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Ruth St. Denis letters

Title
Ruth St. Denis letters, ca. 1914-1959.
Author
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

Details

Description
1,038 folders.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ruth St. Denis.
Subjects
Note
  • Series include personal and professional correspondence. The personal correspondence consists of four sections: letters from Ruth St. Denis to Ted Shawn, letters from Ted Shawn to Ruth St. Denis, family correspondence, and correspondence to Ruth St. Denis.
  • Correspondents include notable people from the dance world, such as Jack Cole, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, La Meri, and Charles Weidman; and personal friends of Ruth St. Denis, including Charles Allais, Fred Beckman, Ada DeLachau, Anne Sherman Hoyt, June Hamilton Rhodes, and Pearl Wheeler.
  • The professional correspondence includes letters regarding arrangements for concerts and lectures, Denishawn School business, publication efforts, film-making efforts, and general finances.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
(S) *MGZMC-Res. 32
OCLC
NYPY817014311-A
Author
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
Title
Ruth St. Denis letters, ca. 1914-1959.
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Local Subject
Manuscripts (Letters)
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMC-Res. 32
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