Box 4
Container
Contains 8 Results:
Story of Seventh Heaven, The. A paperback copy of THE STORY OF SEVENTH HEAVEN ("With Actual Lines and Scenes from the Play - Produced by John Golden") by Austin Strong (The Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY - 1924) with an EX LIBRIS DENISHAWN bookplate
File — Box: 4, 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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Tragedy of Mr. Punch, The. A signed (inside front cover) hardback copy of THE TRAGEDY OF MR. PUNCH: A FANTASTIC PLAY IN PROLOGUE AND ONE ACT by Russell Thorndike and Reginald Arkell (Boni and Liveright, NY - 1924) from the personal library of Ted Shawn (with EX LIBRIS DENISHAWN bookplate)
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Publications/Articles - Author Part 1. Miscellaneous newspaper/magazine articles (THE DANCE MAGAZINE, BOSTON HERALD etc.) and publications (FUNDAMENTALS OF A DANCE EDUCATION - 1937 - pamphlet, CREDO - no date - pamphlet, THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF AMERICAN DANCE -1959 - booklet, etc.) authored by Ted Shawn. Promotional material for additional articles and publications (written by Ted Shawn) is also included in the folder
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Publications/Articles - Author Part 2. Miscellaneous publications (16 DANCES IN 16 RHYTHMS - 1956 booklet, etc.) authored by Ted Shawn. Promotional material for additional articles and publications (written by Ted Shawn) is also included in the folder
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Publications/Articles - Author Part 3. Miscellaneous pages of random "bad verse" written by Ted Shawn ("Voluminous verses to purge myself of the anguish of my shattered romance...") following the break-off of his engagement to Ruth St. Denis (after she discovered his romance with Hazel Wallack - see pages 17 and 42 of ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHT STANDS by Ted Shawn and Gray Poole - Doubleday, Garden City , NY - 1960 - found in the general Popular Culture/Belknap Collections book holdings. Call number: 793.32 S537o)
File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Business Documents. Miscellaneous business permits, bills, receipts, inspection reports, royalty statements, etc. for TED SHAWN AND HIS MEN DANCERS tours, DENISHAWN SCHOOL OF DANCE and JACOB'S PILLOW (c. 1922 - 58)
File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Capezio Dance Award. Miscellaneous ephemera pertaining to the March 19, 1957 presentation of the Capezio Dance Award to Ted Shawn ("For his service to dance in making possible the performances of dancers and dance companies, both native and imported, both experimental and traditional, on the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, which he founded twenty-five years ago and which, under his continuing direction, has grown into an annual event of international recognition.") including newspaper clippings, an invitation (St. Regis Hotel, NYC), the official 8-page award program, various 8 x 10 - inch (black and white) publicity and ceremony photographs (credited to THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE - Pittsfield, Massachusetts) from the event, etc. According to John Martin (Editor and Critic, NEW YORK TIMES): "The Capezio Award was established late in 1951 for the purpose of contributing to public awareness of the progress of the dance in the United States..."
File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
New York Public Library. An embossed ("The New York Public Library - TED SHAWN - September 17, 1969") 27-page/three-ring binder (including various newspaper clippings, press releases, letters and photographs) commemorating the official acceptance of the DENISHAWN COLLECTION to the Library's Dance Collection ("Ted Shawn, one of the great figures in American Dance, will be honored by the New York Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 17. At noon Mr. Shawn's name will be unveiled in the benefactor's pylon in the main lobby of the central research library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street...")
File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
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:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972