Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Eva Desca Garnet papers
- Dates:
- 1900s, 1940s-2015
- Creators:
- Garnet, Eva Desca
- Abstract:
- This collection contains materials from Eva Desca Garent's career as a dancer, choreographer, and instructor, such as photographs, notebooks, books, correspondence, including a letter to Donald McKayle, programs, and video and film recordings. Eva Desca Garnet (1914-2015) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She studied and performed with the Denishawn Company, the Humphrey-Weidman Company, and the New Dance Group. She also performed on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies. Garnet, in her 50s, received a Masters in Gerontology from USC and became a pioneer in exercise for seniors. She taught chair exercise, as well as modern dancing. She also collaborated with the Dance Department at UC Irvine and was the first dance teacher of UCI Professor Emeritus Donald McKayle.
- Extent:
- 5.8 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Eva Desca Garnet papers. MS.P.080. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains materials from Eva Desca Garent's career as a dancer, choreographer, and instructor, such as photographs, notebooks, books, correspondence, including a letter to Donald McKayle, programs, and video and film recordings. Eva Desca Garnet (1914-2015) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She studied and performed with the Denishawn Company, the Humphrey-Weidman Company, and the New Dance Group. She also performed on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies. Garnet, in her 50s, received a Masters in Gerontology from USC and became a pioneer in exercise for seniors. She taught chair exercise, as well as modern dancing. She also collaborated with the Dance Department at UC Irvine and was the first dance teacher of UCI Professor Emeritus Donald McKayle.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Janis Garnet Weissenboeck in 2017
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-08-14 21:41:05 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection has not been processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are generally retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright. For information on use, copyright, and attribution, please visit: http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html
- Preferred citation:
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Eva Desca Garnet papers. MS.P.080. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesThe UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
- Contact:
- (949) 824-3947