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Ernestine Stodelle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Stodelle
Abstract

Collection of files kept by Ernestine Stodelle regarding her professional life as dancer, teacher, author and dance critic. Material relates to Stodelle’s own career and her association with dance figures Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Jose Limon and Louis Horst. Consists of correspondence, articles, clippings, lectures, programs, reviews, tributes, photographs, dance descriptions and reconstructions.

Dates: 1925-2006

Katharane Edson Mershon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Mershon
Abstract

Small collection consisting of one letter to California dancer and dance ethnographer Katharane Edson Mershon, a few writings on Eastern philosophy and “I Ching”, and photographs, both of Mershon and of miscellaneous, mostly unidentified people.

Dates: 1895-1986

May O'Donnell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-O'Donnell
Abstract

Material relating to the career of modern dancer May O’Donnell, consisting of advertising and announcements, articles, reviews, programs and photographs. Also a few miscellaneous items, some of which relate to O’Donnell’s husband, musician Ray Green.

Dates: 1934-1996

Edna Lucile Baum Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Baum
Abstract

Material relating to Chicago dance teacher and author Edna Lucile Baum, which includes incoming correspondence, writings, photographs, programs, dance notations and other miscellaneous printed items, scrapbooks and notebooks.

Dates: 1890-1981

Dean Diggins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Diggins
Abstract

Material regarding Diggins’s career as a tap dancer and teacher, including class notes while studying with Paul Draper, plus clippings, photographs, programs, publicity items and scrapbooks relating to his ten years as a part of the Mattison Trio. Also, his choreographic notes for tap routines composed for classical music and audio and video tapes of some of those dances.

Dates: 1956-1995

Edna L. McRae papers

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-McRae
Abstract Dancer, choreographer, and teacher Edna McRae started dancing in Chicago Public Schools and studied with Andreas Pavley, Serge Oukrainsky, and Adolph Bolm, among others. She operated a ballet school in Chicago from 1925 to 1964, becoming known as the grande dame of the Chicago Ballet community. Papers include correspondence, biographical information, brochures, clippings, programs, numerous photographs, personal and dance notation notebooks, card files, address books, and eight albums...
Dates: 1910-1990

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Graham, Martha 2
Allison, Keith, 1932-1980 (dance teacher) 1
Balanchine, George 1
Baum, Edna Lucile 1
Beaumont, Cyril W. (Cyril William), 1891-1976 1