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Virna Harman Walker Johnston papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-JohnstonV
Abstract

Correspondence, programs, report cards, and clippings relating to Chicago dancer and dance instructor Virna Harman Walker Johnston.

Dates: 1903-1959; Majority of material found within 1918-1930

Ruth Page papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Page
Abstract

Personal papers of dancer and choreographer Ruth Page. Materials include correspondence, choreographic and technical notes, address books, programs, press clippings and scrapbooks, journals writings, photographs, business records, audio recordings, and musical scores. Featured dance works include The Bells, Carmen, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Frankie and Johnny, and Billy Sunday.

Dates: 1892-1997

Stone-Camryn School of Ballet records

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Stone-Camryn
Abstract

Chicago's Stone-Camryn School of Ballet was founded in 1941 by established dancers Walter Camryn and Bentley Stone. It became one of the most successful American ballet schools in placing its graduates in professional companies, and in creating new generations of dance teachers. Archives include personal and biographical material from Stone and Camryn, school records, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, programs, clippings, and choreographic notes.

Dates: 1865-1988; Majority of material found within 1910-1988

Arts Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Arts Club
Abstract

Corporate records of the Arts Club of Chicago, an institution incorporated in 1916 and devoted to exhibiting and showcasing innovative artists and performers. Records include extensive exhibition files, files on the Club's music, lecture, film, and drama series, and administrative and financial files.

Dates: 1892-2004

John M. Wing Foundation printing ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: Wing-Ephemera-File
Abstract

Printed ephemera from a variety of companies, organizations, and individuals, mostly concerned with printing, publishing, graphic design, and related book arts. Geographic coverage includes North America, Great Britain, Europe and East Asia.

Dates: approximately 1750-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1900-1999

Hope Abelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Abelson
Abstract

Materials related to the theater career, business, and personal life of Chicago theater producer and philanthropist Hope Abelson, including scripts, theater mementos, correspondence, financial documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings.

Dates: 1914-2008; Majority of material found within 1949-2006

Goodman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Goodman Family
Abstract

Papers, letters, photograph albums, cards, genealogical materials, diaries, and travel memorabilia from the family of Marjorie Sawyer Goodman Graff, daughter of playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, and her mother, Marjorie Robbins Hopkins.

Dates: 1795-2003; Majority of material found within 1880-1995

John Doctoroff papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Doctoroff
Abstract

Correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, exhibition programs, and prints relating to Chicago-based portrait artist John Doctoroff.

Dates: 1924-1967

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Diaries 2
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Los Angeles (Calif.) 2
Philanthropists -- United States 2
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Photographs -- 1951-2000 2
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Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
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Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
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Chicago Opera Ballet 2
Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 2
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Abelson, Hope, 1910-2006 1
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Adolphus Hotel (Dallas, Tex.) 1
Albers, Charles H. 1
Aldis, Arthur T. 1
Aliquando Press 1
All-Illinois Society of the Fine Arts 1
Ambassador East Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) 1
American Institute of Graphic Arts 1
American Red Cross 1
Anshe Emet Synagogue (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Art Institute of Chicago 1
Arts Club of Chicago 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Baird, Warner G. 1
Balkenhol, Stephan, 1957- 1
Bank, Marji 1
Beck, Bruce, 1916-2009 1
Benette, Margaret 1
Bibliotheca Wittockiana 1
Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951 1
Booklyn Artists Alliance 1
Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956 1
Boulanger, Nadia 1
Bourgeois, Louise, 1911-2010 1
Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957 1
Branstrom, William J. 1
Braque, Georges, 1882-1963 1
Bremer Presse 1
Brighton Press 1
Brown, Edward E. (Edward Eagle), 1885-1959 1
Budd, Ralph, 1879-1962 1
Butterworth Center (Moline, Ill.) 1
Cage, John 1
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 1
California Insurance Company 1
Camryn, Walter 1
Capehart, Homer E. (Homer Earl), 1897-1979 1
Carpenter, Rue Winterbotham, -1931 1
Cemin, Saint Clair 1
Centro del bel libro (Ascona, Switzerland) 1
Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985 1
Challenge Machinery Company 1
Chapman, Elizabeth Fuller 1
Chicago Ballet 1
Chicago Clearing House Association 1
Chicago Historical Society 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Christensen, Grace 1
Cook, Mollie Price 1
Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953 1
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 1
Cottong, Kathy 1
Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986 1
Cunningham, Merce 1
Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989 1
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 1
Davis, Mitchell P. 1
Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951 1
Dewey, Ken 1
Dill Pickle Club (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Dillard University 1
Doctoroff, John, 1893-1970 1
Doctoroff, Rose, 1893-1956 1
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 1
Drake Hotel 1
Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985 1
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 1
Dutton, Mary L. 1
Dux, Claire, 1885-1967 1
ELM Press 1
Edwards Place (Springfield, Ill.) 1
Eisendrath, William N. 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Engelhard, Benjamin M., 1868-1948 1
Ernst, Max, 1891-1976 1
Fairbank, Miriam 1
Federal Life Insurance Company (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Fishbein, Morris, 1889-1976 1
Foolscap Press 1
Francis W. Parker School (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Freehling, Stanley 1
Gallagher and Ascher, Inc. 1
Garfinkle, Ann 1
Garfinkle, Henry, 1903-1983 1
Gerber, Daniel F., 1898-1974 1
Gerber, Frank D., 1873-1952 1
Gerstenberg, Alice 1
Gilmore, Blanche 1
Gilmore, Eugene Stuart 1
Goldsmith, Dorothy 1
Goodman family 1
Goodman, Kenneth Sawyer, 1883-1918 1
Graff, Marjorie Sawyer Goodman, 1914-2009 1
Graham, Martha 1
Gregynog Press 1
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