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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Maud Allan papers
Creator:
Allan, Maud
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2038
Physical Description:
1 linear feet
( 2 boxes and 1 oversize box.)
Date (inclusive): 1910-1934
Abstract: Maud Allan (1883-1956) was a interpretive dancer. She made her performing debut in Vienna (1903) and was best known for her
solo performance in
The vision of Salome (1908). She toured India (1913), Southeast Asia (1913 and 1923), South America (1919-1920), and the U.S. The collection contains
manuscripts, photographs, postcard albums, books, ephemera, and a scrapbook related to Allan's life and career.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED. Please consult digital facsimiles instead of originals. All requests to access
special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, purchase, 1965.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942303093606533
[Identification of item], Maud Allan Papers (Collection 2038). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Maud Allan was born in Toronto, Canada in 1883; raised in San Francisco, California; performing debut, Vienna, 1903; best
known solo performance,
The vision of Salome, 1908; toured India in 1913, Southeast Asia in 1913 and 1923, South America from 1919 to 1920, and the U.S.; had a school
in England beginning in 1928; died in Los Angeles, October 7, 1956.
Collection contains manuscripts, photographs, postcard albums, books, ephemera, and a scrapbook related to the life and career
of Canadian-born interpretive dancer Maud Allan. Correspondence in a letter book represents correspondence by her agent, W.
Angus MacLeod. Some books in the collection were presentation copies made to Allan, while others are from her library. The
postcard album is made up of postcards sent to Allan.
Arranged in the following series:
- Manuscripts, ephemera, and books (Box 1).
- Photograph albums and books (Box 2).
- Scrapbook and postcard album (Box 3).
Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online:
Maud Allan Papers (5 items).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women dancers -- Archives.
Allan, Maud--Archives
MacLeod, W. Angus -- Correspondence