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Inscribed/Signed Ephemera (To Ted Shawn) - Part 1. Miscellaneous inscribed/signed material (programs, photographs, etc.) presented to Ted Shawn including an inscribed ("To E. M. Shawn from his foster father Christian F. Reisner - December 27, '09") hardback copy of WEEK DAY PRAYERS by Christian F. Reisner (Jennings and Graham, NY - 1909), an inscribed ("To Ted Shawn, most gratefully…") signed NEW FRIENDS OF MUSIC program (November 25, 1945) from Konrad Wolff (an internationally renowned pianist and author) following a concert at Town Hall in NYC, an inscribed ("For Ted - From Tat - MCMXXXIII") 3.5 x 5.5 - inch (sepia) photograph (1923) from an unidentified dance student), an inscribed ("To Mr. Shawn with love, Kenneth Roy Land") signed 5 x 7 - inch (sepia) photograph from a youthful and aspiring dance student (undated), an inscribed ("Season's Greetings!...") signed 3.5 x 5.5 - inch (sepia) photograph (date unknown) of Jan Veen (a dancer, choreographer, teacher and dance promoter who was the founder of the present Boston Conservatory Dance Program, and a choreographer/collaborator with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops), an inscribed ("To my friend Ted Shawn with hearty greetings...") signed 6.25 x 8.5 - inch (sepia) photograph (date unknown) of Maurice Block (no biographical information available) and an inscribed ("Affectionate Greetings from...") signed (by 20 dancers) 6 x 9 - inch picture postcard (1962) sent to Ted Shawn from Denmark

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Information and ephemera pertaining to the private life and solo career of dance pioneer and businessman Ted Shawn.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1900-2013
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1900-1972

Creator

Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 12.5 Linear feet (25 Boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository

Contact:
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755