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Document case MSS 019 Box 03

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Helen Shea Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 019
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...
Dates: Bulk; 1920 - 1999

Costumes and clothing

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-02
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains costumes and related materials from Shea's performances. Due to a mold infestation, the costumes were photographed and removed from the collection, and the photographs were printed on acid-free paper along with any identifying information. Most of the materials seem to be parts of costumes, rather than whole outfits, and the series includes loose materials intended for costumes and scenery, such as tulle sheets. The head of the swan prop from the Leda and the Swan dance...
Dates: Unknown

Accessories

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-02
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains costumes and related materials from Shea's performances. Due to a mold infestation, the costumes were photographed and removed from the collection, and the photographs were printed on acid-free paper along with any identifying information. Most of the materials seem to be parts of costumes, rather than whole outfits, and the series includes loose materials intended for costumes and scenery, such as tulle sheets. The head of the swan prop from the Leda and the Swan dance...
Dates: Unknown

Costume supplies

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-02
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains costumes and related materials from Shea's performances. Due to a mold infestation, the costumes were photographed and removed from the collection, and the photographs were printed on acid-free paper along with any identifying information. Most of the materials seem to be parts of costumes, rather than whole outfits, and the series includes loose materials intended for costumes and scenery, such as tulle sheets. The head of the swan prop from the Leda and the Swan dance...
Dates: Unknown

Props

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-02
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains costumes and related materials from Shea's performances. Due to a mold infestation, the costumes were photographed and removed from the collection, and the photographs were printed on acid-free paper along with any identifying information. Most of the materials seem to be parts of costumes, rather than whole outfits, and the series includes loose materials intended for costumes and scenery, such as tulle sheets. The head of the swan prop from the Leda and the Swan dance...
Dates: Unknown

Miscellaneous Materials

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-02
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains costumes and related materials from Shea's performances. Due to a mold infestation, the costumes were photographed and removed from the collection, and the photographs were printed on acid-free paper along with any identifying information. Most of the materials seem to be parts of costumes, rather than whole outfits, and the series includes loose materials intended for costumes and scenery, such as tulle sheets. The head of the swan prop from the Leda and the Swan dance...
Dates: Unknown

Programs and announcements

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-03
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This small series contains programs and announcements regarding Shea's dances. Included is a cardboard placard announcing the performance of Leda and the Swan and an advertisement for a performance at Club Avalon's, both of which list the copyright number for the dance. All of the items are undated.

Dates: 1930 - 1940

Original writings

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-04
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains copies of original writings by Shea, including hand and typewritten copies of Leda and the Swan, and Psyche at Nature's Mirror. There are a few pages of notes written on scrap paper with ideas for the works, as well as copies that have been edited.

Dates: 1935 - 1940

Copyright Claims

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-05
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains Shea's correspondence, the bulk of which pertains to the copyright process for her original works. This includes letters to and from the US Copyright Office regarding the eligibility and status of her copyright applications. Also included are handwritten Certificates of Copyright Registration for all three of her works, as well as a letter instructing Janice Andre to cease performing Leda and the Swan. The series also contains some correspondence between Shea and various...
Dates: 1935 - 1972

Miscellaneous correspondence

 folder — document case: MSS 019 Box 03
Identifier: MSS 019-05
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains Shea's correspondence, the bulk of which pertains to the copyright process for her original works. This includes letters to and from the US Copyright Office regarding the eligibility and status of her copyright applications. Also included are handwritten Certificates of Copyright Registration for all three of her works, as well as a letter instructing Janice Andre to cease performing Leda and the Swan. The series also contains some correspondence between Shea and various...
Dates: 1935 - 1972