Finding Aid for the Inesita Papers LSC.2365
Finding aid prepared by Carolina Meneses, 2019.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2021 October 07.
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Title: Inesita papers
Creator:
Inesita
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2365
Physical Description:
7 Linear Feet
(12 boxes, 3 flat boxes, 1 carton)
Physical Description:
18.92 Gigabytes
(11 digital files)
Date (inclusive): 1913-2018
Abstract: Inesita (1921-) is a Los Angeles-based dancer whose work and oeuvre is devoted to traditional forms of Spanish dance, including
flamenco, the Bolero School of Dance of the 18th century, and other regional dances of Spain. Since the age of fourteen, she
has performed in cabaret; film; television; musical theater; and as a soloist since the early 1950s in venues throughout Los
Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Mexico City, Madrid, Paris, London, Liverpool, and Valletta. The papers are a reflection
of an eight decade career and include business and personal correspondence, contracts, programs, posters, press clippings,
photographs, scripts, notes, ephemera, memorabilia, and a manuscript of Inesita's autobiography
A Dancer's Life. The collection also contains digital and audiovisual materials, which include various audio and video recordings of performances
or fragments of dance shows.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish and French.
Conditions Governing Access
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safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted
in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on
behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Inesita papers (Collection 2365). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Inesita, 2018.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user
interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides
a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive
processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Carolina Meneses, under the supervision of Courtney Dean and Shira Peltzman in 2019.
The original arrangement was retained in most series. Inesita grouped materials by venue, city, state, and/or country. Portions
of folder titles provided by her were retained but expanded upon by the archivist for ease of access.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biographical / Historical
Anice Mignon (née Stahl) Dworkin, best known as Inesita, was born on July 11, 1921 in New York City to parents who were classically
trained musicians. She first studied violin and piano at an early age. Inesita's career as a Spanish dance artist began at
the age of fourteen, not long after moving to Los Angeles, CA. Her work is devoted to traditional forms of Spanish dance,
including flamenco, the Bolero School of Dance of the 18th century, and the regional dances of Spain's autonomous communities.
Her studies began in Los Angeles and Mexico with Michael Brigante, Jose Fernandez, Janet Riesenfeld, Oscar Tarriba, and Antonio
Triana; and then inevitably in Spain where she trained under the flamenco masters, Valencia y Rendón de Ávila ("El Estampio")
and Regla Ortega, as well as the Pericet Family of
la escuela bolera in Madrid. Since her first show at La Golondrina Café on Olvera Street on October 7th, 1939, Inesita has performed in cabaret,
film, television, and musical theater. Since the early 1950s, she has appeared as a soloist in venues throughout Los Angeles,
San Francisco, New York City, Mexico City, Madrid, Paris, London, Liverpool, and Valletta.
Beyond pure flamenco, Inesita's body of work includes
The Mystery of Flamenco, a lecture-demonstration written by her husband, Bob Dworkin. Inesita lectured while demonstrating discrete parts of flamenco
dance to illustrate structure, which she mostly performed in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities in Southern California
between 1963 and 1988. Inesita has also presented a program featuring a suite of dances entitled
Themes from Goya, which reflected the various stages of the Spanish painter's life. Its premiere at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 1955 was
followed by performances at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1957 and at the Ivar Theatre in 1958. Another part
of her oeuvre includes dances to the harpsichord sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, which she premiered at the Wilshire Ebell
Theater in Los Angeles 1970.
Since 2012, Inesita has performed with her own company featuring other flamenco artists and expanded her scope to integrate
the talents of her colleagues with her own vision of Spanish theater. These programs have been presented by the Alhambra Performing
Arts Center.
Sources:
"About Inesita – Flamenco Inesita." Accessed July 22, 2019. https://flamenco-inesita.com/about/.
Inesita (n.d.) LinkedIn page. Accessed September 16, 2019. https://www.linkedin.com/in/inesita-inesita-5b19a246.
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of materials relating to each episode in Inesita's performing life, which includes correspondence,
photographs, contracts, programs, posters, press clippings, scripts, notes, and other printed ephemera spanning eight decades
of shows and engagements (1939-2018). Inesita's husband, Bob Dworkin acted as her agent, and, thus, a significant amount of
the material is connected to his administration of Inesita's bookings, payment, and publicity as a flamenco dancer. Scripts
of
The Mystery of Flamenco, a lecture demonstration presented by Inesita and written by Bob Dworkin are also included.
The collection contains audio and audiovisual material, which includes eleven VHSes; two vinyl records of
Inesita in Flamenco and Classic Spanish Dances; ten 1/4 inch audiotapes; two 1/2 inch videotapes; and one U-matic. Additionally, there is a small amount of digital material
(eight DVDs and five CDs), which include various audio and video recordings of piano and dance performances, or fragments
of dance shows; as well as photographs and text from Inesita's book
A Dancer's Life.
A significant amount of Inesita's personal correspondence and memorabilia are also included, such as fan letters, union cards,
her Lester Horton Lifetime Achievement Award (2010), and her first dance dress.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Materials from California shows and engagements, 1934-2018
- Series 2: Materials from shows and engagements in other U.S. states, 1945-2012
- Series 3: Materials from shows and engagements abroad, 1940-1962
- Series 4: Correspondence, 1913-2012
- Series 5: Additional materials, 1923-2018
Related Materials
"Meet the Author" interviews, photographs, and reference materials (LSC 1755). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Collection is currently unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference
(spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Flamenco dancers -- California, Southern -- Archives.
Women dancers -- California, Southern -- Archives.
Inesita
Dworkin, Bob
Series 1: Materials from California shows and engagements
1934-2018
Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of letters, contracts, programs, flyers, small posters, press clippings, and other ephemera related
to Inesita's one-woman shows in California, particularly in her home base of Los Angeles. This includes materials from early
piano recitals and flamenco shows; her film work from the 1940s and 1950s;
The Mystery of Flamenco lecture demonstrations at various venues;
Themes from Goya presentations; and dance shows to the harpsichord sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. This series also contains material from
performances presented by the Alhambra Performing Arts Center with Inesita and her ensemble. Additionally, this series contains
various audio and video recordings of performances or fragments of dance shows captured in nine VHSes; one U-matic; one 1/2
inch videotape; two 1/4 inch audiotapes; five DVDs; and one CD.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
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box 1, folder 1
Programs from early piano recitals at Pacific Institute of Music & Fine Art
1934-1941
box 1, folder 2-6
Early flamenco performances
1939-1949
Scope and Contents
Includes materials (programs, flyers, contracts, press clippings, and letters) related to Inesita's earliest one-woman shows
and concerts throughout Southern California, including her first flamenco show at La Golondrina Café on Olvera Street in Los
Angeles (1939). Other highlights include materials from Inesita's first major solo concert at the Municipal Concert Hall Long
Beach (1943); ten month run as featured Spanish dancer in the musical,
The New Meet the People (1944); and solo concert at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre (1949). A sheet entitled "Resumé of Performances" by Inesita is provided
for more information about venues, producers, and dates.
box 9, folder 2, box 12, Laptop Reading Room laptop
Film appearances in
Skyline Serenade,
Here Come the Girls, and
Footlight Varieties
1941-1953
Scope and Contents
Includes black-and-white photographs (8 x 10 inches), posters, flyers, contracts, letters, and press releases related to three
films in which Inesita was featured as a dancer:
Skyline Serenade (1941),
Footlight Varieties (1951) and
Here Come the Girls (1953). In addition, there is one VHS and one DVD with 2.83 GB (one digital file) of video of Inesita dancing in
Here Come the Girls.
Scope and Contents
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box 1, folder 7-8
Pan American Concerts tours
1943-1948
Scope and Contents
Primarily programs from five tours of concert revues with Pan American Concerts at various venues throughout California such
as the Wilshire Ebell Theatre; Lobero Theatre; Marines' Memorial Theatre; Long Beach Municipal Auditorium; American Conservatory
Theater's Geary Theater; Embassy Auditorium; Pasadena Shakespeare Club; and more.
box 4, folder 1-2
Performances for various Southern California agencies and organizations
1952-2002
Scope and Contents
Includes letters, programs, and flyers related to performances for various Southern California agencies and organizations,
such as the Council of Mexican American Affairs; Los Angeles Central Library; Beverly Hills Public Library; Biblioteca del
Pueblo de Lincoln Heights; California State Federation; and Lincoln Park Recreation Center, among others.
box 2, folder 1
Premiere of
Themes from Goya at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
1955 October 23
Scope and Contents
Includes programs, flyers, press clippings, and a script.
box 2, folder 2
Solo dances at Turnabout Theatre
1955 November-December
Scope and Contents
Includes flyers, programs and clippings from the
Los Angeles Times related to Inesita's performance of three dances,
Andaluza Sentimental,
Zapateado de Estampio, and
Maria Salome.
box 4, folder 5-6
Newspaper clippings
1955-1969
Scope and Contents
Includes mostly clippings from the
Los Angeles Times with both reviews and advertisements of Inesita's shows in Southern California. Clippings from student newspapers, such as
the University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA)
Daily Bruin, are also included.
box 13, folder 7
Themes from Goya performances at UCLA
1957
Scope and Contents
Includes programs, postcards, and Inesita's handwritten program notes from two presentations of
Themes from Goya at UCLA's Royce Hall on July 19 and November 8, 1957.
box 4, folder 7
Programs from
Themes from Goya performance at Ivar Theatre
circa 1958
box 3, folder 1-7, box 12
Performances at K-12 schools, colleges, and universities
1957-1988, bulk 1963-1979
Scope and Contents
Primarily letters to Inesita or to Bob Dworkin on her behalf regarding both performances and workshops in K-12 schools, colleges,
and universities across Southern California. Contracts, flyers, letters, press clippings, and photographs are also included.
Some recurrent institutions include UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, Oral Education Center of Southern California, Inc.,
Los Angeles Unified School District, Pomona College, Head Start Programs, Claremont Graduate University, Area 7 Alternative
School, El Camino College, Office of Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, California Institute of Technology, Santa
Monica College, and more. This also includes videos of performances at 75th Street School, Head Start Programs, and California
State College captured in four VHSes, one 1/2 inch videotape, and one U-matic. Two 1/4 inch audiotapes of Inesita performing
in 1965 at Caltech and in 1966 at San Fernando Valley State College are also included.
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safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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box 2, folder 3
Programs from solo concert at Contemporary Dance Theatre
1958 October 12-14
box 2, folder 7
Performance at Inner City Cultural Center
1968 February 18
Scope and Contents
Includes postcards, programs, flyers, press releases, and clippings.
box 2, folder 8
Performance at Circle Star Theatre
1969 February 17
Scope and Contents
Includes postcards, programs, a contract, clippings, and letters between Bob Dworkin and representatives from the theater.
box 2, folder 9-10
Premiere of dances to Domenico Scarlatti's sonatas at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
1970 May 15
Scope and Contents
Includes programs, flyers, letters of praise to Inesita, handwritten notes, and newspaper clippings.
box 12
Video of performance at La Rosa
2001 November 10
Scope and Contents
Includes one VHS with the label "Inesita Performance at La Rosa, Sat 10th Nov 2001, Tape #1."
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box 12, box 13, folder 8
Harpsichord Center Artist Concert Series concerts
2001-2008
Scope and Contents
Includes programs for various concerts from 2001 and 2008; as well as three VHSes from May 2001.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 4, folder 3, box 11, folder 7, box 12, Laptop Reading Room laptop
Flamenco shows presented by Alhambra Performing Arts Center
2009-2017
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, flyers, programs, and press clippings of Inesita's flamenco shows presented by Alhambra Performing Arts
Center (APAC). Inesita wrote on the back of each photograph with more details and information about the image. In addition,
there are four DVDs with 14.2 GB (4 digital files) of video footage from 2009, 2010, and 2012; as well as one CD with 104
images (.jpg) of a performance in 2013.
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box 13, folder 9
Program and flyer from shows presented by Piano Forte Productions
2010-2011
box 13, folder 10
Programs from shows at Havana Club Restaurant and Bar
2014-2018
Series 2: Materials from shows and engagements in other U.S. states
1945-2012
Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of letters, contracts, programs, flyers, small posters, press clippings, photographs, and other ephemera
related to Inesita's shows, tours, and
The Mystery of Flamenco lecture-demonstrations throughout the United States. This includes one 1/4 inch audiotape recording of a lecture-demonstration
at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts; one VHS of performances in Las Vegas, Nevada; and one DVD of footage
from a film about flamenco by New York University film students.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
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box 13, folder 6
First show in New York City at the Havana-Madrid nightclub
1945
Scope and Contents
Includes programs, an autographed photograph and a letter from the comedian, Jerry Lewis (who was also in the production),
and a letter from Inesita's friend and dancer, Nitza.
box 9, folder 1
Programs from shows in Seattle, Washington and Kansas City, Missouri
1945, 1954
Scope and Contents
Includes programs from Inesita's concert revue at the Metropolitan Theatre in Seattle (circa 1945); and a production of Georges
Bizet's opera,
Carmen, at the Starlight Theater in Kansas City (1954).
box 8, folder 1-3
New York City performances
1953-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs, schedules, newspaper and magazine clippings, letters, contracts, press releases, programs, and flyers
related to Inesita's performances in New York City. She performed at the Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y, Asia
Society and Museum, Isidor Straus Theatre of the Educational Alliance, and Nathaniel Macon Junior High School (J.H.S. 258),
Central Needle Trades High School (presently High School of Fashion Industries), and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
box 11, folder 6
Photographs of Inesita in New York City
1954-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes black-and-white photographs (8 x 10 inches) of Inesita either posing in costume or performing.
box 6, folder 4
Programs from performances at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
1954, 1962
box 8, folder 4
Summer tour with Pryor-Menz
1955 February-July
Scope and Contents
Contains materials from Inesita's five week tour under the auspices of Pryor-Menz Concert Service, which consisted of twenty-three
concerts in colleges and universities in Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, Minnesota, and Illinois. Materials include letters to Bob
Dworkin from Pryor-Menz about bookings, payment, and publicity. There are also press releases, contracts, letters of praise
to Inesita, newspaper clippings, programs, and a detailed itinerary with information about her reservations and performances.
box 5, folder 1
Virginia Symphony Orchestra performances
1962-1969
Scope and Contents
Primarily correspondence between Bob Dworkin and William Haaker, Musical Director of Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Family Concert
Division regarding payment, publicity, and promotion of Inesita's performances in Covington, Virginia; Fairfield, Illinois;
Anadarko, Oklahoma; Holdenville, Oklahoma; and Guymon, Oklahoma. Newspaper clippings from these performances, as well as photographs
of Inesita and Bob at a social gathering in Covington, are also included.
box 9, folder 5, Laptop Reading Room laptop
New York University student film featuring Inesita
1962-1963, 2010-2012
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box 5, folder 2, box 12
Springfield College performance
1963 January 22
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings, and one 1/4 inch audiotape recording from Inesita's lecture-demonstration,
The Mystery of Flamenco, at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
box 12
Video recording of performances and workshops in Las Vegas, Nevada
2004 January 10
Scope and Contents
Includes one VHS with the label "Inesita (6) segments of performances Jan 10, 2004, Community College, Las Vegas, NV, Guest
Artist, Fiesta Flamenca Dance Co."
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Series 3: Materials from shows and engagements abroad
1940-1962
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish and French.
Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of letters, contracts, programs, flyers, broadsides, press clippings, photographs, and other ephemera
related to Inesita's performances in Malta, Spain, England, and France.
box 6, folder 5-6
Mexico City performances
1940 June, 1956 February 14
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in Spanish, some materials in English.
Scope and Contents
Includes materials related to Inesita's performances in Mexico City at the Rio Rita Sala de Fiesta in June of 1940 and the
Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales in 1956. This consists of contracts, programs, and clippings. There
is also one photograph of the 1956 performance included.
box 9, folder 6
Programs from a show in Managua, Nicaragua
1950 May
Language of Material: Materials are in Spanish.
box 5, folder 4-5
Press clippings about Inesita's performances in Spain
1953-1959
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in Spanish, with some materials in English.
box 8, folder 5
Paris, France performances
1959-1962
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in French.
Scope and Contents
Contains materials from Inesita's performances in Paris, France, such as correspondence between Bob Dworkin and French cultural
agencies regarding potential bookings, programs, posters, newspaper magazine clippings, and press releases. Inesita performed
at Le Catalan restaurant and the American Center for Students and Artists (presently the Foundation for Arts Initiatives).
box 11, folder 4
Photographs of Inesita performing in Paris, France
1960
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white photographs (8 x 10 inches) by photographer, Roger Denizon, of Inesita dancing flamenco with Pedro
de Linares and Eduardo Martinez on guitar at Le Catalan restaurant. Inesita wrote on the back of some photographs with more
details and information about the image.
box 5, folder 6-7, box 6, folder 1-3
England performances
1960-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes materials related to Inesita's performances throughout England, such as correspondence between Bob Dworkin and venue
directors, programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, photographs, flyers, scripts, handwritten notes, and
other ephemera. While in London, Inesita performed at Morley College, London University, London College of Education Dance,
St. Pancras Town Hall (presently Camden Town Hall), and at Victoria Halls for the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
She performed at the Crane Theatre (presently Epstein Theatre) in Liverpool and at Birmingham University.
box 11, folder 3
Photographs of Inesita in London, England
1960-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white photographs (8 x 10 inches) of Inesita either posing in costume or performing in London. Also includes
one photograph of the Maharajah of Mysore being presented to Inesita as patron of her first concert in England. Inesita wrote
on the back of each photograph with more details and information about the image.
box 5, folder 3
Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta performances
1961 October
Scope and Contents
Includes materials related to Inesita's performances at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta, such as correspondence between
Bob Dworkin and Captain Paul Bugeja and others from the Malta Government Tourist Board regarding payment, publicity, and promotion
of the engagement. This also includes programs, clippings, and a poster.
box 11, folder 1-2
Photographs of Inesita and her ensemble in Valletta, Malta
1961
Scope and Contents
Includes black and white photographs (8 x 10 inches) captured by the Malta Government Tourist Board of Inesita in Valletta,
Malta with her ensemble: guitarist, Paco Torres; pianist, John Vernon; and singer, Juan Martin ("Manolette"). Includes mostly
photographs of Inesita in Spanish dance poses (bolero, muiñeira, and flamenco) at the Manoel Theatre, the Palace of the Baron
of Marquise Luchona, the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, and the Tombs of Malta. Inesita wrote on the back of each photograph with
more details and information about the image.
Series 4: Correspondence
1913-2012
Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish.
Scope and Contents
This series is primarily comprised of Inesita's personal correspondence with friends and dance partners throughout the years.
This includes a small amount of letters written to Inesita's father, Willy Stahl as well as letters to Inesita from her mother,
Minnie Stahl. Greeting cards sent to both Inesita and Bob Dworkin are also included.
box 13, folder 4
Early letters to Inesita and her family
1913-1939
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter written in German to Inesita's father, Willy Stahl; two letters to Inesita from her mother, Minnie Stahl;
a card celebrating Inesita's nineteenth birthday from Helen; and a postcard from Minnie to Willy.
box 7, folder 1
Letters to Inesita from Antonio Triana
1940-1941
box 7, folder 2
Letters from Olga J. Rosenthal and Lynden Behymer
1940-1945
box 7, folder 7
Letters to Inesita from Oscar Tarriba
1941-1942
box 9, folder 10
Letters to Inesita from Carlos Montoya
1947
Scope and Contents
Includes some letters that are written by Montoya's wife, Sally Montoya, on his behalf.
box 9, folder 8
Greeting cards to Inesita and Bob Dworkin from friends and fans
1949-2006
box 13, folder 5
Letters between Bob Dworkin and various people
1951-1986
Scope and Contents
Primarily letters from Bob Dworkin to performing arts organizations, newspapers, politicians and others regarding Inesita's
show bookings and publicity.
box 7, folder 3-6
Letters to Inesita from Maruja Martín Mayor
1960-2009
1960-1969
Language of Material: Materials are in Spanish.
Scope and Contents
Letters from Inesita's friend from Madrid, Maruja Martín Mayor, describing her day-to-day, as well as information about Inesita's
flamenco costume orders. Enclosures include drawings with Inesita's measurements, lists, invoices, business cards, and photographs.
Postcards and greeting cards are also included. Some letters are addressed to Bob Dworkin.
box 7, folder 8-9
Letters between Inesita and various people
1968-2012
Scope and Contents
Includes letters by Inesita to friends, dance organizations, universities, newspapers, and others about show bookings, past
performances, and her day-to-day activities. Also includes letters from people, such as other musicians and artists, praising
Inesita for performances and inquiries about dance classes.
box 9, folder 9
Printouts of email between Inesita and various people
2007-2011
Scope and Contents
Includes email covering different topics, such as praises for performances and details about show bookings. Some emails are
reactions to specific content and stories found on Inesita's blog or website. Also includes printouts of photograph attachments.
Series 5: Additional materials
1923-2018
Scope and Contents
This series includes various manuscripts of
The Mystery of Flamenco lecture-demonstrations, as well as notes and research material related to this piece, which was written by Bob Dworkin. This
series also includes a significant amount of photographs of Inesita, as well as some of her own personal keepsakes, which
include a press book with newspaper clippings of advertisements and reviews of early flamenco shows; passports and union cards;
a Lester Horton Lifetime Achievement Award; and Inesita's first dance dress, sewn by her paternal grandmother. A manuscript
of Inesita's autobiography,
Inesita: A Dancer's Life is also included in both paper and digital (one CD) formats.
This series contains audiovisual and digital materials, which includes two VHSes, one labeled as "Inesita: 45 min (enhanced)
for Donald to make copies," and the other as "Reel 2 1/23/88"; one unlabeled 1/2 inch videotape; seven unlabeled 1/4 inch
audiotapes; two vinyls and one CD of
Inesita in Flamenco and Classic Spanish Dances; and two CDs: one of Inesita at the piano accompanying her father on the violin and one of her performing his compositions
on piano.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS PROCESSED DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment will be required for viewing. All requests to access special collections
materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Materials will require assessment and may need further processing for
safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
box 9, folder 3, box 10, folder 3-4, box 11, folder 8, box 16
Personal materials
1925-2005
Scope and Contents
Includes various items kept by Inesita over the years, such as her elementary school diploma, business cards, union cards
(Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Guild of Musical
Artists), brochures, receipts, flyers, programs, clippings, and printouts from web searches. Inesita's first dance dress from
1925, sewn by Aurelia, her paternal grandmother is also included (box 16).
box 13, folder 1-3, box 15, folder 2-4
Photographs of Inesita
1928-2016
Scope and Contents
Includes primarily black and white (10 x 12 and 10.5 x 14 inches, and mounted prints of 12 x 16 inches) photographs of Inesita
in various costumes typical of Spanish dances, either posing or dancing alone or with others (her husband Bob Dworkin, artists,
celebrities, friends). This includes several photographs from the beginning of Inesita's career in the 1940s. There are also
color photographs (3.5 x 5 inches) of her playing the harpsichord. Inesita wrote on the back of each photograph with more
information about the image.
box 15
Press book with newspaper clippings of reviews and advertising
1939-1954
box 10
Music and Dance in California and the West book
1948
Scope and Contents
Includes an article written by Inesita, "Flamenco and Castanets."
box 12, Laptop Reading Room laptop
Audio recording of Inesita playing the piano with Willy Stahl on the violin
1948
Creator: Stahl, Willy
Scope and Contents
Includes one CD with .001 GB (1 digital file) of audio.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 10, folder 6
Ballet Today and
Dance Magazine clippings of reviews
1954-1962
box 12, box 15
Inesita in Flamenco and Classic Spanish Dances audio recordings
1954, 2014
Scope and Contents
Includes United States and United Kingdom vinyl record releases (1954), as well as the record jacket for the French release.
Also includes one U.S. CD release (2014).
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 15, folder 1
Posters advertising performances
1955-1957, 2004
box 9, folder 4, 7
Writings by Inesita
circa 1950s, 1988-2012
Scope and Contents
Includes various documents written by Inesita, including a eulogy for her husband, costume lists, program notes, remarks,
personal statements, a resumé of performances, and a document titled "A Laboratory Workshop for Education in the Arts and
Humanities." Also includes printouts of screen captures of Inesita's text documents in process.
box 2, folder 4-6, box 4, folder 4
The Mystery of Flamenco scripts and research materials
1961-2001
Creator: Dworkin, Bob
Scope and Contents
Includes several versions of
The Mystery of Flamenco, a lecture-demonstration written by Bob Dworkin and presented by Inesita throughout her performing life. This also includes
their research notes, articles, and other research material.
box 12, Laptop Reading Room laptop
Audio recording of Inesita performing Willy Stahl's compositions on piano
1994 December 31
Creator: Stahl, Willy
Scope and Contents
Includes one CD with .001 GB (1 digital file) of audio.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 11, folder 5
Photograph album of Inesita at her home and studio
2000
Creator: Shapiro, Katie
Scope and Contents
Includes both black and white and color prints of Inesita posing in her flamenco costume.
box 12, Laptop Reading Room laptop
Video of Inesita in her studio dancing
2003
Scope and Contents
Includes one DVD with .001 GB (1 digital file) of video.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 10, folder 1-2, Laptop Reading Room laptop
Inesita: A Dancer's Life manuscript
circa 2005
Scope and Contents
Includes both digital and hard copies of Inesita's autobiography,
Inesita: Dancer's Life. The latter contains rough drafts with editors' marks. Chapters of this book are blog posts on Inesita's website, https://flamenco-inesita.com/
(last accessed July 26, 2019). Includes one CD with .001 GB (1 digital file) of text (.pdf).
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 14
Lester Horton Lifetime Achievement Award
2010
Scope and Contents
Includes a glass trophy and a program with the names of all honorees.
box 12
Unlabeled audio recordings, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes seven unlabeled 1/4 inch audiotapes.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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box 12
Two video recordings, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes two VHSes, one labeled as "Inesita: 45 min (enhanced) for Donald to make copies," and the other as "Reel 2 1/23/88."
Also includes one unlabeled 1/2 inch videotape.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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