- Description
- 508 folders.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Principally a gift of Ruth St. Denis. Other donors include Gertrude Shurr and Walter Terry.
- Subjects
- Note
- Documents Ruth St. Denis' personal life and professional career.
- Divided into eight sections; autobiographical material, including St. Denis' personal journal, history letters, and miscellaneous items (246 folders); writings, including addresses, essays, lectures, and poetry written by St. Denis and others (83 folders); information on the Denishawn era, including choreographic notes, Denishawn technique, and Denishawn schools (54 folders); St. Denis' post-Denishawn choreographic projects, including choreographic notes, descriptions of ballets, and production arrangements (l0 folders); music scores, primarily for the choreographic works of St. Denis and Ted Shawn (17 folders); business records, including professional materials (bookings, publicity, program drafts), financial materials (budgets, bank statements, contracts), and miscellaneous (51 folders); St. Denis' projects and organizations, including information on her Creative Arts Colony, Society of Spiritual Arts, Ruth St. Denis Foundation, film projects, etc. (47 folders); and miscellany.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 6
- OCLC
- NYPY817025097-A
- Author
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
- Title
Ruth St. Denis papers, ca. 1915-1958.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Manuscripts -- Collections.
- Research Call Number
(S) *MGZMD 6