Guide to the Eva Desca Garnet papers MS.P.080

Zoe MacLeod
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2018
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu


Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Eva Desca Garnet papers
Creator: Garnet, Eva Desca
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.080
Physical Description: 5.8 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1900s, 1940s-2015
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.
Language of Material: English .

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Preferred Citation

Eva Desca Garnet papers. MS.P.080. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].
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Acquisition Information

Gift of Janis Garnet Weissenboeck in 2017

Collection Scope and Content Summary

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Dance for older people--United States
Modern dance--United States
Dance teachers--United States
Garnet, Eva Desca

 

Unprocessed addition, 2017 Accession 2017.044 1900s, 1940s-2015

box accn2017.044 001

Box 1 circa 1960s-2000s

Scope and Contents Note

newspaper clippings; senior exercise teaching notes and information; lecture notes; writings by Garnet; dance movement workshop
box accn2017.044 002

Box 2 circa 1950s-2000s

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family photographs; dance lectures; manuscripts for Garnet's books; journals; Chapman University material
box accn2017.044 003

Box 3 circa 1920s, 1996-2015

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4 framed photographs; A/V: dance therapy audiotapes, tribute to Eva Desca DVDs, speech on audiotape
box accn2017.044 004

Box 4 circa 1900s, circa 1960s-2015

Scope and Contents Note

"Recipe for Memory" audiotape; family photographs; American Journal of Dance Therapy; Photographs on scrapbook pages;3 books: "Chair Exercise Manual: An Audio-Assisted Program of Body Dynamics" by Eva Desca Garnet, "The Bennington School of the Dance" by Elizabeth McPherson, "Movement is Life: A Holistic Approach to Exercise for Older Adults" by Eva Desca Garnet
box accn2017.044 005

Box 5 circa 1940s-2000s

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4 photo albums; CDs of interviews and photographs
box accn2017.044 006

Box 6 circa 1965

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Audiotape ("Invitation to Exercise" and "The Private Lesson;" recorded television broadcast on film reel)
box accn2017.044 007

Box 7 irca 1969-1974

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"A Surge of Life" video recording; "Invitation to Exercise with Eva Desca Garnet" record; film reel
box accn2017.044 008

Box 8 circa 1970s and 1990s

Scope and Contents Note

A/V: "A Surge of Life" dubbed copy on reel to reel tape (2 copies); Eva Desca Garnet Geriatrics - Calisthenics recording; California Lutheran Homes Health for Senior Citizens class recording; Rosen/Shakespeare "To Be or Not to Be" VHS
box accn2017.044 009

Box 9 circa 1990s-2000s

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Photographs of classes and performances; Harold Humphreys recordings; CDs contain photographs and back up of Eva's book
box accn2017.004 010

Box 10 circa 1900s, 1990s-2000s

Scope and Contents Note

Photographs: classes, performances, personal
 

Unprocessed addition, 2018 Accession 2018.025 circa 1950s-2015

box accn2018.025 001

Box 1 circa 1950s-2015

Scope and Contents Note

note books with diary entries or notes on performances and classes; photographs; correspondence; sheet music; newspaper articles and clippings; lectures; publicity
box accn2018.025 002

Box 2 circa 1950s-2015

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"Scroll of Jewish Dancers in Modern Dance"