Flat box MSS 019 Box 01

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to the life of Helen Shea. The collection includes photographs, costumes, programs, original works, correspondence, and other materials from her career as a dancer. The material dates from approximately 1920 to 1999, with the majority produced during the span of her dancing career, from about 1920 to 1942. The bulk of the material is made up of photographs, original writings, and correspondence regarding Shea's best-known performance piece, Leda and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of Helen Shea and other performers. The majority of the photographs feature Helen Shea in costume for various performances, and some were taken on-stage with other cast members. There is a large group of promotional shots taken for her performances of Leda and the Swan; many are duplicates which have been hand-edited in some way. The duplicate photographs have been separated, unless they have been hand-colored or otherwise edited. Most of the photographs...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of Helen Shea and other performers. The majority of the photographs feature Helen Shea in costume for various performances, and some were taken on-stage with other cast members. There is a large group of promotional shots taken for her performances of Leda and the Swan; many are duplicates which have been hand-edited in some way. The duplicate photographs have been separated, unless they have been hand-colored or otherwise edited. Most of the photographs...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of Helen Shea and other performers. The majority of the photographs feature Helen Shea in costume for various performances, and some were taken on-stage with other cast members. There is a large group of promotional shots taken for her performances of Leda and the Swan; many are duplicates which have been hand-edited in some way. The duplicate photographs have been separated, unless they have been hand-colored or otherwise edited. Most of the photographs...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of Helen Shea and other performers. The majority of the photographs feature Helen Shea in costume for various performances, and some were taken on-stage with other cast members. There is a large group of promotional shots taken for her performances of Leda and the Swan; many are duplicates which have been hand-edited in some way. The duplicate photographs have been separated, unless they have been hand-colored or otherwise edited. Most of the photographs...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of photographs of Helen Shea and other performers. The majority of the photographs feature Helen Shea in costume for various performances, and some were taken on-stage with other cast members. There is a large group of promotional shots taken for her performances of Leda and the Swan; many are duplicates which have been hand-edited in some way. The duplicate photographs have been separated, unless they have been hand-colored or otherwise edited. Most of the photographs...