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Valerie Bettis papers

Title
  1. Valerie Bettis papers, circa 1942-1982.
Format
  1. Archival mix
Author
  1. Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982

Collection information

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Details

Description
  1. approx. 673 items in 198 folders.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of the Valerie Bettis Estate, Adrienne Zausner, executor.
Subject
  1. Dancers Studio Foundation, Inc.
  2. Dancers Studio (New York, N.Y.)
  3. Streetcar named desire (Choreographic work : Bettis)
  4. Dance -- Censorship.
Call number
  1. (S) *MGZMD 42
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Largely comprised of choreographic and production notes (295 items) and correspondence (228 items) documenting Bettis' professional work from 1942-1982. Prominent in the production series are the notes on "A streetcar named Desire." Bettis' correspondents include William Faulkner, Agnes de Mille, Alexandra Danilova, and John Martin. Also in the correspondence series are letters related to the accusations made by the publication "Counterattack" in 1953 that Bettis was involved in Communist-supported activities.
  2. Remaining series are: Writings by Bettis (23 items), Contracts (11 items), Records of The Dancers Studio Foundation (47 items), and Miscellaneous (66 items).
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Author
  1. Bettis, Valerie, 1919-1982.
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Local subject
  1. Manuscripts -- Collections.
  2. Communism and art.
Local subject
  1. Politics in art.
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