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Series 1: Journals 1900s-1968

Scope and Content

The journals series contains bound journals and loose journal entries that were written throughout St. Denis's life, from the early 1900s to 1968 a few weeks before she passed away. These journals include such topics as St. Denis' performances, choreographic concepts, religious and aesthetic views, community and social problems, travels, personal life, and public image as an artist. Her journals provide insight into the struggles she faced towards the end of her career when St. Denis did not have the financial stability to perform what she wanted and as often as she wanted.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-3 available on microfilm in Library Special Collections. Originals not available for consultation due to fragile condition. Microfilm must be used.
box 1, folder 1

Journals in notebook, "1925 Orient," "3-96," Holograph 1925

box 1, folder 2

Journals in notebooks, "1900-1909" 1900-1909

box 1, folder 3

Journals in notebooks, "No. I copy/Typed" 1900-1920

box 1, folder 4

Journal entries 1910s

box 1, folder 5

Journal entries 1920s

box 1, folder 6

Journals 1924 Autumn-1928 Jan 4

Scope and Content

Includes Journal Written In Theatres
box 1, folder 7

Journals in notebooks, "1928 #2" 1928

box 1, folder 8

Journals in notebooks, "April 18, 1928," "1928 #1" 1928

box 1, folder 9

Journals 1924 Jan-1924 Sept

Scope and Content

Includes notes on "Dance of the Divine Self"
box 1, folder 10

Journals in notebooks, "Journal pages copies '17 '19" circa 1917-1920

box 1, folder 11

Journals 1925 Jan-1925 Nov

box 1, folder 12

Journals- Diary of Asia Tour 1925-1926 (unidentified writer) (1 of 2) 1925 Aug 7-1926 Dec 18

box 1, folder 13

Journals- Diary of Asia Tour 1925-1926 (unidentified writer) (2 of 2) 1925 Aug 7-1926 Dec 18

box 2, folder 1

Journals (1 of 2) 1927 Nov 9-1929 Feb 19

box 2, folder 2

Journals (2 of 2) 1927 Nov 9-1929 Feb 19

box 2, folder 3

Journals 1928 Mar 31-1928 May 20

box 2, folder 4

Journals- Road Hotel Book 1928 April-1928 May

box 2, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1928 May 25-17 Dec 1928

box 2, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1928 May 25-17 Dec 1928

box 2, folder 7

Journals (1 of 2) 1929 Jan 1-1929 Dec 30

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Extacy."
box 2, folder 8

Journals (2 of 2) 1929 Jan 1-1929 Dec 30

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Extacy."
box 2, folder 9

Journals (1 of 2) 1929 Mar 29-1929 July 4

box 2, folder 10

Journals (2 of 2) 1929 Mar 29-1929 July 4

box 2, folder 11

Journals (1 of 2) 1929 July 5-1929 Aug 6

box 2, folder 12

Journals (2 of 2) 1929 July 5-1929 Aug 6

box 3, folder 1

Journals (1 of 3) 1929 Feb 20-1930 May 14

box 3, folder 2

Journals (2 of 3) 1929 Feb 20-1930 May 14

box 3, folder 3

Journals (3 of 3) 1929 Feb 20-1930 May 14

box 3, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1929 Aug 6-1931 Sep 1

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Incense Dance."
box 3, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1929 Aug 6-1931 Sep 1

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Incense Dance."
box 3, folder 6

Journals (1 of 2) 1929 Sept 30-1929 Dec 18

Scope and Content

Includes sketches.
box 3, folder 7

Journals (2 of 2) 1929 Sept 30-1929 Dec 18

Scope and Content

Includes sketches.
box 3, folder 8

Journals (1 of 2) 1930 May 15-1930 June 13

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Temple."
box 3, folder 9

Journals (2 of 2) 1930 May 15-1930 June 13

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Temple."
box 3, folder 10

Journal entries 1930s

box 3, folder 11

Journal entries 1930s

box 4, folder 1

Journals (1 of 2) 1930 Feb 3-1930 April 14

box 4, folder 2

Journals (2 of 2) 1930 Feb 3-1930 April 14

box 4, folder 3

Journals (1 of 2) 1930 June 12-1930 Aug 29

box 4, folder 4

Journals (2 of 2) 1930 June 12-1930 Aug 29

box 4, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1930 July 3-1930 Sept 25

box 4, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1930 July 3-1930 Sept 25

box 4, folder 7

Journals 1957 June 15-1957 June 16

box 4, folder 8

Journals- undated miscellaneous letters undated

box 5, folder 1

Journals (1 of 4) 1930 Sept-1940 Sept

Scope and Content

Includes biographical and war-related writings and notes for "Dance of Death."
box 5, folder 2

Journals (2 of 4) 1930 Sept-1940 Sept

Scope and Content

Includes biographical and war-related writings and notes for "Dance of Death."
box 5, folder 3

Journals (3 of 4) 1930 Sept-1940 Sept

Scope and Content

Includes biographical and war-related writings and notes for "Dance of Death."
box 5, folder 4

Journals (4 of 4) 1930 Sept-1940 Sept

Scope and Content

Includes biographical and war-related writings and notes for "Dance of Death."
box 5, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1931 Feb 15-1931 June 13

box 5, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1931 Feb 15-1931 June 13

box 5, folder 7

Journals (1 of 2) 1931 Feb 22-1931 Oct 23

box 5, folder 8

Journals (2 of 2) 1931 Feb 22-1931 Oct 23

box 5, folder 9

Journals 1932

box 5, folder 10

Journals (1 of 2) 1931 Nov-1932 Jan

box 5, folder 11

Journals (2 of 2) 1931 Nov-1932 Jan

box 6, folder 1

Journals (1 of 2) 1932 Jan 5-1932 June 8

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 6, folder 2

Journals (2 of 2) 1932 Jan 5-1932 June 8

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 6, folder 3

Journals (1 of 3) 1932 Jan 5-1932 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and poetry.
box 6, folder 4

Journals (2 of 3) 1932 Jan 5-1932 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and poetry.
box 6, folder 5

Journals (3 of 3) 1932 Jan 5-1932 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and poetry.
box 6, folder 6

Journals 1932 Jan 11

box 6, folder 7

Journals (1 of 3) 1932 June 4-1933 Jan 18

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 6, folder 8

Journals (2 of 3) 1932 June 4-1933 Jan 18

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 6, folder 9

Journals (3 of 3) 1932 June 4-1933 Jan 18

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 7, folder 1

Journals (1 of 2) 1933 Jan 1-1933 Aug 28

box 7, folder 2

Journals (2 of 2) 1933 Jan 1-1933 Aug 28

box 7, folder 3

Journals (1 of 2) 1933 Sept 2-1933 Nov 1

box 7, folder 4

Journals (2 of 2) 1933 Sept 2-1933 Nov 1

box 7, folder 5

Journals 1933 Nov 3-1933 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes sketches.
box 7, folder 6

Journals 1934 Jan 1-1934 Feb 3

box 7, folder 7

Journals (1 of 2) 1934 June 2-1934 July 31

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 7, folder 8

Journals (2 of 2) 1934 June 2-1934 July 31

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 8, folder 1

Journals- Odd pages 1934 Jan 2-1935 June 29

Scope and Content

Includes poems and dance treatment.
box 8, folder 2

Journals (1 of 2) 1934 Feb 4-1934 May 30

Scope and Content

Includes drawings.
box 8, folder 3

Journals (2 of 2) 1934 Feb 4-1934 May 30

Scope and Content

Includes drawings.
box 8, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1934 Aug 28-1934 Nov 18

Scope and Content

Includes notes in French, poems, and speeches.
box 8, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1934 Aug 28-1934 Nov 18

Scope and Content

Includes notes in French, poems, and speeches.
box 8, folder 6

Journals (1 of 2) 1934 Aug 8-1934 Oct 15

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, notes in French.
box 8, folder 7

Journals (2 of 2) 1934 Aug 8-1934 Oct 15

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, notes in French.
box 8, folder 8

Journals- Temple material 1934 Nov 18-1935 Jan 1

box 9, folder 1

Journals 1931 Sept-1936 Oct

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes for Temple.
box 9, folder 2

Journals (1 of 2) 1935 Jan, 1935 May 3-1935 Aug 19

Scope and Content

Includes poems.
box 9, folder 3

Journals (2 of 2) 1935 Jan, 1935 May 3-1935 Aug 19

Scope and Content

Includes poems.
box 9, folder 4

Journals 1935 Jan 1-1935 July 27

box 9, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1935 Jan 10-1935 Dec 30

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 9, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1935 Jan 10-1935 Dec 30

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 9, folder 7

Journals 1935 Feb 3-1935 Mar 25

box 9, folder 8

Journals (1 of 2) 1935 Mar 29-1935 June 2

Scope and Content

Includes poems.
box 9, folder 9

Journals (2 of 2) 1935 Mar 29-1935 June 2

Scope and Content

Includes poems.
box 9, folder 10

Journals 1935 Aug 25-1935 Sept 25, 1945 Nov

box 10, folder 1

Journals- Pittsburgh (1 of 2) 1935 Feb-Dec 8 1935

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and biographical writings.
box 10, folder 2

Journals- Pittsburgh (2 of 2) 1935 Feb-Dec 8 1935

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and biographical writings.
box 10, folder 3

Journals- Pittsburgh 1935 Sep 1-Oct 17

box 10, folder 4

Journals 1936 Jan 2-1936 Dec 11

box 10, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1936 Jan 2-1937 Jan 15

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 10, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1936 Jan 2-1937 Jan 15

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 10, folder 7

Journals 1936 Jan 5-1936 July 28

box 10, folder 8

Journals 1936 July 19-1936 Nov 21

Scope and Content

Includes London journals.
box 10, folder 9

Journals (1 of 2) 1937 Jan-1937 Dec 1937

Scope and Content

Includes travel itineraries.
box 10, folder 10

Journals (2 of 2) 1937 Jan-1937 Dec 1937

Scope and Content

Includes travel itineraries.
box 11, folder 1

Journals (1 of 4) 1929-1937 1937

Scope and Content

Includes notes for costumes, poems (some in French), correspondence, and writings on the New Temple.
box 11, folder 2

Journals (2 of 4) 1929-1937 1937

Scope and Content

Includes notes for costumes, poems (some in French), correspondence, and writings on the New Temple.
box 11, folder 3

Journals (3 of 4) 1929-1937 1937

Scope and Content

Includes notes for costumes, poems (some in French), correspondence, and writings on the New Temple.
box 11, folder 4

Journals (4 of 4) 1929-1937 1937

Scope and Content

Includes notes for costumes, poems (some in French), correspondence, and writings on the New Temple.
box 11, folder 5

Journals 1936-1944 1936

Scope and Content

Includes poems and religious writings.
box 11, folder 6

Journals (1 of 2) 1936 April 1-1936 July 23

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 11, folder 7

Journals (2 of 2) 1936 April 1-1936 July 23

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 11, folder 8

Journals- Unidentified manuscript (1 of 2) 1936 June 25-1936 July 22

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Egyptian Series.
box 11, folder 9

Journals- Unidentified manuscript (2 of 2) 1936 June 25-1936 July 22

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Egyptian Series.
box 11, folder 10

Journals (1 of 2) 1937 Jan 2-1938 Jan 1

Scope and Content

Includes notes for book and biographical writings.
box 11, folder 11

Journals (2 of 2) 1937 Jan 2-1938 Jan 1

Scope and Content

Includes notes for book and biographical writings.
box 12, folder 1

Journals (1 of 3) 1936 May 4-1938 Oct 7 1936

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and correspondence.
box 12, folder 2

Journals (2 of 3) 1936 May 4-1938 Oct 7 1936

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and correspondence.
box 12, folder 3

Journals (3 of 3) 1936 May 4-1938 Oct 7 1936

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and correspondence.
box 12, folder 4

Journal- Pearl 1937 Feb-1951 Mar

box 12, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1938 Jan-1938 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes for book, and correspondence.
box 12, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1938 Jan-1938 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes for book, and correspondence.
box 12, folder 7

Journals (1 of 2) 1938 Jan 3-1939 April 16

Scope and Content

Includes notes for book and correspondence.
box 12, folder 8

Journals (2 of 2) 1938 Jan 3-1939 April 16

Scope and Content

Includes notes for book and correspondence.
box 12, folder 9

Journals (1 of 2) 1938 Feb-1938 Nov

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes for book.
box 12, folder 10

Journals (2 of 2) 1938 Feb-1938 Nov

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes for book.
box 12, folder 11

Journals 1938 Mar-1938 Dec

box 13, folder 2

Journals (1 of 2) 1938 Nov 2-1939 June 11

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Adelphi College and correspondence.
box 13, folder 3

Journals (2 of 2) 1938 Nov 2-1939 June 11

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Adelphi College and correspondence.
box 13, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1939 Jan 2-1939 Dec 30

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, writings on Moral Re-Armament.
box 13, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1939 Jan 2-1939 Dec 30

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, writings on Moral Re-Armament.
box 13, folder 6

Journals (1 of 2) 1939 April 29-1939 Dec 31

box 13, folder 7

Journals (2 of 2) 1939 April 29-1939 Dec 31

box 13, folder 8

Journals (1 of 2) 1940 Oct-1943 Dec 1942

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 13, folder 9

Journals (2 of 2) 1940 Oct-1943 Dec 1942

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 14, folder 1

Journals- On Tour (1 of 3) 1941 Jan 8-1941 Dec 10

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, biographical writings, writings on war, notes for Temple, and notes for "Babylon" and other dances.
box 14, folder 2

Journals- On Tour (2 of 3) 1941 Jan 8-1941 Dec 10

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, biographical writings, writings on war, notes for Temple, and notes for "Babylon" and other dances.
box 14, folder 3

Journals- On Tour (3 of 3) 1941 Jan 8-1941 Dec 10

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, biographical writings, writings on war, notes for Temple, and notes for "Babylon" and other dances.
box 14, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1942 Jan 4-1942 July 2

box 14, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1942 Jan 4-1942 July 2

box 14, folder 6

Journals (1 of 3) 1942 Jan-1944 Dec 1944

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, speeches, drafts for programs, and sketches.
box 14, folder 7

Journals (2 of 3) 1942 Jan-1944 Dec 1944

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, speeches, drafts for programs, and sketches.
box 14, folder 8

Journals (3 of 3) 1942 Jan-1944 Dec 1944

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, speeches, drafts for programs, and sketches.
box 14, folder 9

Journals 1942 July 4-1942 Aug 18

box 14, folder 10

Journals (1 of 2) 1943 Jan-1943 Nov

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, and writings on war.
box 14, folder 11

Journals (2 of 2) 1943 Jan-1943 Nov

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, and writings on war.
box 14, folder 12

Journals 1943 Jan-1943 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 14, folder 13

Journals (1 of 3) 1943 Mar 1-1943 Sept 11

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, writings on war, and notes for "Radha"
box 15, folder 1

Journals (2 of 3) 1943 Mar 1-1943 Sept 11

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, writings on war, and notes for "Radha."
box 15, folder 2

Journals (3 of 3) 1943 Mar 1-1943 Sept 11

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, writings on war, and notes for "Radha."
box 15, folder 3

Journals- Plant journals 1943 Aug

box 15, folder 4

Journals (1 of 3) 1944 Jan-1944 Dec 1944

Scope and Content

Includes "The Dialogue Theatre" writings.
box 15, folder 5

Journals (2 of 3) 1944 Jan-1944 Dec 1944

Scope and Content

Includes "The Dialogue Theatre" writings.
box 15, folder 6

Journals (3 of 3) 1944 Jan-1944 Dec 1944

Scope and Content

Includes "The Dialogue Theatre" writings.
box 15, folder 7

Journals (1 of 2) 1944 Nov 1-1944 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 15, folder 8

Journals (2 of 2) 1944 Nov 1-1944 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 15, folder 9

Journals (1 of 2) 1944 Dec 31-1945 Aug 20

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and correspondence.
box 15, folder 10

Journals (2 of 2) 1944 Dec 31-1945 Aug 20

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and correspondence.
box 15, folder 11

Journals 1945 Jan-1947 Mar 1945

Scope and Content

Includes references to Jack Cole.
box 16, folder 1

Journals (1 of 3) 1945 July 1-1945 Nov 25

Scope and Content

Includes notes on "Egypta," "Radha," and "The Divine Dance," correspondence, and notes on the studio.
box 16, folder 2

Journals (2 of 3) 1945 July 1-1945 Nov 25

Scope and Content

Includes notes on "Egypta," "Radha," and "The Divine Dance," correspondence, and notes on the studio.
box 16, folder 3

Journals (3 of 3) 1945 July 1-1945 Nov 25

Scope and Content

Includes notes on "Egypta," "Radha," and "The Divine Dance," correspondence, and notes on the studio.
box 16, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1945 Nov 6-1945 Dec 31

box 16, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1945 Nov 6-1945 Dec 31

box 16, folder 6

Journals 1946 Jan 1-1946 Mar 13

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence.
box 16, folder 7

Journals (1 of 2) 1946 Mar 2-1946 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Church of the Divine Dance and correspondence.
box 16, folder 8

Journals (2 of 2) 1946 Mar 2-1946 Dec 31

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Church of the Divine Dance and correspondence.
box 16, folder 9

Journals: Phoenix journals 1946 Mar 6-1946 April 14

box 16, folder 10

Journals (1 of 3) 1946 June 14-1946 Oct 27

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Hindu Dance" and "Egypta," and notes for Temple.
box 16, folder 11

Journals (2 of 3) 1946 June 14-1946 Oct 27

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Hindu Dance" and "Egypta," and notes for Temple.
box 16, folder 12

Journals (3 of 3) 1946 June 14-1946 Oct 27

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Hindu Dance" and "Egypta," and notes for Temple.
box 17, folder 1

Journals (1 of 2) 1944 Jan-1948 Nov 1948

Scope and Content

Includes ephemera and manuscripts relating to Harro Meller and notes for church of the Divine Dance.
box 17, folder 2

Journals (2 of 2) 1944 Jan-1948 Nov 1948

Scope and Content

Includes ephemera and manuscripts relating to Harro Meller and notes for church of the Divine Dance.
box 17, folder 3

Journals (1 of 2) 1946 Nov 5-1946 Dec 22

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 17, folder 4

Journals (2 of 2) 1946 Nov 5-1946 Dec 22

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 17, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 Jan 24-1947 May 1

box 17, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 Jan 24-1947 May 1

box 17, folder 7

Journals 1947 June 30-1947 July 27

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes in French.
box 17, folder 8

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 Aug 1-1947 Sep 27

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 17, folder 9

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 Aug 1-1947 Sep 27

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 17, folder 10

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 Sep 28-1947 Nov 25

Scope and Content

Includes poems by Harro Meller, references to UCLA, and correspondence.
box 17, folder 11

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 Sep 28-1947 Nov 25

Scope and Content

Includes poems by Harro Meller, references to UCLA, and correspondence.
box 18, folder 1

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 Jan-1948 May

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, scripts, and references to Harro Meller.
box 18, folder 2

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 Jan-1948 May

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, scripts, and references to Harro Meller.
box 18, folder 3

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 May-1947 July

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 18, folder 4

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 May-1947 July

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 18, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1948 April-1949 April

Scope and Content

Includes poems, correspondence, notes on Church of the Divine Dance, references to Harro Meller, and notes and postcards of Arizona and Nevada.
box 18, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1948 April-1949 April

Scope and Content

Includes poems, correspondence, notes on Church of the Divine Dance, references to Harro Meller, and notes and postcards of Arizona and Nevada.
box 18, folder 7

Journal entries 1957-1968

box 19, folder 1

Journals (1 of 3) 1943 Jan-1950 May 1948-1950

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, correspondence, and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 2

Journals (2 of 3) 1943 Jan-1950 May 1948-1950

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, correspondence, and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 3

Journals (3 of 3) 1943 Jan-1950 May 1948-1950

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, correspondence, and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 Jun-1950 Mar 1949-1950

Scope and Content

Includes "Dialogue" writings and writings on Shankara.
box 19, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 Jun-1950 Mar 1949-1950

Scope and Content

Includes "Dialogue" writings and writings on Shankara.
box 19, folder 6

Journals 1948 Jan-1958 July

box 19, folder 7

Journals (1 of 3) 1948 Dec-1950 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 8

Journals (2 of 3) 1948 Dec-1950 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 9

Journals (3 of 3) 1948 Dec-1950 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 10

Journals 1949 June 2-1949 Aug 6

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 19, folder 11

Journals 1949 Sept 14-1949 Dec 7

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, references to Harro Meller, Carnegie Hall, and "White Jade."
box 19, folder 12

Journals (1 of 2) 1950 Jan-1951 Mar 1950-1951

Scope and Content

Includes notes on School of the Silent Dance and dissolution of the RSD Foundation.
box 19, folder 13

Journals (2 of 2) 1950 Jan-1951 Mar 1950-1951

Scope and Content

Includes notes on School of the Silent Dance and dissolution of the RSD Foundation.
box 19, folder 14

Journals 1951 Nov 24-1951 Dec 20

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Harro Meller.
box 20, folder 1

Journals- Complete 1932 Journal 1932 Jan 5-1932 Dec 31

box 20, folder 2

Journals (1 of 4) 1946-1952 1952

Scope and Content

Includes references to UCLA, death of St. Denis' mother, notes for "Dances of Healing" and "The Sacred Dances," and Paramount journals.
box 20, folder 3

Journals (2 of 4) 1946-1952 1952

Scope and Content

Includes references to UCLA, death of St. Denis' mother, notes for "Dances of Healing" and "The Sacred Dances," and Paramount journals.
box 20, folder 4

Journals (3 of 4) 1946-1952 1952

Scope and Content

Includes references to UCLA, death of St. Denis' mother, notes for "Dances of Healing" and "The Sacred Dances," and Paramount journals.
box 20, folder 5

Journals (4 of 4) 1946-1952 1952

Scope and Content

Includes references to UCLA, death of St. Denis' mother, notes for "Dances of Healing" and "The Sacred Dances," and Paramount journals.
box 20, folder 6

Journals 1957

box 20, folder 7

Journals 1959

box 20, folder 8

Journals 1950s

box 20, folder 9

Journals 1956-1961

box 20, folder 10

Journal entries 1959 Jan-1959 Mar

box 20, folder 11

Journals 1957

box 20, folder 12

Journals 1956-1958

box 20, folder 13

Journals 1957

box 20, folder 14

Journals 1958

box 20, folder 15

Journals 1958

box 20, folder 16

Journals 1957

box 20, folder 17

Journals 1959

box 20, folder 18

Journals 1957

box 21, folder 1

Journals 1932-1953 1953

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence, references to Harro Meller and the Society of the Divine Dance.
box 21, folder 2

Journals 1941-1955 1955

box 21, folder 3

Journals (1 of 2) 1951 June-1955 Dec 1955

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and documents for Creative Arts Guild.
box 21, folder 4

Journals (2 of 2) 1951 June-1955 Dec 1955

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and documents for Creative Arts Guild.
box 21, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1953 Oct 5-1953 Dec 14

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 21, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1953 Oct 5-1953 Dec 14

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 21, folder 7

Journals (1 of 3) 1953 Dec-1954 Aug

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence.
box 21, folder 8

Journals (2 of 3) 1953 Dec-1954 Aug

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence.
box 21, folder 9

Journals (3 of 3) 1953 Dec-1954 Aug

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence.
box 21, folder 10

Journals (1 of 2) 1953 Dec 17-1954 Feb 6

box 21, folder 11

Journals (2 of 2) 1953 Dec 17-1954 Feb 6

box 21, folder 12

Journals 1954 April 19-1954 Sept 30

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and references to the Hollywood Bowl.
box 22, folder 1

Journals 1910, 1919-1920

box 22, folder 2

Journals 1917, 1922

box 22, folder 3

Journals 1920 Jan-1921 Apr, 1925 Dec-1926 Nov

Scope and Content

Includes musical notation.
box 22, folder 4

Journals 1920 Aug-1923 May

box 22, folder 5

Journals- Orient 1925 Aug-Dec

box 22, folder 6

Journals 1933, 1936

box 22, folder 7

Journals 1944 Aug

box 22, folder 8

Journals 1956, 1964

box 23, folder 1

Journals 1938 Mar-1958 April 1958

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, correspondence, and references to Harro Meller
box 23, folder 2

Journals 1944-1957

box 23, folder 3

Journals (1 of 2) 1951-1956

Scope and Content

Includes business notes, articles about Denishawn, and reference to UCLA.
box 23, folder 4

Journals (2 of 2) 1951-1956

Scope and Content

Includes business notes, articles about Denishawn, and reference to UCLA.
box 23, folder 5

Journal entries 1955 Jan-Feb

box 23, folder 6

Journals 1956 Jan 1-1957 June 3

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes on "Money Laboratory."
box 23, folder 7

Journals 1956 May 12-1956 June 26

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to William Skipper.
box 23, folder 8

Journals 1956 Aug 11-1956 Sept 16

box 23, folder 9

Journals 1956 Sept 20-1956 Oct 13

box 23, folder 10

Journal entries 1956 Nov

box 23, folder 11

Journal entries 1957 Jun-1958 Dec

box 23, folder 12

Journals 1957 July

box 23, folder 13

Journals 1957 Dec-1958 Feb

box 23, folder 14

Journal entries 1958 Jan

box 23, folder 15

Journals 1958 Jan-1958 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Evening with Ruth St. Denis," correspondence, and references to William Skipper.
box 23, folder 16

Journals 1958 Feb

box 23, folder 17

Journals 1958 July 22-1958 Nov 15

Scope and Content

Includes prayers, notes for "Gold Madonna," and references to William Skipper.
box 23, folder 18

Journals 1958 July 30-1958 Nov 27

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 23, folder 19

Journals 1959 June 10-1959 Sept 12

Scope and Content

Includes references to William Skipper.
box 23, folder 20

Journals 1958 July 17-1958 July 26

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 23, folder 21

Journals 1959 May 8-1959 June 30

box 23, folder 22

Journals 1959 Sept-Oct

box 23, folder 23

Journals 1960 Aug 4-1960 July 11

box 23, folder 24

Journals 1964 Mar 3-1964 April 1

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple.
box 23, folder 25

Journals 1967 July

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and notes for "Leaflet from B + F Reproduction"
box 24, folder 1

Journals undated

Scope and Content

Includes Virginia and West Virginia journals.
box 24, folder 2

Journals undated

Scope and Content

Includes Montreal and Toronto journals.
box 24, folder 3

Journals 1919-1920

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 24, folder 4

Journals 1924

box 24, folder 5

Journals 1927-1963

box 24, folder 6

Journals 1928 Mar 14

box 24, folder 7

Journals 1928 June-1928 Nov

box 24, folder 8

Journals 1928-1932 1932

Scope and Content

Includes references to Church of the Divine Dance.
box 24, folder 9

Journals 1932

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Nehemiah," references to "Babylon."
box 24, folder 10

Journals (1 of 2) 1930-1967

Scope and Content

Includes undated tour schedule, notes for Temple and Center for Divine Dance, references to UCLA and William Skipper.
box 24, folder 11

Journals (2 of 2) 1930-1967

Scope and Content

Includes undated tour schedule, notes for Temple and Center for Divine Dance, references to UCLA and William Skipper.
box 24, folder 12

Journals 1931-1953

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 24, folder 13

Journals (1 of 2) 1932-1957

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes for Temple.
box 24, folder 14

Journals (2 of 2) 1932-1957

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and notes for Temple.
box 24, folder 15

Journals (1 of 2) 1933-1954

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes on Colony, and miscellaneous articles.
box 25, folder 1

Journals (2 of 2) 1933-1954

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes on Colony, and miscellaneous articles.
box 25, folder 2

Journals 1942 Jan 25

box 25, folder 3

Journals (1 of 3) 1950 Aug-1951 Oct

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and Boston journals.
box 25, folder 4

Journals (2 of 3) 1950 Aug-1951 Oct

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and Boston journals.
box 25, folder 5

Journals (3 of 3) 1950 Aug-1951 Oct

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings and Boston journals.
box 25, folder 6

Journals 1953-1956 1953

box 25, folder 7

Journals 1953 Feb-1954 July

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings.
box 25, folder 8

Journals- "Beginning New Journal" 1956 Oct 13-1956 Oct 29

box 25, folder 9

Journals 1957-1962

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes for "The Madonna Section" and "The Mind of Light," references to William Skipper, business correspondence, and speeches.
box 25, folder 10

Journals 1963 Sept 19-1963 Dec 5

box 25, folder 11

Journals 1964 Sept 9-1964 Oct 14

box 25, folder 12

Journals 1964 Dec-1965 Aug

box 25, folder 13

Journals- "January Writings 1967" 1967 Jan

Scope and Content

Includes business notes, references to William Skipper and UCLA, writings by unidentified author.
box 26, folder 1

Journals undated

Scope and Content

Includes references to Temple, Ruth St. Denis Theatre Intime, "White Jade," and "Incense."
box 26, folder 2

Journals (1 of 2) 1919-1952

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Colony and Society of the Spiritual Arts.
box 26, folder 3

Journals (2 of 2) 1919-1952

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Colony and Society of the Spiritual Arts.
box 26, folder 4

Journals (1 of 2) 1950 July-1951 Aug

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes for dances, correspondence, lectures, "The Rule (of St. Denis)."
box 26, folder 5

Journals (2 of 2) 1950 July-1951 Aug

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, notes for dances, correspondence, lectures, "The Rule (of St. Denis)."
box 26, folder 6

Journals 1960-1967

Scope and Content

Includes bequests and notes for religious dance series.
box 26, folder 7

Journals 1961 Mar-1965 Mar

box 26, folder 8

Journals 1961 April-1966 Feb

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings, writings on "The Science of Man."
box 32, folder 1

Journal entries 1955

box 32, folder 2

Journal entries Sept 1958

box 32, folder 3

Journals 1958-1965

box 32, folder 4

Journal entries 1959

box 32, folder 5

Journal entries 1960s

box 32, folder 6

Journal entries 1960s

box 32, folder 7

Journal entries 1960s

box 32, folder 8

Journal entries 1960s

box 32, folder 9

Journals 1961

box 33, folder 1

Journal entries 1960s

box 33, folder 2

Journals 1966 Jan-Feb

box 33, folder 3

Journals 1964 June-July

box 33, folder 4

Journals 1963 April-June

box 33, folder 5

Journals 1964 May-June

box 33, folder 6

Journals 1963 April-May

box 33, folder 7

Journal entries 1960s

box 33, folder 8

Journals 1964 Aug-Sept

box 33, folder 9

Journals 1963 July-Aug

box 33, folder 10

Journals 1963 Aug

box 33, folder 11

Journals 1963 Oct

box 34, folder 1

Journals 1964 June-1968 April

box 34, folder 2

Journals 1965 July-August

box 34, folder 3

Journals 1966 February

box 34, folder 4

Journals 1966 March-June

box 34, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 8

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 13

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 14

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 15

Journals 1960s

box 34, folder 16

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 1

Journal entries 1960s

box 35, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 8

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 35, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 8

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 13

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 14

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 15

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 16

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 17

Journals 1960s

box 36, folder 18

Journals 1960s

box 37, folder 1

"Special Essays '62" 1964

box 37, folder 2

Journals 1964 July

box 37, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 37, folder 4

Journals 1964 May

box 37, folder 5

Journals 1962

box 37, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 37, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 37, folder 8

Journals 1964 February

box 37, folder 9

Journals 1966 May

box 37, folder 10

Journals 1965 Nov-Dec

box 38, folder 1

Journals 1968 February

box 38, folder 2

Journals 1963 August

box 38, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 8

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 13

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 14

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 15

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 16

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 17

Journals 1960s

box 38, folder 18

Journals 1960s

box 39, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 39, folder 2

Journal entries 1960s

box 39, folder 3

Journal entries 1960s

box 39, folder 4

Journals 1967

box 39, folder 5

Journals 1963 April

box 39, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 39, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 39, folder 8

Journals and notes 1960s

box 40, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 40, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 40, folder 3

Journals 1963 Dec-1964 Jan

box 40, folder 4

Journals 1964 June-July

box 40, folder 5

Journals 1963 October

box 40, folder 6

Journals 1963 March-April

box 40, folder 7

Journals 1964 November

box 41, folder 1

Journals 1965 Sept

box 41, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 41, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 41, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 41, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 8

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 13

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 14

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 15

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 16

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 17

Journals 1960s

box 42, folder 18

Journals 1960s

box 43, folder 1

Journals 1957

box 43, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 43, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 43, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 43, folder 5

Journals 1962 Oct-Nov

box 43, folder 6

Journals 1963 Oct

box 43, folder 7

Journals 1963 Nov

box 43, folder 8

Journals 1964 April

box 43, folder 9

Journals 1964 Sept

box 43, folder 10

Journals 1966 Jan-Feb

box 43, folder 11

Journals 1962 May

box 44, folder 1

Journals 1961

box 44, folder 2

Journals 1965 March

box 44, folder 3

Journals 1963 April

box 44, folder 4

Journals 1967 April-June

box 44, folder 5

Journals 1967 June

box 44, folder 6

Journals 1962 Dec

box 44, folder 7

Journals 1968 May

box 44, folder 8

Journals 1965 Oct

box 44, folder 9

Journals- Rosemary 1964-1965

box 44, folder 10

Journals 1950s-1960s

box 44, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 44, folder 12

Journals 1966 Dec

box 114, folder 1

Journals (1 of 5) 1946 Mar-1966 June 1965-1966

box 114, folder 2

Journals (2 of 5) 1946 Mar-1966 June 1965-1966

box 114, folder 3

Journals (3 of 5) 1946 Mar-1966 June 1965-1966

box 114, folder 4

Journals (4 of 5) 1946 Mar-1966 June 1965-1966

box 114, folder 5

Journals (5 of 5) 1946 Mar-1966 June 1965-1966

box 115, folder 1

Journals (1 of 3) 1960 April-1966 July 1965-1966

box 115, folder 2

Journals (2 of 3) 1960 April-1966 July 1965-1966

box 115, folder 3

Journals (3 of 3) 1960 April-1966 July 1965-1966

box 116, folder 1

Journals (1 of 4) 1920 Dec-1967 Aug 1963-1967

box 116, folder 2

Journals (2 of 4) 1920 Dec-1967 Aug 1963-1967

box 116, folder 3

Journals (3 of 4) 1920 Dec-1967 Aug 1963-1967

box 116, folder 4

Journals (4 of 4) 1920 Dec-1967 Aug 1963-1967

box 116, folder 5

Journals (1 of 2) 1947 Sept-1968 Mar 1962-1968

box 116, folder 6

Journals (2 of 2) 1947 Sept-1968 Mar 1962-1968

box 133, folder 1

Journal entries 1950s

box 133, folder 2

Journal entries 1950s

box 133, folder 3

Journal entries 1950s

box 133, folder 4

Journal entries 1950s

box 133, folder 5

Journal entries 1960s

box 133, folder 6

Journals 1963 July-August

box 133, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 133, folder 8

Journals 1967 Jan-Feb

box 133, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 133, folder 10

Journals 1966 Nov

box 133, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 133, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 133, folder 13

Journals 1960s

box 133, folder 14

Journals 1960s

box 133, folder 15

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 2

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 5

Journal entries 1960s

box 134, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 7

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 8

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 9

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 11

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 12

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 13

Journals 1960s

box 134, folder 14

Journals 1960s

box 135, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 135, folder 2

Daily desk diary 1962

box 135, folder 3

Journal entries 1960s

box 135, folder 4

Journal entries 1960s

box 135, folder 5

Journal entries 1960s

box 135, folder 6

Journals 1965 March-April

box 135, folder 7

Journals 1960 Dec-1961 Jan

box 135, folder 8

Journals 1965 August

box 135, folder 9

Journals 1965 May-August

box 136, folder 1

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 2

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 3

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 4

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 5

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 6

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 7

Journal entries undated

box 136, folder 8

Journal entries undated

box 137, folder 1

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 2

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 3

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 4

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 5

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 6

Journals 1966 May-June

box 137, folder 7

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 8

Journal entries 1960s

box 137, folder 9

Speeches/lectures 1927

box 137, folder 10

"Ruth St. Denis Enters Third Cycle" by T. Everett Harre 1930

box 137, folder 11

"General notes on Chromatics" by Daisy M. Huntington undated

box 137, folder 12

Correspondence: Los Angeles Address Book undated

box 125, folder 11

Journals 1960 March-June, Miscellaneous writing 1950s-1960s

box 117, folder 1

Journals (1 of 4) 1919 Dec - 1949 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and Church of the Divine Dance and speeches.
box 117, folder 2

Journals (2 of 4) 1919 Dec - 1949 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and Church of the Divine Dance and speeches.
box 117, folder 3

Journals (3 of 4) 1919 Dec - 1949 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and Church of the Divine Dance and speeches.
box 117, folder 4

Journals (4 of 4) 1919 Dec - 1949 Dec

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple and Church of the Divine Dance and speeches.
box 117, folder 5

Journal, London 1936

box 117, folder 6

Journal entries 1956 Sept-Dec

box 117, folder 7

Journals 1956 Dec

box 117, folder 8

Journals 1957 Jan-1957 Feb

box 117, folder 9

Journals 1959 Jun-1960 Aug

box 117, folder 10

Journals 1953 April-1953 May

box 117, folder 11

Journals 1966 Dec

box 117, folder 12

Journal entries 1967 July-Aug

box 118, folder 1

Journals 1950s

box 118, folder 2

Journals 1950s

box 118, folder 3

Journals 1952 July-Oct

box 118, folder 4

Journals 1952-1953 1953

Scope and Content

Includes notes on Temple, "Wisdom of the Ages," and "Ministry of Beauty" writings.
box 118, folder 5

Journals 1952 June 3-1952 July 26

Scope and Content

Includes notes for Temple, dance notes, and sketches.
box 118, folder 6

Journals 1952 Nov 11-1952 Dec 4

Scope and Content

Includes notes for "Divine Dance."
box 118, folder 7

Journals 1952 Dec 21

box 118, folder 8

Journals 1953 July 16-1953 Aug 19

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence and references to Light of Asia and the Divine Dance.
box 118, folder 9

Journals 1953 Aug 27-1953 Oct 12

box 119, folder 1

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 2

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 3

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 4

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 5

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 6

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 7

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 8

Journal entries 1950s

box 119, folder 9

Journal entries 1950s

box 131, folder 6

Journals 1920s-1940s

box 131, folder 7

Charcoal journals 1930-1967

box 131, folder 8

Journal entries 1950s

box 131, folder 9

Journals 1956 May-June

box 131, folder 10

Journals 1956-1957

box 131, folder 11

Journal 1957 Jan-Mar

box 132, folder 1

Journals 1930s-1940s

box 132, folder 2

Journals 1950s

box 132, folder 3

Journals 1950s

box 132, folder 4

Journals 1957-1958

box 132, folder 5

Journals 1958

box 132, folder 6

Journals 1958-1959

box 132, folder 7

Miscellaneous journals 1959 Jan-Sept

box 132, folder 8

Journals 1959 July-Aug

box 132, folder 9

Journals 1959 Oct

box 132, folder 10

Journals 1960s

box 152, folder 1

Journals 1960s

box 152, folder 2

Journals undated

box 152, folder 3

Journals 1960s

box 152, folder 4

Journals 1960s

box 152, folder 5

Journals 1960s

box 152, folder 6

Journals 1960s

box 153, folder 1

Journals 1951-1956

box 153, folder 2

Journals 1956-1957

box 153, folder 3

Journals undated

box 153, folder 4

Journals undated

 

Series 2: Correspondence 1886-1968

Scope and Content

The correspondence series contains letters written from the 1890s and 1968 between St. Denis and friends, family, business partners, members of her studio, and students. Some of the letters St. Denis sent were newsletters she sent to her friends and family to keep them up to date on her life. This series also contains greeting cards sent to St. Denis from friends, family, and students, as well as contact lists.
 

Subseries 2.1: Lists of contacts 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Consists of lists of contact information for St. Denis's colleagues, students, and members of St. Denis's various organizations.
box 58, folder 1

Lists of contacts 1920s-1950s

box 58, folder 2

Lists of contacts 1940s-1960s

box 58, folder 3

Lists of contacts undated

box 58, folder 4

Address Book undated

box 58, folder 5

Los Angeles address book undated

box 58, folder 6

Contacts undated

box 125, folder 13

"Special list compiled for Adelphi College" 1911 February

box 125, folder 16

Adelphi College donor information 1962

box 124, folder 2

Contact lists undated

box 124, folder 3

Contact lists undated

box 124, folder 4

Contacts undated

box 124, folder 5

Contact lists 1940s-1950s

box 124, folder 6

Contacts 1936

box 124, folder 7

Contact lists for Society of Spiritual Arts undated

box 124, folder 8

List of Denishawn students 1924-1930

 

Subseries 2.2: Greeting cards 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content

Consists of greeting cards sent to St. Denis, mainly around Christmas or her birthday. The cards are mainly from her friends and family, as well as many of her students.
box 53, folder 1

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1966-1967

box 53, folder 2

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1967

box 59, folder 1

Correspondence: Greeting cards (1 of 2) 1965-1966

box 59, folder 2

Correspondence: Greeting cards (2 of 2) 1965-1966

box 59, folder 3

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1957-1966

box 59, folder 4

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1964-1965

box 59, folder 5

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1964-1965

box 59, folder 6

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1961-1967

box 60, folder 1

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1954-1967

box 60, folder 2

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1963-1964

box 60, folder 3

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1965-1968

box 60, folder 4

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1961-1967

box 60, folder 5

Correspondence: Greeting cards 1966

box 123, folder 8

Greeting cards undated

 

Subseries 2.3: Correspondence 1886-1968

Scope and Content

Consists of letters written to and from St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Pearl Wheeler, William Skipper, as well as her students, members of her organizations, and business associates. These letters discuss such topics as performances, choreography, travel, personal, fundraising, and other business matters.

Processing Information

Carolina Meneses revised description for correspondence in this series to ensure consistency in description and provide better discovery and access points. Titles were at times ambiguous and misleading to users. For instance, some of the original titles included the term "history letter" and after some research, Meneses determined that these were long letters that St. Denis wrote to her friends and colleagues to keep them up to date with her life. The New York Public Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division also has history letters in their collection of Ruth St. Denis papers.
Since files contained letters between St. Denis and diverse people discussing a variety of topics, and dates were the most common thread, Meneses decided to preference the dates over devising new, more comprehensive titles. She provided a scope and content note for each file and documented the primary creators in the letters in the files' descriptions. Primary creators were designated as those represented in the majority of the materials in the files or have a significant relationship with St. Denis.
box 45, folder 1

1886-1899

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban

Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters primarily between Ruth, her mother Ruth Emma Hull Dennis, and her father Thomas Laban Denis.
box 45, folder 2

1900 February-May

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban

Scope and Contents

Compilation of letters by Ruth to her parents Ruth Emma Hull Dennis and Thomas Laban Denis. Letters primarily sent during her trip to London.
box 45, folder 3

1900-1901

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban

Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters by Ruth to her parents Ruth Emma Hull Dennis and Thomas Laban Denis.
box 45, folder 4

1901-1902

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban
Creator: St. Denis, Brother

Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters primarily between Ruth, her mother Ruth Emma Hull Dennis, her father Thomas Laban Denis, and her brother Buzz Dennis, also known as Brother St. Denis.
box 45, folder 5

1903-1904, 1911

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban
Creator: St. Denis, Brother

Scope and Content

Handwritten letters primarily between Ruth, her mother Ruth Emma Hull Dennis, her father Thomas Laban Denis, and her brother Buzz Dennis, also known as Brother St. Denis.
box 45, folder 6

1916

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban

Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters primarily between Ruth's mother Ruth Emma Hull Dennis, and her father Thomas Laban Dennis while they resided at Bishops Sanitarium in Pasadena and the Soldier's Home in Sawtelle, respectively. Also letters between Ruth, her mother and father, as well as correspondence between her father and his friends.
box 46, folder 2

1918, 1920-1929

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters to Ruth from dance companies, theaters, schools, and other arts organizations regarding performances, appearances, and dances.
box 45, folder 7

1918, 1932

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: St. Denis, Brother
Creator: Denis, Thomas Laban

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters, sympathy cards, and telegrams regarding the death of Ruth's mother, Ruth Emma Hull Dennis. Some letters from Buzz Dennis, Ted Shawn, newspaper clippings and obituaries, as well as photos of Ruth's mother. Letters to Thomas Laban Denis regarding his Civil War pensions.
box 46, folder 3

1920-1929

Creator: Wheeler, Pearl

Scope and Contents

Primarily correspondence between Ruth and Pearl Wheeler.
box 123, folder 3

1927-1949

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972

Scope and Contents

Mostly letters between Ruth and diverse people and organizations, discussing a variety of topics. Some correspondence between Ruth and Ted Shawn. Includes some writings and "history letters" by Ruth that she sent to various people to keep them up to date with her plans and activities.
box 45, folder 8

1932

Creator: Dennis, Ruth Emma Hull
Creator: St. Denis, Brother

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters and telegrams regarding the death of Ruth's mother, Ruth Emma Hull Dennis. Some letters between Ruth and her brother, Buzz Dennis (also known as Brother St. Denis).
box 13, folder 1

1938 June-July

Scope and Contents

Letters to Ruth from Brother Don, Krishna Lal Shridharani, and Kendall K. Mussey. Also includes a program by the Hindustan Association of America.
box 46, folder 7

1939 April

Creator: Graham, Martha
Creator: Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993
Creator: March, Fredric, 1897-1975
Creator: Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974
Creator: Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003
Creator: Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966

Scope and Contents

Letters from Ruth to various figures inviting them for tea to discuss an upcoming Moral Re-Armament meeting. Recipients include Martha Graham, Helen Hayes, Fredric March, Katherine Hepburn among others. Only includes responses from some.
box 46, folder 1, 4-6, 8

1930-1939

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: St. Denis, Brother
Creator: Wheeler, Pearl
Creator: Lowrey, Edward W.

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between Ruth and various people and organizations, including Pearl Wheeler, Ted Shawn, Brother St. Denis and "Wilson". Personal and fan letters written to Ruth. Contracts for appearances and engagements under her agent, Edward W. Lowrey. Letters from Ruth's secretary to potential sponsors for the Chicago World's Fair. Solicitations sent out to colleges regarding dance performances.
box 151, folder 6

1940, 1957-1959

Scope and Contents

Mostly letters between Ruth and diverse people and organizations, discussing a variety of topics. Also includes writings by Ruth.
box 153, folder 5

1945 October 3

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972

Scope and Contents

One letter to Ruth from Ted Shawn where he goes into detail about a difficult summer and his plans during his upcoming travels to New York.
box 46, folder 9-12, box 47, folder 1-3

1940-1949

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: St. Denis, Brother

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between Ruth and various people and organizations, including Ted Shawn and Brother St. Denis. Includes some writing by Ruth, as well as "history letters" which she wrote to various colleagues and friends to keep them up to date with her plans and activities.
box 47, folder 4

1947-1948

Creator: Ida, Marshall

Scope and Contents

Primarily handwritten letters to Ruth from Ida Marshall.
box 153, folder 6

1953 November 25

Scope and Contents

Letters from Mildred Rice of the Ruth St. Denis Studio to Mr. Robert Saudek of the Ford Foundation, Ed Sullivan of Toast of the Town, and Dodd Mead & Co. Publishers regarding Ruth's availability for appearances on television.
box 47, folder 5-7, box 48, folder 1-7, box 49, folder 1-6, box 123, folder 4-5

1950-1959

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: St. Denis, Brother
Creator: Meller, Harro
Creator: Adelphi College
Creator: St. John, Aubrey

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between Ruth and various people and organizations, including Ted Shawn, William Skipper, Harro Meller, Brother St. Denis (also known as Buzz), DANCE Magazine, and Adelphi College. Some letters were sent by Aubrey St. John on behalf of Ruth. Also writings by Ruth, including "history letters" that she sent to various people to keep them up to date with her plans and activities.
box 52, folder 6

1959-1964

Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: Meller, Harro
Creator: Todd, Arthur.

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters and greeting cards between Ruth and a variety of people and organizations, including William Skipper, Harro Meller, and Arthur Todd.
box 153, folder 7

1960 November 1 1961 June 27

Scope and Contents

Letters to Ruth from fans.
box 51, folder 7

1962, 1965

Creator: Todd, Arthur.
Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Dougherty, John, 1910-1988
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center

Scope and Contents

Letter from Arthur Todd to William Schuman. Postcards to Ruth from friends, as well as an invitation from Adelphi College. Letters between Ruth and Alfred Frantz Stury and John Dougherty of the Ruth St. Denis Center.
box 53, folder 6

1963

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center

Scope and Contents

Mostly correspondence between Ruth and Alfred Frantz Stury, director of the Ruth St. Denis Center. Some letters between Ruth's secretary, Bernice Andres and others.
box 50, folder 3, box 52, folder 8

1964

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Pinska, Klarna
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters to Ruth from various people and organizations, including Ted Shawn. Some correspondence between Ruth St. Denis Center (Ruth, Alfred Frantz Stury or a secretary) and Klarna Pinska.
box 52, folder 8

1964

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Pinska, Klarna

Scope and Contents

Mostly correspondence between the Ruth St. Denis Center (to or by Ruth, Alfred Frantz Stury, or a secretary) and Klarna Pinska.
box 53, folder 7, box 153, folder 8

1965

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters to Ruth by diverse people and organizations, discussing a variety of topics. Includes some black and white photographs of Ruth, as well as her writings. Some letters undated.
box 52, folder 5, 7, box 55, folder 1

1960-1965

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: Adelphi College
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center
Creator: St. John, Aubrey

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters and greeting cards between Ruth and a variety of people and organizations, including William Skipper, Ted Shawn, Aubrey St. John, Adelphi College, and Drake University. Also letters between Alfred B. Stury and a variety of entities on behalf of Ruth as director of the Ruth St. Denis Center.
box 50, folder 1-2, 4-6, box 51, folder 1-6, box 52, folder 1, box 53, folder 3, 5, box 54, folder 1-5, box 123, folder 7

1960-1968

Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: Meller, Harro
Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: St. Denis, Brother
Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Pinska, Klarna
Creator: Dougherty, John, 1910-1988
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center
Creator: Adelphi College

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between Ruth and diverse people and organizations, discussing a variety of topics. Correspondents include Ted Shawn, William Skipper, Harro Meller, Brother St. Denis (also known as Buzz), Adelphi College, UCLA, John Dougherty, and Klarna Pinska. Several letters from the director of the Ruth St. Denis Center, Alfred Frantz Stury, to various entities.
box 123, folder 6

1960-1968

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center

Scope and Contents

Mostly writings by Ruth, including "history letters" that she sent to various people to keep them up to date with her plans and activities. Some correspondence between members of the Ruth St. Denis Center.
box 52, folder 3-4

1962-1963

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center
Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: St. John, Aubrey
Creator: Adelphi College
Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between the director of the Ruth St. Denis Center, Alfred B. Stury and a variety of entities. Some correspondence between Ruth and William Skipper, Aubrey St. John of Adelphi College, and Ted Shawn.
box 52, folder 2

1962-1963, 1967

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center
Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: St. John, Aubrey
Creator: Adelphi College
Creator: Dougherty, John, 1910-1988

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between the director of the Ruth St. Denis Center, Alfred B. Stury and a variety of entities. Some correspondence between Ruth and William Skipper, Aubrey St. John of Adelphi College, Drake University, and John Dougherty.
box 52, folder 9

1962-1964

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz
Creator: Adelphi College
Creator: Ruth St. Denis Center

Scope and Contents

Mostly correspondence between Alfred Frantz Stury and a variety of entities on behalf of Ruth as director of the Ruth St. Denis Center. Includes letters to and by the American Guild of Musical Artists and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations. Also letters between the Ruth St. Denis Center and Barbara Andres from Adelphi College.
box 53, folder 4

1964-1966

Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
Creator: Thornburg, Forrest

Scope and Contents

Primarily letters between Ruth and various people and organizations, including William Skipper, Forrest Thornburg, and Ted Shawn.
box 55, folder 2-4, box 56, folder 1-5, box 57, folder 2-9, box 123, folder 9

undated

Creator: Skipper, William
Creator: St. John, Aubrey

Scope and Contents

Mostly letters between Ruth and diverse people and organizations, discussing a variety of topics. Correspondents include William Skipper and Aubrey St. John. Includes some writings and "history letters" by Ruth that she sent to various people to keep them up to date with her plans and activities.
box 57, folder 1

undated

Creator: Stury, Alfred Frantz

Scope and Contents

One letter by Alfred Frantz Stury, director of the Ruth St. Denis Center regarding "Ruth St. Denis Lecture Films."
box 123, folder 9

undated

Scope and Contents

Mostly letters between Ruth and diverse people and organizations, discussing a variety of topics. Also includes writings by Ruth.
 

Series 3: Writings 1900s-1968

Scope and Content

The writings series contains essays and manuscripts of St. Denis's autobiography, An Unfinished Life; poems; and lectures and speeches written by St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and other associates. Much of this material focuses on expressing spirituality through dance. St. Denis also examined the ways in which dancing and movement can enhance lives on an individual and national basis. There are multiple drafts of some essays and manuscripts, including St. Denis's autobiography, that provide insight into St. Denis's writing process. This series also contains inventories of St. Denis's writings.
 

Subseries 3.1: Essays and manuscripts 1910s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains multiple copies of the manuscript for Ruth St. Denis's autobiography, An Unfinished Life, and Ted Shawn's book about St. Denis, Pioneer and Prophet.
box 62, folder 1

An Unfinished Life, part II undated

box 62, folder 2

An Unfinished Life, part IV undated

box 62, folder 3

An Unfinished Life 1914-1932

box 62, folder 4

An Unfinished Life undated

box 62, folder 5

An Unfinished Life, part I undated

box 62, folder 6

Ruth St. Denis autobiography 1936 April 6

box 63, folder 1

Essays and manuscripts 1910s-1920s

box 63, folder 2

Essays and manuscripts 1930s

box 63, folder 3

An Unfinished Life pages 1930s

box 63, folder 4

An Unfinished Life (2 of 2) 1930s

box 63, folder 5

An Unfinished Life (1 of 2) 1930s

box 63, folder 6

Essays and manuscripts 1930s-1940s

box 63, folder 7

Essays and manuscripts 1940s

box 63, folder 8

Essays and manuscripts 1950s

box 63, folder 9

Essays and manuscripts 1950s

box 64, folder 1

Essays and manuscripts 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes "Wisdom Comes Dancing" and "Current Biography."
box 64, folder 2

Essays and manuscripts 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes "Wisdom Comes Dancing" and "Current Biography."
box 64, folder 3

Miscellaneous writings 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes "What is the Religious Dance?," "Current Biography," "Lecture for Connecticut College," "Traditional and Metaphysical Forms of Religious Dance," and journals.
box 64, folder 4

Essays and manuscripts 1965 March 1

box 64, folder 5

Essays and manuscripts 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes "Rhythms on the Mound," "Intercourse Ultimates," "Woman Speaks," and handwritten, hand-bound notes.
box 64, folder 6

Essays and manuscripts 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes "My Ambition," "Science of Man," "The Letter," and writings about balanced government.
box 64, folder 7

Essays and manuscripts 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes "Angels of Liturgy," "Balanced Government," and "A Manual of Healing."
box 65, folder 1

Essays and manuscripts 1957-1966

Scope and Content

Includes handwritten notes for "Science of Man" and "Rhythms for Traditional Worship in Christian Church."
box 65, folder 2

Essays and manuscripts 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes writings about balanced government, "Rhythms of the Resurrection," "The Church" handwritten notes, and "Inferno."
box 65, folder 3

Essays and manuscripts undated

Scope and Content

Includes biographical writings including notes for "An Unfinished Life," "Dialogue for a Temple," and miscellaneous writings.
box 65, folder 4

Essays and manuscripts undated

Scope and Content

Includes handwritten notes and miscellaneous writings.
box 65, folder 5

Essays and manuscripts undated

Scope and Content

Includes "A Theater of Philosophy," "Creative Arts Colony," and miscellaneous writings.
box 65, folder 6

Essays and manuscripts: Misc. undated

box 66, folder 1

Essays and manuscripts: Misc. undated

Scope and Content

Includes "Dialogue for a Temple."
box 66, folder 2

Essays and manuscripts: Misc. undated

box 66, folder 3

Essays and manuscripts: Misc. undated

Scope and Content

Includes "Dialogue for a Temple" and biographical writings.
box 68, folder 6

Essays and manuscripts undated

box 68, folder 7

Essays and manuscripts undated

box 125, folder 4

Autobiography, Ruth's copy No. 1 1936

box 125, folder 5

Autobiography, Ruth's copy No. 2 1936

box 125, folder 6

Writings 1965 September

box 125, folder 8

Writings undated

box 125, folder 9

Autobiography pages, Journals 1960 August, miscellaneous writings 1950s-1960s

box 126, folder 5

Writings 1950s-1960s

box 120, folder 8

Writings 1919-1920s

box 120, folder 9

Writings 1925-1951

box 120, folder 10

Writings 1920s-1930s

box 120, folder 11

Divine Dance by Ruth St. Denis 1933

box 120, folder 12

Writings 1930s-1940s

box 120, folder 13

Writings 1940s

box 121, folder 1

Writings 1950s

box 121, folder 2

Writings 1950s

box 121, folder 3

Writings 1950

Scope and Content

Includes "Delsarte's Law of Correspondence," "Light Bringers," "Creative Silence," and "Private Wars."
box 121, folder 4

Writings 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes "World Peace Blitz" by John McConnell, St. Denis speeches, and misc religious and philosophical dance writings.
box 121, folder 5

"Balanced Government" 1966

box 121, folder 6

Writings 1960s

box 122, folder 1

Writings 1960s

box 122, folder 2

Writings undated

box 122, folder 3

Miscellaneous manuscripts undated

box 122, folder 4

Writings undated

box 122, folder 5

Writings undated

box 122, folder 6

Writings undated

box 122, folder 7

Writings undated

box 122, folder 8

Writings undated

box 123, folder 1

Writings undated

box 151, folder 7

Writings 1930s-1960s, undated

 

Subseries 3.2: Poems 1910s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes poetry that St. Denis wrote throughout her career.
box 67, folder 5

Poems 1910s-1950s

box 67, folder 6

Poems 1930s

box 67, folder 7

Poems 1940s

box 67, folder 8

Poems 1950s

box 68, folder 1

Poems 1960s

box 68, folder 2

Poems undated

box 68, folder 3

Poems undated

box 68, folder 4

Poems undated

box 68, folder 5

Poems undated

box 70, folder 3

Poems by Dr. Rudolf Steiner 1911-1922, undated

 

Subseries 3.3: Lectures and speeches 1930s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains lectures that St. Denis gave to classes she taught and transcripts of speeches she gave throughout her career.
box 67, folder 1

Speeches and lectures 1930s-1940s

box 67, folder 2

Speeches and lectures 1950s

box 67, folder 3

Speeches and lectures 1950s-1960s

box 67, folder 4

Speeches and lectures undated

box 125, folder 7

Class in Instantaneous Healing 1965

 

Subseries 3.4: Writings by St. Denis's associates 1910s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains essays, poems, and publications written by Ted Shawn, William Skipper, other members of St. Denis's company, and other dancers, as well as a published copy of Ted Shawn's book about St. Denis, Pioneer and Prophet.
box 69, folder 1

Original Pioneer and Prophet manuscript circa 1910s

box 164

St. Denis: Pioneer and Prophet by Ted Shawn circa 1910s

box 69, folder 2

The Dance of Life by Havelock Ellis, chapter 2 1923

box 69, folder 3

Other people's essays and manuscripts 1920s

box 69, folder 4

Other people's essays and manuscripts 1930s

box 69, folder 5

Other people's essays and manuscripts 1940s

box 69, folder 6

Child of the Son, second draft 1952

box 69, folder 7

Ruth St. Denis: An Attempt by Harro Meller 1957

box 69, folder 9

Other people's essays and manuscripts 1950s

box 69, folder 10

Other people's essays and manuscripts 1960s

box 69, folder 11

Other people's essays and manuscripts undated

box 69, folder 12

Other people's essays and manuscripts undated

box 69, folder 13

The Dance: Its Origin, Psychology and Philosophy by John H. Manas undated

box 69, folder 14

Tender Touch by Peter Quigley, one act play undated

box 70, folder 1

Other people's essays and manuscripts undated

box 70, folder 2

Other people's essays and manuscripts undated

box 70, folder 4

Other people's poems 1920s-1960s

box 70, folder 5

Other people's poems undated

box 70, folder 6

Plays by John Dearing 1963

box 70, folder 7

Other people's plays undated

box 70, folder 8

Other people's plays undated

box 70, folder 9

Other people's plays undated

box 164

2 books: The American Stage of Today 1910

Container Summary: 2 copies
 

Subseries 3.5: Inventories of writings 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains lists of St. Denis's essays and poems.
box 61, folder 1

Inventories of poems and speeches and lectures circa 1940s-1960s

box 61, folder 2

Inventories of essays and manuscripts circa 1940s-1960s

box 61, folder 3

Literature IV 1920-1949

box 61, folder 5

Literature, Love VI 1925-1944

box 61, folder 6

Literature III 1930s-1940s

box 61, folder 7

Literature II, essays 1934-1950

box 123, folder 2

Lists of writings 1910s-1960s

box 129, folder 2

Inventory of writings undated

 

Series 4: Performance and dance materials 1910s-1960s

Scope and Content

This series contains materials for choreography and performance notes for many of St. Denis's dances from the second half of her career. This includes dance dramas; performance sketches and artwork; sketches of costumes and stage designs; program schedules; "Oriental dance" materials; performance research and resources; education and dance center materials that relate to the Denishawn School, School of Divine Dance, Society of Spiritual Arts Church, Creative Arts Colony, Temple materials, and Rhythmic Choir; and sheet music. These materials provide insight into how St. Denis developed her dances and the methods she use to communicate ideas to her students.
 

Subseries 4.1: Choreography and performance notes 1910s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains materials for dance dramas, performances sketches and artwork depicting costumes and set designs, program schedules, and "Oriental dance" materials from the Denishawn Dancers' tour of Asia.
box 71, folder 1

Materials for divine dance 1910s-1920s

box 71, folder 2

"The Isle of Death" 1915-1964

box 71, folder 3

Smaller ballets 1917-1920

box 71, folder 4

Dance-Dramas by Ruth St. Denis 1925

box 71, folder 5

Materials for dance dramas 1920s-1940s

box 71, folder 6

Ballets 1920s-1960s

box 71, folder 7

Materials for dance dramas 1930s

box 71, folder 8

"Rhada: A Hindu Temple Dance" 1939 August

box 71, folder 9

Ballets by Ruth St. Denis, from years 1904-1930 1948

box 71, folder 10

Ballets, book 1, part 1 1948

box 71, folder 11

Materials for dance dramas 1940s

box 71, folder 12

Materials for dance dramas 1940s

box 72, folder 1

Materials for dance dramas 1940s-1950s

box 72, folder 2

Dance dramas 1950s

box 72, folder 3

Materials for divine dance 1950s

box 72, folder 4

"The Light of Asia" 1954

box 72, folder 5

"Freedom" 1955

box 72, folder 6

Materials for divine dance 1960s

box 72, folder 7

Materials for dance dramas 1960s

box 72, folder 8

Performance notes 1964

box 73, folder 1

Ballets, Book 1, Part 2 undated

box 73, folder 2

Dance dramas undated

box 73, folder 3

Dance dramas undated

box 73, folder 4

The Festival of Light undated

box 73, folder 5

"The Prophetess" undated

box 73, folder 6

"Babylon" undated

box 73, folder 7

"The Woman and the Dragon" undated

box 73, folder 8

"The Ballet of Light" undated

box 73, folder 9

"The Lamp" undated

box 73, folder 10

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 74, folder 1

Boston Arts Festival Script 1961

box 74, folder 2

"The Love God" 1964

box 74, folder 3

"Songs of Solomon" undated

box 74, folder 4

"The Ballet of Light" undated

box 74, folder 5

"Dawn over Sion" undated

box 74, folder 6

"The Battle for Peace" undated

box 74, folder 7

"Amphetryon" undated

box 74, folder 8

Choreography undated

box 74, folder 9

"David" dance drama undated

box 74, folder 10

"The Woman and the Dragon" undated

box 74, folder 11

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 74, folder 12

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 74, folder 13

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 74, folder 14

"The Prophetess" undated

box 74, folder 15

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 74, folder 16

Dance dramas 1962

box 75, folder 1

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 75, folder 2

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 75, folder 3

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 75, folder 4

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 75, folder 5

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 75, folder 6

"Akhnaton" undated

box 75, folder 7

"Oriental dance" materials undated

box 75, folder 8

Program and performance schedules 1910s-1960s, undated

box 75, folder 9

Performance sketches 1929-1960s, undated

box 75, folder 10

Sketches 1960

box 78, folder 13

List of Denishawn dances 1960s, undated

box 79, folder 1

Materials for dance dramas 1920s-1940s

box 79, folder 2

"Drums of Peace" 1930s

box 79, folder 3

Materials for dance dramas 1930s-1940s

box 79, folder 4

"The Seven Purposes of the 'Friends of the Dance' Inc." 1943

box 79, folder 5

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 79, folder 6

Ballet of the States undated

box 79, folder 7

Materials for dance dramas undated

box 92, folder 1

Performance drawings 1920s

box 92, folder 2

Performance notes and drawings 1960s

box 92, folder 3

Drawings for performances undated

box 92, folder 4

Choreography July 1959

box 125, folder 10

Drawings by Ruth St. Denis and notes 1960s

box 125, folder 12

Original artwork by Ruth St. Denis and others 1940s-1960s

box 126, folder 6

Performance materials 1950s

box 124, folder 1

Performance material 1900s-1920s

box 124, folder 9

Performance materials 1930s

box 124, folder 10

Performance materials 1940s

box 124, folder 11

Christmas pageant notes 1957

box 124, folder 12

"Magnificat Notebook" no. 1 1955 May 15

box 124, folder 13

Magnificat Notes 1955

box 124, folder 14

"Magnificat Notebook" no. 2 1955

box 148, folder 1

Performance materials 1950s

box 148, folder 2

Performance materials 1950s

box 148, folder 3

Performance materials 1950s

box 148, folder 4

Performance materials 1960s

box 148, folder 5

Performance materials 1960s

box 148, folder 6

Rehearsal notes 1964

box 149, folder 1

Performance materials 1960s

box 149, folder 2

Performance materials 1960s

box 149, folder 3

Performance materials 1960s

box 149, folder 4

Original drawnings by Ruth St. Denis and others 1962-1965

box 149, folder 5

Performance materials undated

box 149, folder 6

"The Woman and the Dragon undated

box 149, folder 7

Performance materials undated

box 150, folder 1

"Dances of Burma" undated

box 150, folder 2

Taj clippings undated

box 150, folder 3

Performance materials undated

box 150, folder 4

Performance materials undated

box 150, folder 5

Notes on Ruth St. Denis's television shows undated

box 150, folder 6

Performance materials undated

box 150, folder 7

Performance materials undated

box 150, folder 8

Performance materials undated

box 151, folder 1

Performance materials undated

box 151, folder 2

Performance materials undated

box 151, folder 3

Performance materials undated

box 151, folder 4

Performance materials undated

box 31, folder 2

Handwritten notes undated

 

Subseries 4.2: Performance research/resources 1910s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains text and images about eastern cultures, particularly Indian culture, that S. Denis used for research when developing new dances. The majority of the materials are magazine clippings.
box 76, folder 9

Performance research materials undated

box 76, folder 10

Hawaiian research undated

box 78, folder 14

Miscellaneous performance materials 1925, 1940s-1960s, undated

box 31, folder 1

Miscellaneous designs 1965, undated

box 31, folder 3

Face and hand drawings undated

box 31, folder 4

Costume, set, and prop design drawings undated

 

Subseries 4.3: Education and dance center materials 1940s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains programs, flyers, and administrative records related to the Denishawn School and School of Divine Dance, Society of Spiritual Arts Church, Creative Arts Colony, Temple materials, Rhythmic Choir, and teaching materials St. Denis used for her classes.
box 76, folder 1

Rhythmic choir 1930s-1940s

box 76, folder 2

Rhythmic choir 1950s

box 76, folder 3

Rhythmic choir 1960s

box 76, folder 4

Ruth St. Denis and her Rhythmic choir undated

box 76, folder 5

Rhythmic choir undated

box 76, folder 6

Rhythmic choir notes 1965

box 76, folder 7

Rhythmic choir 1960s

box 76, folder 8

Rhythmic choir undated

box 77, folder 1

Temple materials 1920s-1930s

box 77, folder 2

Temple materials 1930s

box 77, folder 3

Temple materials 1930s

box 77, folder 4

Temple materials 1940s

box 77, folder 5

Temple materials 1940s

box 77, folder 6

Temple materials 1942

box 77, folder 7

Temple materials 1942-1950

box 77, folder 8

Temple materials 1950s-1960s, undated

box 77, folder 9

Temple materials undated

box 77, folder 10

Temple records undated

box 78, folder 1

Creative arts colony 1950s-1960s, undated

box 78, folder 2

Delsarte Class 1923

box 78, folder 3

Teaching materials 1937

box 78, folder 4

Teaching materials 1950s

box 78, folder 5

Teaching materials 1960s

box 78, folder 6

Teaching materials undated

box 78, folder 7

Teaching materials undated

box 78, folder 8

Teaching materials undated

box 78, folder 9

Teaching materials undated

box 78, folder 10

School of Divine Dance 1940s-1960s, undated

box 78, folder 11

The Society of Spiritual Arts 1940s-1960s, undated

 

Subseries 4.4: Sheet music 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains sheet music, some of which are annotated with dance notations.
box 75, folder 11

Sheet music undated

box 78, folder 12

Music 1940s-1950s, undated

box 92, folder 14

Sheet music 1920s-1950s, undated

box 153, folder 10

Sheet music 1929

box 163

Sheet music undated

box 164

Sheet music undated

box 165

Sheet music undated

box 166

Sheet music undated

box 167

Sheet music undated

box 168

Sheet music undated

box 169

Sheet music undated

box 170

Sheet music undated

box 171

Sheet music undated

box 172

Sheet music undated

box 173

Sheet music undated

 

Series 5: Media 1900s-1960s

Scope and Content

The media series contains photographs, negatives, glass negatives, photographic printing plates, and reel-to-reel tapes. Materials span from the 1880s to 1968 and document many of St. Denis's dances and live performances, publicity photos, her travels, the Denishawn dancers, her students, and her personal life.

Organization and Arrangement

The majority of the materials are arranged in chronological order, expect those that are arranged in alphabetical order according to dance title.
 

Subseries 5.1: Photographs 1900s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains photographs from the 1890s to 1968 that document St. Denis's personal life, travels, dances, Denishawn dancers, publicity photos, live performances, and events.
box 28, folder 1

Ancient Greek Suite 1910s-1920s

box 155, folder 3

Ancient Greek Suite: Sappho 1920s-1930s

box 28, folder 2

Angkorr Vat Ballet 1920s

box 28, folder 3

Ballet of Light 1950s

box 28, folder 4

Ballet of the Zodiac 1916

box 28, folder 5

The Cobras undated

box 28, folder 6

Cuadro Flamenco 1920s

box 155, folder 4

Cuadro Flamenco 1920s-1930s

box 28, folder 7

Duet Suite undated

box 28, folder 8

East Indian Suite 1930s-1940s

box 28, folder 9

Egypta 1900s

box 28, folder 10

Egypt Ballet 1910s

box 28, folder 11

Elizabeth the Queen 1954

box 28, folder 12

European Suite 1920s

box 28, folder 13

The Gift of Eternal Life 1930

box 28, folder 14

Gleaning from Buddha Fields 1930s

box 155, folder 2

Gleaning from Buddha Fields 1940s

box 28, folder 15

Graham, Martha 1920s

box 28, folder 16

Greek Scene circa 1910s-1920s

box 28, folder 17

Gregorian Chant 1950s-1960s

box 155, folder 5

Gregorian Chant undated

box 28, folder 18

He is Risen undated

box 155, folder 7

He Is Risen undated

box 28, folder 19

Humphrey, Doris circa 1910s-1920s

box 28, folder 20

I Enter the Darkness undated

box 28, folder 21

The Incense 1906, 1964

box 155, folder 8

The Incense 1940s

box 28, folder 22

Informal - general 1910s-1930s

box 28, folder 23

Informal - general 1940s-1950s

box 28, folder 24

Informal - general 1950s-1960s

box 28, folder 25

Informal - general 1960s

box 28, folder 26

Informal - travel c 1910

box 28, folder 27

Informal - family undated

box 155, folder 9

Informal - family March 1932

box 28, folder 28

Informal - Weidman reception 1949

box 28, folder 29

Ishtar of the Seven Gates circa 1910s

box 28, folder 30

Julnar of the Sea circa 1910s

box 28, folder 31

Jurgen 1920s-1930s

box 28, folder 32

Krishnamurti Poem undated

box 28, folder 33

The Lamp 1920s

box 28, folder 34

Legends from the Vienna Woods undated

box 28, folder 35

Liebestraum 1949

box 28, folder 36

Light of Asia 1910s

box 28, folder 37

The Madonna (Blue) 1955

box 155, folder 10

Blue Madonna 1958

box 28, folder 38

The Madonna (Church) 1939

box 28, folder 39

The Madonna (Gold) 1950s

box 28, folder 40

The Madonna (White) 1950s

box 28, folder 41

Captions undated

box 27, folder 1

Madwoman of Chaillot undated

box 27, folder 2

Miriam, Sister of Moses 1919

box 27, folder 3

Mona Vana 1933

box 27, folder 4

Musical visualization undated

box 155, folder 6

Music visualizations undated

box 27, folder 5

Nature Rhythms undated

box 27, folder 6

Nautch 1906-1946

box 155, folder 11

Nautch 1927

box 27, folder 7

Omika and Kwannon 1913-1949

box 27, folder 8

Oureida undated

box 27, folder 16

Seed of the Lotus 1930

box 27, folder 9

The Peacock undated

box 27, folder 10

The Prophetess 1935-1939

box 27, folder 11

Radha 1906

box 27, folder 12

Radha 1941-1943

box 155, folder 12

Radha 1900s-1920s

box 27, folder 13

Salome undated

box 27, folder 14

Salome 1950-1951

box 155, folder 14

Salome undated

box 27, folder 15

Sarah and Abraham 1939

box 27, folder 17

Shawn, Ted 1924

box 27, folder 18

Shawn, Ted 1942-1962

box 155, folder 13

Shawn, Ted 1900s-1920s

box 27, folder 19

Shawn and St. Denis 1920-1925

box 27, folder 20

Shawn and St. Denis 1949-1956

box 27, folder 21

Siamese Ballet 1917-1920s

box 27, folder 22

Soaring undated

box 27, folder 23

Spirit of the Sea undated

box 27, folder 24

Straussiana undated

box 27, folder 25

Students with St. Denis circa 1933

box 155, folder 15

Students - general 1920s-1960s

box 155, folder 16

Students - general 1920s

box 27, folder 26

Students (individual) 1919

box 27, folder 27

Students (individual) undated

box 27, folder 28

Students (grouped) 1934, undated

box 155, folder 17

Students - music visualizations 1920s

box 155, folder 18

Students - rhythmic choir 1928

box 29, folder 1

Studies - Deirdre 1910s

box 29, folder 2

Studies - East India 1920s-1940s

box 29, folder 3

Studies - Egyptian 1916, 1950

box 29, folder 4

Studies - Freedom and Liberty 1950s

box 29, folder 5

Studies - Grecian 1920s-1930s

box 29, folder 6

Studies - hemet 1952

box 29, folder 7

Studies - grand avenue 1910s

box 29, folder 8

Studies - Jacob's Pillow 1950s

box 29, folder 9

Studies - Javanese and Chinese undated

box 29, folder 10

Studies - MacDowell Col. 1910s

box 29, folder 11

Studies - Madonna 1954

box 155, folder 19

Studies - Miscellaneous 1920s

box 29, folder 12

Studies - Oriental 1935

box 29, folder 13

Studies - Oriental 1960s

box 155, folder 20

Studies - Oriental 1940s

box 29, folder 14

Studies - personal 1920s

box 29, folder 15

Studies - personal 1890s-1910s

box 29, folder 16

Studies - personal 1920s-1930s

box 29, folder 17

Studies - personal 1910s-1920s

box 29, folder 18

Studies - personal 1950s

box 29, folder 19

Studies - personal circa 1950s

box 29, folder 20

Studies - personal 1960s

box 29, folder 21

Studies - personal 1960s

box 29, folder 22

Studies - personal 1940s-1960s

box 29, folder 23

Studies - personal 1950s

box 29, folder 24

Studies - personal 1950s

box 29, folder 25

Studies - personal 1950s

box 155, folder 21

Studies - personal 1920s-1930s

box 29, folder 26

Studies - Siamese 1918-1922

box 29, folder 27

Studies - Spanish 1920s

box 30, folder 1

Studies - The Sunken Cathedral 1935

box 30, folder 2

Tangore poem 1945

box 30, folder 3

Theodora 1918

box 155, folder 22

Theodora undated

box 30, folder 4

Visions of the Aissoua 1920s

box 30, folder 5

Wheeler, Pearl 1900s

box 30, folder 6

White Jade and Quan Yin 1940s-1950s

box 155, folder 23

White Jade and Quan Yin 1950s

box 30, folder 7

Xochitl circa 1920s

box 30, folder 8

The Yogi undated

box 155, folder 1

The Yogi 1940s

box 30, folder 9

Studies - Yosemite 1910s

box 30, folder 10

Unidentified dances circa 1910s-1920s

box 30, folder 11

Photographs of paintings undated

box 138, folder 1

Photographs: Early life 1900s-1930s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 138, folder 2

Photographs: Early life 1900s-1930s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 138, folder 3

Photographs: Early life 1900s-1930s

Scope and Content

Includes St. Denis in costume, performance photographs, and students in costume.
box 138, folder 4

Photographs: Early life 1900s-1930s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 138, folder 5

Photograph album: Early life 1900s-1930s

Scope and Content

Includes personal photographs and outdoor dance photographs.
box 139, folder 1

Photographs 1900s-1940s

Scope and Content

Includes costume and performance photographs, photographs with Ted Shawn.
box 139, folder 2

Photographs 1914-1937

Scope and Content

Includes "Arabian Suite" proof sheet in costume with Ted Shawn and St. Denis portraits.
box 139, folder 3

Photographs 1900s-1940s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 139, folder 4

Photographs 1900s-1940s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 139, folder 5

Photographs 1939-1949

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 139, folder 6

Photographs 1945-1949

Scope and Content

Includes St. Denis having makeup applied and in costume.
box 139, folder 7

Photographs 1940s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance performance photographs.
box 139, folder 8

Photographs 1940s

Scope and Content

Includes portraits of St. Denis in costume
box 139, folder 9

Scrapbook 1940s-1951

Scope and Content

Includes outdoor dance photographs, personal and dance performance photographs.
box 140, folder 1

Photographs 1900s-1940s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of students, Ted Shawn, photographs given to St. Denis from friends, and performance photographs.
box 140, folder 2

Scrapbook 1910s

Scope and Content

Includes nature photographs and outdoor dance photographs.
box 140, folder 3

Photographs 1900s-1940s

Scope and Content

Includes dance performance photographs, photographs given to Ted Shawn from friends, and personal photographs in Spain.
box 140, folder 4

Photographs 1900s-1940s

Scope and Content

Includes personal photographs, dance performance photographs of Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and students, and signed photographs given to St. Denis and Shawn.
box 141, folder 1

Photographs (1 of 2) 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis outdoors in Hemet, California; St. Denis in costume; and St. Denis with other dancers and casts.
box 141, folder 2

Photographs (2 of 2) 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis outdoors in Hemet, California; St. Denis in costume; and St. Denis with other dancers and casts.
box 141, folder 3

Photographs 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes personal photographs, St. Denis in a pilates studio, photographs from friends, performance photographs, and misc. photographs.
box 141, folder 4

Photographs of St. Denis 1950s

box 141, folder 5

Photographs 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis, dance performance photographs, and outdoor photographs.
box 141, folder 6

Photographs 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance photographs of St. Denis.
box 141, folder 7

Photographs 1950s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of students and St. Denis.
box 142, folder 1

Photographs 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes personal photographs of St. Denis and performance photographs.
box 142, folder 2

Photographs 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes St. Denis as "White Madonna," St. Denis with friends, portraits, and photographs in Hemet, California.
box 142, folder 3

Photographs 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis and misc. photographs.
box 142, folder 4

Photographs 1960s

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 142, folder 5

Photographs 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis and at her studio and performance photographs.
box 143, folder 1

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 143, folder 2

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis, Denishawn Dancers, and misc. photographs.
box 143, folder 3

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 143, folder 4

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes portraits of St. Denis and misc. photographs.
box 143, folder 5

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of performances including "Antigone" and students.
box 143, folder 6

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes student, performances, and personal photographs.
box 144, folder 1

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 144, folder 2

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of dancers and performances.
box 144, folder 3

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 144, folder 4

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 144, folder 5

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis and performances
box 144, folder 6

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 144, folder 7

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of dancers and miscellaneous photos.
box 145, folder 1

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes personal photos of St. Denis.
box 145, folder 2

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis
box 145, folder 3

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of dancers and performances.
box 145, folder 4

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes personal photos and photos of St. Denis.
box 146, folder 1

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Inlcudes personal and dance photographs of St. Denis.
box 146, folder 2

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes personal photos and photos of St. Denis.
box 146, folder 3

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes personal and dance photographs of St. Denis.
box 146, folder 4

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Primarily photographs of St. Denis.
box 146, folder 5

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Primarily photographs of St. Denis.
box 146, folder 6

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis.
box 147, folder 1

Photographs undated

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of St. Denis.
box 147, folder 2

Photographs: Album pages undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 147, folder 3

Photographs: Album pages undated

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous photographs
box 154

Photographs 1900s-1960s

 

Subseries 5.2: Negatives 1900s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes glass negatives that depict portraits and performances.
box 181, box 180

Photographic plates undated

box 153, folder 11

Negatives undated

Conditions Governing Access

Seven envelopes of negatives unvailable due to damaged condition.
box 176, folder 1

Negatives of Denishawn house New York, St. Paul, Pine Oaks, Yosemite undated

box 176, folder 2

Negatives, miscellaneous undated

box 176, folder 3

Negatives, Salome Balinese films, Synchoric films - stadium children, Yosemite, dance 1931, undated

box 176, folder 4

Negatives, performances undated

box 176, folder 5

Negatives, peroformances, St. Denis undated

box 176, folder 6

Negatives, performances undated

box 176, folder 7

Negatives, performances, dancers undated

box 176, folder 8

Negatives, performances, dancers undated

box 176, folder 9

Negatives, miscellaneous undated

box 176, folder 10

Negatives, dancers, performances undated

box 176, folder 11

Negatives, dancers undated

box 176, folder 12

Negatives, performances, dancers undated

 

Glass negatives

box 177, folder 1

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Ahasuerus," San Diego, Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 2

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Ahasuerus," San Diego, Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 3

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Buddhist monk undated

box 177, folder 4

Ruth St. Denis - solo at studio undated

box 177, folder 5

Ruth St. Denis - solo, buddhist monk undated

box 177, folder 6

Ruth St. Denis - solo, buddhist monk undated

box 177, folder 8

Ruth St. Denis - solo "Cobra" undated

box 177, folder 9

Ruth St. Denis - solo "Cobra" undated

box 177, folder 10

Ruth St. Denis - solo "Cobra" undated

box 177, folder 11

Ruth St. Denis - solo "Cobra" undated

box 177, folder 12

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 13

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 14

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 15

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 16

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 17

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 18

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 19

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 20

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Cuadio Flamenco" undated

box 177, folder 21

Ruth St. Denis - draped figure undated

box 177, folder 22

Ruth St. Denis - head study, East Indian Nautch undated

box 177, folder 23

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian nautch, "Street Nautch" undated

box 177, folder 24

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian nautch, "Street Nautch" undated

box 177, folder 25

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian nautch, "Street Nautch" undated

box 177, folder 26

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian nautch undated

box 177, folder 27

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian nautch undated

box 177, folder 28

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian undated

box 177, folder 29

Ruth St. Denis - 3 negatives, East Indian study undated

box 177, folder 30

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian nautch undated

box 177, folder 31

Ruth St. Denis - in East-Indian Sari - New York undated

box 177, folder 32

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian study undated

box 177, folder 33

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian study undated

box 177, folder 34

Ruth St. Denis - solo, East Indian study undated

box 177, folder 35

Ruth St. Denis - in Egyptian Hall, "Egyptian" undated

box 177, folder 36

Ruth St. Denis - study, Egyptian undated

box 177, folder 37

Ruth St. Denis - solo - "Gold Waltz," 5 negatives undated

box 177, folder 38

Ruth St. Denis - study, in "Incense" costume undated

box 177, folder 39

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Incense," at studio 160 E-48th St. - NY undated

box 177, folder 40

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Incense," photo taken at studio 160 E-48th St. - NY undated

box 177, folder 41

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Incense" undated

box 177, folder 42

Ruth St. Denis - solo, studio photo in "Incense" costume undated

box 177, folder 43

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 44

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 45

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 46

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 47

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 48

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 49

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 50

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 51

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 52

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 53

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Kwan Yin" undated

box 177, folder 54

Ruth St. Denis - study, Lyric undated

box 177, folder 55

Ruth St. Denis - study, Lyric undated

box 177, folder 56

Ruth St. Denis - study, Lyric undated

box 177, folder 57

Ruth St. Denis - study, Lyric undated

box 177, folder 58

Ruth St. Denis - study, Lyric undated

box 177, folder 59

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Drape study undated

box 177, folder 60

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Standing study (High key) undated

box 177, folder 62

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study (High key) undated

box 177, folder 63

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study undated

box 177, folder 64

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study undated

box 177, folder 65

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study undated

box 177, folder 66

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study, "Soaring Scarf" undated

box 177, folder 67

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study undated

box 177, folder 68

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study undated

box 177, folder 69

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric - Scarf study undated

box 177, folder 70

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Lyric study undated

box 177, folder 71

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Head study - white hair Madonna undated

box 177, folder 72

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Madonna" undated

box 177, folder 73

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Madrassi Nautch" undated

box 177, folder 74

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Miriam" undated

box 177, folder 75

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Nautch" head study undated

box 177, folder 76

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Omika" (5 negatives) undated

box 177, folder 77

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Oriental study, San Diego - Balboa Park - Doorway undated

box 177, folder 78

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Oriental study," San Diego - Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 79

Ruth St. Denis - solo head study, North African, Ouled Nail undated

box 177, folder 80

Ruth St. Denis - solo studies, "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 177, folder 81

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 177, folder 82

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 177, folder 83

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 177, folder 84

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Peacock" undated

box 177, folder 85

Ruth St. Denis - portrait with fan undated

box 177, folder 86

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Red and Gold Sari" undated

box 177, folder 87

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Red and Gold Sari" undated

box 177, folder 88

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Sari," Studio 160 E 48th St., NY undated

box 177, folder 89

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Sari" (8 negatives) undated

box 177, folder 90

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Sari," Studio 160 E 48th St., NY undated

box 177, folder 91

Ruth St. Denis - solo, Siamese Dance undated

box 177, folder 92

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 93

Ruth St. Denis - solo, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 94

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 95

Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and Denishawn Dancer, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 96

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 97

Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and a Denishawn Dancer, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 98

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 99

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 100

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, "Songs of Solomon" undated

box 177, folder 101

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in "The Vision of the Oissoua," North African Ballet (Caution: slide is delicate) undated

box 177, folder 102

Ruth St. Denis - study undated

box 177, folder 103

Ruth St. Denis - studio study (in pink dress) undated

box 177, folder 104

Ruth St. Denis - studio study undated

box 177, folder 105

Ruth St. Denis - studio study undated

box 177, folder 107

Ruth St. Denis - in studio - bending over flowers against window undated

box 177, folder 108

Ruth St. Denis - head study undated

box 177, folder 109

Ruth St. Denis - head study undated

box 177, folder 110

Ruth St. Denis - head study, Balboa undated

box 177, folder 111

Ruth St. Denis - head study undated

box 177, folder 112

Ruth St. Denis - head study undated

box 177, folder 113

Ruth St. Denis - 1924 head study 1924

box 177, folder 114

Ruth St. Denis - solo, head study, San Diego - Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 115

Ruth St. Denis - Balboa, in doorway undated

box 177, folder 116

Ruth St. Denis - solo, study - in doorway, San Diego - Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 117

Ruth St. Denis - solo, study at Lotus Pool, San Diego - Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 118

Ruth St. Denis - solo, study (hat), San Diego - Balboa Park undated

box 177, folder 119

Ruth St. Denis - solo, head study - white hair 1924

box 177, folder 120

Ruth St. Denis - solo, study - on couch undated

box 177, folder 121

Ruth St. Denis - solo, study on couch undated

box 177, folder 122

Ruth St. Denis - solo, head study in Sari undated

box 177, folder 123

Ruth St. Denis - head study, from the "Vision of the Cussoua," North African undated

box 177, folder 124

Ruth St. Denis - solo, head study in Sari costume undated

box 177, folder 125

Ruth St. Denis - study from "Vision of the Cussoua," North African Ballet undated

box 177, folder 127

Ruth St. Denis - solo - "Vision of the Cussoua," North African Ballet undated

box 177, folder 128

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn and Co., "The Vision of the Cussoua," North African Ballet undated

box 177, folder 129

Ruth St. Denis - scene from "Coffee House," N. African, "The Vision of the Cussoua," "Ouled Nail" undated

box 177, folder 130

Ruth St. Denis and Daucus - "Coffee House," "Vision of the Cussoua," "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 177, folder 131

Ruth St. Denis and Daucus in scene from "Coffee House," "Vision of the Cussoua," "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 177, folder 132

Ruth St. Denis and Daucus in scene from "Coffee House," "Vision of the Cussoua," "Ouled Nail," North African undated

box 178, folder 1

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Cobra" undated

box 178, folder 2

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Cobra" undated

box 178, folder 3

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Cobra" undated

box 178, folder 4

Ruth St. Denis - "Daughter of the Shiek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 5

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, Denishawn Dancers (The beginning of Soaring) undated

box 178, folder 6

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, 10 negatives, Denishawn Dancers on hilltop at Eagle Rock undated

box 178, folder 7

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers (Trio) undated

box 178, folder 8

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, Denishawn Dancers (around pepper tree) undated

box 178, folder 9

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn with dancers, 5 negatives undated

box 178, folder 10

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, Ruth Austin, Doris Humphrey, Claire Niles (with musical instruments) undated

box 178, folder 11

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer (Anna Austin in "Lyric Study") undated

box 178, folder 12

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, Denishawn Dancers undated

box 178, folder 13

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers (Katherine Hawley in tree) undated

box 178, folder 14

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers (cracked pot) undated

box 178, folder 15

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer, "study" undated

box 178, folder 16

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer, figurine with water jug undated

box 178, folder 17

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers undated

box 178, folder 18

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers (Everett and Girls) undated

box 178, folder 19

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Trio" undated

box 178, folder 20

Ruth St. Denis - Denishawn Dancers - Eagle Rock undated

box 178, folder 21

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer (Betty May) undated

box 178, folder 23

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer, study (Isidora Duncan) undated

box 178, folder 24

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers at Balboa Park - San Diego undated

box 178, folder 25

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers at Balboa Park - San Diego undated

box 178, folder 26

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers at Balboa Park - San Diego undated

box 178, folder 27

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, by the Lotus Pond undated

box 178, folder 28

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, dancing in the courtyard undated

box 178, folder 29

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, with 2 dancers undated

box 178, folder 31

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, study by a pool undated

box 178, folder 32

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers undated

box 178, folder 33

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers undated

box 178, folder 34

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers undated

box 178, folder 35

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers undated

box 178, folder 36

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, Katherine and girls undated

box 178, folder 37

Ruth St. Denis - East Indian study, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 38

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, East Indian undated

box 178, folder 39

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, East Indian undated

box 178, folder 40

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "East Indian with dancers" undated

box 178, folder 41

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Egyptian Figures" undated

box 178, folder 42

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Egypta" undated

box 178, folder 43

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, "The Elopement," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 44

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona - "The Gift of Eternal Life" undated

box 178, folder 45

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "The Gift of Eternal Life" undated

box 178, folder 46

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, 6 negatives, "The Gift of Eternal Life" undated

box 178, folder 47

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 48

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 49

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 50

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 51

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 52

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 53

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek," Mitchell Garden, Ruth St. Denis and Bess Becker undated

box 178, folder 54

Ruth St. Denis - Greek study, Anthony Garden undated

box 178, folder 55

Ruth St. Denis - Craig W and Greek, Krotona undated

box 178, folder 56

Ruth St. Denis - San Diego, Denishawn Dancers, Greek Trio undated

box 178, folder 57

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer, Doris Humphrey in "Hoop Dance" undated

box 178, folder 58

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Lotus Pool" undated

box 178, folder 59

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Lotus Pond" undated

box 178, folder 60

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, Oriental Trio undated

box 178, folder 61

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Oriental Study" undated

box 178, folder 62

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Oriental Study" undated

box 178, folder 63

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, Oriental Study by Pool undated

box 178, folder 64

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Oriental Study at Fountain" undated

box 178, folder 65

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Oriental Study with dancers" undated

box 178, folder 66

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 67

Ted Shawn - Craig Ward, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 68

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 69

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 70

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 71

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 72

Ruth St. Denis - Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 73

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" around oak tree undated

box 178, folder 74

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 75

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 76

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 77

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 78

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 79

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 80

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 81

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 82

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 83

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 84

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 85

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization," San Diego undated

box 178, folder 86

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" undated

box 178, folder 87

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization" on hilltop in Eagle Rock, 6 negatives undated

box 178, folder 88

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Music Visualization," 24 negatives undated

box 178, folder 89

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 90

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 91

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 92

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 93

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 94

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 95

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 96

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 97

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 98

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 99

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Peacock" undated

box 178, folder 100

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, Greek "Sappho," Bess Becker- Aphrodite undated

box 178, folder 101

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward at Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 102

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon," 2 negatives undated

box 178, folder 103

Ruth St. Denis and Bess Becker, Krotona, "Sappho" undated

box 178, folder 104

Ruth St. Denis and Bess Becker, Krotona, "Sappho" undated

box 178, folder 105

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho" undated

box 178, folder 106

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho" undated

box 178, folder 107

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 108

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 109

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho" undated

box 178, folder 110

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 111

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward at Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 112

Ruth St. Denis and Craig Ward at Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 113

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Sappho" undated

box 178, folder 114

Ruth St. Denis - Craig Ward, Krotona, "Sappho and Phaon" undated

box 178, folder 115

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Sari" undated

box 178, folder 116

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Sari" undated

box 178, folder 118

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, wearing "Sari" undated

box 178, folder 119

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Sari" undated

box 178, folder 120

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer, "Scarf Dance" undated

box 178, folder 121

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Sonata Pathetique" undated

box 178, folder 122

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Sonata Pathetique" undated

box 178, folder 123

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Sonata Pathetique" undated

box 178, folder 124

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Synchoric" undated

box 178, folder 125

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Synchoric" (negative) undated

box 178, folder 126

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers, "Synchoric" undated

box 178, folder 127

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancer at "Tedruth" posed by tree undated

box 178, folder 128

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers at "Tedruth" in Eagle Rock, California undated

box 178, folder 129

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, Denishawn Dancers at "Tedruth" undated

box 178, folder 130

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Theodora" undated

box 178, folder 131

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Theodora" undated

box 178, folder 132

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Theodora" undated

box 178, folder 133

Ruth St. Denis - Ted Shawn, "The Tryst," Mitchell Garden undated

box 178, folder 134

Ruth St. Denis - Krotona, "Water Carrier" undated

box 178, folder 135

Ruth St. Denis - "The Water Carrier," Mitchell Garden undated

box 179, folder 1

Ruth St. Denis at Yosemite undated

box 179, folder 2

Ruth St. Denis study, reclining figure undated

box 179, folder 3

Ruth St. Denis- study, "White Hair" 1924

box 179, folder 4

Ruth St. Denis- Study of... undated

box 179, folder 5

Ruth St. Denis- Study of... undated

box 179, folder 7

Ruth St. Denis- Study of... undated

box 179, folder 8

Ruth St. Denis- study for a mural undated

box 179, folder 9

Ruth St. Denis- study for a mural undated

box 179, folder 10

Ruth St. Denis- study for a mural undated

box 179, folder 11

Ruth St. Denis- 2 negatives, "Personal" - San Diego?, 1 solo, 1 with friend - unidentified undated

box 179, folder 12

Ruth St. Denis- solo (in Sari at piano) undated

box 179, folder 13

Ruth St. Denis at Ampico piano undated

box 179, folder 14

Ruth St. Denis at piano undated

box 179, folder 15

Ruth St. Denis at piano undated

box 179, folder 16

Ruth St. Denis at Ampico piano undated

box 179, folder 17

Ruth St. Denis at Ampico piano undated

box 179, folder 18

Ruth St. Denis - solo, with scarf undated

box 179, folder 19

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek Veil" undated

box 179, folder 20

Ruth St. Denis - "Cobra" undated

box 179, folder 21

Ruth St. Denis - "Greek Study" undated

box 179, folder 22

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn - Eagle Rock, "Into the Promised Land" undated

box 179, folder 23

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, 3 negatives, nude studios undated

box 179, folder 24

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock at Tedruth undated

box 179, folder 25

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, East Indian undated

box 179, folder 26

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, "nude study" undated

box 179, folder 27

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, "nude study" undated

box 179, folder 28

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, "nude study" undated

box 179, folder 29

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, "nude study" undated

box 179, folder 30

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, "nude study" undated

box 179, folder 31

Ruth St. Denis - Eagle Rock, "nude study" undated

box 179, folder 32

Ruth St. Denis - "Ahasuerus" undated

box 179, folder 33

Ruth St. Denis - "Ahasuerus" undated

box 179, folder 34

Ruth St. Denis - "Ahasuerus" undated

box 179, folder 35

Ruth St. Denis - "Lotus Pool," Ahasuerus undated

box 179, folder 36

Ruth St. Denis - 23 musical negatives undated

box 179, folder 37

Ruth St. Denis - 23 musical negatives undated

box 179, folder 38

Ruth St. Denis - Topanga?, 14 negatives undated

box 179, folder 39

Ruth St. Denis - 10 negatives 1931 December

box 179, folder 40

Ted Shawn - 2 negatives undated

box 179, folder 41

Ted Shawn - 2 negatives, teaching undated

box 179, folder 42

Ted Shawn - London, 4 negatives undated

box 179, folder 43

Ruth St. Denis - 5 negatives, Ted Shawn undated

box 179, folder 44

Ruth St. Denis - 40 musical negatives undated

box 179, folder 45

Ted Shawn - proofs undated

 

Subseries 5.3: Reel to reel tapes

Scope and Content

The reel-to-reel tapes are recordings of St. Denis reading her autobiography.

Restrictions on Access

Audio reel to reels must be digitized prior to use.
box 156, folder 1

"An Unfinished Life" part 1 undated

box 156, folder 2

"An Unfinished Life" part 2 undated

box 156, folder 3

"An Unfinished Life" part 3 undated

box 156, folder 4

"An Unfinished Life" part 4 undated

box 156, folder 5

"An Unfinished Life" part 6 undated

box 156, folder 6

"An Unfinished Life" part 7 undated

box 156, folder 7

"An Unfinished Life" part 8 undated

box 156, folder 8

"An Unfinished Life" part 9 undated

box 156, folder 9

"An Unfinished Life" part 10 undated

box 156, folder 10

"An Unfinished Life" part 11 undated

box 156, folder 11

"An Unfinished Life" part 12 undated

box 156, folder 12

"An Unfinished Life" part 13 undated

box 157, folder 1

"An Unfinished Life" part 14 undated

box 157, folder 2

"An Unfinished Life" part 15 undated

box 157, folder 3

"An Unfinished Life" part 16 undated

box 157, folder 4

Unlabeled reel undated

box 157, folder 5

Riverside art speech, Mission Inn 1959 March 4

box 157, folder 6

Stockton December 25, no year

box 157, folder 7

Howard speech undated

box 157, folder 8

Unlabeled reel undated

box 157, folder 9

Unlabeled reel undated

box 157, folder 10

Buddha's birthday and divine dance class undated

box 157, folder 11

Forrest Phoenix college dinner undated

box 157, folder 12

Storrer, Thank JD 1958

box 158, folder 1

Lecture, California State College, Los Angeles, CA 1964 May 22

box 158, folder 2

Poems and essays by Ruth St. Denis 1962 August 25

box 158, folder 3

Stockton - large group teaching speech by St. Denis; Divine Dance, Lesson No. 7 1957 December 2-3

box 158, folder 4

Poems, dramatic readings with other people undated

box 158, folder 5

Miss Ruth and Ted Shawn 1965 March 2

box 158, folder 6

Speech 1961 September 10

box 158, folder 7

Mrs. Vigo undated

box 158, folder 8

Thanksgiving party and Speech from UCLA 1964 August 3

box 158, folder 9

Unlabeled reel undated

box 158, folder 10

Unlabeled reel undated

box 158, folder 11

Poems undated

box 158, folder 12

Freedom 1959 December 28

box 159, folder 1

Unlabeled reel undated

box 159, folder 2

Miss Ruth birthday undated

box 159, folder 3

Unlabeled reel undated

box 159, folder 4

Essays and poetry 1958

box 159, folder 5

Shinto undated

box 159, folder 6

Temple City, "Pow-wow" 1961 September 9

box 159, folder 7

Kwanon performance undated

box 159, folder 8

St. Denis dance prose undated

box 159, folder 9

"Omika," intro to "Temple" dialogues, and poems undated

box 159, folder 10

Wigman party 1958 April 18

box 159, folder 11

Gleason ranch 1957

box 159, folder 12

Unlabeled reel undated

box 160, folder 1

Essay April 25, no year

box 160, folder 2

Unlabeled reel undated

box 160, folder 3

Sales talk about little tape machine undated

box 160, folder 4

"Check and copy" 1963 October 29

box 160, folder 5

Unlabeled reel undated

box 160, folder 6

Unlabeled reel undated

box 160, folder 7

Ruth St. Denis and Norman Borine 1961 August 12

box 160, folder 8

Unlabeled reel undated

box 160, folder 9

Ruth St. Denis speech 1964 February 16

box 160, folder 10

Lesson, choir undated

box 160, folder 11

"You made me love you" undated

box 160, folder 12

Unlabeled reel undated

box 160, folder 13

Freedom undated

box 161, folder 1

Border poem 1963

box 161, folder 2

Unlabeled reel undated

box 161, folder 3

Unlabeled reel undated

box 161, folder 4

Unlabeled reel 1958 April

box 161, folder 5

Dialogue: Miss Ruth and Tang 1952

box 161, folder 6

Oman Padma Oum undated

box 161, folder 7

Unlabeled reel undated

box 161, folder 8

Queens' College 1963 November 3

box 161, folder 9

Border poems 1963

box 161, folder 10

Magnificant, Vox undated

box 161, folder 11

Unlabeled reel undated

box 161, folder 12

Story drama speech 1962 December 2

box 162, folder 1

Aubry and Miss Ruth, Mad woman undated

box 162, folder 2

Ruth St. Denis choir lesson undated

box 162, folder 3

Entertainment for beloved undated

box 162, folder 4

Dialogue Skipper and Ruth St. Denis undated

box 162, folder 5

Unlabeled reel undated

box 162, folder 6

Bywaters interview 1961 August 4

box 162, folder 7

Ruth St. Denis, Nautch talk undated

box 162, folder 8

Arcadia pageant 1957

box 162, folder 9

Stockton 1957 December 3

box 162, folder 10

TV Hervey 1963

box 174, folder 1

Service 1952 March 4

box 174, folder 2

Freedom undated

box 174, folder 3

Ruth St. Denis interview with Howard Nelson 1962

box 174, folder 4

Phil's film 1963 December 6

box 174, folder 5

Miss Ruth lecture, Stockton 1957 December 2

box 174, folder 6

Taped speech, Barbara Flushing 1964 May 10

box 174, folder 7

Stockton lecture 1957 December 2-4

box 174, folder 8

Miss Ruth birthday 1965 January 20

box 174, folder 9

Ruth St. Denis and Skipper undated

box 174, folder 10

Miss Ruth speech undated

box 174, folder 11

Temple dialogue 1964

box 174, folder 12

Unlabeled reel undated

box 175, folder 1

Professional tape, master, Gold Madonna, Ann Thompson McDowell 1958 October 21

box 175, folder 2

Journal reading of 1932 1963 November 3

box 175, folder 3

Persian rug, Bernie; Ravel scarf, unfinished; Javanese, unfinished undated

box 175, folder 4

Ruth St. Denis Day, Adelphi University 1966 December 17

box 175, folder 5

Life, poems 1964 January 4

box 175, folder 6

Border poems, dialogue 1963

 

Series 6: Clippings, ephemera, and publications 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

This series contains clippings about St. Denis and from dance publications. There are also flyers and programs from her performances, pamphlets and advertisements about St. Denis's organizations, and invitations and membership information about those organizations.
 

Subseries 6.1: Clippings and publications 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper and magazine clippings about St. Denis, as well as dance publications. Also includes scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.
box 84, folder 1

Magazines and publications 1920s

box 84, folder 2

Magazines and publications 1930s

box 84, folder 3

"How Beautiful upon the Mountain: A History of Jacob's Pillow" by Ted Shawn 1943

box 84, folder 4

Magazines and publications 1940s

box 84, folder 5

Magazines and publications 1950s

box 85, folder 1

Ephemera, "Voice of Peace" vol. 1 no. 1 1968 May

box 85, folder 2

Magazines and publications 1960s

box 85, folder 3

Magazines and publications 1960s

box 85, folder 4

Magazines and publications 1960s

box 85, folder 5

Magazines and publications 1960s

box 85, folder 6

Magazines and publications 1960s

box 86, folder 1

Magazines and publications 1960s

box 86, folder 2

Magazines and publications undated

box 86, folder 3

Magazines and publications undated

box 87, folder 3

Newspaper clippings 1920s

box 87, folder 4

Newspaper clippings 1930s

box 87, folder 5

Newspaper clippings 1930s-1960s

box 87, folder 6

Newspaper clippings 1930s

box 87, folder 7

Newspaper clippings 1940s

box 87, folder 8

Newspaper clippings 1950s

box 87, folder 9

Newspaper article on Ruth St. Denis 1953 July 26

box 88, folder 1

Newspaper clippings 1950s

box 88, folder 2

Newspaper clippings 1950s

box 88, folder 3

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 88, folder 4

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 88, folder 5

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 88, folder 6

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 89, folder 1

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 89, folder 2

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 89, folder 3

Newspaper clippings undated

box 89, folder 4

Newspaper clippings undated

box 90, folder 1

Newspaper clippings undated

box 92, folder 5

Magazine clippings 1926

box 92, folder 6

"The Dance: Magazine of Stage and Screen" September 1930

box 92, folder 7

Creative Dance Journal: Creative Dance News of the West 1948 May-November

box 92, folder 8

"100 American Women of Accomplishment, Harper's Bazaar 1967" 1967

box 92, folder 9

"The Pageant of the Pacific" undated

box 92, folder 15

Newspaper clippings 1930s-1940s

box 92, folder 16

Newspaper clippings 1950s

box 92, folder 17

Newspaper clippings 1950s

box 92, folder 18

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 93, folder 1

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 93, folder 2

Newspaper clippings 1960s

box 93, folder 3

Newspaper clippings undated

box 125, folder 1

The Denishawn Magazine 1925

box 125, folder 2

Dance Magazine 1926 and 1928

 

Subseries 6.2: Ephemera 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains flyers, programs and advertisements from performances by St. Denis, as well as other dancers; pamphlets for dance programs and classes; and invitations to join St. Denis's organization, such as the Society of the Spiritual Arts and the Church of Divine Dance, and membership information about these organizations.
box 80, folder 1

Pamphlets 1920s

box 80, folder 2

Pamphlets 1930s

box 80, folder 3

Pamphlets 1940s

box 80, folder 4

Pamphlets 1950s

box 80, folder 5

Pamphlets 1960s

box 81, folder 1

Pamphlets 1960s

box 81, folder 2

Pamphlets undated

box 81, folder 3

Pamphlets undated

box 81, folder 4

Flyers and programs 1920s

box 81, folder 5

Flyers and programs 1900s-1920s

box 82, folder 1

Flyers and programs 1930s

box 82, folder 2

Flyers and programs 1940s

box 82, folder 3

Flyers and programs 1940s

box 82, folder 4

Theater Intime Programs collected by Dorothy Lee Tifal 1948

box 83, folder 1

Flyers and programs 1950s

box 83, folder 2

Flyers and programs 1950s

box 83, folder 3

Flyers and pamphlets 1950s

box 86, folder 4

Invitations and membership 1930s-1940s

box 86, folder 5

Invitations and membership applications 1940s

box 86, folder 6

Invitations and membership 1960s

box 86, folder 7

Invitations and membership undated

box 87, folder 1

Invitations and memberships undated

box 87, folder 2

Advertisements undated

box 90, folder 2

Misc ephemera 1920s-1930s, 1950s-1960s

box 90, folder 3

Misc ephemera undated

box 90, folder 4

Misc ephemera undated

box 90, folder 5

Misc ephemera undated

box 90, folder 6

Misc ephemera undated

box 91, folder 1

Misc ephemera undated

box 92, folder 10

Miscellaneous ephemera 1925-1967

box 92, folder 11

Miscellaneous ephemera undated

box 92, folder 12

Flyers and programs 1940s

box 92, folder 13

Broadside by Vachel Lindsay, signed undated

box 125, folder 3

Ephemera 1950s-1960s

box 126, folder 4

Ephemera 1961

box 120, folder 1

Ephemera 1920s-1930s

box 120, folder 2

Ephemera 1940s

box 120, folder 3

Scrapbook of Society of Spiritual Arts Church materials 1940s

box 120, folder 4

Ephemera 1950s

box 120, folder 5

Ephemera 1960s

box 120, folder 6

Ephemera undated

box 120, folder 7

Ephemera undated

box 111, folder 1

Flyers and programs 1960s

box 111, folder 2

Flyers and pamphlets 1960s

box 111, folder 3

Flyers and programs 1960s

box 111, folder 4

Flyers and programs 1960s

box 111, folder 5

Flyers and programs 1960s

box 111, folder 6

"The Golden Book of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn" 1964

box 112, folder 1

Flyers and programs 1960s

box 112, folder 2

Flyers and programs 1960s

box 112, folder 3

Flyers and pamphlets undated

box 112, folder 4

Flyers and programs undated

box 113, folder 1

Flyers and pamphlets undated

box 113, folder 2

Flyers and programs undated

box 113, folder 3

Flyers and programs undated

box 113, folder 4

Flyers and programs undated

box 151, folder 5

Ephemera 1950s-1960s, undated

box 101, box 102, box 103, box 104, box 105, box 106, box 107, box 108, box 109, box 110

Series 7: Books from personal library 1880-1968

Scope and Content

Contains books from St. Denis's personal library, the majority of which focus on religion and spirituality. This series also includes some books written by St. Denis, as well as many books written by Mary Baker Eddy. St. Denis was very influenced by Mary Baker Eddy's writings, particularly in her belief that dance was both art and religion.
 

Series 8: Business materials 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

This series contains financial, medical and legal materials, inventories of St. Denis's possessions, and business notes and memos pertaining to performances, St. Denis's schedule, fundraising, contracts, and St. Denis's bequest.
 

Subseries 8.1: Financial materials 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes bank statements, receipts, and fund raising materials.
box 97, folder 9

Financial materials: Receipts, Denishawn House fundraising letter 1919-1930s

box 97, folder 10

Financial materials: Receipts, financial statements 1940s

box 98, folder 1

Financial materials: Receipts accepted by Elyse Robert 1940s

box 98, folder 2

Banking books (1 of 2) late 1950s-early 1960s

box 98, folder 3

Banking books (2 of 2) late 1950s-early 1960s

box 98, folder 4

Financial materials 1950s

box 98, folder 5

Bank account information 1950s

box 98, folder 6

Financial materials: Ledgers 1950s

box 98, folder 7

Financial materials 1950s

box 98, folder 8

Financial materials: Receipts 1950s

box 99, folder 1

Financial materials: Bank statements and receipts 1961

box 99, folder 2

Financial materials: Macy's receipts and Chemical Bank deposit receipts 1961

Scope and Content

No Subnote Content
box 99, folder 3

Financial materials: Macy's receipts 1961

box 99, folder 4

Financial materials: Receipts and financial statements 1960

box 99, folder 5

Notes on grants 1966

box 99, folder 6

Financial materials 1960s

box 99, folder 7

Financial materials 1960s

Scope and Content

Includes fundraising materials
box 100, folder 1

Financial materials 1960s

box 100, folder 2

Financial materials 1960s

box 100, folder 3

Financial materials 1960s

box 100, folder 4

Financial materials undated

box 100, folder 5

Financial materials undated

box 100, folder 6

Financial materials undated

 

Subseries 8.2: Medical materials 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Contains medical records, recommendations from doctors, and dietary recommendations.
box 94, folder 1

Medical documents 1920s, 1960s, and undated

 

Subseries 8.3: Legal materials 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes contracts and St. Denis's bequests.
box 94, folder 2

Legal materials 1920s-1960s, undated

box 94, folder 3

Legal notes and will 1965

 

Subseries 8.4: Business notes and memos 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes memos and meeting notes related to St. Denis's schedule and performances.
box 94, folder 8

Informal business notes 1920s-1940s

box 94, folder 9

Informal business notes 1950s

box 95, folder 1

Informal business materials 1950s

box 95, folder 2

Informal business materials 1950s

box 95, folder 3

Informal business materials 1960s

box 95, folder 4

Informal business notes 1960s

box 95, folder 5

Informal business notes 1960s

box 95, folder 6

Notes on lecture film project 1960s

box 95, folder 7

Informal business notes 1960s

box 96, folder 1

Informal business materials 1960s

box 96, folder 2

Informal business materials undated

box 96, folder 3

Informal business materials undated

box 96, folder 4

Informal business notes undated

box 96, folder 5

Informal business notes undated

box 96, folder 6

Formal business materials 1930s-1940s

box 97, folder 1

Formal business materials 1950s

box 97, folder 2

Formal business materials 1950s

box 97, folder 3

Formal business materials 1960s

box 97, folder 4

Exhibit ideas 1960

box 97, folder 5

Outlines for exhibits 1966

box 97, folder 6

Formal business materials 1960s

box 97, folder 7

Formal business materials undated

box 97, folder 8

Formal business materials undated

box 125, folder 14

Business materials: Legal performer agreement 1950s

box 125, folder 15

Informal business notes 1960s

box 126, folder 1

Business materials: Professional Educational Presentations Program at the New York State Council on the Arts 1968-1969

box 126, folder 2

Informal business notes undated

box 126, folder 3

Formal business materials: Ruth St. Denis School of Dancing Agreement, written notes, and Indenture 1918-1963

box 127, folder 1

Business materials 1920s-1940s

box 127, folder 2

Business materials 1930s-1940s

box 127, folder 4

Business materials 1950s

box 127, folder 5

Business materials 1950s

box 127, folder 6

Business materials 1960s

box 127, folder 7

Bequests 1963 June

box 127, folder 8

Business materials 1960s

box 127, folder 9

Business materials 1960s

box 128, folder 1

Business materials 1960s

box 128, folder 2

Business materials 1960s

box 128, folder 3

Business materials 1960s

box 128, folder 4

Business materials 1960s

box 128, folder 5

Business materials 1960s

box 128, folder 6

Business materials 1960s

box 129, folder 1

Business materials 1960s

box 129, folder 3

Business materials undated

box 129, folder 4

Business materials undated

box 129, folder 5

Business materials undated

box 130, folder 1

Business materials undated

box 130, folder 2

Business materials undated

box 130, folder 3

Business materials undated

box 130, folder 4

Business materials undated

box 130, folder 5

Business materials undated

box 130, folder 6

Book list undated

box 131, folder 1

Business materials undated

box 131, folder 2

Ruth St. Denis book listing undated

box 131, folder 3

Business materials undated

box 131, folder 4

Business materials undated

box 131, folder 5

List of books at Homestead California undated

box 151, folder 8

Business materials 1950s-1960s, undated

 

Subseries 8.5: Lists and inventories 1920s-1960s

Scope and Content

Includes inventories of St. Denis's possessions.
box 94, folder 4

Lists and inventories 1930s-1950s

box 94, folder 5

List of materials for folio 1953

box 94, folder 6

Inventories 1959 November

box 94, folder 7

Lists and inventories 1960s, undated

box 127, folder 3

Lists and notes 1940s-1960s