Harriet Hoctor collection, 1868-1977

Collection Summary

Title	Harriet Hoctor collection, 1868-1977
Inclusive Dates	1868-1977
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1923-1937)
Call No.	ML31.H58
Creator	Hoctor, Harriet
Extent	1,700 items
Extent	8 containers
Extent	4.5 linear feet
Language	Material in English
Location	Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010013
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006568178
Summary	American dancer and choreographer Harriet Hoctor (1905-1977) began performing on the vaudeville stage in the early 1920s. By the mid-1930s, she was a featured dancer on Broadway and in motion pictures. The collection documents Hoctor's professional life including items related to her early dance training at the Louis H. Chalif Normal School of Dancing in New York and her later career leading the Harriet Hoctor School of Ballet in Boston. Materials include choreographic notes, clippings, costume sketches, music, photographs, personal papers, programs, and correspondence from family members, former students, and notables such as Mary Pickford, Walter Winchell, and Florenz Ziegfeld.