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BOX 1-2, 5-6 |
Biographical Files, 1868-1977
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Biographical files cover several aspects of Hoctor's personal life as well as her later career managing the Harriet Hoctor School of Ballet. Clippings and magazines document Hoctor's life in the public eye and include advertisements for products she endorsed such as E. Landi Theatrical Shoes. This series also contains material on her hometown, Hoosick Falls, New York, and clippings regarding her brother John and nephew Fred Hoctor. Prints, postcards, documents of family history, and notes are filed as personal papers and include a note from a young Hoctor asking her mother to please come get her and bring her home. Writings for and about Hoctor include several poems inspired by her and two published works on ballet inscribed or dedicated to her. It is unclear if works organized under drawings were done by Hoctor or collected by her. A scrapbook contains clippings and related ephemera from her early years on stage. A folder of programs consists of ephemera from productions Hoctor likely attended, but do not feature her or her choreography. Material on the Harriet Hoctor School of Ballet includes programs from school recitals, correspondence from former students, and ephemera related to their continuing careers in dance. |
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Biographical files are arranged alphabetically by type or subject. |
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Clippings |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/1, 5/1 |
1924-1929
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BOX-FOLDER 1/2, 5/2 |
1930-1939
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BOX-FOLDER 1/3 |
1940-1945
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BOX-FOLDER 1/4, 6/1 |
1952-1967, and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 1/5 |
Death, 1977
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Condolence card and obituaries |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/6 |
Drawings, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 1/7 |
Hoctor, Fred and John, 1935-1939 and undated
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Clippings |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/8 |
Harriet Hoctor School of Ballet, 1943-1957, 1966-1977
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Clippings, programs, and rates listing |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/9 |
Harriet Hoctor School of Ballet: former students, 1953-1976
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Clipping, correspondence, and programs |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/10 |
Hoosick Falls, New York, 1926, 1957, 1967, and 1976
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Clippings and pamphlet |
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Magazines |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/2 |
1925-1929
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BOX-FOLDER 6/3 |
1933
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BOX-FOLDER 1/11 |
1936
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BOX-FOLDER 1/12 |
1937
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BOX-FOLDER 2/1 |
1965
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BOX-FOLDER 2/2 |
Personal papers, 1868, 1896, 1915-1931, and undated
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Clippings, ephemera, family papers, notes, and prints |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/4 |
Print of Anna Pavlova, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/3 |
Programs, 1936, 1956, 1969, and 1977
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BOX 5 |
Scrapbook, 1923-1927
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BOX-FOLDER 2/4 |
Writings for and about Harriet Hoctor, 1928-1936 and undated
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BOX 2 |
Correspondence, 1928-1977
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Correspondence consists of letters, notes, postcards, and telegrams sent to Hoctor during her lifetime. A folder on family members contains letters from several of her nieces including the collection's donor as well as Hoctor's brother, John. Notable correspondents include dance teacher Louis H. Chalif, journalist Frank Crowninshield, actress Mary Pickford, conductor Emil Newman, columnist Walter Winchell, and producers Daniel Frohman and Flo Ziegfeld. A small card signed by Ted Shawn and letters from admirers are among the miscellaneous correspondents. Correspondence of unknown authorship is discoverable in the folder marked unidentified. Letters and telegrams related to specific productions are found in the Production Files series. |
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Correspondence is organized alphabetically by author or type. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/5 |
Bliss, John Gibson, 1931 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/6 |
Caton, Edward, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/7 |
Chalif, Louis H. (Louis Harvy), 1933
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BOX-FOLDER 2/8 |
Christmas cards, 1976 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/9 |
Corcoran, Ed, 1976 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/10 |
Crowninshield, Frank, 1932
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BOX-FOLDER 2/11 |
Family members, 1931-1933, 1958, 1974-1977, and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/12 |
Frohman, Daniel 1933
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BOX-FOLDER 2/13 |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1931-1933, 1958, 1974-1977, and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/14 |
Newman, Emil and Robert, 1934
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BOX-FOLDER 2/15 |
Nilsen, Gloria, 1974 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/16 |
Pickford, Mary, 1934
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BOX-FOLDER 2/17 |
Vasel, Mary, 1974-1977
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BOX-FOLDER 2/18 |
Winchell, Walter, 1934, 1937, and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/19 |
Ziegfeld, Flor, 1928, 1930, and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 2/20 |
Unidentified, 1923, 1934, 1974-1976, and undated
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BOX 3, 6 |
Photographs, circa 1910-1972
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This series primarily contains photographs of Hoctor including images of her youth, early dance training with Louis H. Chalif, formal studio portraits, and publicity shots. Photographs of paintings depicting her are filed under artwork, as are images of the dancer with her own bronze bust and the sculptor Jacob Epstein. Several photographs feature Hoctor's extended family including her grandmother, siblings, and nieces and nephew. Most of the family members are unidentified. Depictions of the Hoctor School of Ballet capture rehearsals and recital performance. Portraits of notable individuals inscribed to Hoctor or otherwise collected by her include Edwin Booth, Jimmy Durante, Ruth Etting, Alicia Markova, and Marilyn Miller. Images related to identified productions are found under Production Files. |
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Photographs are organized by subject. |
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Harriet Hoctor |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/1 |
Apartment, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/2 |
Artworks, circa 1935
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BOX-FOLDER 3/3, 6/5 |
Childhood and youth, circa 1910-1919
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BOX-FOLDER 3/4, 6/6 |
Dancing, circa 1925-circa 1935
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BOX-FOLDER 3/5 |
Dancing (negatives), circa 1925-circa 1935
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BOX-FOLDER 3/6, 6/7 |
Portraits, circa 1925-1937
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BOX-FOLDER 3/7 |
Harriet Hoctor, with others, 1937 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/8-9 |
Hoctor family members, 1919-1972 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/10 |
Hoctor School of Ballet, performances and students, 1972 and undated
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BOX-FOLDER 3/11, 6/8 |
Portraits of others, 1922-1948 and undated
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BOX 4, 6-8 MAPCASE 6 |
Production Files, 1922-1965
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Production files contain documents and ephemera related to Hoctor's career on stage and screen. Material types include broadsides, clippings, choreographic notes, contracts, correspondence, costume sketches, photographs, posters, programs, and typed scenarios. Several files include telegrams or correspondence consisting of congratulatory messages to Hoctor from famous friends including Milton Berle, Russel Crouse, Rudolf Friml, Arnold Genthe, and Billy Rose. Miscellaneous productions includes an early performance contract signed by Hoctor's aunt, Anna Kearney, as Hoctor was a minor at the time. |
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Materials are arranged alphabetically by production title. |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/1, 6/9 |
A la Carte,
1927
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Clippings, contract, and photographs |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/2 |
Blue Danube (choreographic work), circa 1932
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Choreographic notes |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/3, 6/10 |
Bow Bells,
1931-1932
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Clippings, correspondence, and photograph |
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BOX-FOLDER 8/1 |
Casa Manaña Revue,
1937
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Clippings |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/11 |
A Connecticut Yankee,
1936
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Clippings |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/4 |
The Dollies' Follies,
1945
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Program |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/12 |
Earl Carroll's Vanities,
1932
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Clippings and telegrams |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/5, 6/13 |
Great Ziegfeld (motion picture), 1936
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Clippings, photographs, and program |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/6, 6/7 |
Harriet Hoctor Ballet Revue,
1934
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Clippings, ephemera, letter, and poster |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/7, 7/1 |
Hold Your Horses,
1933-1934
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Clippings, photographs, and telegrams |
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MAPCASE-DRAWER 6/7 |
Manchester Hippodrome performances, 1932
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Broadsides |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/8 |
Miscellaneous productions, 1922-1932, 1947, and undated
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Contract, postcards, programs, and typed scenario |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/9 |
The Nightingale and the Rose,
1934
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Telegram and typed scenario |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/10 |
The Nutcracker (choreographic work), 1965
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Program |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/11 |
The Raven (choreographic work), 1928 and undated
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Photographs and program |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/12 |
Shall We Dance (motion picture), 1937
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Clipping and photographs |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/13 |
Show Girl,
1929
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Clippings and telegrams |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/14, 8/2 |
Simple Simon,
1930-1931
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Clippings, choreographic notes for "The Hurdle" ballet, photographs, program, and telegrams |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/15, 8/3 |
The Three Musketeers,
1928-1929
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Clippings, contract, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/16, 7/2 |
Topsy and Eva,
1923-1925
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Clippings, contract, ephemera, and photographs |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/17, 8/4 |
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936,
1935-1936
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Clippings, ephemera, photographs, and telegrams |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/3 |
Unidentified productions, undated
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Costume sketches |
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BOX 7 |
Music, 1900-1949
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The twelve pieces in this series were likely used by Hoctor either in the creation of her own work or in classes at her School of Ballet. Though there is little information directly connecting the music to Hoctor's career, most of the works are marked or annotated. |
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Music is arranged alphabetically by composer. |
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Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/4 |
Petite Suite de Concert, 1911
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Printed piano-conductor score with annotations |
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Dinicu, Grigoraş |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/5 |
Hora Staccato, 1930
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Arranged by Jascha Heifetz |
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Printed piano-conductor score with annotations |
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Heller, Stephen |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/6 |
Tarentelle, op. 85, no. 2, undated
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Printed score for piano with annotations |
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Khachaturian, Aram |
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