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Background information and Ephemera. Miscellaneous background information and ephemera pertaining to the marriage, team performance and business partnership of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn including various Christmas cards (1922 - 28), a 1925-26 press book for RUTH ST DENIS, TED SHAWN AND THEIR DENISHAWN DANCERS ("America's Unofficial Ambassadors"), a three -page proposal (undated) to build a theatre of the dance ("The Denishawn Synchoric Theatre"), various 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) 1914 photographs depicting the decor of the Denishawn Studio in California, various 8 x 10 - inch (black and white)c. 1916 photographs depicting buildings and activities at the DENISHAWN West Point (NY ) Dance Studios, vintage (c. 1925) DENISHAWN stationery and bookplate, a 5-page Ruth St. Denis/Ted Shawn (Jan. 24, 1926) press release ("Bulletin No. 3") describing a recently completed Denishawn dance tour of the Orient ("...In Rangoon, the interest in the Denishawn performances reached a point akin to fanaticism..."), various 8 x 10 - inch (1925) photographs taken on the tour of the Orient, various newspaper and magazine clippings, 5-pages of notes (possibly written by Ted Shawn) on DENISHAWN note paper, a 2-page (1964) press release announcing two parties at Jacob's Pillow (Lee, Massachusetts) to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, etc

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Information and ephemera pertaining to the marriage, performance and business partnership of Ruth St. Denis and 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
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Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
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