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Denishawn legacy collection, 1906-2019

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BOX 1 Correspondence, 1962-1968
This series contains a small amount of correspondence between Ted Shawn and Paul McMahon.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
BOX-FOLDER 1/30 McMahon, Paul to/from Ted Shawn, 1962-1968
Laid in: Copy of the Jacob's Pillow press release on Ruth St. Denis's death
BOX 1 Publications, 1936-1984
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.
Arranged alphabetically by organization or author's last name.
BOX-FOLDER 1/31 Jacob's Pillow, "The Campaign for Jacob's Pillow," circa 1984
Report
BOX-FOLDER 1/32 Mumaw, Barton, "How It All Began," 1982 July
Note: Published in Dance Magazine
BOX-FOLDER 1/33 Price, Lucien, "All-Man Performance," 1936
Reprint
Note: Originally published in the Atlantic Monthly
BOX-FOLDER 1/34 Shawn, Ted, How Beautiful upon the Mountain, 2nd ed., 1947
Monograph
BOX-FOLDER 1/35 Shawn, Ted, "Shawn Suggests Many Books on Subject of the Dance," 1936
Note: Final column of a 27-article series on dance published in the Boston Herald
BOX 2 Miscellany, 1932-1934
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.
Arranged alphabetically.
BOX-FOLDER 2/1 Scrapbook pages, 1932-1934 and undated
Three scrapbook leaves

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