Research Catalog

Title

Denishawn Collection. Scrapbooks: Clippings, announcements, and programs.

Publication

1906-64.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

37 v. illus., ports.; 32-60 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.

Subjects

• St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
• Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
• Weidman, Charles
• Ziegfeld follies
• Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
• Denishawn Dancers
• Modern dance > United States
• Mumaw, Barton, 1912-
• Denishawn collection
• Littlefield, Catherine
• Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
• Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
• Denishawn School of Dance (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• Graham, Martha
• Gould, Norma, 1888-1980
• Mara, Thalia
• Mahoney, Arthur
• Banshee (Choreographic work : Humphrey)
• Ballet > United States > 20th century
• Winslow, Miriam
• Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
• Scrapbooks
• Denishawn School of Dancing
• Society of Spiritual Arts

Note

• Includes articles on the works of Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis both together and individually, and articles on the activities of their students.

Contents

• CONTENTS.--v. 1 (1906-09; all material on Ruth St. Denis; articles in German, Italian and Hungarian)--v. 2 (1910-13; St. Denis' Japanese and Hindu dances; Ted Shawn and Norma Gould; typed notes by Ruth St. Denis on her meeting with Shawn)--v. 3 (1914-15); marriage of Shawn and St. Denis)--v. 4 (1916)--v. 5 (1917-18; photographs of Shawn in the army; a copy of his discharge papers; comments on Shawn by St. Denis, typed)--v. 6 (1918-19; mostly material on St. Denis)--v. 7 (1919-20; photographs of the Denishawn School and students, including Martha Graham; the artistic split of Shawn and St. Denis)--v. 8 (1921)--v. 9 (Jan.-Oct. 1922)--v. 10 (Oct.-Dec. 1922)--v. 11 (Jan.-May 1923)--v. 12 (June-Dec. 1923)--v. 13 (Jan.-May 1924; includes interview with Martha Graham)--v. 14 (May-Aug. 1924)--v. 15 (Aug.-Dec. 1924)--v. 16 (Feb.-Mar. 1925)--v. 17 (Mar. 1925; press notes from Japan; articles in Japanese)--v. 18 (1927-28; notes on dances; press releases from Far eastern tour; Ziegfeld Follies; founding of Society of Spiritual Arts)--v. 19 (1929; articles by Shawn; reviews of his book)--v. 20 (1930-32; acquisition of Jacob's Pillow; Shawn's tour to Germany; press releases and articles in German)--v. 21 (1933; all material on Shawn and His Men Dancers)--v. 22 (1934)--v. 23 (1935)--v. 24 (Jan.-Aug. 1936; Shawn and his group; Jacob's Pillow; Barton Mumaw)--v. 25 (1936-37; articles on Miriam Winslow, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman
• Catherine Littlefield, and Barton Mumaw)--v. 26 (Oct. 1937-Aug. 1938)--v. 27 (Oct. 1938-Apr. 1939)--v. 28 (Oct. 1939-May 1940)--v. 29 (1933-43)--v. 30 (Jan. 1942-May 1943; Jacob's Pillow; dance during World War II; Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; building the Ted Shawn Theatre)--v. 31 (Jan. 1944-May 1948; Thalia Mara, Arthur Mahoney, and Jacob's Pillow directors)--v. 32 (Apr.-Nov. 1947; trip to Canada and Australia)--v. 33 (1947-50; all material on Ruth St. Denis)--v. 34 (1926; photographs and clippings of Far eastern tour, 1926)--v. 35 (1933-46; most material on Jacob's Pillow)--v. 36 (1947-1964; notes, hand-written and typed)--v. 37 (loose clippings, various dates)

Call Number

*MGZRS Library has: Vols. 1-33 use microfilm: *ZAN-*MD2, Reels 11-19.

OCLC

NYPY737236958-B

Title

Denishawn Collection. Scrapbooks: Clippings, announcements, and programs.

Imprint

1906-64.

Local Note

*ZBD-389 contains v. 34 (1926) and v. 37 (loose clippings, undated).

*MGZR St. Denis, Ruth and *MGZR Shawn, Ted contain v. 35 (1933-46) and v. 36 (1947-64).

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Local Subject

Ballet -- United States -- 20th century.

Local Subject

Scrapbooks.

Research Call Number

*MGZRS Library has: Vols. 1-33 use microfilm: *ZAN-*MD2, Reels 11-19.

*ZAN-*MD2 Reels 11-19 Microfilm (pos.) Vol. 1-33. 9 reels.

*MGZRS Library has: Vols. 34 & 37 use microfilm: *ZBD-389.

*ZBD-389 Microfilm (pos.) Vol. 34 & 37. 1 reel.