Dance
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Dance Repertory Companies Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 028
Scope and Contents
This collection encompasses programs, playbills, and memorabilia pertaining to American and International dance companies, from the early 1900s to the 2000s. The bulk of the collection contains playbills, however there are also souvenir programs from various dance companies and a few newspaper articles pertaining to performances. The majority of the collection pertains to the Boston Ballet from the late 60s to the early 2000s.
Dates:
1934 - 2005
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
Sylvia Lewis Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 025
Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials related to Sylvia Lewis' career including but not limited to: photographs, contracts, scripts, sheet music, publicity publications, magazines, lobby cards, posters, personal correspondence, 16mm films, VHS tapes, DVD's, costumes/apparel.
Dates:
mid-1930s to early 2010s
Variety Protected Materials Department Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 017
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials submitted in sealed envelopes for copyright protection by the Variety Protected Materials Department between 1912 and 1938. The bulk of the material consists of scripts for Vaudeville, radio, and other creative productions, and photographs and drawings of set designs and costumes. The materials also often include illustrations or photographs of a skit concept, trick, or performance props and apparatuses. Also included are musical scores and lyrics. Some...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1916-1924; 1912 - 1938