Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman collection, 1933-1997

Collection Summary

Title	Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman collection, 1933-1997
Span Dates	1933-1997
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1960s-1980s)
Call No.	ML31.K74
Creator	Kriegsman, Alan M. (Alan Mortimer), 1928-2012
Creator	Kriegsman, Sali Ann
Extent	37,400 items
Extent	192 containers
Extent	83 linear feet
Language	Collection 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.mu017014
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2006568174
Summary	Alan M. "Mike" Kriegsman, chief dance critic of the Washington Post, was the first dance writer to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Sali Ann Kriegsman, a distinguished dance historian, directed the Dance Program at the National Endowment for the Arts and contributed to many initiatives advancing the dance field and preserving dance legacies in the United States. The Alan M. and Sali Ann Kriegsman Collection consists of press kits, newspaper clippings, performance and conference programs, research notes and drafts, records of their service to nonprofit boards, and audiovisual materials. Note: the 192 boxes of processed materials described in this finding aid represent only about a third of the materials in the collection.