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BOX 2 Writings by Miriam Cole, 1950-1990s
Handwritten account of career, miscellaneous notes for dance history workshops, technique classes, music notes.
Grouped by subject matter.
BOX-FOLDER 2/18 Autobiography, "My Life with MG," 1990s
Cole's holograph manuscript with typed transcription; covers career through mid-1990s.
BOX-FOLDER 2/19 Choreographic notes, 1952?
Tempo and movement cues for "Come into the Garden Maud."
BOX-FOLDER 2/20 Dance history notes, 1950, undated
Notes on Louis Horst lecture-demonstration and books.
BOX-FOLDER 2/21 Dance and music notes, undated
Typed notes for Elementary I and II modern dance technique classes; handwritten music notes.
BOX 2, 4-5 MAPCASE 4 Miscellany, 1952-1993
Business papers, publicity flyers, posters, as well as photocopies made for preservation purposes. Several posters advertising performances are among this series.
Grouped by subject.
BOX-FOLDER 2/22 Contracts, 1952-1964
Includes: King and I and television filming of Appalachian Spring.
BOX-FOLDER 2/23 European tour documents, 1954
Visa for United Kingdom; Netherlands itinerary.
BOX-FOLDER 2/24-25 BOX-FOLDER 5/4 Flyers, 1961, 1989, undated
Cole's performances, Graham company, benefit events; brochures for Graham films with personal note from film producer Nathan Kroll.
BOX-FOLDER 4/5 Menu, 1993
Benefit for Bill T. Jones.
MAPCASE-DRAWER 4/15 Posters, 1952, undated
Martha Graham company, Pearl Lang company, independent artists; Cole's dance history timeline drawn on the verso of one Graham poster.
BOX-FOLDER 4/6, 5/5 Preservation photocopies
Record copies of scrapbook pages or newspaper clippings to replace badly deteriorated pages or to preserve handwritten notes: Hanya Holm summer workshop; Vassar events; Wisconsin Dance Group; Graham European tour.

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