Cholly Atkins collection, 9999

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1871
Bib ID:
12918899 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Atkins, Cholly
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
47 linear feet (15 shelves of loose material and 8 record cartons)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Books, recordings, and epherera.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Cholly Arkins Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from Jazz Center, 2007, 2019.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

Papers [processed, etc.] [initials here] mm/dd/yyyy.

Papers appraised appraiser [date].

Biographical / Historical

Charles Atkinson; tap dancer, choreographer; born 13 September 1913 in Pratt City, Alabama, United States; began recording soundtracks for tap sequences in Hollywood films (1936); began dancing with and doing choreography for the Cotton Club Boys at the New York World's Fair (1939); co-formed "Class Act" duo and toured internationally (1946); performed in the Broadway musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; ran tap program at the Katherine Dunham School of Arts and Research in New York City and taught at the International School of Dance at Carnegie Hall; choreographed for Cadillacs, Little Anthony, Imperials, Gladys Knight and the Pips (1950s); was staff choreographer for the record label Motown's Artist Development Wing, also known as "Motown U" (1965); won a Tony Award for best choreography for the Broadway musical Black and Blue along with Frank Manning, Fayard Nicholas, and Henry Letang (1989); earned a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship (1993); died 19 April 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Sound recordings CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Atkins, Cholly CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University. Center for Jazz Studies CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
O'Meally, Robert G., 1948- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Choreographers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dancers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tap dancers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID