 1996


Box 136 Investment statements - Charles De Rose / Merill Lynch / MacArthur Foundation, 1996


Box 136 Rent receipts and cable receipts, 1996

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 136 Store receipts, 1996


Box 136 Utilities / AAA car receipts / Con Ed / Phone Receipts, 1996

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 136 Credit card statements / American Guild of Musical Arts (AGMA) health fund statements, 1997


Box 136 Rent receipts / cable receipts / AAA car statements, 1997

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 136 Store receipts / American Guild of Musical Arts (AGMA) statements / laundry / Canyon Ranch, 1997



Box 137 Bank and Tax statements - Chase, first federal, marine midland, 1997


Box 137 Investment statements - Merril Lynch, Schwab, MacArthur Foundation, 1997


Box 137 AAA car statements / rent receipts / cable receipts, 1998

Utility bills were not kept.


Box 137 Bank and credit card statements / tax receipts / family gift receipts, 1998


Box 137 Investment Statements - Merrill Lynch, Schwab, MacArthur Foundation / Hartman & Craven / Ted Striggles court papers, 1998

Legal correspondence is filed in the Correspondence subseries.


Box 137 Store receipts / health receipts / donation receipts, 1998

Medical receipts were not kept.


Box 137 Banking and credit card statements / store receipts, 1999


Box 137 Investment statements / lawyer papers, 1999

Legal correspondence is filed in the Correspondence subseries.


Box 137 Mr. Mitchell personal notes, 1999

This file included appointment books and notes that a were filed elsewhere in the collection.



Box 138 Ford Credit Loan, 2004


Box 138 NYC Transit, 2004


Box 138 Bank One, 2004


Box 138 Store Receipts - Pharmacy, laundry, cleaners, groceries, etc., 2005


Box 138 Union Memberships, 2005


Box 138 National Life, 2005


Box 138 First Sun America, 2005


Box 138 Ford Car Repair / Travelers Insurance Co


Box 138 Lawrence Properties, 2005

2 envelopes


Box 138 Chase 2005 - Credit Card and banking statements, 2005


Box 138 HSBC, 2005


Box 138 Taxation and Finance info for 2005, 2005


Box 138 Social security admin and medicare, 2005


Box 138 Travelers - Bollinger / Chubb Insurance, 2003-2006



Box 139 Lawrence Properties, 2006

Routine newsletters were not kept.


Box 139 Chase Credit card / banking statements, 2006


Box 139 HSBC, 2006


Box 139 Ford care credit loan, 2006


Box 139 Charles Schwab, 2006


Box 139 Arthur Mitchell Personal Info - Birth Certificate, SS Card, Medicare Card, Old Passport

All personal documents and photographs are filed elsewhere in the collection. This file contains some miscellaneous personal and family material.



Box 140 Banking statements / credit card / HSBC loan documents, 2003


Box 140 Store receipts, 2004


Box 140 Charles Schwab, 2005

Several files and envelopes.


Box 140 Chase, 2005

3 envelopes


Box 140 HSBC, 2005

2 envelopes



Box 141 Bank statements, 2000


Box 141 Investment and Credit Card statements, 2000


Box 141 Rent, Cable, and Phone statements, 2000

Phone and cable bills were not kept.


Box 141 Store receipts, 2000


Box 141 Banking statements, 2001


Box 141 Insurance - travelers / aetna, 2003


Box 141 Utilites - phone, cable, rent, 2003

Phone and cable bills were not kept.


Box 141 Store receipts / medical statements / misc, 2003

Medical statements and receipts were not kept.


Box 141 Investment statements - Charles De Rose / Charles Schwab, 2003

Legal correspondence is filed in the Correspondence subseries.


Box 141 Ford Car Information, 2003


Box 141 NYC Transit Information, 2003


Box 141 Screenplay, 2003

"Upside Out" by Edward V. Schoelwer.


Box 141 HSBC Premier Credit Card - Info for American Account / Balance info, c. 2004-2005



Box 142 Miscellaneous Personal and Financial Files, 1968-1999

Various personal and financial files, 1968-1999, but primarily 1990s. These include family, financial, legal, personal, personal expense, and travel files.


Subseries: Photographs, 1940s-2015


Subseries: Appearances, 1949-2015

This subseries includes photographs of Arthur Mitchell in theater, modern dance, and film productions as well as other appearances and events.



Box 39 Folder 1 Appearances, 1949-1952, 1 items

File includes one photograph, apparently of a class mate.


Box 39 Folder 2-3 Appearances, 1952-1954, 7 items

Arthur Mitchell in House of Flowers; Donald McKayle and Company.


Box 39 Folder 4-7 Appearances, 1961-1963, 4 folders

Arthur Mitchell in guest appearances with Stuttgart Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Munich Opera, and at the Spoleto Festival in Italy. These include photographs related to The Rehearsal Room, Othello, Orestes, and Four Saints, as well as photographs of Mitchell outside of the performances.


Box 39 Folder 8-10 Appearances, 1966, 18 items

Arthur Mitchell, Candice Bergen and the cast of The Day The Fish Came Out.



Box 20 Folder 15 Appearances, 1966

Two snapshots of Mitchell backstage with young dancers, including Lynn Glauber, who danced in the New York City Ballet performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Saratoga Springs, NY. A clipping about the young dancers and the performerance is included in the file.



Box 39 Folder 11-12 Appearances, 1967, 13 items

Mitchell at Castro Alves Theater in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.


Box 39 Folder 13 Appearances, 1980s

Several unidentified snapshots. There is also a professional photograph of Mitchell with Nancy Reagan at an unidentied event, as well as a photograph of Mitchell at the Golden Plate Awards (1989). These two photographs were originally framed, and the photographs are glued to backing materials.



Box 123 Folder 2 Arthur Mitchell at DTH event: "20 Years at DTH", 1988

(With timeline 1968-1988)



Box 39 Folder 14 Appearances, 1991-1994, 2 items

Includes promotional photograph of Mitchell and Peter Jennings (ABC) for a television report on the Dance Theater of Harlem.



Box 40 Folder 41 Appearances, 1995-1996

Photographs from the 50th Anniversary of the New York City Ballet and a Youth for Understanding Foundation gala.


Box 40 Folder 42 Appearances, 1996, 2 items

Photographs related to Mitchell's receipt of an honorary degree at Brown University. Includes a group photograph with that year's recepients.



Box 39 Folder 15-17 Appearances, 2002-2014, 15 items

Includes several photographs from a National Musem of Dance event, probably for the exhibit on the Dance Theater of Harlem (2014). Also includes photograph of Mitchell with Michael Bloomberg during the Harlem Week Reception (2002). This photograph was originally in a frame.


Box 39 Folder 18 Appearances, 2015, 2 items

Calendar pages with 8 photographs, probably from a panel event held at Barnard College in October 2015. Photographs include Mitchell, Lynn Garafola, and possibly Carmen de Lavallade and Allegra Kent. Photographs by Ken Kim, Barnard College.



Box 40 Folder 43 Appearances--Mitchell at Jones-Haywood Dance School, undated

Snapshots of Mitchell teaching in a boy's dance class at the school.


Box 40 Folder 44 Appearances--Times Talk: Balanchine at 100, 2004 January 10

New York Times. Arthur Mitchell, Anna Kisselgoff, Merrill Ashley, Peter Martins, and Jacques d'Amboise. Photograph was originally framed.



Box 107 Folder 5 Appearances--Jacob's Pillow From the Horse's Mouth: The Men Dancers , 2012 July, 2 compact disks


Subseries: New York City Ballet Repertory, circa 1949-1968

This subseries primarily consists of photographs of the New York City Ballet company repertory. These photographs include both Mitchell and dancers who were his contemporaries at the company; Mitchell did not appear in all productions. The subseries also includes some posed photographs and several snapshots of the company while on tour. Photographs are primarily 8x10" black and white photographs.



Box 39 Folder 19 Afternoon of a Faun, 7 items; Photographs by Lord Anthony Snowden are photocopies (4 items)

Various casts: Mikhail Barishinikov and Allegra Kent; Kay Mazzo and Arthur Mitchell


Agon, circa 1957

There is currently no Photograph #4.


Box 39 Folder 20 Photographs #3, #22-23, 3 items

Mitchell and Diana Adams.


Box 39 Folder 21 Photographs #6, 17-20, 5 items

Mitchell and Allegra Kent.


Box 39 Folder 22 Photographs #7, 21, 2 items

Mitchell and Allegra Kent.


Box 39 Folder 23 Photographs #24-26, 3 items


Box 39 Folder 24 Photograph #27, 1 items; Item is glued to a mat board.


Box 39 Folder 25 Photographs #28, 30-33, 5 items


Box 39 Folder 26 Photographs #34-37, 40, 40A, #41, 7 items

#41 is a signed copy of the "Jumping Man" photographs, inscribed to Mike Harris



Box 44 Folder 13 Photographs #1, 2, 5, 8, 3 items

Mitchell and Diana Adams.


Box 44 Folder 14 Photographs #9-13, 3 items

Mitchell and Diana Adams.


Box 44 Folder 15 Photographs #14-16, 29, 3 items

Mitchell and Diana Adams.



Box 146 Photographs, oversized, 1957, 2 items

Diana Adams and Arthur Mitchell. Two Photographs by Martha Swope, New York. Signed and dated by the photographer.



Box 46 Folder 1-2 Additional Photographs, 2 folders

Materials in this box were moldy and have been cleaned. Although they can be used in the reading room, patrons that are sensitive to mold may still experience a reaction to these materials.

These photographs were moldy and have been cleaned. Many are damaged.



Box 40 Folder 33 Arcade, 1963, 2 items

Mitchell and Suzanne Farrell



Box 39 Folder 27 BourrƩe Fantasque, 1 items


Bugaku


Box 39 Folder 28 Bugaku, circa 1963, 3 items

Edward Villella and Allegra Kent


Box 39 Folder 29 Bugaku, undated, 6 items

Arthur Mitchell and Mimi Paul


Box 39 Folder 30 The Cage, circa 1951, 3 items

Nora Kaya and Nicholas Magallanes


Box 39 Folder 31-32 Clarinade, circa 1964, 8 items

Arthur Mitchell and Gloria Govrin


Box 39 Folder 33 Creation of the World, circa 1960, 2 items

Arthur Mitchell



Box 40 Folder 1 Episodes, circa 1959, undated, 3 items

Violette Verdy, Anthony Blum, Allegra Kent and Nicholas Magallanes.


Box 40 Folder 2-3 The Figure in the Carpet, circa 1960, 7 items

Arthur Mitchell and Mary Hinkson


Box 40 Folder 4 Firebird, circa 1949, 1 items

Maria Tallchief


Box 40 Folder 5 The Four Temperaments, undated, 4 items

Arthur Mitchell


Box 40 Folder 6 Gounod Symphony, 1 items

Mimi Paul and AndrƩ Prokovsky.


Box 40 Folder 7 Illuminations, 2 items

Melissa Hayden, Frederick Ashton. Including company rehearsal photograph.


Box 40 Folder 8 Jeux, circa 1966, 1 items

Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent, and Edward Villella.


Box 40 Folder 8 Jeux d'Enfants, 1 items

Tanaquil LeClercq


Box 40 Folder 9 Medea, 1958 or later, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell, Melissa Hayden, and Violette Verdy


Box 40 Folder 10 Metamorphoses, circa 1952, 1 items

Tanaquil Le Clercq


Box 40 Folder 11 A Midsummer Night's Dream, circa 1962, 2 items

Arthur Mitchell as Puck.



Box 44 Folder 16 A Midsummer Night's Dream, circa 1962, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell as Puck. Oversized photograph is glued to a cardboard backing.



Box 40 Folder 12 Modern Jazz: Variants, circa 1961, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell and Melissa Hayden.


Box 40 Folder 13 Native Dancers, circa 1959, 2 items

Patricia Wilde, Jacques d'Amboise


Box 40 Folder 14 Night Shadow, circa 1960, 1 items

Allegra Kent



Box 44 Folder 17 Orpheus, undated, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell and Edward Villella.



Box 46 Folder 3 Orpheus, undated, 1 item

Materials in this box were moldy and have been cleaned. Although they can be used in the reading room, patrons that are sensitive to mold may still experience a reaction to these materials.

This photograph is damaged.



Box 40 Folder 15 Panamerica, circa 1960, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell and Maria Tallchief.


Box 40 Folder 16 Pas de Deux, 4 items

Violette Verdy and Helgi Tomasson and Patricia McBride


Box 40 Folder 17-18 The Pied Piper, undated, 9 items

Arthur Mitchell, Gertrude Tyven, Bobby Barnett, and Allegra Kent.


Box 40 Folder 19 Prodigal Son, 1 items

Edward Villella


Box 40 Folder 20 Requiem Canticles, 1968, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell, and company. This was a single performance, In Memoriam: Martin Luther King (1929-1968).


Box 40 Folder 21 Scotch Symphony, 2 items

Maria Tallchief, Allegra Kent


Box 40 Folder 22 The Seven Deadly Sins (Sloth, Pride, Anger, Gluttony, Lust, Avarice, Envy), Probably 1958, 2 items

Allegra Kent


Box 40 Folder 23-24 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, circa 1968, 6 items

Arthur Mitchell and Suzanne Farrell


Box 40 Folder 25 Souvenirs, circa 1955, 1 items

Arthur Mithcell


Box 40 Folder 26 Square Dance, 3 items

Kay Mazzo, Bart Cook


Box 40 Folder 27 Stars and Stripes, circa 1958, 1 items

Jacques d'Amboise


Box 40 Folder 28 Swan Lake, 1 items

Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow


Box 40 Folder 29 Symphony in C, undated, 1 items

Arthur Mitchell and Gloria Govrin


Box 40 Folder 30 The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore or, The Three Sundays of a Poet, circa 1957, 3 items

Arthur Mitchell



Box 131 Folder 6 The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore--Album Cover, circa 1957

Album cover photograph includes Mitchell.



Box 40 Folder 31-32 Western Symphony, Probably 1962, 5 items

Arthur Mitchell and Gloria Govrin


Box 40 Folder 34-35 Miscellaneous Posed Photographs of Single Dancers, 2 folders

Posed photographs of various dancers. These do not include Mitchell.


Box 40 Folder 36 Miscellaneous Photographs, 4 items

Photographs from unidentified productions.


Box 40 Folder 37-39 New York City Ballet on Tour, 1961-1967, 13 items

Primarily snaphots of company members, including Mitchell. Includes a color portrait photograph of the company (1964).


Box 40 Folder 40 School of American Ballet, 1 item

Women's class


Subseries: Photo Shoots and Other Photographs, 1950s-2005

This subseries primarily consists of black and white photographs of Arthur Mitchell in various photo shoots, head shots, and portraits.



Box 41 Folder 1-9 Dancing--Photographs #1-44, 44 items

These files contain posed photographs of Mitchell dancing. Includes some contact sheets.



Box 44 Folder 18 Dancing--Photographs #45-46, 49-50, 4 items

These files contain posed photographs of Mitchell dancing. Photographs are oversized.



Box 45 Folder 3 Dancing--Photographs #47-48, 2 items

These files contain posed photographs of Mitchell dancing. Photographs are oversized. Photographs are damaged, and some work was done to stablize them for use in the 2018 exhibit at Columbia University.



Box 44 Folder 19 Dancing--Photographs #51-53, 3 items

These files contain posed photographs of Mitchell dancing. Photographs are oversized.



Box 45 Folder 2 Dancing--Jack Mitchell Photograph, 1963, 1 items

Photographs is matted, signed, numbered, and inscribed by the photographer (1984).



Box 41 Folder 10 Dancing--Negatives, 3 items



Box 44 Folder 20-23 Stills--Photographs #1-17, 23, 18 items

Various still photographs and portraits.



Box 41 Folder 11-15 Stills--Photographs #18-22, 24-42, 25 items

Various still photographs and portraits.


Box 41 Folder 16 Stills--Contact Sheets and Negatives

These are from a single photo shoot. These do not seem to match any corresponding prints in the collection.


Box 41 Folder 17-18 Stills--Negatives

A few of these are damaged.


Box 41 Folder 19-23 Carl Van Vechten Photo Shoot, 1955-1956, 22 items

Item#1 is a postcard to Mitchell from Van Vechten.



Box 42 Folder 1-17 Headshots and Portraits--Photographs #1-2, 4-49, 51-56, 68-94



Box 44 Folder 24-28 Headshots and Potraits--Photographs #3, 50, 57-67



Box 42 Folder 18-19 Headshots and Portraits, 2 folders

Additional items. One item in folder 19 is signed, but the signature is damaged.


Box 42 Folder 20 Headshots and Portraits (Small), 1950s-1990s

The photographs in this file are wallet-size or smaller photographs. Includes several early items.


Box 42 Folder 21-22 Headshots and Portraits--Negatives, 2 folders



Box 45 Folder 4-7 Joseph Screen Test (Luchino Visconti), 1960s, 17 items

These photographs appears to be related to the project to film the book of Genesis planned by Dino De Laurentiis, which eventually become The Bible...In the Beginning (1966).



Box 42 Folder 23 Barneys New York Advertisement

Advertisement for men's suits.



Box 56 Folder 18-21 CHAZ Illustrated and Related Photographs, 1975, 4 folders

CHAZ Illustrated appears to be a magazine issued as part of an advertising campaign for the launch of CHAZ cologne and aftershave by Revlon in 1975. These folders include the magazine, as well as 11x14" photographs of many of the images of Mitchell, Mike Reid, and Robert Young that were used in the magazine.



Box 42 Folder 24 "From Alaska With Love" Postcards, 1998

Postcards featuring posed photographs of Mitchell in Alaska. These were postmarked, and some of the ink has transferred onto the images.


Box 42 Folder 29 Passport Photographs, circa 2005



Box 107 Folder 5 Photo Shoot for Arthur McGee Website, circa 2000s, 1 compact disks


Subseries: Personal Photographs, 1940s-2004

This subseries primarily consists of snapshots, family photographs, and other personal photographs.



Box 42 Folder 25 Mitchell in Junior High School, 1940s, 2 items

Includes photograph of Mitchell with other students, and a photograph of the school building.


Box 42 Folder 26-28 Snapshots, 1950s-1990s, 3 folders

Various snapshots. These photographs include Mitchell.



Box 43 Folder 1-6 Personal Photographs, 1950s-1970s, 6 folders

Primarily portrait photographs and snapshots of friends and others. These photographs do not include Mitchell. Some of the photographs include written messages to Mitchell.


Box 43 Folder 7 Personal Photographs, 1980s-1990s, 3 items

3 items, one includes Mitchell. These are unidentified, and may include family members.


Box 43 Folder 8-9 Family Photographs, 1940s-1970s, 2 folders

Includes photographs of Mitchell's mother and other family members.


Box 43 Folder 10-12 Family Photographs, circa 1996-2004, 3 folders



Box 97 Photograph Album, 2007

"Merry Christmas 2007" Photograph Album. Album contains 4x6" snapshot photographs. Photographs appear to be from a single unidentified event; individual photographs are not identified.



Box 38 Folder 27 Mitchell with Alexandra Daniolva and Robert Joffrey

Photographed is framed. This photo is a copy, the original is in the Alexandra Danilova Collection in the Music Division at the Library of Congress.



Box 45 Folder 9 Mitchell with Friends, 1960-1969

Oversized photograph of Mitchell and two others (unidentified).



Box 44 Folder 38 Sarah Lynn Kimball: Ethiopia Photograph, undated

Art print. Photgraph is in a mat.


Box 44 Folder 37 Unidentified Photograph, undated

Oversized portrait photograph of an unidentified man. This person is probably related to Mitchell's professional work, but the photograph is not identified.



Box 42 Folder 30 [Black Swan?]

Signed photograph (signer is not identified) of what might be an artwork of a dancer.


Subseries: Posters, Programs and Fliers, 1951-2018

This subseries includes programs, brochures, fliers, and other printed materials directly related to Arthur Mitchell.

Early materials (1951-1968) document Mitchell's performances and his career in dance. Later materials include items for events in which Mitchell was directly involved as a presenter, speaker, or in some other capacity, or where he is featured in the program in some way, for example, programs that include historical notes. This subseries also include materials for awards and honors presented to Mitchell, and for exhibits, panels and other events where Mitchell is the main focus.

Materials related specifically to the Dance Theatre of Harlem are filed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem records.



Box 146 Folder 1 Posters--Quarto Festival dei Due Mondi (Spoleto), 1961, 13 x 27"

Two posters. 1) Fogli d'Album 2) Richard Strauss' opera SalomƩ directed by Luchino Visconti. These were foldered, and are somewhat fragile.



Mapcase 15-J-10 Posters--New York Philharmonic. A Festival of Stravinsky: His Heritage and His Legacy, 1966, 28.5 x 38.5"

Mitchell appeared with Suzanne Farrell in Balanchine's Ragtime II. This poster is in 3 sections; each is 28.5 x 38.5". The piece as a whole was originally hung from the top by wooden dowels; these dowels were removed for preservation reasons.



Mapcase 14-N-6 Posters--New Robin Hood Dell West, 1976, 24 x 36"

Signed poster, related to the performance at 41st International Eucharistic Congress, Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, August 5-6, 1976. This was glued into cardboard table display board and signed by several persons. This is a generic poster for the venue, and not a poster for the performance itself.



Box 146 Folder 3 Posters--A Celebration of George Balanchine: The Television Work, 1984, 20 x 28"

Exhibition poster for the Museum of Broadcasting. Drawing of Balanchine by Hirschfeld.



Box 131 Folder 14 Posters--Library of Congress Celebrates African-American History Month, 2015, 11 x 15.5"

Poster is for a panel for the National Visionary Leadership Project that included Mitchell on February 22, 2008.


Box 131 Folder 11 Posters--Arthur Mitchell Project Symposium, Columbia University Libraries, 2015, 14 x 18"



Box 47 Folder 1 Programs, 1951


Box 47 Folder 2 Programs--Music in Motion, 1951 March 3


Box 47 Folder 3 Programs, 1952


Box 47 Folder 4 Programs--High School of the Performing Arts--Quartet, 1952 May 18



Box 44 Folder 29 Programs--Four Saints in Three Acts, 1952 June



Box 47 Folder 5 Programs, 1953


Box 47 Folder 6 Programs--Donald McKayle and Dance Company, 1953


Box 47 Folder 7 Programs, 1954


Box 47 Folder 8 Programs--Ballet Theatre Workshop, 1954 April 27


Box 47 Folder 9 Programs, 1955



Box 44 Folder 30 Programs, 1955

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival



Box 47 Folder 10 Programs--Festival Internazionale de Balleto, 1955 July 8-August 8


Box 47 Folder 11 Programs--New York City Center of Music and Drama, 1955 November 8-11


Box 47 Folder 12 Programs, 1956-1959


Box 47 Folder 13 Programs--City Center, 1960


Box 47 Folder 14 Programs--Spoleto, 1960


Box 47 Folder 15 Programs, 1961


Box 47 Folder 16 Programs, 1962



Box 44 Folder 31 Programs--Midsummer Night's Dream, 1962



Box 47 Folder 17 Programs, 1963-1967


Box 47 Folder 18 Programs, 1968, Photocopies.


Box 47 Folder 19 Programs, 1970-1979



Box 44 Folder 32 Programs, 1978

Kennedy Center Honors



Box 47 Folder 20 Programs--Cultural Exchange, China, 1980


Box 47 Folder 21-22 Programs, 1981, 2 folders



Box 48 Folder 1 Programs, 1983


Box 48 Folder 2 Programs, 1984


Box 48 Folder 3-7 Programs, 1985-1988, 5 folders


Box 48 Folder 14 Programs--Karel Shook Memorial, 1985


Box 48 Folder 8 Programs--Paul Robeson Memorial, 1988

This program includes inscriptions from several people.


Box 48 Folder 9 Programs--Kennedy Center Honors, 1993


Box 48 Folder 10 Programs, 1994



Box 44 Folder 33 Programs, 1994

Concours International de Danse de Paris



Box 48 Folder 11 Programs--National Medal of the Arts, 1995


Box 48 Folder 12 Programs, 1996-1999



Box 44 Folder 34 Programs, 1999

Williamette University Commencement



Box 48 Folder 13 Programs, 2000-2002



Box 49 Folder 1-8 Programs, 2003-2009, 8 folders


Box 49 Folder 9-17 Programs, 2012-2018, 9 folders


Box 49 Folder 18 Programs--Memorial, 2018


Box 49 Folder 19 Brochures and Fliers, 1952-1954


Box 49 Folder 20 Brochures and Fliers, 1987-1988


Box 49 Folder 21 Brochures and Fliers, 1999-2009


Box 49 Folder 22 Brochures and Fliers, 2012


Box 49 Folder 23 Brochures and Fliers, 2014


Box 49 Folder 24 Brochures and Fliers, 2015


Box 49 Folder 25 Brochures and Fliers, 2017-2018


Subseries: Press and Clippings, 1954-2018

This subseries contains clippings and magazines with articles related to Mitchell.

Materials related specifically to the Dance Theatre of Harlem are filed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem records, although there is some overlap.



Box 77 Folder 1-8 Scrapbook I and II, 1951-1965, 8 folders

These two scrapbooks consists primarily of clippings. Most items relate directly to Mitchell, but there are also some items related to others. There are a few signed photographs. Some items, particularly programs, were loaned out for exhibit in 1999 and not returned to the scrapbooks; it is possible that they were returned but refiled elsewhere.



Box 56 Folder 1-13 Clippings, 1954-2017, 13 folders

Includes one file of clippings in Russian related to the New York City Ballet's tour in 1962. Other clippings are in English.


Box 56 Folder 14 Clippings--Obituaries, 2018



Box 52 Folder 5-12 Press (Magazines), 1962-2005, 8 folders

These are full magazines that contain articles featuring or mentioning Mitchell and/or the Dance Theater of Harlem.



Box 58 Folder 1-3 Press (Magazines), 2007-2012, 2018, 3 folders

These are full magazines that contain articles featuring or mentioning Mitchell and/or the Dance Theater of Harlem.



Box 56 Folder 15 Press--Jet Magazine, circa 1955

Issue includes article on Mitchell in Western Symphony. The file also includes a copy of a photograph of Mitchell and Tanaquil Le Clercq by Moreta Sleet, Jr. The Sleet photo is not from this article, but dates from the same time period.


Box 56 Folder 16 Press--Ebony Magazine, 1968 October

Issue includes article on Mitchell.


Box 56 Folder 18-21 Press--CHAZ Illustrated and Related Photographs, 1975, 4 folders

CHAZ Illustrated appears to be a magazine issued as part of an advertising campaign for the launch of CHAZ cologne and aftershave by Revlon in 1975. These folders include the magazine, as well as 11x14" photographs of many of the images of Mitchell, Mike Reid, and Robert Young that were used in the magazine.


Subseries: Subject Files, 1800s-2015

This subseries includes various subject files. These include files directly related to Mitchell's work, as well as collectibles and printed materials.

Files on Mitchell's professional work include files related to awards, choreography work, curriculum, interviews, and scholarly articles. In addition, there are scripts, scores and other materials related to Mitchell's work in Four Saints in Three Acts (1952) and House of Flowers (1954). There are also records related to Mitchell's work on the Comptroller's Cultural Advisory Council (New York City) and the School of American Ballet Board.

Mitchell also collected, received, and maintained files of articles, brochures, photographs, and printed materials related to dance and other subjects of interest.

Mitchell also had in his possession some correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and photographs that were created by Karel Shook. These materials are filed with the subject files in this subseries.


Artworks



Box 146 Al Hirschfeld. Suzanne Farrell and Arthur Mitchell in Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, 1968

Ink on paper. Hirschfeld's drawing was published in the New York Times, April 28, 1968.



Box 131 Hilary Knight. Eloise, 1999, 10 x 14"

Ink and colored ink on paper. Signed, dated, and inscribed by the author: "For LIBER from Arthur Mitchell / Oh, my Lord! Arthur, (my very good friend) says we are absolutely related!"



Box 146 Folder 2 Terry Rosenberg--Untitled Drawing, 1992, 19 x 26.25"

Please handle in mylar: medium is not fixed and can smudge

Includes cover letter from Rosenberg. Drawing made during Dance Theatre of Harlem rehearsals, 1992.



Box 132 Folder 9 Persian Print, 17 x 22.75"

Described as "Persian Print" on received folder. Appears to be paint on fabric.


Box 132 Folder 7 Prints--Margaret Taylor Burroughs, ""Harriet Tubman", 17.5 x 23"

Signed by the artist, May 19, 2002.


Box 132 Folder 8 Prints--Margaret Taylor Burroughs, "Sleeping Boy", 17.5 x 23"

Signed by the artist, May 31, 2002.



Box 146 Prints--Margaret Taylor Burroughs, "Mother Africa"

Lithograph on paper. Signed and dated by the artist.


Box 146 Prints--Michael D. Harris, Aspirations + Inspiration, 1985

With images of Arthur Mitchell and John Coltrane. Limited edition print, 7/30.


Awards, 1975-2014

These are files related to honors and awards for both Arthur Mitchell and the Dance Theatre of Harlem.



Box 127 Folder 1 Certificates, 1972-2002



Box 130 Folder 2 Certificates, 1973-2002



Box 103 Folder 1 Columbus College (Chicago, IL), 1975


Box 103 Folder 2 Encore Award, 1979



Box 132 Folder 13 New York State Council on the Arts--Certificate, 1985 June 11, 14 5/8 x 18"

Appointment of Mitchell as a member of the State Council on the Arts. By Mario Cuomo.



Box 103 Folder 3 Paul Robeson Award, 1985


Box 103 Folder 4 Awards, 1987


Box 103 Folder 5 Golden Plate Award, 1989



Box 132 Folder 4 County of Los Angeles--Commendation, 1993

Item has what appears to be water damage.



Box 103 Folder 6-7 Kennedy Center Honors, 1993, 2 folders


Box 103 Folder 8 American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1993-1994



Box 127 Folder 2 City of Cambridge, MA--Proclamation, 1994



Box 131 Folder 3 State of Indiana--Sagamore of the Wabash Award, 1994


Box 131 Folder 4 Guggenheim Museum Children's Program--Art Start for Children Award, 1995



Box 103 Folder 9 National Medal of Arts, 1995


Box 103 Folder 10 Awards, 1996-1999



Box 127 Folder 3 MacArthur Fellow, 1999



Box 130 Folder 3 United States Senate--A Celebration of Black History Month Recognition, 2003



Box 131 Folder 5 City of Los Angeles--Commendation, 2004



Box 132 Folder 5 Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fellowship Awards, 2005

Reproduction of a New York Times page announcement of the awards.



Box 127 Folder 4 Anti-Bias Committee of the New York Supreme Court, 2007



Box 103 Folder 11 Awards, 2012-2014


Box 103 Folder 12 Choreography, 1975-1978, 1984

File pertains to Mitchell's work as a choreographer during this period.


Collectibles, 1913-1969



Box 100 Folder 21 Ballets Russe Program, 1913


Box 100 Folder 22 Ibsen's "A Doll's House" Program Cover, undated

Program cover, only. In Russian.


Box 100 Folder 23 Royal Ballet Program, 1969

Inscribed to Peter.



Box 107 Folder 2-4 Comptroller's Cultural Advisory Council (New York City), 1995-1998, 3 folders


Curriculum, 2003-2005



Box 103 Folder 13 Dance Theatre of Harlem Seminar, 2003


Box 103 Folder 14 Pedagogy Class, 2005


Dance Companies--Photographs, 1899-1988

These files contains photographs pertaining to a wide range of dance companies and schools. Mitchell did not perform with these companies and does not appear in these photographs.



Box 38 Folder 9 American Ballet Theatre, circa 1965-1975, 3 items

Cynthia Gregory


Box 38 Folder 10-11 Ballet Russe, circa 1899-1929, 2 folders

Nijinsky; Dudinskaya; Vera Zorina; Irnia Baronova; Anna Pavlova; Ulanova; Tatiana Riabouchinska; Tamara Karsavina


Box 38 Folder 12 Bolshoi Ballet, 1988, 1 items


Box 38 Folder 13-14 Bolshoi Ballet Academy?, 2 folders


Box 38 Folder 15-16 Dutch National Ballet, circa 1961-1965

Billy Wilson, Sonja Van Beers, Serge Lifar, and Karel Shook


Box 38 Folder 17 Dutch National Ballet, circa 1959-1965

Billy Wilson, Sonja Van Beers, Peter Appel, Sylvester Campbel, Lucy Pott, Serge Lifar, and Karel Shook


Box 38 Folder 18 Joyce Trisler Company, circa 1976

Includes photographs of Klarna Pinska.


Box 38 Folder 19-21 Kirov (Mariinsky) Ballet, circa 1970-1988, 3 folders


Box 38 Folder 22-23 Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet?


Box 38 Folder 24 Various Portraits

Includes Rudolph Nureyev, Ruth Ann Koesun, and Carla Fracci



Box 56 Folder 22-23 Various Portraits--Russian Ballet, 1800s-1900s, 2 folders

Includes various postcard sized photographs, as well as a large photograph of what might be a boy's class (1864) at the Imperial Ballet. Dancers in these photographs are identified.



Box 104 Folder 1 Film Proposal, 1989



Box 60 Folder 9-10 Four Saints in Three Acts--Score, 1952, 2 folders

Photocopy of score; includes cues and handwritten directions.



Box 103 Folder 15 Harlem School of the Arts--Board, 1980


Honorary Degrees



Box 127 Folder 5 North Carolina School of the Arts, 1981


Box 127 Folder 6 Long Island University, 1982

File includes statement with a presentation folder.



Box 130 Folder 4 Long Island University, 1982

Degree certificate.


Box 130 Folder 5 Fordham University, 1983

File includes booklet with photographs and program. It does not include the degree certificate.



Box 127 Folder 7 Williams College, 1985



Box 130 Folder 6 New School for Social Research, 1986



Box 131 Folder 10 Princeton University, 1986



Box 127 Folder 8 State University of New York, 1987



Box 130 Folder 7 Juilliard School, 1990



Box 128 Folder 1 Brown University, 1996



Box 131 Folder 1-2 Hamilton College, 1998, 2 folders



Box 128 Folder 2 The University of the Arts, 1999


Box 128 Folder 3 Williamette University, 1999


Box 128 Folder 4 Yale University, 2001

File includes the program and other information, but the not the degree certificate.



Box 130 Folder 8 Yale University, 2001

Degree certificate.



Box 128 Folder 5 Dartmouth College, 2002

File includes the program and other information, but the not the degree certificate.



Box 101 Dartmouth College, 2002

Degree certificate and letter, in green cylinder.



Box 130 Folder 9 Tufts University, 2003


Box 130 Folder 10 Southern Methodist University, 2009


House of Flowers, 1954



Box 60 Folder 8 Original Cast Recording, 1954



Box 56 Folder 17 Souvenir Book, 1954

This is a souvenir book for "House of Flowers". Although Mitchell danced in this production, he is not credited in this program. This copy contains signatures and inscriptions from several cast members.



Box 103 Folder 16 Various Scripts / Songs, circa 1954

File contains both originals and scanned copies of these items.


Interviews, 1984-2014



Box 104 Folder 2 Correspondence and Requests, 1984-2014


Box 104 Folder 3 Interview with Martin Dubman--Transcript, 2003


Box 104 Folder 4 Interview with Michael Harris (Yale)--Transcript, 1987


Box 104 Folder 5 Interview with Yaƫl Lewin--Transcript, 2008


Box 104 Folder 6 Interview with Rachel Marcy--Transcript, 2013


Box 104 Folder 7 Learning from Performers Series--Conversation with Students (Harvard and Radcliffe), 1983

Copy of Mitchell's remarks.



Box 131 Folder 7 National Visionary Leadership Project--Poster, 2008


Press and Clippings, 1975-2015



Box 60 Folder 3-6 Articles of Interest, 1975-1994, 4 folders

These files includes articles on various subjects of interest to Mitchell. These are arranged chronologically. Some articles include notes from the original senders.



Box 61 Folder 1-6 Articles of Interest, 1995-2012, 6 folders

These files includes articles on various subjects of interest to Mitchell. These are arranged chronologically. Some articles include notes from the original senders.



Box 60 Folder 1 Articles of Interest--Fashion Clippings


Box 60 Folder 2 Articles of Interest--Health



Box 59 Folder 1-7 Press, 1959, 1975-2015, 7 folders

These files contain magazines with articles of interest on dance.


Printed Materials, 1970-2015, undated

These files contain booklets, brochures, directories, exhibit catalogs, fliers, programs, and other printed materials. These relate to subjects, people, and other interests of Mitchell. It is likely that Mitchell attended some of the events, but they are not directly related to him or to the Dance Theatre of Harlem.



Box 52 Folder 4 Dance Horizons Spotlight Series, 1970s

This file contains short booklets on several dancers including Jacques d'Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Patricia McBride, Helgi Tomasson, and Violette Verdy.



Box 53 Folder 1 Printed Materials, 1970s


Box 53 Folder 2-5 Printed Materials, 1980-1985, 4 folders



Box 54 Folder 1-3 Printed Materials, 1986-1989, 3 folders


Box 54 Folder 4 Printed Materials, 1990-1994



Box 55 Folder 1-7 Printed Materials, 1995-2005, 7 folders



Box 54 Folder 5-6 Printed Materials, 2006-2015, 2 folders


Box 54 Folder 7 Printed Materials, undated



Box 104 Folder 8-10 Scholarly Articles, 1957-2013, 3 folders


Box 104 Folder 11 School of American Ballet--Board, 1987


Box 104 Folder 12 School of American Ballet--Board, 1994



Box 105 Folder 1-5 School of American Ballet--Board, 1995-1999, 5 folders


Box 105 Folder 6 School of American Ballet--Board, 2006-2007



Box 106 Folder 1-6 School of American Ballet--Board, 2009-2013, 6 folders



Box 107 Folder 1 School of American Ballet--Board, 2013


Karel Shook Materials, 1975-1985



Box 98 Folder 1 Personal Correspondence, 1981-1984


Box 98 Folder 2 Telegrams, 1981


Box 98 Folder 3 Dance Scope (Volume 14 Number 1), 1979

Includes article on Ballet Teachers on Technique that includes an interview with Shook.


Box 98 Folder 4 Journal, 1984

Notebook.


Box 98 Folder 5-8 Notebooks and Notes, 1984-1985, undated, 4 folders


Box 98 Folder 9 Pas d'action: A Story of the Ballet, undated


Box 98 Folder 10-11 Photographs, 1980s, undated, 2 folders

Most photographs are snapshots. The snapshots appear to be related to the Dance Theater of Harlem, but Shook is not in most of the photographs.



Box 60 Folder 7 Cicely Tyson--Award Certificate, 1972

From the National Society of Film Critics.


Subseries: Telephone Messages, circa 1997-2009

This subseries consists of handwritten and typed messages, as well as message books.



Box 79 Folder 9 Telephone Messages, 1997

These are typed or handwritten messages; these items are not bound.


Box 79 Folder 10 Telephone Message Book, 2001 April-July


Box 79 Folder 11 Telephone Message Book, 2001 July-October



Box 80 Folder 1 Telephone Messages, 2003-2008, undated

Various typed call sheets and messages; these items are not bound.


Box 80 Folder 2 Home Telephone Message Book, 2005-2009, undated