Research Catalog

Elaine Summers papers

Title
  1. Elaine Summers papers, 1929-2019 (bulk 1958-2014).
Author
  1. Summers, Elaine, 1925-2019.

Available online

Items in the library and off-site

Filter by

Displaying 1-20 of 63 items

StatusContainerFormatAccessCall numberItem location
Status
Request appointment

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 1FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 1Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 2FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 2Item locationOffsite
Status
Request appointment

Not available - Please for assistance.

Containerbox 3FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 3Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 4FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 4Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 5FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 5Item locationOffsite
Status

Not available - Please for assistance.

Containerbox 6FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 6Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 7FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 7Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 8FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 8Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 9FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 9Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 10FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 10Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 11FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 11Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 12FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 12Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 13FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 13Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 14FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 14Item locationOffsite
Status

Not available - Please for assistance.

Containerbox 15FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 15Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 16FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 16Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 17FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 17Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 18FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 18Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 19FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 19Item locationOffsite
Status

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.

Containerbox 20FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number(S) *MGZMD 422 box 20Item locationOffsite
View all 63 items

Details

Additional authors
  1. Gigliotti, Davidson, ctb
Description
  1. 24.03 linear feet (59 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Summary
  1. Elaine Summers (1925-2014) was an American dancer, choreographer, experimental filmmaker, artist, and teacher. The Elaine Summers papers date from 1929 to 2019 (bulk 1958-2014) and document her career, as well as the histories of the Experimental Intermedia Foundation, the Elaine Summers Dance and Film Company, and the Kinetic Awareness Center. The collection contains dance scores; published articles and reviews; programs; press releases; personal and professional correspondence; subject files created by Summers; photographs; printed material; notebooks; film, video and sound recordings; website materials; and administrative files from the Experimental Intermedia Foundation and the Kinetic Awareness Center.
Subject
  1. Kinetic Awareness Center
  2. Experimental Intermedia Foundation
  3. Dancers
  4. Motion pictures
  5. Video recordings
  6. Sound recordings
  7. Posters
  8. Photographic prints
  9. Notebooks
  10. Slides (photographs)
  11. Dance notation
  12. Dance$aStudy and teaching
  13. Experimental films
  14. Choreography
  15. Performance art
  16. Choreographers
  17. Programs (documents)
  18. Independent filmmakers > United States
  19. Multimedia (Art)
  20. Movement therapy
  21. Postmodern dance
  22. Elaine Summers Dance and Film Co
  23. Performance artists
Genre/Form
  1. Dance notation.
  2. Slides (photographs).
  3. Notebooks.
  4. Photographic prints.
  5. Posters.
  6. Programs (documents)
  7. Sound recordings.
  8. Video recordings.
  9. Motion pictures.
Call number
  1. (S) *MGZMD 422
Access (note)
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use (note)
  1. Copyright given to NYPL.
Source (note)
  1. Gift of Elaine Summers, 2010. Additional materials were acquired in 2014 and 2015.
Author
  1. Summers, Elaine, 1925-2019.
Title
  1. Elaine Summers papers, 1929-2019 (bulk 1958-2014).
Restricted access
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use
  1. Copyright given to NYPL.
Source
  1. Gift of Elaine Summers, 2010. Additional materials were acquired in 2014 and 2015.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding aid
Occupation
  1. Choreographers.
  2. Dancers.
  3. Independent filmmakers United States.
  4. Performance artists.
Added author
  1. Gigliotti, Davidson, ctb
Research call number
  1. (S) *MGZMD 422
View in legacy catalog