Scope and Content Note
Materials in the Julia Vincent Cross Papers document portions of the personal and professional life of Julia Vincent Cross (married name used: Julia V. Evergood or Julia Vincent Evergood). This four-box collection is divided into two series: Career Papers and Family Papers.
The series Career Papers is divided into four subseries: Notebooks, Performance Photographs, Programs and Flyers, and Miscellany. The notebooks include a unique journal recording choreography attributed to major artists and to Cross, a set of correspondence to and from booking agents and colleagues, and an acting binder with monologues, scene studies, fashion and beauty tips, and eight poems written by Julia Vincent Cross. The dance photographs span about three decades, many of them studio poses in costume, but also some of Cross among a ballet ensemble or with her students. One photo documents her theatre work. Performance programs include benefit and recital playbills and flyers from her career but also souvenir programs of major companies. The career-related miscellaneous items include two published articles written by Julia Vincent Cross on Mordkin ballet technique, several clippings, the Who's Who entry on Cross, and a book of Genthe's dance photographs as well as a small amount of clippings.
The series Family Papers is divided into five subseries: Cross Family Scrapbook, Personal Photographs, Philip Evergood, Legal Correspondence, and Miscellany. Information on the background of the Cross family is furnished through the thirty-year scrapbook kept by Julia's father, Philip Cross (1848-1922), which shows his advancement in business and social circles in a number of North American cities. Personal photographs include studio portraits of Julia at various ages along with informal snapshots of her with her husband Philip Evergood, with friends, and with her caregiver Margit Swopes. Snapshots show her home with Philip Evergood in Connecticut, and later her residence in Arizona. The Philip Evergood subseries includes the articles, exhibit catalogs, and other items documenting her husband's career as an artist she had retained at the time of her death. Legal correspondence includes letters and other documents primarily concerning the disposition of the estates of both Evergood and Cross. Miscellany includes a few personal items.