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Title: Beatrice A. Richardson collection
Dates: 1906-1997
Bulk Dates: 1938-1975
Collection number: D1999.1
Creator:
Richardson, Beatrice A.
Collection Size:
18.3 linear feet
(32 boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Ella Strong Denison
Library.
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: Beatrice A. Richardson was the director of both Physical
Education and Dance at Scripps from 1938-69. She played a fundamental role in
building the Scripps Dance department into a successful and widely recognized
program. This collection consists of materials donated to the college after her
death. The collection begins in 1906 with Beatrice Richardson's childhood and
continues until 1997. It includes materials related to dance and physical education
at Scripps, her research and teaching, her involvement at Scripps outside of dance,
and her personal life. The collection also includes photographic documentation of
the Scripps dance program and her own research.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Denison
Library.
[Identification of item], Beatrice A. Richardson collection. Ella Strong Denison
Library, Libraries of The Claremont Colleges.
Gift of Beatrice Richardson Estate, 1999.
Processed by Elizabeth Gallagher, Scripps College, 2002-2005.
| 1900? | Born in Hampton, New Hampshire |
| 1906-1918 | Grade schools in Newtonville, Massachusetts; Erie and Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York |
| 1918? | Graduated from Oil City High School, Oil City, Pennsylvania; left home for secretarial school in Detroit |
| 1926 | Received B.S. in Dance and Physical Education from University of Wisconsin in Madison |
| 1926-27 | Instructor of Rhythm and Dance, State Teachers College, Macomb, Illinois |
| 1927-31 | Director of Dance, University of Nebraska in Lincoln |
| 1931-32 | Graduate Fellowship, Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit, Michigan |
| 1932 | Received M.A. in Psychology from University of Wisconsin in Madison |
| 1932-35 | Director of Recreation at State School for the Deaf in Delevan, Wisconsin |
| 1935 | Traveled to Mexico by car to observe native rituals |
| 1935 | Director of Physical Education and Dance, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
| 1936, 1938 | Summer dance workshops at Teachers College, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, using creative movement techniques |
| 1938 | Appointed Associate Professor and Director of Physical Education at Scripps College, asked to "build dance interest" |
| 1941 | Scripps College co-sponsored regional Dance Symposium |
| 1941 | Became Honorary Member of Scripps College Class of 1941 |
| 1944 | Began children's dance classes on weekends and during summer |
| 1956 | Reorganized Scripps College Physical Education Program |
| 1954 | Enrolled as graduate student in Latin American Studies at Claremont Graduate University |
| 1955 | 4-month sabbatical; traveled to Mexico for cultural studies |
| 1958 | Scripps College opened new dance studio |
| 1961 | Bare Feet published |
| 1962 | Sabbatical: traveled to Europe and the Middle East for cultural studies |
| 1963 | Promoted to full Professor, given title Director of Dance as well as P.E. |
| 1964 | Two Left Feet published in Orton Society Bulletin (now Annals of Dyslexia) |
| 1969 | Dance studio named Beatrice A. Richardson Studio by Scripps Board of Trustees |
| 1969 | Retired from Scripps College |
| 1970 | Granted emeritus status as Professor of Dance |
| 1970-75 | Photographer, Institute of Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont, California |
| 1973 | Appointed member of Claremont Collegiate Schools Board of Trustees |
| 1975 | Named "Outstanding Alumna," University of Wisconsin in Madison |
| 1999 | Died in Claremont, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains notes, correspondence, writings, clippings, photographs, and
other material related to Beatrice Richardson's private life and to her time as a
Professor of Dance and Director of Physical Education at Scripps College. The
majority of the material focuses on dance and physical education, including the
dance group Orchesis and program data for thirty years of classes. Other material
includes extensive research and publications of Beatrice Richardson, personal
correspondence and biographical information, and numerous photographs and albums of
dance performances and classes at Scripps. The materials in the collection range
from 1906 to the late 1990s.
In processing this collection, materials were generally retained in the file folder
in which they were found. Some materials were moved and some folders modified to
provide a more accurate division of contents. Most folder titles come from Beatrice
Richardson's original titles, although some were altered to provide a more specific
description.
The collection is organized into the following series and subseries:
- Series 1. Children and Dance
- Subseries 1.1. Photographs and Albums"
- Series 2. Dance at Scripps
- Subseries 2.1. Classes, Syllabi, Lesson Plans"
- Subseries 2.2. Correspondence"
- Subseries 2.3. Orchesis"
- Subseries 2.4. Performance Programs"
- Subseries 2.5. Photographs and Albums"
- Subseries 2.6. Photographs and Albums, Performance Programs "
- Subseries 2.7. Workshops and Master Classes"
- Series 3. Personal
- Subseries 3.1. Biographical"
- Subseries 3.2. Corresponcence"
- Subseries 3.3. Early Years"
- Subseries 3.4. Photographs and Albums"
- Series 4. Physical Education at Scripps
- Subseries 4.1. Correspondence"
- Subseries 4.2. Photographs and Albums"
- Series 5. Research
- Subseries 5.1. Bare Feet"
- Subseries 5.2. The Dance Collection"
- Subseries 5.3. Photographs and Albums"
- Subseries 5.4 The Dance Story"
- Series 6. Scripps College and Beatrice Richardson
- Subseries 6.1. Correspondence"
- Subseries 6.2. Performance Programs"
- Subseries 6.3. Photographs and Albums"
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
dancers
professors
Scripps College.
Physical education teachers
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
Performing arts and youth