Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Planning and publicity files for the multitude of lecture series and special receptions hosted by the Arts Club, primarily in the Arts Club spaces but occasionally offsite. Famous lecturers include Nadia Boulanger, Gertrude Stein, Aaron Copland, Le Corbusier, Martha Graham, Darius Milhaud, Jean Dubuffet, Marianne Moore, Tom Wolfe, Alex Haley, David Mamet, David Sedaris, and John Cage. Files include correspondence with the lecturers and/or agents, fee arrangements, accommodations, and...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: At the height of MoMing Dance & Arts Center’s success, it functioned as the place in Chicago to view post-modern dance and performances. Thus, a variety of artists and dancers performed at MoMing either as soloists, as part of residency, or even as part of a series or showcase, such as “Dance for a Dollar.” Items found in the performance files range from but are not limited to: box office reports, clippings, contracts, correspondence, fliers, notes, press releases, photographs, programs,...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Five large loose-leaf notebooks and four smaller notebooks consisting of a range of informational outlines, instructions, and dance routines written and composed by different dancer teachers, including McRae. Most material mimeographed or typed, sometimes annotated and occasionally dated, often with accompanying music cited. The final four notebooks, labeled "Edna's Notes" or "Edna's Dances," are arranged chronologically, perhaps by use in a classroom setting. See Series 4: Personal...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Rental materials include applications, license agreements and contracts, invoices, schedules and insurance documents. Other information about the companies and events such as correspondence, ticket orders, patron and seating lists, box office and theater technical information, and promotional materials including some photographs.Records in this series show that the building and theater have been used for a variety of reasons, including performances and rehearsals, administrative...

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Handwritten, typewritten, and printed textual works by Page. Many of the essays and articles were reprinted in the book Page by Page (Brooklyn, NY: Dance Horizons, 1978). Some of the supplied dates of undated typewritten essays are from that book. Articles and essays also include short works such as lectures, reviews, poems, and interview transcripts.

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Over 400 boxes of clippings, programs, brochures, fliers, images, and press releases about dancers, dance companies, dance styles, festivals, and various topics. Occasionally there are also administrative files for companies or organizations in which Barzel participated (such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Chicago City Ballet). Many subjects overlap, and the researcher is encouraged to check under many different subject headings for similar materials.

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Over 400 boxes of clippings, programs, brochures, fliers, images, and press releases about dancers, dance companies, dance styles, festivals, and various topics. Occasionally there are also administrative files for companies or organizations in which Barzel participated (such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Chicago City Ballet). Many subjects overlap, and the researcher is encouraged to check under many different subject headings for similar materials.

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Over 400 boxes of clippings, programs, brochures, fliers, images, and press releases about dancers, dance companies, dance styles, festivals, and various topics. Occasionally there are also administrative files for companies or organizations in which Barzel participated (such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Chicago City Ballet). Many subjects overlap, and the researcher is encouraged to check under many different subject headings for similar materials.

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Over 400 boxes of clippings, programs, brochures, fliers, images, and press releases about dancers, dance companies, dance styles, festivals, and various topics. Occasionally there are also administrative files for companies or organizations in which Barzel participated (such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Chicago City Ballet). Many subjects overlap, and the researcher is encouraged to check under many different subject headings for similar materials.

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Material relating to the life and career of Chicago dance teacher and writer Edna Lucile Baum. Includes incoming correspondence (with a short note from Lucia Chase and a letter from artist Troy Kinney), photographs, programs that date back to 1908, a collection of printed dance notations of various other dance teachers, plus miscellaneous printed items, Also, a copy of her 1950 book Ballet Notebook, and negative proofs of her 1934 publication ...

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The information files consist primarily of published material such as programs and reports relating to Dance/Chicago, Dance/NYC and Dance/USA, as well as miscellaneous publications of dance activities and research relating to Chicago and other cities.

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Photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and transfers from performances at the MoMing Dance and Art Center, publicity campaigns, rehearsals, gallery shows, school classes, and events. For more photographs, see also the Performance Files Series and the Publicity Series - Press Kits.

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Photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and transfers from performances at the MoMing Dance and Art Center, publicity campaigns, rehearsals, gallery shows, school classes, and events. For more photographs, see also the Performance Files Series and the Publicity Series - Press Kits.

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Photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and transfers from performances at the MoMing Dance and Art Center, publicity campaigns, rehearsals, gallery shows, school classes, and events. For more photographs, see also the Performance Files Series and the Publicity Series - Press Kits.

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Photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and transfers from performances at the MoMing Dance and Art Center, publicity campaigns, rehearsals, gallery shows, school classes, and events. For more photographs, see also the Performance Files Series and the Publicity Series - Press Kits.

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Photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and transfers from performances at the MoMing Dance and Art Center, publicity campaigns, rehearsals, gallery shows, school classes, and events. For more photographs, see also the Performance Files Series and the Publicity Series - Press Kits.

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Oversize materials from previous MoMing series.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Prints, slides, and some negatives of both professional and candid photographs of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. There are photographs of dancers and others affiliated with the company, followed by dance productions and various events in which HSDC participated. This subseries is followed by a smaller subseries documenting HS2 in the same way. Finally, there are some undeveloped rolls of film as well as photo-CDs storing analog and digital versions of photographs in the Photo Media...

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Company Correspondence contains paperwork, correspondence, cards, newspaper clippings and ballet programs related to the organizations Dom Orejudos worked with as a choreographer.

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Choreographic notes, clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials documenting the career of ballet and Hungarian dancer John Petri (1892-1963). Includes materials regarding his career as a dancer with the Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet in Chicago, which toured with the Civic Opera Company and the San Carlo Opera Company in the 1920s and 1930s. Also includes programs and photographs as well as lesson plans for the John Petri Ballet school and studio, which he established on the North Side...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Choreographic notes, clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials documenting the career of ballet and Hungarian dancer John Petri (1892-1963). Includes materials regarding his career as a dancer with the Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet in Chicago, which toured with the Civic Opera Company and the San Carlo Opera Company in the 1920s and 1930s. Also includes programs and photographs as well as lesson plans for the John Petri Ballet school and studio, which he established on the North Side...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Correspondence, notes, drafts, proofs, publications, research materials, clippings, correspondence, and other materials collected and used by Cowley for his writings. Files can be named by person written about (e.g. Fitzgerald, Sargent), by name of author of a work submitted to Cowley (e.g. Adams, William - Voyage), by title of Cowley’s work, whether published or not (e.g. Exile’s Return, Lost Generation), by a general subject (e.g. Alcoholics, Illiteracy), by or types of writing (e.g....

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38 Hi-8 tapes and 53 digital tapes of "Dance Chicago" performances, 1996-2000, taken by Clyde Foster at the Athenaeum Theatre, together with programs for 1995-2000, and 2007. Also 3 VHS tapes and 1 U-Matic tape containing excerpts and highlights, 1 VHS tape of the Ballet Theatre of Chicago's Giselle shot by Wayne Kupferer, and two company programs 1994 and ca. 1999.

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Licenses and correspondence between the Raven Theatre and over fifty other theaters, ensembles, and performers who rented the Raven Theatre for their own productions. Materials provide insight into the Raven Theatre's collaborative work with other creative institutions in the Chicago area.