Dance program and ephemera collection, 1909-1990

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection comprises printed materials, primarily dance programs and repertory booklets, documenting significant international dancers, dance companies, festivals, performances, and events. The bulk of this collection comprises materials on 20th century American and European ballet performers and companies, such as the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, Ballet Russes and related companies. The collection also contains dance programs documenting world and folk genres, and international dance styles, primarily Indian, Japanese, and Spanish. A small group of printed ephemera documents various dance festivals, dance companies, and individuals such as Isadora Duncan, George Balanchine, Mary Wigman, and others.
Extent:
10.4 Linear Feet (26 boxes and 5 oversize folders) and 0.4 unprocessed linear feet and 10.3 linear feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Dance program and ephemera collectino. MS.P.026. 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:

This collection comprises printed materials, primarily dance programs and repertory booklets, documenting significant international dancers, dance companies, festivals, performances, and events. The bulk of this collection comprises materials on 20th century American and European ballet performers and companies, such as the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, Ballet Russes and related companies. The collection also contains dance programs documenting world and folk genres, and international dance styles, primarily Indian, Japanese, and Spanish. A small group of printed ephemera documents various dance festivals, dance companies, and individuals such as Isadora Duncan, George Balanchine, Mary Wigman, and others.

Acquisition information:
This collection was created by UC Irvine Special Collections and Archives staff from a variety of performing arts collections in cases where the dance programs were tangential to the collection's focus, including the Eugene Loring Papers (MS-P02), Ruth Clark Lert Dance Library and Archive (MS-P09), and Clarence McGehee Collection on Ruth St. Denis (MS-P25). Sources and dates of acquisition are not known.
Processing information:

Processed by Linda Akatsu, Emma Kheradyar, William Landis, and Maria Lechuga, 1997-2001. Guide completed by Adrian Turner, 2002.

Arrangement:

This collection is organized into three series.

  • Series 1. Ballet and modern dance programs, 1909-1987. 8.2 linear ft.
  • Series 2. World dance programs, 1933-1987. 1.4 linear ft.
  • Series 3. Dance ephemera, 1920-1987. 0.7 linear ft.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

Preferred citation:

Dance program and ephemera collectino. MS.P.026. 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:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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