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Elaine Summers papers

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

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Additional Authors

Gigliotti, Davidson, ctb

Description

24.03 linear feet (59 boxes, 1 oversized folder)

Summary

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.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance notation.
Slides (photographs).
Notebooks.
Photographic prints.
Posters.
Programs (documents)
Sound recordings.
Video recordings.
Motion pictures.

Access (note)

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of Use (note)

Source (note)

Gift of Elaine Summers, 2010. Additional materials were acquired in 2014 and 2015.

Call Number

(S) *MGZMD 422

OCLC

947552506

Author

Summers, Elaine, 1925-2019.

Title

Elaine Summers papers, 1929-2019 (bulk 1958-2014).

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms Of Use

Source

Gift of Elaine Summers, 2010. Additional materials were acquired in 2014 and 2015.

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Finding aid

Occupation

Choreographers.

Dancers.

Independent filmmakers United States.

Performance artists.

Added Author

Gigliotti, Davidson, ctb

Research Call Number

(S) *MGZMD 422

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