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BOX 6-8 MAPCASE-FOLDER 2 |
Programs and Promotional Materials, 1936-2016
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Includes performance and event programs, promotional flyers, booking brochures,
and posters. Notable items in this series include an early booking brochure for
Martha Graham and Dance Group, a 1954 trilingual program for the Antwerp
performance of the company's first European tour, a 1955 souvenir program from
Thailand, and a 1979 performance at the University of South Florida that includes
Martha Graham's testimony on the National Endowment for the Arts before the U.S.
Senate Appropriations Committee. Programs of events celebrating Martha Graham
after her death and Library of Congress programming related to Graham's legacy are
also included. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/1 |
[1936]
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Booking brochure |
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MAPCASE-FOLDER 2 |
1944?
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One poster |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/2-5 |
1946-1949
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21 programs; three booking brochures; one
flyer |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/6-11, 8/5 |
1952-1958
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Nine programs; one souvenir program |
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Includes: Programs from first European tour
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MAPCASE-FOLDER 2 |
1962?
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Poster |
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Location: Sadsschouwburg Theater, Heerlen,
Netherlands |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/12 |
1965
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Program |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/13-15 |
1972-1979
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Eight programs |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/16-21, 9/7 |
1982-1989
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15 programs; one poster; one promotional brochure
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MAPCASE-FOLDER 2 |
1984
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One poster |
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BOX-FOLDER 6/22-27, 8/6 |
1992-1994
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Seven programs; three promotional cards or
brochures; three invitations; seven miscellaneous items |
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Includes: National Endowment for the Arts
announcement; Graham Center press release on Martha Graham's unfinished ballet;
documentation of other events after Graham's death, including University of
Michigan's "Story of a Genius" programming |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/1 |
1995
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Three invitations with envelopes; two promotional
flyers; promotional brochure; program; fax of program note by Robert Wilson;
press release; magazine |
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Note: Relating to premiere of Robert Wilson's
Snow on the Mesa commissioned for Martha Graham
Dance Company |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/2 |
1996
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Programs; proposal; biography and company
history; typed copy of Graham essay; copy of letter |
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Includes: Graham's 1953 "I am a dancer" essay;
reproduction of letter from former First Lady Betty Ford to actor Gregory Peck;
items about event sponsored by Phoenix Friends of Martha Graham with Peck as
guest speaker |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/3 |
1998-1999
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Press releases |
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Note: Relating to Library of Congress acquisition
of Martha Graham archives and public performances of the Graham company in the
Coolidge Auditorium |
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BOX-FOLDER 8/7 |
1999
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Souvenir or booking publication, 27
pages |
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Note: Titled "Martha Graham Vision 2000: The
Journey Continues;" issued as a "journal" but format resembles a booking
brochure; no other issues were published |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/4 |
2002-2004
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Flyers |
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BOX-FOLDER 7/5 |
2016
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12 postcards; six flyers and cards; three
programs |
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Note: Relating to the Library of Congress "Martha
Graham at the Library" Festival, including events on Isamu Noguchi |
