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Bob Fosse Personal Papers and Career Miscellany (continued)
General Correspondence (continued)
BOX 49B 1982
BOX 49B - C 1983
BOX 49C 1984
BOX 49D Oversized correspondence
BOX 50A 1986
Including file on "Jules Fisher - Russian Project"
1987
BOX 50B Oversized correspondence
BOX 50C Miscellaneous
Appointment Books/Calendars
BOX 55G 1966 Executive Almanac, brown paper cover
1967-68 Week-at-a-glance Appointment Book, maroon cover
1969 Diary, red cover
1970 Diary, black cover
Daily Notes, Phone Lists and Calendars
[Note: Daily Notes or Phone Lists contain incoming and outgoing phone calls and notes; calendars are annotated.]
BOX 54D Phone Lists, 1/81-4/81, blue notebook
Phone Lists, 4/81-8/81, blue notebook
Phone Lists, 9/81-12/1, blue notebook
BOX 54E Daily Notes, 1982, black 3 ring binder
Daily Notes, 1983, black 3 ring binder
Daily Notes, 1984, brown 3 ring binder
Daily Notes, 1985, black 3 ring binder
Daily Notes, 1986, black 3 ring binder
Daily Notes, 1987, black 3 ring binder
BOX 54A - D Calendars: 1976, 1977, 1980 (2), 1981, 1982 (2), 1983 (2), 1984 (2), 1985 (2), 1986 (2)
With appointments and notes
BOX 54D Monthly Planners: 1975, 1976, 1982 (2)
BOX 53, 57, 85, 86 Gwen Verdon Career Miscellany
Material related to Gwen Verdon's career. Included are awards, documentation of public appearances and benefits pertaining to Fosse and Verdon, publicity materials, and other miscellaneous items.
Arrangement is by provenance.
Biographical
BOX 53C Bio
  • General correspondence, 1980's
  • Actor's Fund, 1985
  • Lifetime membership
American Dance Machine--articles
Booth Theatre Library
Items on permanent loan, 1989 deposit paper
Charity functions
Various programs
China, teaching dance
Asia Magazines, Chinese magazines, Chicago program for Imperial Theatre, miscellaneous newsclippings on China
John Drew Theatre benefit: The Nutcracker
Programs and audition cards
"A Divertissement of Dancers," Lincoln Center benefit
Script and program
BOX 57A - B Peter Gennaro/Gwen Verdon Benefit
Conductor's score from show medley, and parts
Houston Ballet, 1978
Press clippings; 4 programs
Little Theatre, 1959
Press clippings
Milliken Breakfast Show
Press clippings; 1974 program
National Ballet Benefit, 1973
Press clippings
Players Club
Playbill, 1989; press clipping
Ritz Theatre
Letter with Ritz tickets; dedication program (Gwen Verdon was speaker); brochure
"Salute to Neil Simon", 1988
Magazine article
"Star Spangled Gala," 1976, Lincoln Center benefit
Program; Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera performing Chicago piece
Paul Taylor benefit, 1981, Gwen Verdon, Nureyev and Baryshnikov
Press clippings
Theatre programs, miscellaneous, 1990
Tony Awards presentation, 1987
Press clippings
"Tribute to George Abbott," 1990
Program
Ziegfeld Club, 1973
Program
Awards, Tributes, Honors
[Note: Statuettes, plaques, etc. are not included in this collection, although numerous certificates are. Also see "Awards" series.]
BOX 53D Certificates of Appreciation from: Screen Actors Guild; Center for Learning Disabilities; Suffolk County (for Brookhaven Theatre Dance Guild work); Chamber Ballet, 1982
Clipping
BOX 86A Hamilton College, Honorary Doctorate, to Gwen Verdon
Certificate
Film Daily, 1958, "Filmdom's Famous Fives," to Gwen Verdon
Certificate
Newspaper Guild of New York, 1959 Page One Award to Gwen Verdon for Redhead
Certificate
Interfest, 1990, award to Gwen Verdon
Certificate
BOX 53D Tribute, American Cancer Society: "Gwen Verdon Week," Culver City, CA, 1960
Emmy nominations: 1987, Magnum PI for "Infinity and Jelly Donuts
Certificate and correspondence
1989, Steam Heat documentary, for "contributions to an outstanding informational special"
Certificate
Governor's Award (NY State), 1989
Program, correspondence, and press clippings
Hamilton College Honorary Degree, 1988
Doctor of Humane Letters; correspondence and college brochure
Howe School (Culver City, CA) Tribute, 1990
Press clippings
"Lambs' Spring Gambol," 1981, honoring Gwen Verdon
Program and 3 flyers
Lion of the Performing Arts award, 1988, New York Public Library
1989 program; "tribute" book: "Images of the Dance," by Lillian Moore
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health: "A Gala Musical Tribute to Gwen Verdon and Cy Coleman"
1985 Playbill
Southern Rep Tribute to Gwen Verdon
Program, brochure, menus, newsclippings
Theatre Hall of Fame, 1981
Membership Scroll of Honor, programs
Tony nominations
Certificate for Chicago, 1975-76
"Tony Babies," 1981 - publicity re: past Tony award winners
Press clipping
Publicity Files
[Note: These files contain assorted articles focused primarily on the life and career of Verdon, though current productions may be mentioned, and contain useful biographical information. For publicity on specific productions, check individual show files.]
BOX 53E Publicity: 1950's; 60's; 70's; 80's
Publicity: magazine articles
Re: Manhattan
Publicity: magazine articles
  • Theatre Week,8/6/90: "Gwen Verdon and All That Jazz," by Michael Buckley
  • Theatre Week, 6/20/90, Letter to the Editor re: preceding article; "New York Scene" (by Marriott Marquis), Spring 1985
BOX 57H The Hamptons, 7/4/86: "Gwen Verdon Does a Number - On Critics and Producers," by Dick Anderson 3 copies
BOX 53E Verdon, interviews
Spotlight! 1984, correspondence with Ryan Keating, host, and several snapshots of Gwen Verdon on show
BOX 86A Photos
  • Gwen Verdon; 16x18 black and white (some color added) photo of Gwen Verdon dancing (damaged)
  • Gwen Verdon; 3 (fragile, damaged) mounted black and white photos, 10x13, 10 1/2 x 12 1/2, 10 1/2 x 12, all by Marcus Blechman, early career publicity
  • Allan Jones; black and white 8x10 photo of Allan Jones, mounted with autograph to Gwen Verdon
  • Barney Martin; black and white photo by Martha Swope, with 1976 autograph, including 8x10 cardboard piece, with note: "To Gwen, I love you I love you, Barney"
BOX 85F Miscellaneous
Thank you to Gwen Verdon from workshop students witten on computer paper
BOX 85B Costume Sketches, Gwen Verdon
From unidentified television show, (2)
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