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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: James Penrod papers
Creator:
Penrod, James
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.081
Physical Description:
7.1 Linear Feet
(6 record cartons, 1 18" flat box, and 1 oversize
folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1953-2016
Date (bulk): 1966-1995
Abstract: James Wilford Penrod (1934-2019) was a
dancer, choreographer, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine's
Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Collection materials include teaching materials,
manuscripts, programs, clippings, correspondence, photographs, audiovisual materials, and
posters.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is processed and open for research. Access to original audiovisual materials
is restricted; researchers may request listening/viewing copies.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the
creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
James Penrod papers. MS-P081. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California. [Date accessed].
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Rita Marks, 2020, 2022.
During processing the collection was reduced from 10 linear feet to 7.1 linear feet by
discarding duplicate materials and materials outside of the scope of the collection. General
posters not related to Penrod were moved to other collections.
James Wilford Penrod (1934-2019) was a dancer, choreographer, and Professor Emeritus at the
University of California, Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts. He received his B.A. in
English Literature from the University of Southern California (USC), his M.F.A. in Dance
from UC Irvine, and his Certified Movement Analyst certificate from the Laban Institute of
Movement Studies. Penrod was a founding member of UCI's Department of Dance, where he began
his career in 1966 at the invitation of Eugene Loring. Together with Loring they helped
establish a model for American university dance programs, for which UCI is now recognized
for its dance practice, theory, and choreography. Penrod served as Department Chair
(1980-1989) and Associate Dean (2003, 2005). He is the author of
Movement for the
Performing Artist
and co-author of
The Dancer Prepares with Janice
Plastino. He taught Movement Analysis, Laban Studies, and choreography.
This collection consists of materials produced and collected over the years from Penrod's
time as a dance student to his time as a faculty member at UC Irvine. Materials include
teaching materials, manuscripts, programs, clippings, correspondence, photographs,
audiovisual materials, and posters.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of materials produced and collected over the years from Penrod's
time as a dance student to his time as a faculty member at UC Irvine. Materials include
teaching materials, manuscripts, programs, clippings, correspondence, photographs,
audiovisual materials, and posters.
The collection is organized in the following order:
Manuscripts, 1975-1996. 0.13 linear feet
- Presentations, 1984-1990. 0.08 linear feet
- Teaching Materials, 1963-1998. 0.29 linear feet
- Research Materials, 1978-1997. 0.5 linear feet
- Professional Files & Awards, 1971-2006. 0.19 linear feet
- Scrapbooks, 1982-1995. 0.58 linear feet
- Correspondence, 1960-2008. 0.21 linear feet
- Photographs, 1980-2000. 0.21 linear feet
- Programs, 1956-2015. 0.6 linear feet
- Clippings, 1958-2000. 0.19 linear feet
- Audiovisual, 1959-1997. 1 linear feet
- Memorabilia, 1968-2010. 0.8 linear feet
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Choreographers.
Dance -- Archives
Choreography -- United States -- History -- Sources
Dance teachers.
Dancers.
Modern dance -- History -- Sources