Muriel Manings and William Korff papers, 1914-2007

Collection Summary

Title	Muriel Manings and William Korff papers, 1914-2007
Span Dates	1914-2007
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1932-1960)
Call No.	ML31.M2132
Creator	Manings, Muriel, 1923-2018
Creator	Korff, William, 1920-2001
Extent	1,088 items
Extent	6 containers
Extent	2.5 linear feet
Extent	50 digital files (71.19 MB)
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.mu019003
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014572405
Summary	Performer and teacher Muriel Manings and her husband William Korff, a performer, dance historian, and writer, compiled a substantial collection of materials that highlight activities of the New Dance Group, with particular emphasis on the dance trio of members William Bales, Jane Dudley, and Sophie Maslow. Manings's acumen as a teacher of modern dance earned her two engagements to teach in Cuba, both of which are documented in personal journals. Her leadership with the American Dance Guild and the ADG-sponsored gala celebrating the New Dance Group is also well documented in this collection.
Online Content	A photograph of a New Dance Group collaborative dance titled Van der Lubbe’s Head from the Muriel Manings and William Korff Papers is available as part of the "Politics and the Dancing Body" online exhibit, available on the Library of Congress website here.