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Ted Shawn papers, Additions

Title
Ted Shawn papers, Additions, 1833-1980 (bulk 1920-1970).
Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.

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volume 17Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 17Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 16Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 16Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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volume 14Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 14Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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volume 11Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 11Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 10Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 9Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 8Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 7Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 6Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 5Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 4Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
volume 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 volume 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
box 1Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
box 2Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
box 3Mixed materialSupervised use (S) *MGZMD 419 box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Dreier, Katherine S. (Katherine Sophie), 1877-1952.
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
Description
36.93 linear feet (56 boxes, 17 volumes, 8 oversized folders)
Summary
Ted Shawn (1891-1972) was an American dancer, choreographer, educator, and founder of Jacob's Pillow, an internationally renowned dance education center and performance space. With Ruth St. Denis, he created the Denishawn School of Dance, the first dance school to produce a professional company in the United States. The Ted Shawn papers, Additions date from 1833 to 1980 (bulk 1920-1970) and document Shawn's career through correspondence, writings, business records, musical scores, photographs, scrapbooks, programs, and other printed material. The collection also holds a small amount of St. Denis's business records, concerning her activities between 1930 and 1932.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Business records.
  • Photograph Albums.
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Programs (documents)
  • Scores.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Writings (document genre)
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of Use (note)
  • The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.
Source (note)
  • Gift of the Estate of John Christian, 1992.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 419
OCLC
936209042
Author
Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972.
Title
Ted Shawn papers, Additions, 1833-1980 (bulk 1920-1970).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms Of Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Ted Shawn papers, 1913-1982 (bulk 1940-1972); Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Source
Gift of the Estate of John Christian, 1992.
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Finding aid
Occupation
Choreographers.
Male dancers.
Added Author
Dreier, Katherine S. (Katherine Sophie), 1877-1952.
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 419
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