Guide to the Dance Company press kits, 1882-2007
(bulk 1917-2007)
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI, 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2019
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Dance Company press kits |
| Date range: |
1882-2007, (bulk 1917-2007) |
| Creator: |
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| Extent: |
4 linear feet
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| Abstract: |
Press kits and promotional materials for dance companies in the United States, Canada, Russia, and Europe dating from 1882-2007. This collection includes materials for well-known companies such as Agnes DeMille, Martha Graham and the Bolshoi Ballet as well as many smaller dance companies. The majority are located on the East Coast of the United States. Of note are programs and advertisement for Anna Pavlova and Rudolf Nureyev. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
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| Collection number: |
Ms.2018.006 |
Scope & content
Press kits and promotional materials for dance companies in the United States, Canada, Russia, and Europe dating from 1882-2007. This collection includes materials for well-known companies such as Agnes DeMille, Martha Graham and the Bolshoi Ballet as well as many smaller dance companies. The majority are located on the East Coast of the United States. Of note are programs and advertisement for Anna Pavlova and Rudolf Nureyev.
Access Points
Subject Topics
Document Types
Subject Names
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 2 series.
- Series 1. Dance companies
- Series 2. Miscellaneous
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: |
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Dance Company press kits, Ms.2018.006, Brown University Library |
| Contact information: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI, 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Karen Eberhart |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using the RIAMCO EAD spreadsheet, 2019 December 20 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Series 1. Dance companies
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 1 |
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Agnes De Mille
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1954-1963 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 2 |
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Akasha Dance Company
Chicago, IL
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1981-1992 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 3 |
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Allied Danc Corporation
Illinois
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1943-1974 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 4 |
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Alvin Ailey
New York, NY
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1984-1988 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 5 |
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Auditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Includes magazine celebrating reopening of the theatre
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1967-1978 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 5A |
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Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians, The
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1954-1956 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 6 |
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Ballet Chicago
Chicago, IL
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1988-1992 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 7 |
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Ballet Guild of Chicago (1)
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Advertisements
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1949-1950 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 8 |
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Ballet Guild of Chicago (2)
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Programs
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1950-1982 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 9 |
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Ballets (Russe) de Monte Carlo, Les
Chicago, IL and New York, NY
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1935-1987 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 9A |
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Ballet Theatre
Chicago, IL
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1942-1950 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 10 |
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Bartoszek, Jan and Deborah Siegel
New York, NY
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31898 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 11 |
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Bejart, Maurice
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1972 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 12 |
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Bella Lewitzky
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1971-1984 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 13 |
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Bernice Holmes
Contents Note: both individual and Holmes ballet school
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1932-195? |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 14 |
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Boitsov Classical Ballet
Illinois
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1983-1990 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 15 |
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Bolshoi Ballet - Programs
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1959-1993 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 16 |
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Boston Ballet
Boston, MA
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1979-1993 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 17 |
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Charles Weidman
New York, NY
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1964-1970 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 18 |
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Chicago Ballet
Chicago, IL
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1941-1977 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 19 |
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Chicago City Ballet
Chicago, IL
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1980-1987 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 20 |
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Chicago Contemporary Dance Theatre
Chicago, IL
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1965-1980 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 21 |
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Chicago Dance Coalition
Chicago, IL
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1981-1993 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 22 |
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Chicago Dance Medium
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: pop-up advert for Colors that Bend program
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1983-1992 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 23 |
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Chicago Moving Company
Chicago, IL
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1990 Aug-Dec |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 24 |
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Chilean National Ballet
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23717 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 25 |
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Civic Center for Performing Arts
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33178 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 26 |
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Civic Theatre
Chicago, IL
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1930-1953 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 27 |
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Concert Dance, Inc
Chicago, IL
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1882-1883 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 28 |
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Dance Center Columbia College
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1993-1974 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 29 |
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Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL
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1997-2004 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 30 |
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Dance Theatre of Harlem
New York, NY
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1970-1989 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 31 |
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David Dorfman Dance
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1987-1990 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 32 |
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David Puszh Dance Company
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1987-1988 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 33 |
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Draper, Paul
Chicago, IL
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1941 Dec -1960 Mar |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 34 |
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Dunham, Katherine
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1944-1983 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 35 |
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Eliot Feld Ballet
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1974-1985 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 36 |
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Emergency Dance Theatre
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1988 Jul-Nov |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 37 |
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Ensemble Espanol
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1983-1993 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 38 |
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Festivals, Various
Contents Note: organized alphabetically
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1959-1993 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 39 |
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Grands Ballets Canadiens, Les
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1981-1982 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 40 |
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Gregory, Cynthia
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1975-1987 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 41 |
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Gus Giordano
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1970-1992 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 42 |
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Hamburg Ballet
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1854-1992 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 43 |
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Harkness Ballet
New York, NY
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1966-1973 |
| Box [31236075006794] 1, Folder 44 |
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Hedwig Dances
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1992-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 1 |
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Hubbard Street Dance Company
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Programs
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1979-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 2 |
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Hubbard Street Dance Company
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Magazines and Press
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1980-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 3 |
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Humphrey, Doris and Charles Weidman
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1934-1940 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 3A |
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Isadora Duncan Dancers
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1929 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 4 |
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Jacob's Pillow
New York
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1955-1972 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 5 |
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Jan Erkert and Dancers
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1979-1991 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 6 |
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Joel Hall Dancers
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1979-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 7 |
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Joffrey Ballet
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1974-1999 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 8 |
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Joliet Ballet Society
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July 1974, May 1980 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 9 |
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Jose Greco
Contents Note: Greco company
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1953-1974 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 10 |
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Jose Limon
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Advertisement signed by Jose Limon, "The dance offers you a vision of your humanity enobled, winged, soaring - Jose Limon"
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1950-1997 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 11 |
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Jooss Ballet
Chicago, IL
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17839 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 12 |
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Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre
Evanston, IL; Chicago, IL
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1979-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 12A |
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Littlefield Ballet, The
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undated |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 12B |
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London's Festival Ballet
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1954 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 13 |
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Lynda Martha Dance Company
Evanston, IL; Chicago, IL
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1982-1990 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 14 |
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Lyric Opera (1)
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Programs
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1954-1962 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 15 |
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Lyric Opera (2)
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Programs
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1965-1979 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 16 |
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Margaret Jenkins Dance Company
Chicago, IL
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1992-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 17 |
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Martha Graham
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1936-1984 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 18 |
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Mazowsze
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1961-1982 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 19 |
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Merce Cunningham Dance Company
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1964-1985 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 19A |
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Milwaukee Ballet Company
Milwaukee, WI
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1970-1985 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 20 |
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Moiseyev Dance Company
Chicago, IL
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1958-1965 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 21 |
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Momenta
Chicago, IL
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1984-1993 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 22 |
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Moming - Programs (1)
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Programs
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1978-1990 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 23 |
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Moming - Press (2)
Chicago, IL
Contents Note: Press
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1980-1990 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 24 |
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Mordine and Company
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before 1969-1992 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 25 |
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Mordkin Ballet, The
Chicago, IL
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1924 Dec.-1937 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 26 |
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Murray Louis Dance Co.
Chicago, IL
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1963-1974 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 26A |
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Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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1989-1996 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 27 |
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National Academy Ballet
New York, NY and Chicago, IL
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1974-1976 |
| Box [31236075006802] 2, Folder 28 |
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National Ballet, The
New York, NY and Chicago, IL
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1967-1971 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 1 |
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National Ballet of Canada
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1955-1976 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 1A |
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Netherlands Dance Theater
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1971 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 2 |
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New York City Ballet - Articles and Reviews (1)
New York, NY
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1950-1979 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 3 |
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New York City Ballet - Dancers (2)
New York, NY
Contents Note: Jacques d'Ambroise, Karin von Aroldingen, Merril Ashley, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ronnie Bates, Gordon Boelzner, Jean-Pierre Bonnefous, Bart Cook, Daniel Duell, Rosemarie Dunleavy, Suzanne Farrell, Sean Lavery, Sara Leland, Adam Luders, Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Patricia McBride, Francisco Moncion, Kyra Nichols, Sophie Pourmel, John Tara, Rouben Ter-Arutunian, Helgi Tomasson, Heather Watts, Robert Weiss, Jerry Zimmerman
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undated |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 4 |
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New York City Ballet - Directors and Conductors (3)
New York, NY
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1973-1979 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 5 |
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New York City Ballet - Folders (4)
New York, NY
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undated |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 6 |
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New York City Ballet - Press Kits (5)
New York, NY
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1967-1980 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 7 |
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New York City Ballet - Programs (6.1)
New York, NY
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1940-1967 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 8 |
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New York City Ballet - Programs (6.2)
New York, NY
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1969-1992 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 9 |
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New York City Ballet - Subscription Materials (7)
New York, NY
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1964-1980 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 10 |
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Niagara Frontier Ballet, The
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26054 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 10A |
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Nikolais Dance Theatre
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undated |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 11 |
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Nureyev, Rudolf
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1972-1990 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 12 |
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Opera School of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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1977 Jun - 1978 Jun |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 13 |
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Page, Ruth
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1939-1999 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 14 |
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Page, Ruth
Contents Note: The Nutcracker Holiday Program
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1974-1982 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 15 |
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Pavlova, Anna
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1921 Dec - 1924 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 15A |
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Payne Dancers, The
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undated |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 16 |
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Perceptual Motion
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1987 Jan - 1991 Sept |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 16A |
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Phyllis Sabold Dance Company
Lake Forest, IL
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1964-1967 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 17 |
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Pilobolus Dance Theatre
Illinois
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1978-1986 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 18 |
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
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1970-1979 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 19 |
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Royal Ballet, The (1)
Chicago, IL and New York, NY
Contents Note: thin programs only
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1949-1970 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 20 |
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Royal Ballet, The (2)
Contents Note: Magazine programs
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1963-1972 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 21 |
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Royal Danish Ballet, The
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1956-1965 |
| Box [3123607500681] 3, Folder 22 |
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The
Chicago, IL
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1954-1982 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 1 |
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Sadler's Wells Ballet (1)
Contents Note: Programs
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1949-1955 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 2 |
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Sadler's Wells Ballet (2)
Contents Note: Magazine programs and press clippings
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1949-1952 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 3 |
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San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco, CA
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1940-1980 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 4 |
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Stuttgart Ballet
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1969-1979 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 5 |
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Taylor, Paul
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1967-1990 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 5A |
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Villella, Edward
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1974 |
Series 2. Miscellaneous
This dance companies represented here only had 1 or 2 items.
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 6 |
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Miscellaneous A
Contents Note: African Dance Company of Ghana, Alberta Ballet Co., American Ballet Center Co, American Ballet Co., Tenth American Dance Festival, American Danz Theatre, American Masters Plus Series, Arve Connection Dance Company, Australian Ballet
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1936-1995 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 7 |
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Miscellaneous B
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1937-2000 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 8 |
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Miscellaneous C
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1942-1992 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 9 |
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Miscellaneous D-G
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1938-1992 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 10 |
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Miscellaneous H
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1954-2000 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 11 |
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Miscellaneous I-K
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1930-1992 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 12 |
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Miscellaneous L
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1942-1996 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 13 |
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Miscellaneous M
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1938-1993 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 14 |
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Miscellaneous N-P
Contents Note: 1917 program from Philharmonic Orchestra of Chicago
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1917-1992 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 15 |
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Miscellaneous R-S
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1943-1993 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 16 |
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Miscellaneous T-V
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1934-2007 |
| Box [31236075006828] 4, Folder 17 |
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Miscellaneous W-Z
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1963-1994 |