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BOX 3-4 |
Scrapbooks, 1934-1953, undated
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Two scrapbooks: one for the years the children studied dance at the Hessler Dance
Studio and one predominantly celebrating Vera-Ellen's career. The Hessler
scrapbook of the mid-1930s focuses on classes and recitals as well as souvenirs
and newspaper clippings related to performing arts events in the Cincinnati area.
The Hessler studio items include recital records and class schedules, invoices and
receipts for classes taken, newspaper features and calendars. The second scrapbook
includes print coverage and published photos of Vera-Ellen (local and national),
beginning in the 1940s through the 1950s. Reference copies of both scrapbook
contents were created as the fragility of the paper precludes handling by patrons.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/1 |
Scrapbook, 1934-1936
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1 scrapbook of approximately 89 items |
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Assortment of clippings about Hessler Dance Studio, its students, or
Cincinnati-area performances, programs, ticket stubs, invitations, handwritten
notes about class schedules, and other materials related to the Hessler Studio
or the Ralstin twins
Please consult the set of Reference photocopies, as this scrapbook is too
fragile to be handled
Items originally in this scrapbook that arrived unglued or separated are housed
in the folders of the Hessler Damce Studio Papers series |
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BOX-FOLDER 4/1 |
Scrapbook, 1939-1953, undated
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1 scrapbook of approximately 259 items
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Magazine and newspaper articles, photographs, and notices of Vera-Ellen, many
undated or without identifying publication information
Please consult the set of Reference photocopies, as this scrapbook is too
fragile to be handled
Items originally in this scrapbook that arrived unglued or separated are housed
in the folders of the Vera-Ellen Papers series |
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BOX-FOLDER 3/2-3 |
Reference copies for Hessler and Vera-Ellen
scrapbooks |
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420 photocopies |
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Copies of each page, with items on the page
numbered, along with a separate photocopy of each item on the page |
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BOX 1-3 |
Vera-Ellen Papers, 1935-1981
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Correspondence (letters, holiday cards, and postcards) between the Ralstin family
and Vera-Ellen and her mother; photographs (including photographs during
Ralstin-Murphy visits to Vera-Ellen in California; magazine and newspaper
clippings (including coverage of Vera-Ellen's visit to Norwood, Ohio), among other
items that became separated from or were kept separate from the scrapbooks. |
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Arranged by format: Articles and clippings, correspondence, photographs, and
miscellaneous autographed items. |
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BOX 1, 3 |
Articles and Clippings, 1938, 1949-1953
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BOX-FOLDER 1/1-2 |
Magazine issues, 1938, 1949
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2 issues |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/3-15, 3/4-6 |
Articles, 1949-1953, and undated
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17 articles |
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Features on and photos of Vera-Ellen published
in Movies, Movies Stars
Parade, News Weekly, and Movie Life magazines as well as some in
unidentified publications. Includes one photo published in Buckeye Action and articles in Cincinnati
publications. |
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BOX 1 |
Correspondence, 1936-1981
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BOX-FOLDER 1/16-20 |
Letters, 1936, 1945-1952, 1959, 1974,
1981
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36 items |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/21-22 |
Holiday cards, 1945-1960
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27 items |
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Most are Christmas cards; some have
notes |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/23 |
Postcards, 1936-1937, 1946-1953
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8 cards |
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BOX 1 |
Photographs, 1935,
1944-1948, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 1/24-31 |
Studio photographs, undated
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7 black-and-white prints; 1
photocopy |
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Headshots or mid-shots; some autographed or
inscribed to the Ralstins |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/32 |
Professional photographs, undated
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14 black-and-white small-size
prints |
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Some staged poses; many in small
groups |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/33 |
Postcard photographs, 1944, 1948
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2 items |
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Commemorative Hollywood postcard photographs,
in which Vera-Ellen appears |
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BOX-FOLDER 1/34-36 |
Personal photographs, 1935, 1944, and
undated
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5 black-and-white photographs |
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BOX 1, 2 |
Autographed items, 1945, 1952, undated
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BOX-FOLDER 1/37 |
Autograph book, undated
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1 item |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/1 |
Roy Rogers rodeo program, 1945
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1 item |
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Cover autographed by Vera-Ellen |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/2 |
Event program, 1952
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1 photocopy |
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Autographed by alumnae of the Hessler
Studio |
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BOX 2 |
Hessler Dance Studio Papers, 1929-2010, and undated
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Most materials are printed items, such as advertisements of the Hessler Dance
Studio or recital programs. One piece of music is marked for accompaniment of an
unidentified performance. Some of the programs and clippings reference Vera-Ellen,
artists employed by the dance studio, or other studio classmates who became
famous. A number of items are handwritten, such as drafts of the program order,
receipts for class fees, and such. Important amongst the items are handwritten
notes of dance routines. Most items are undated. |
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Arranged by format, and by date therein. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/3-8 |
Programs, 1934-1939
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9 programs; 1 handwritten draft |
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Recital programs of Hessler Dance Studio and
guests |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/9-15 |
Promotional materials, 1929-1937, undated
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17 items |
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Class schedules, correspondence, advertising
artwork, invitations, business cards and ticket stubs |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/16-21 |
Performance notes and records, undated
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14 items |
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Recital dance routines (Spanish dance, soft shoe,
toe / pointe dance, carbon copy of rhythm tap routine attributed to Jack
Manning), adapted lyrics of popular songs, piano piece titled Patriotic Medleymarked with cues |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/22-24 |
Photographs, 2010, undated
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3 items |
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Recital photograph marked with arrows
Published photograph of four children performers
Former Hessler student Doris Day name inscribed in cement; date on verso likely
for a later reprint |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/25 |
Clippings, 1936, 2009, undated
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5 items |
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Assortment of newspaper clippings on Hessler
associates (teacher, students) |
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BOX 2 |
Miscellany
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Items not directly related to Vera-Ellen or the Hessler Dance Studio, such as the
ancillary materials prepared by Library of Congress archivist Clark Evans and
biographical data on the Ralstin and Rohe families compiled from online
databases. |
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Arranged by format. |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/26 |
Descriptive inventories and narratives, 2010
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3 items |
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Descriptive inventories of loose items in the
collection, an essay titled "The Girls of Hesslers," and a narrative biography
of Vera-Ellen, prepared by Library of Congress archivist Clark Evans |
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BOX-FOLDER 2/27 |
Family data |
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Printouts of census and other data regarding the
subjects and collectors of this collection |
