Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992.
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or records:
Collection
Found in:
Music Division
Miriam Cole Papers
Identifier: ML31.C64
Abstract
Miriam "Mimi" Cole (1926-2012) was an American dancer and choreographer who performed solo as well as with the Martha Graham Dance Company and other contemporaries. The Miriam Cole Papers consists primarily of programs; clippings, articles, and scrapbook pages; photographs; music for her choreography; and contracts. Much of the material relates to Cole's association with the Graham company: photographs, programs, articles, and other items documenting the Graham European tour in 1954 are...
Dates
1923-1997; Majority of material found within ( 1945-1955)
Collection
Found in:
Music Division
Dance Notation Collection
Identifier: ML31.D35
Abstract
The Dance Notation Collection consists of scenarios, scores in codified dance notation, and descriptions of dance dating from 1893 to 1983, many of which originated from copyright deposits submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office to register rights for choreography. Most of these scores are recorded in Labanotation (also known as Kinetography Laban), the system of dance notation that Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958) developed. George Balanchine, Doris Humphrey, Kurt Jooss, Léonide Massine, and...
Dates
1893-1983; Majority of material found within 1947-1983
Collection
Found in:
Music Division
Cesi Kellinger Collection of Dance Materials
Identifier: ML31.K
Abstract
Cesi Kellinger (1922-2014) was an antiquarian bookseller based in Pennsylvania. This collection consists of dance-related photographs, illustrations, books, promotional materials, performance programs, articles and clippings, and correspondence dating between 1842 and 1994. These items pertain to the careers of prominent dancers, choreographers, and educators, including Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Martha Graham. Kellinger collected the items and donated them to the Library of Congress in...
Dates
1942-1994; Majority of material found within ( 1920-1979)