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BOX 1-10, 34, 42, 45, 47 MAPCASE 3 | Business Papers, 1926-1996 (bulk 1936-1960) | ||||||||||||
Comprised of architectural drawings, clippings, contracts, financial documents, inter-office communications, legal documents, press releases, promotional materials, scrapbooks, and biographical information on the company and dancers, the Business Papers document the everyday activities of the Dance Theater. Clippings and material in the two scrapbooks hold information on Horton's career before the formation of the Dance Theater and its earlier incarnation as the Lester Horton Dancers or Horton Dance Group. Several folders of bills and receipts reveal the various company expenses, including a wide range of maintenance activities such as paint purchases and ticket printing costs. Bank statements and ledgers chart the financial decisions of the company, and documentation on Horton and Frank Eng's personal bank accounts contain expenditures linked to company activities. Materials related to the Dance Theater School are found under Education Files. | |||||||||||||
Arranged alphabetically by material type. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/1 | Address books, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/2 | Address lists, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/3 | Administration and staff, 1947-1952 and undated | ||||||||||||
MAPCASE-DRAWER 3/4 | Architectural blueprint and sketches by R.M. Schindler (Dance Theater architect), undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 | Architectural sketches by Lester Horton, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 47/1 | Artwork by Keith Finch, undated | ||||||||||||
Note: Displayed in Dance Theater lobby | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/5 | Bank loan documents, 1947-1962 | ||||||||||||
Bank statements | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 2/1-13 | Dance Theater, 1949-1952 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/1-6 | Dance Theater, 1954-1961 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/7-11 | Eng, Frank, 1953-1960 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 3/12-13 | Horton, Lester, 1947, 1950-1952 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 1/6-11 | Bills and receipts, 1939-1961, 1973, and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 | Calendars, 1957 | ||||||||||||
BOX 4/2-7, 5/1-4 | Check stubs, 1946-1966 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 5/5 | Choreo '76 proposal, 1976 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/1-9, 42/1 | Clippings, 1926-1996 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/10 | Company biographies, undated | ||||||||||||
Contracts | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 6/11 | Agents and representation, 1949-1956 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/1 | Dancers, 1937-1953, 1973 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/2 | Performances, 1933-1959 | ||||||||||||
Dancer biographies | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/3 | de Lavallade, Carmen, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/4 | Horton, Lester, 1952-1953 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/5 | Martin, Don, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/7 | Miscellaneous, 1948-1960 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/6 | Truitte, James, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/8 | Dance Theater building, 1946-1961 | ||||||||||||
Correspondence, leases, and permits | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 34/1 | Dance Theater logo drawing by Lester Horton, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/9 | Drawings by Lester Horton, 1950 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/10 | Financial statements and budgets, 1935-1956 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/11, 42/2 | Fundraisers: Bal Caribe, circa 1955 | ||||||||||||
Fliers, invitations, photographs, and posters | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/12 | Grant application, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 7/13 | Inner City Cultural Center 20th Anniversary Celebration, 1985 | ||||||||||||
Insurance | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/1 | Dancers' policies, 1953 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/3 | Miscellaneous, 1948-1960 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/2 | Workmen's compensation claims and coverage, 1946-1961 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/4 | Internal memos, 1950 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/5 | Internal notices, 1952-1960 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 34/2-7 | Ledgers, 1946-1950 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/6 | Legal documents, 1938-1975 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/7 | Lester Horton Dance Theater Foundation, circa 1990 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/8 | Mailing lists, 1950 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/9 | Meeting notes, 1951 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/10 | Newsletters, 1950-1953 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/11 | Outside rentals, 1936, 1948-1949 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 8/12-14 | Payroll and wages, 1936-1961 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 45/1, 47/2-5 | Posters and poster mock-ups, 1936-1960 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/1-5 | Press releases, 1948-1958 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/6 | Production set ups and notes, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/7, 42/3, 45/2 | Promotional materials, 1941-1956 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/8 | Publicity drafts and notes, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/9 | Repertoire and casting, circa 1950 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/10 | Road maps, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 | Rubber stamps and keys, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 9/11 | Schedules, 1956 and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 50/1-14 | Scrapbook, 1929-1950 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 42/4-5 | Scrapbook, 1936-1956 | ||||||||||||
Taxes | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/1 | Dance Theater, 1946-1949 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/2 | Eng, Frank, 1953-1955 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/3 | Excise, 1942-1960 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/4 | Horton, Lester, 1939-1944 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/5 | Miscellaneous, 1939, 943 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/6-7 | Ticket sales and statements, 1934-1956 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/8 | Venue solicitations, 1949-1953 | ||||||||||||
BOX 10-15, 35-38, 42-43, 45, 48-49, 51-55 MAPCASE 3 | Production Files, 1928-1996 (bulk 1936-1955) | ||||||||||||
Information related to specific productions and choreographic works put on by Lester Horton and the Dance Theater company is organized in this series. Material types include costume and set renderings, photographs, programs, scripts, typed scenarios, and licensing agreements with composers. | |||||||||||||
Organized as two subseries, Individual Works and Programs. | |||||||||||||
Individual Works, 1928-1981 | |||||||||||||
This subseries consists primarily of photographs and design renderings of individual dance works created or considered by Horton or the Dance Theater. Some files contain scripts or written dance scenarios. The majority of the pieces were created by Horton, but works presented by the company after his death are also included such as Alvin Ailey's According to St. Francis. There is a significant amount of material documenting the different iterations and revisions to Horton's Salome. Also found in this subseries are six props and costume pieces used in performance. Unless otherwise noted, all productions listed are choreographic works. | |||||||||||||
Arranged alphabetically by title of work. | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 36/1 | 7 Scenes with Ballabilli, 1952 | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/9 | According to St. Francis, 1954 | ||||||||||||
Photograph and scenario | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/10 | Annie Get Your Gun (musical), 1951 | ||||||||||||
Typescript | |||||||||||||
Another Touch of Klee | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 45/3 | Costume and set designs, 1951 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/11, 36/2-3 | Photographs, 1951 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 42/6 | The Art Patrons, 1935 | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 10/12 | Aztec Ceremonial, 1933 | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/1 | Bal Caribe, 1953-1956 | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
Note: Includes Bolero, Kandyan, and Miss Salome | |||||||||||||
Bamboo Alley | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 45/4 | Costume designs, 1951-1955 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/2 | Photographs, 1951-1955 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/3 | Barrel House, 1948-1949 | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 36/4-5, 48/1 | Batucada, 1951 | ||||||||||||
Photographs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 45/5 | Beguine, undated | ||||||||||||
Costume designs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/4 | The Beloved, 1948-1974 | ||||||||||||
Choreographic notation, photographs, and programs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/5 | A Bouquet for Molly, 1950 | ||||||||||||
Photographs and scenario | |||||||||||||
Note: Includes scenario for The Cottonwood Leaves are Whisperin' | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/6 | Brown County, Indiana, 1950 | ||||||||||||
Photographs, scenario, and set designs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 45/6 | Cakewalk, undated | ||||||||||||
Costume designs | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 36/6 | Carmen, 1948-1949 | ||||||||||||
Photograph | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/7 | Carnival in (Bahia, Recife or ?), circa 1945 | ||||||||||||
Scenario | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/8 | Carolina and the Quaker, undated | ||||||||||||
Scenario | |||||||||||||
Chronicle | |||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/9, 36/7, 42/7 | Costume and set designs, circa 1940 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/10, 36/7, 42/7 | Photographs, circa 1940 | ||||||||||||
BOX-FOLDER 11/11 | Chungsville, 1955 | ||||||||||||
Photograph | |||||||||||||
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