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William Moore papers
- Title
- William Moore papers, 1966-1991.
- Author
- Moore, William, 1933-1992.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 586 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- .4 lin. ft. (1 archival box)
- Summary
- William Moore papers consist primarily of appointment books (1966-1980, scattered) in which Moore noted his activities, some letters and writings, notes and college reports, and an annotated treatment for a documentary film by Kermit Frazier entitled "The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance" (1988).
- Subjects
- Dance companies > New York (State) > New York
- African American dancers > New York (State) > New York
- African American entertainers > New York (State) > New York
- Black author
- Dance critics > New York (State) > New York
- Moore, William, 1933-1992
- African Americans in the performing arts > New York (State) > New York
- Frazier, Kermit > Black tradition in American modern dance
- African American dance > New York (State) > New York
- African American scholars
- Dancers > United States
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Political button transferred to Art and Artifact Division.
- Books transferred to General Research and Reference Division.
- Source (note)
- Margaret Moore
- Biography (note)
- William Moore, an African-American dance critic, dancer, and researcher, began his career in the 1960s. He later managed the dance companies of Eleo Pomare and Joan Miller, and participated in the creation of the Association of Black Choreographers in 1967. In 1975 he founded "Dance Herald", a journal about Black dance. Moore also lectured on dance history and criticism at Lehman College and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 586
- OCLC
- 780103029
- Author
- Moore, William, 1933-1992.
- Title
- William Moore papers, 1966-1991.
- Biography
- William Moore, an African-American dance critic, dancer, and researcher, began his career in the 1960s. He later managed the dance companies of Eleo Pomare and Joan Miller, and participated in the creation of the Association of Black Choreographers in 1967. In 1975 he founded "Dance Herald", a journal about Black dance. Moore also lectured on dance history and criticism at Lehman College and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
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- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 586