Research Catalog
Don Oscar Becque papers
- Title
- Don Oscar Becque papers, 1920-1983.
- Author
- Becque, Don Oscar.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 268 box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 268 box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | (S) *MGZMD 268 box 3 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- 1.26 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Summary
- This collection documents the professional life of Don Oscar Becque, a dancer, choreographer, director, and teacher of modern dance. Drafts and extensive notes for book projects, essays, course development and individual lessons regarding his work in the field of dance, body mechanics, and movement theory make up the bulk of the collection. The collection also includes Becque's research materials, consisting of annotated press clippings and notes; correspondence; publicity materials; résumés; photographs; and a small amount of personal material.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- To request materials, contact the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org) in advance.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Copyright retained by any document's creator.
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 268
- OCLC
- 750014825
- Author
- Becque, Don Oscar.
- Title
- Don Oscar Becque papers, 1920-1983.
- Restricted Access
- To request materials, contact the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org) in advance.
- Terms Of Use
- Copyright retained by any document's creator.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- American Ballet Theatre records; Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.Charles Boultenhouse and Parker Tyler papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.Federal Theatre Project collection; Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.Grant Hyde Code papers; Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.Mary Fanton Roberts papers; Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.Ted Shawn collection; Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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- Research Call Number
- (S) *MGZMD 268