Scope and Content Note
The Denishawn Legacy Collection spans the years 1910 to 2019. The bulk of the material dates from 1923 to 1968 and is organized into five series. The Programs and Promotional Materials series consists of programs, brochures, and flyers related to Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Denishawn, and Jacob’s Pillow. Images of St. Denis and Shawn comprise the Photographs series. The Correspondence series includes letters between Paul McMahon and Ted Shawn during the 1960s and the press release that Jacob’s Pillow published about St. Denis’s death. The Publications series consists of articles and books written by Shawn, Mumaw, and Lucien Price. The Miscellany series contains scrapbook pages filled with clippings and programs collected by Paul McMahon about Denishawn, Martha Graham, Angna Enters, and Uday Shakar.