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 Descriptive Summary John Dougherty Records, 1904-1988 Dougherty, John *MGZMD 137 5.75 lf ; 12 boxes The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
New York, New York
John Dougherty was a dancer, dance historian and dance critic who spent most of his life affiliated with Ruth St. Denis and the Denishawn School. He was a student at Denishawn in the 1920s and later, served as secretary and literary adviser to Ruth St. Denis. He also taught dance and wrote for Dance News magazine. The John Dougherty Collection contains Dougherty’s own materials, mostly from 1960-1975, as well as correspondence, documents and original writings of Ruth St. Denis dating from the final period of her professional career, 1960-1968. English Subjects Personal Names Dougherty, John Pinska, Klarna Organizations Subjects Places Document Types Occupations Titles <?xm-replace_text {Title entry}?> Administrative Information Source

The John Dougherty Collection was purchased in 1993 from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Books & Collections.

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John Dougherty Collection, *MGZMD 137. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

 Biography

John Dougherty was born in 1910 in Pennsylvania. He was a scholarship student of the first resident class at Denishawn House, 1928-1929. He made his professional debut dancing with the company Ted Shawn took out in the spring of 1929, beginning with the week at Atlantic City, ending at Carnegie Hall where he danced as one of the silhouette figures in the world premiere of Shawn’s Mevlevi Dervish. Dougherty entered the university of Pennsylvania in 1930 and received his B.A. degree in 1934, and his M.A. in 1938. Despite studying literature, Dougherty remained affiliated with dance throughout his life.

Dougherty was a staff correspondent in Southern California for Dance Magazine from 1956 until 1965. In 1960, he began lecturing on dance history at University of California at Los Angeles and served as a consultant and moderator for dance festivals and performances. Dougherty partnered with Ruth St. Denis in 1965 for her last company appearance, The Blue Madonna of St. Mark’s. Dougherty also trained the dancers for the Ruth St. Denis performance at Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County sponsored by Atheneum Arts Foundation. John Dougherty was St. Denis’ secretary and literary adviser during this last phase of her professional career. He wrote publicity for her, assisted with the operations of the Ruth St. Denis center, and worked to collect the writings of Ruth St. Denis for publication.

In 1966, Dougherty wrote the script, Denishawn Revisited, a retrospective of the Denishawn Era. In 1967, he trained dancers, and staged Denishawn Revisited at UCLA where he danced Ted Shawn’s Invocation to the Thunderbird as the finale to the show. Dougherty also produced another retrospective of the Denishawn era, Denishawn Festival, at UCLA in the 1970s. From 1971 to 1976 he lectured at SSU Fullerton. Dougherty worked with Ted Shawn in 1969 to help catalog materials relating to Mr. Shawn’s personal life and career, including his costumes and fabric collection. At this time Dougherty taped and transcribed interviews with Shawn, which were used by Walter Terry to write Shawn’s biography. Dougherty wrote reviews of dance, and books for Dance News in the 1970s. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1988.

Scope and Content Note

The John Dougherty Collection consists of correspondence, writings, research notes, dance programs, and clippings from newspapers relating to John Dougherty, his personal experience and interested in the Denishawn School of dance, and his professional career working for Ruth St. Denis. The collection is unique because it contains a significant amount of material relating to the thought and dance of Ruth St. Denis. The collection’s two series reflect the split between materials relating to Dougherty’s own work, and Dougherty’s output as Ruth St. Denis’s secretary and literary adviser. The collection covers the years 1904-1980, with the majority of the materials dating from the 1960s detailing the final years of Ruth St. Denis life and career. Dougherty’s close relationship with Ted Shawn and Charles Weidman are evident in his correspondence.

 Organization

Series I: John Dougherty Professional Papers Sub-series 1 - Correspondence Sub-series 2 - Writings Sub-series 3 - Research Series II: Ruth St. Denis Papers Sub-series 1 - Correspondence Sub-series 2 - Writings Sub-series 3 - Professional Papers Series III Oversized Materials

Series Descriptions/Container List Series I: John Dougherty Professional Papers, 1925 - 1988 8 boxes

The materials in this series relate to John Dougherty’s life and career as a dancer, instructor and critic.

Sub-series 1 - Correspondence Sub-series 2 - Writings Sub-series 3 - Research

Sub - series I: Correspondence, 1956 - 1988, undated 1 box

The correspondence is professional and personal and dates mostly from the 1960s to 1970s. It contains letters to and from family, friends and professional associates of Dougherty. Some of the correspondence regards Dougherty’s lectures and performances from 1966 to 1974.

 1 1 A - C, 1956 - 1976 1 2 Philip Baribault, 1969 1 3 D - H, 1963 - 1978 Denishawn Festival, 1973 - 1974 1 4 A - H, 1974 1 5 M - O, 1974 1 6 P - X and Unidentified, 1973 - 1974 1 7 Denishawn Legacy Correspondence, 1972 Oct. - 1973 Jan., undated

Contains correspondence and notes regarding course taught by Dougherty at UCLA

1 8 Denishawn Revisited Correspondence, 1967, undated 1 9 Norbert and Margaret Dougherty, 1964 - 1969 1 10 J - M, 1964 - 1988 1 11 Los Angeles Dance Correspondence, 1964 - 1968

Includes notes and letters from choreographers and performers.

1 12 Genevieve Oswald, 1970 - 1980, undated 1 13 O - W, 1962 - 1972 1 14 Klarna Pinska to Dougherty 1964 - 1977 1 15 Dougherty to Klarna Pinska, 1964 - 1979 1 16 Ted Shawn to Dougherty, 1913 - 1971, undated 1 17 - 19 Ted Shawn Annual Newsletters, 1956 - 1972

Some with handwritten notes from Shawn to Dougherty.

1 20 Dougherty to Ted Shawn, 1964 - 1971, undated 1 21 Jane Sherman, 1980 - 1981 1 22 Buzz St. Denis, 1969 1 23 Walter Terry, 1976 - 1977 1 24 Dorothy Lee Tifal, 1966 - 1969, undated 1 25 Charles Weidman to Dougherty, 1962 - 1975, undated 1 26 Dougherty To Charles Weidman, 1964 - 1975, undated 1 27 Unidentified Correspondence, 1964 - 1976, undated Sub - series II: Writings, 1962 - 1980, undated 1 box

Materials in this sub-series consist of writings by John Dougherty. His reviews for Dance Magazine are not as well represented, as are his lectures and presentations delivered to colleges and universities. Dougherty’s notes for book reviews are included, as well the television screenplays Dougherty developed for Ruth St. Denis in 1966.

 Biographical Papers, 1964 - 1969 2 1 Resume and fact - sheet, 1969, undated 2 2 Contracts and agreements, 1964 - 1966, undated

Includes agreements between Dougherty and Ruth St. Denis.

2 3 Dance News, 1976

Includes notes and drafts on articles by Dougherty from Dance News magazine.

Denishawn Festival, 1974 Feb. - 1974 May 2 4 Expenses, 1974

Festival budget.

2 5 Dancers, 1974 Feb. - 1974 May

Includes lists of dancers and notes on auditions.

2 6 Mailing lists, undated

Includes addresses of participants and contributors.

2 7 Music, 1974 Feb. - 1974 Mar.

Photocopies of scores used in Denishawn Festival performance.

2 8 Programs, 1974 Feb. - 1974 May

Includes drafts of copy used for programs.

2 9 Promotional materials, 1974

Includes press releases, reviews and research material.

2 10 Schedules, 1974 Mar. - 1974 May

Rehearsal and performance schedules.

. Denishawn Revisited, 1966 - 1967, undated 2 11 Complete script, undated

For a presentation honoring Ruth St. Denis. 76 p.

2 12 Script, undated

Pages 8 - 76 with notes by Dougherty.

2 13 Script, undated

Pages 13 - 75 with notes by Dougherty.

2 14 Script for presentation, 1967 Jan.

Complete script used in presentation with notes and corrections.

2 15 Script for 1st hour of presentation, undated 2 16 Script for 2nd hour of presentation, undated 2 17 Lectures, 1966 Nov.

Notes on performances forDenishawn Revisited.

2 18 Promotional materials, 1966 2 19 Proposal, 1966 Oct.

Description of purpose of Denishawn Revisited program at UCLA.

2 20 The Drama of Denishawn Dance, 1979 - 1980

Contains Dougherty's notes and review of The Drama of Denishawn Dance by Jane Sherman

2 21 Incomplete writings and notes, 1964, undated

Includes notes, and revisions from various untitled works.

2 22 Notes on Opera, undated

Includes notes and reviews on opera.

Lectures and Courses, 1962 - 1975, undated 2 23 Choreography, 1974 - 1975, undated 2 24 Lectures and Demonstrations, 1962 - 1975, undated 2 25 Presentation to Adelphi University, 1964 July

Notes for a presentation on the dance dramas of Ruth St.Denis.

Ted Shawn Father of American Dance by Walter Terry, 1976 2 26 Notes, 1976

Contains Dougherty's notes on reading Ted Shawn Father of American Dance.

2 27 Book Review, 1976 Aug. - 1976 Sept.

Contains Dougherty's review of the book.

2 28 Ted Shawn's Los Angeles Days , 1973 Jan.

Article for Los Angeles Herald Examiner.

2 29 Ruth St. Denis interview, 1965

Notes and interview with Ruth St. Denis.

 Television screenplays, 1966 3 1 Egypta , 1966

Script for proposed television series by Ruth St. Denis, Wisdom Comes Dancing.

 3 2 Radha , 1966

Script for proposed television series by Ruth St. Denis, Wisdom Comes Dancing.

 3 3 Radha , 1966

Contains research notes and photo credits.

 Sub - series III: Research, 1925-1980 6 boxes

This sub-series contains files from John Dougherty’s research of the Denishawn school of Dance, as well as materials he collected while working for Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. The materials cover a wide range of subjects related to dance and dance history. Included are interviews, personal correspondence and subject files on people affiliated with the Denishawn school, transcriptions of interviews with Ted Shawn and Barton Mumaw and historical writings by others on the subject of dance. This sub-series also contains Dougherty’s collection of clippings and programs of dance performances, as well as photos of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. The musical scores in this series were used by Ruth St. Denis for performances in the 1960’s and by Dougherty himself for dance instruction.

 Denishawn Correspondence and Research, 1962 - 1980, undated 3 4 Anna Austin, undated 3 5 Germaine Ballou, 1972 - 1975 3 6 Louise Brooks, 1966, undated 3 7 Charles Wakefield Cadman, 1977 3 8 Mara Caricco, 1969 - 1979, undated 3 9 Costumes in the Ruth St. Denis Collection, UCLA, 1974 3 10 Denishawn research notes, 1971 - 1974, undated 3 11 Anne Douglas, 1966 - 1975 3 12 Isadora Duncan, 1966 3 13 Constance Fisher, 1965 3 14 Dean Fritz, 1974 July - 1974 Sept. 3 15 Rosemary Glenn, 1969 June 3 16 Martha Graham, 1966 - 1977 3 17 David Gray, 1974 Oct. 3 18 Wanda Grazer, 1964 - 1980 3 19 Edna Guy, 1955 - 1977, undated 3 20 Ed Harris, 1973 - 1976, undated 3 21 Carl Haverlin, 1979 3 22 Doris Humphrey, 1957 -1971, undated 3 23 Julane Johnston, undated 3 24 Elizabeth Kendall, 1979 3 25 Kulumanu, 1962 3 26 Paul Leonard, 1975 3 27 Margaret Loomis, 1967 - 1975, undated 3 28 Mina Ness, 1979 3 29 Lillian Powell, 1972 - 1979, undated 3 30 Marian Rice, 1975 - 1980 3 31 Elyse Robert, 1977 3 32 Sylvain Robert, 1968 3 33 Willard Van Simons, 1976 - 1979, undated 3 34 William Skipper, 1973 3 35 Buzz St. Denis, 1973, undated 3 36 Dorothy Lee Tifal, 1976 - 1979, undated 3 37 Karoun Tootikan, 1979 3 38 Demetrios Vilan, 1974 4 1 Pearl Wheeler, 1963 - 1964, undated General Research Notes, 1969 - 1980, undated 4 2 Interview transcript, 1969 Jan.

Handwritten transcript from unidentified interview.

4 3 Notes, 1956 - 1974 4 4 Notes, 1970 - 1980, undated 4 5 - 6 Notes, undated 4 7 Notebooks, 1974 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, 1945-1979, undated 4 8 Programs, 1945 - 1967 4 9 Programs, 1969 - 1972, undated 4 10 Promotional materials, 1955 - 1979, undated 4 11 Barton Mumaw interview, 1969 July 34 p.

Transcript of taped interview.

Klarna Pinska, 1964-1980, undated 4 12 Notes on Pinska, 1964 - 1972, undated 4 13 Programs, 1966 - 1980, undated Ted Shawn, 1964-1976 4 14 Catalogs of materials, 1964 - 1969

Includes catalog of Shawn's 16mm films and a catalog of drawings and photographs from the Denishawn era.

 4 15 Costume and fabric collection, 1970

Catalog of costumes and materials held in Ted Shawn's collection. Includes descriptions of costumes.

 Interview, 1969 Jan. 5 1 Transcript of tape 1, 1969 Jan. 5 2 Transcript of tape 2, 1969 Jan. 5 3 Interview transcript with notes by Dougherty, 1969 Jan. - 1969 Feb. 5 4 Notes and miscellaneous materials, 1964 - 1976, undated

Contains notes by John Dougherty on Ted Shawn, and Shawn promotional materials.

 5 5 Press releases, 1974 - 1975, undated

Press materials for dance events.

 5 6 Sacred Dance Guild Newsletters, 1965 Charles Weidman 5 7 Notes on Charles Weidman, 1925 - 1975, undated

Notes written by Dougherty.

 5 8 Programs, 1959 - 1975, undated

Includes programs with notes from Weidman to Dougherty.

 5 9 Promotional Materials, 1963 -1975, undated 5 10 Reviews, 1968 - 1974, undated

Reviews of Weidman's dance from magazines and newspapers.

 5 11 From a Farm in New Jersey, or Visualization, 1974 July

Program of show choreographed by Weidman.

 Writings by Others, 1950 -1964, undated 5 12 Ruth St. Denis by Claudia Cassidy, 1950 July

Chicago Sunday Tribune.

 5 13 Letter of recommendation, 1966

Letter written on behalf of Ruth St. Denis in application for grants.

 5 14 Shawn: The Dancer by Katherine S. Dreier, 1933 5 15 Dance is Self - Expression by Helen L. Gray, 1952 5 16 Denishawn by Malcolm McCormick, undated

Chapter from thesis.

 5 17 Why Have a Religious Dance Choir? by Jean B. Miller, 1957 June 5 18 Lectures on dance by Paul and Blanche Leonard, 1955 - 1958 Clippings and Programs, 1916 - 1980, undated Dance in Los Angeles, 1949 - 1969 undated 5 19 Clippings, 1949 - 1969, undated 5 20 Programs, 1964 - 1969 6 1 Programs, undated General Dance Clippings, 1958 - 1977, undated 6 2 1958 - 1972 6 3 1973 - 1977 6 4 - 6. Clippings, undated 6 7 - 15 Clippings from scrapbook, undated 6 16 Scrapbook, undated

Contains images of dance from around the world.

 General Dance Programs, 1940 - 1980, undated 6 17 1940 - 1975 6 18 1976 -1980, undated Ted Shawn, 1941 - 1973, undated Clippings and programs, 1941 - 1973, undated 6 19 1941 - 1966 6 20 1967 - 1973, undated 7 1 Programs, 1921 - 1967, undated Ruth St. Denis 1916 - 1980, undated Clippings, 1935 - 1980, undated 7 2 1935 - 1964 7 3 1965 - 1968 7 4 1969 - 1980, undated Programs, 1916 - 1976 7 5 1916 - 1960 7 6 1960 - 1968 7 7 1970 - 1976 7 8 - 9 Dance Programs, undated 7 10 Walter Terry Clippings, 1947 - 1976, undated Photographs, 1928 - 1972, undated 7 12 Agnes DeMille's Heritage Dance Theater, undated 7 12 John Ellwood Dougherty, 1940 - 1972, undated Ted Shawn Photos 7 13 1923, undated

Photos from various early performances.

 7 14 1956, undated

Portraits of Shawn

 7 15 1963 - 1969, undated

Personal photos.

 Ruth St. Denis, 1955 - 1966, undated 7 16 Assorted Slides, 1959 7 17 Blue Madonna of St. Mark's, undated 7 18 1955 - 1966

Includes photos of White Madonna, 1959 performance.

 7 19 86th Birthday Celebration, 1966 7 20 Photographs, undated Unidentified Photographs, 1928 - 1965, undated 8 1 Dance, 1928 - 1965, undated 8 2 Dance, undated Music Scores, undated 8 3 B - C, undated 8 4 Carmen, George Bizet, undated 8 5 La Cumparasita, G.H. Rodriguez, undated 8 6 E - I, undated 8 7 L - R, undated 8 8 S, undated 8 9 Song of India, Rimsky - A. Korsakoff, undated 8 10 T - Y, undated 8 11 W, undated 8 12 - 13 Unidentified scores, undated Series II: Ruth St. Denis, 1904 - 1968 3 boxes

The materials in this series relate directly to the professional and personal activities of Ruth St. Denis in last stage of her life from 1960 to 1967, when John Dougherty served as her personal secretary and literary adviser. The papers included in this series were created and collected as a result of this relationship.

Sub-series 1 - Correspondence Sub-series 2 - Writings Sub-series 3 - Professional Papers

Sub - series I: Correspondence, 1956 - 1966 1 box

The Ruth St. Denis correspondence covers her professional career from 1964-1966 and includes personal correspondence, correspondence detailing the operation of the Ruth St. Denis Center, the Center’s president, Alfred Stury, and the letters relating to the production of St. Denis’ final works. There are also letters to and from Ted Shawn. John Dougherty, writing on behalf of Ruth St. Denis, signs much of the correspondence.

 8 14 A - B, 1966 8 15 Blue Madonna of St. Mark's Correspondence, 1966 8 16 C - D, 1964 - 1966 8 17 John Dougherty to Ruth St. Denis, 1956- 1965 8 18 Ruth St. Denis to John Dougherty, 1963 - 1966, undated 8 19 E - G, 1966 8 20 H - K, 1965 - 1966 8 21 To Howard Holtzman, 1966 Apr. - 1966 Aug. 8 22 To Lyle Loverich, 1965 July - 1966 Oct. 8 23 L - N, 1965 - 1966 9 1 To Edmund Penny, 1964 - 1965 9 2 O - S, 1964 -1966 9 3 Ted Shawn to Ruth St. Denis, 1965 - 1966 9 4 Ruth St. Denis to Ted Shawn, 1921 - 1966

Letters from 1921 - 1924 transcribed by Dougherty.

 9 5 Ruth St. Denis to Alfred Stury, 1964, undated 9 6 John Dougherty to Alfred Stury, 1962 - 1966 9 7 Alfred Stury to assorted, 1964 - 1966, undated 9 8 John Dougherty to Walter Terry, 1965 - 1969 9 9 T - Y, 1965 - 1966 9 10 Unidentified, 1964 - 1966 undated Sub - series II: Writings, 1904 - 1967 1 box

This sub-series consists of writings by Ruth St. Denis. It includes lectures, small articles, poetry and dance dramas. John Dougherty collected the dance dramas of Ruth St. Denis for publication. The writings span Ruth St. Denis’ career from the 1904 to 1967.

 Addresses, articles and lectures, 1933 - 1966, undated 9 11 List of Ruth St. Denis Articles, 1951 Nov. 9 12 A - B, undated

Art, Art Institute of Pasadena, The Arts Today, The Ashram, A Beggar for Beauty.

9 13 Balanced Government , 1966 Jan. - 1966 Apr.

Contains statements by Ruth St. Denis and press releases.

 9 14 C, 1925 - 1959, undated

The Creative Artists of America - Speech in Chicago, The Creative Artists of America, The Artists of America, Creative Silence , Credo, Current Biography.

 The Divine Dance, 1933 9 15 Printed book, 1933

Unpublished.

9 16 Drafts, undated

Typed drafts of Lesson II; Body, Lesson III; The Divine Dance, Lesson IV, Lesson V; The Group Dance, Lesson VI; The Dance in Traditional Worship, The Solo Dance, Lesson VII; Manifesting Christ,Lesson VIII; Dance of the Future.

9 17 D - E, undated

The Dance as Spiritual Expression, The Dance as Worship, Dialogue for a Temple, The Divine Poem, Explanation of the Symbology of the White Madonna.

9 18 F - L, 1944 - 1963, undated

France , Freedom, Future Unfoldments, Invisible War, Javanese Technique , Jesus the Artist , Leverage, Liberty.

9 19 Minute for Peace , 1966

Statement broadcast on radio from Mt. Tamalpais, San Fransisco.

9 20 M - N, 1940 - 1951, undated

Magazine; A New Magazine of the Dance, Mobilization , Monastic Order for Artists, Moses, The New Art.

 9 21 O - P, 1924 - 1965, undated

O Artists, What Vision , On Photography, Our Approach to Art, Plan for the Colony, A Plea for Subsidy, Poetic and Allegorical Dance Themes.

Rhythmic Choir , 1965, undated 9 22 Writings, 1965, undated

Includes How to Organize a Rhythmic Choir, Rhythmic Choir as an Artform, Rhythmic Choir; Evaluations on Past, Present, Future, The Science of the Rhythmic Choir, Society for the Spirtual Arts and its Rhythmic Choir, Themes from the Twenty - Seventh Psalm for the Rhythmic Choir.

 9 23 Notes, 1965, undated

Includes notes and choreographic instructions by Ruth St. Denis and dictations to John Dougherty.

 10 1 R - S, 1944 - 1965, undated

Religious Movies, Responsive Call to Worship , Rhythms of the World , Rhythms on the Mound , The Silent Dance , The Study of the Divine Dance, Subject matter of lectures on Religion and the Arts.

 10 2 Society for the Spiritual Arts, undated

Contains statements on the nature of the religious organization founded by Ruth St. Denis.

 10 3 T - V, 1941 - 1944, undated

Talk, Chicago Performance , Talk Given at Jacob's Pillow, Theater of the Scriptures, The Vail of May a (Preface.)

10 4 Wisdom Comes Dancing , Vol. 1 No. 1, 1957 July

Discussion and Instruction on Religious Dance Choir. An interview with Ruth St. Denis from 1956 July.

 10 5 Incomplete, 1940 - 1964 Dance Dramas and Ballets 1904 - 1967 10 6 List of Ruth St. Denis dance dramas, 1967 July 10 7 List of Ruth St. Denis ballets, 1904 - 1930 10 8 A - D, 1930 - 1965, undated

Angkor - Vat , Babylon, Ballet of Unity, Blue Madonna , The Buddha and the Courtesan, The Creative Dancer, The Door of Resistance, The Drama of Interpretation.

 10 9 Dance dramas, undated

Collection of descriptions of Ruth St Denis dramatic works. Contains a preface by John Dougherty and introduction by Ruth St. Denis.

 10 10 Dance scenes, 1964 June

Pageantry and a series of poetry, music and dance given in California hotels.

 10 11 David , 1964 Aug.

A dance drama in one act and three scenes.

 10 12 Egypta , undated 10 13 F - I, undated

Festival of Light, Isle of Death, Ishtar of the Seven Gates

 10 14 L - R, 1932, undated

The Lamp , The Life of Ruth St. Denis , The Love Circles, The Love God, Ourieda, Outline of the Ballet of the People, Poem of Ecstasy, Performance at the Middle Atlantic Conference Y.W.C.A. New Jersey, Prophetess, Radha.

10 15 Preface to a Preface, 1966

Ruth St. Denis writing on the nature of her dramas and ballets.

 10 16 S, 1920 Mar., undated

Sappho and Song of Deliverance, The Study of the Madonna.

 10 17 The White Madonna, 1962 Sept. - 1962 Oct.

Includes performance notes and press releases.

10 18 Incomplete, 1940 - 1964, undated

Contains lists of music used for performances and notes by John Dougherty.

 Journals, 1936, undated 10 19 Journal Book of Writings of Ruth St. Denis, undated.

Transcriptions of St. Denis journal by John Dougherty.

 10 20 Journal Excerpts, 1936, June

Typed journal notes.

 Poetry, 1932 - 1966 10 21 Harper book proposal, 1966

Contains poems by St. Denis for a proposed book of poetry.

 10 22 Lotus Light, 1932

Published book of poems, inscribed by Ruth St. Denis. Folder also contains book, Brother Lawrence, inscribed by Ruth St. Denis to John Dougherty, 1924.

 10 23 Lotus Light, 1932

Typed drafts of poems from Lotus Light.

 10 24 Poetry books, undated

Small booklets from Ruth St. Denis' Poetic Biography.

10 25 Selected Poems of Ruth St. Denis, 1965 Aug.

Selection of poems with a note from John Dougherty to Alfred Stury.

 . Sub - series III: Professional Papers, 1959-1968, undated 1 box

The professional papers sub-series includes notes, memos and dictations of Ruth St. Denis. The notes and dictations were typed and written by John Dougherty and pertain to all aspects of Ruth St. Denis life and career.

 Dictations typed by John Dougherty, 1964 - 1966, undated 11 1 1963 Dec. - 1965 Aug. 11 2 1965 Sept. - 1965 Dec. 11 3 1966 Jan. - 1966 May 11 4 1966 June - 1966 Oct. Notes by John Dougherty as secretary for Ruth St. Denis 11 5 1956 Mar. - 1962 Nov. 11 6 1963 Jan. - 1963 Dec. 11 7 1964 Jan. - 1964 May 11 8 1964 June - 1964 Dec. 11 9 1965 Jan. - 1965 Dec. 11 10 1966 Jan. - 1966 Mar. 11 11 1966 Apr. - 1966 Oct. 11 12 1967 - 1968, undated BOX 11 FOLDER 13 Undated 11 14 Notes typed by Ruth St. Denis, undated 11 15 Press Releases, 1963 - 1966, undated Ruth St. Denis Center Records, 1949 - 1966, undated 11 16 1949 Jan. - 1965 Dec. 11 17 1966, undated 11 18 Ruth St. Denis chronology of events, 1962 - 1964

Compiled by John Dougherty.

 11 19 Ruth St. Denis Funeral, 1968 July - 1968 Aug.

Includes correspondence to John Dougherty regarding the death of St. Denis and list of funeral attendees.

 Series III: Oversized Materials, 1906 - 1967, undated 1 box

The oversized materials contain clippings from John Dougherty scrapbook, music scores and photographs of Ruth St. Denis. There is also a folder of unidentified photographs of dancers.

 12 1 Clippings, 1931 - 1967, undated

Materials from John Dougherty scrapbook.

 Music scores, Undated 12 2 D - E, Undated 12 3 G - L, Undated 12 4 O - P, Undated 12 5 R - V, Undated 12 6 Unidentified and Incomplete, Undated Photographs, 1906 - 1963, undated 12 7 Ruth St. Denis, 1906 - 1963

Some photos signed by Ruth St. Denis.

 12 8 Unidentified photos, undated

Photos of dancers.