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BOX 1 |
Programs and Promotional Materials, 1910-2019
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This series consists of programs and promotional materials that relate primarily
to Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Denishawn, and Jacob’s Pillow. Three rare programs
for early performances of Ruth St. Denis are especially notable, as is one for a
Denishawn performance in which Martha Graham, Charles Weidman, and Louise Brooks
appeared in 1923. In addition, the items in this series document activities that
took place at Jacob’s Pillow between 1952 and 2019. Among these souvenir programs,
press releases, and brochures are a Silver Jubilee (25th anniversary) program from
1952, as well as a program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the wedding of St.
Denis and Shawn. An autographed souvenir program of Barton Mumaw's solo dance
concert is of note, as many of Shawn's dances were inspired by and created for
him. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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St. Denis, 1910
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Promotional flyer |
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Note: National Theatre, Washington, D.C. |
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St. Denis, 1911
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Program |
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Note: Columbia Theatre, Washington, D.C. |
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St. Denis, 1916
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Advertising brochure |
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Denishawn, 1923
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Promotional brochure; two programs |
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Includes: Martha Graham; Charles Weidman; Louise
Brooks |
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Denishawn, 1924
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Two promotional flyers |
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Denishawn, 1925
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Promotional flyer |
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Francesca Braggiotti, 1929
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Program |
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G. Schirmer book flyer, 1930
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Advertisement for six illustrated instructions for dances by Shawn and
St. Denis |
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Ruth St. Denis and Her Dancers,
1931
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Program |
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Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers,
1937
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Souvenir program; booking brochure |
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Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers,
1938
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Program |
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Barton Mumaw, 1941
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Souvenir program autographed 1947;
playbill |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1952
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Souvenir program; recreation center
program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1957
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Silver Jubilee souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1958
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Souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1959
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Souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1960
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Souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1961
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Souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1964
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Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn 50th anniversary
program; press releases; souvenir program from Jacob's Pillow; program for Ted
Shawn special event; individual programs by week |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1968
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Souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 1970
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Souvenir program |
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Jacob's Pillow, 2019
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Brochure |
BOX 1 |
Photographs, 1906-1970s
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Photographs of Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, and Jacob's Pillow comprise this series.
Some of the images are reprints of their earliest activities. Other notable items
include a photograph of St. Denis in her choreographed work Rangoon in 1926, as well as one of Shawn performing in her 1952 production of Chitra. A later photograph shows Shawn with Liz Thompson, who was appointed the
executive director of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 1979. |
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Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
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Shawn, Ted at Jacob's Pillow,
1970s
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Shawn, Ted in Chitra, 1952
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Note: Ted Shawn as Arujuna, Lalla Lezzi as Chitra;
Ruth St. Denis, producer and director |
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Shawn, Ted and Ruth St. Denis
photograph array, 1906-1908, 1923 and
undated
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Reprinted photographs, two pages |
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St. Denis, Ruth in Rangoon, 1926
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BOX 1 |
Correspondence, 1962-1968
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This series contains a small amount of correspondence between Ted Shawn and Paul
McMahon. |
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Arranged alphabetically by correspondent. |
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McMahon, Paul to/from Ted Shawn,
1962-1968
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Laid in: Copy of the Jacob's Pillow press release
on Ruth St. Denis's death |
BOX 1 |
Publications, 1936-1984
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This series includes articles, books, clippings, and other documents about modern
dance that were published between 1936 and 1984. Of note is Ted Shawn’s final
column in his 27-article series on modern dance in the Boston Herald. |
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Arranged alphabetically by organization or author's last name. |
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Jacob's Pillow, "The Campaign for
Jacob's Pillow," circa 1984
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Report |
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Mumaw, Barton, "How It All Began,"
1982 July
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Note: Published in Dance
Magazine
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Price, Lucien, "All-Man
Performance," 1936
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Reprint |
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Note: Originally published in the Atlantic Monthly
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Shawn, Ted, How Beautiful upon the Mountain, 2nd ed., 1947
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Monograph |
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Shawn, Ted, "Shawn Suggests Many
Books on Subject of the Dance," 1936
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Note: Final column of a 27-article series on dance
published in the Boston Herald
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BOX 2 |
Miscellany, 1932-1934
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This series contains three scrapbook leaves with content that dates between 1932
and 1934. These pages include programs, clippings, and published images, many of
which are cut from unidentified sources. In addition to Denishawn artists, several
items feature their artistic contemporaries Angna Enters and Uday Shankar. |
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Arranged alphabetically. |
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Scrapbook pages, 1932-1934 and undated
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Three scrapbook leaves |