Box 13
Container
Contains 9 Results:
Background information and Ephemera. Miscellaneous background information and ephemera pertaining to the history of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts including miscellaneous newspaper and magazine articles, JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL stationery, a (c. 1945) fundraising letter (from the President of the Board of Directors, Russell Chapin) discussing post-war plans for the dance festival ("...Next summer, with gas and tires available again, we should have the theatre filled for 28 projected performances, and have the school full to overflowing..."), JACOB'S PILLOW - A MOUNTAIN FARM (pre Ted Shawn/Ruth St. Denis) stationery and gardening instructions, multiple promotional copies of the official history of Jacob's Pillow by Ted Shawn ("...Having achieved so magnificently what I set out to achieve, I am now eager to go on to still newer and bigger fields..."), miscellaneous School of the Dance faculty lists (Iris Mabry, Margaret Craske, Joseph Pilates, etc. ), etc
File — Box: 13, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Brochures/Souvenir Books. Miscellaneous promotional brochures and souvenir books pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and Lee, Massachusetts including HOW BEAUTIFUL UPON THE MOUNTAIN: A HISTORY OF JACOB'S PILLOW (1947) by Ted Shawn, a 1952 JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL souvenir book, THE STORY OF JACOB'S PILLOW (1962), A CERTAIN PLACE: THE JACOB'S PILLOW STORY (1997) by Norton Owen, etc
File — Box: 13, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Jacob's Pillow School of Dance. Miscellaneous promotional brochures, heralds, booklets, letters and photographs pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow School of Dance (aka "University of the Dance" and the "Shawn School of Dance for Men"). According to a 1938 brochure: "While major emphasis of the course will be dancing, there will be supplementary but related activities. The curriculum will include fundamental and advanced techniques, classes in eurhythmics, complete dances, supervised practice hours, and lectures on various phases and problems of the dance. There is a daily period when Mr. Shawn talks or reads followed by an informal discussion of that subject. There are evenings devoted to the showing of Mr. Shawn's moving pictures of dancing in all parts of the world. During the summer there will be opportunities for the students to watch rehearsals and creative hours of the concert group. Each week Mr. Shawn and the group give a Lecture-Demonstration which may be attended by the students..."
File — Box: 13, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Fundraising. Miscellaneous information and ephemera pertaining to fundraising for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival including mailing information for the purchase of THE AMERICAN BALLET (1960 publication) by Olga Maynard (with a Forward by Ted Shawn) for the Jacob's Pillow Scholarship Fund and a composition book/address list of people who bought the book (1960)
File — Box: 13, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Photographs - Part 1. Miscellaneous black and white/color photographs (various sizes) of Ted Shawn at Jacob's Pillow in Lee, Massachusetts
File — Box: 13, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Photographs - Part 2. Miscellaneous black and white/color photographs (various sizes) of various staff members at Jacob's Pillow in Lee, Massachusetts including Jess Meeker (Music Director), Jack Cole (guest choreographer - 1972), John Christian (Executive Director), Grace B. Badorek (Business Manager/Comptroller), Ted Shawn (Founder), etc
File — Box: 13, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Photographs - Part 3. Miscellaneous black and white/color photographs (various sizes) of Jacob's Pillow (grounds and buildings) in Lee, Massachusetts
File — Box: 13, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Photographs - Part 4. Miscellaneous black and white publicity and production photographs (various sizes) of various artists and performances at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival including Barton Mumaw, Anne Marie Bell, the Dayton Ballet, Marion Rice, Violette Verdy, Edward Villella, Carmen de Lavallade, the African-American Dance Ensemble, the First Chamber Dance Company, the Minnesota Dance Theatre, the Boston Ballet, the Maria Alba Spanish Dance Company, Walter Terry, the Ethnic Dance Arts Company, Edna Toth, Tania Karina, the Cincinnati Ballet, Lotte Goslan's Pantomime Circus, the Luis Rivera Spanish Dance Company, the Kipnis Mime Theatre, Ritha Devi, Sahomi Tachibana, Jeremy Blanton, Saga Tachibana, the New Jersey Ballet Company, the Morse Donaldson Company, etc.
File — Box: 13, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972
Photographs - Part 5. Miscellaneous black and white publicity and production photographs (various sizes) of various artists and performances (some unidentified) at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival including Norman Walker, Manola Vargas, Jack Cole, Michael Maule, etc
File — Box: 13, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Information and ephemera pertaining to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1933) in Lee, Massachusetts.
Dates:
Circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1900-1972