Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
2. Avedon, Richard
3. Eagle, Arnold
4. Eilber, Janet
5. Graham, Martha
6. Horst, Louis
7. Lekberg, Barbara
8. Marcus, Joan
9. Morgan, Barbara Brooks, 1900-1992
10. Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
11. Rogers, Helen Priest
12. Rothschild, B. de
13. Sanders, Dora
14. Sunami, Soichi, 1885-1971
15. Swope, Martha

Description

1. 67.56 linear feet (138 boxes, 58 oversize folders, 1 tube)

Summary

1. The Martha Graham Dance Company collection, dating from 1900 to 2017, is comprised of materials that document the career of modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and trace the history of the development of her company and school. The collection is a significant assembly of personal artifacts, correspondence, business documentation, costume designs, photographs, touring files, publications, posters, performance programs, and audio and moving image recordings.

Subject

1. Halston, 1932-1990, designer.
2. Hawkins, Erick, dancer.
3. Choreographers -- United States -- 20th century.
4. Dance.
5. Dance companies.
6. Modern dance -- United States.
7. Women choreographers -- United States.
8. Women dancers.

Genre/Form

1. Albums (Books)
2. Business correspondence.
3. Contracts.
4. Fliers (Ephemera)
5. Letters (correspondence)
6. Negatives (Photographs)
7. Notes (documents)
8. Photographs.
9. Posters.
10. Programs (Publications)

Call number

1. (S) *MGZMD 532

Language

1. Multiple languages

Access (note)

1. Researchers must schedule an appointment in advance to view the Personal Artifacts in Series I. Audio and moving image recordings are unavailable for use pending preservation transfer. Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division (dance@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials will be subject to preservation assessment and migration prior to access.

Source (note)

1. Purchased from the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. in 2020.

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Martha Graham Dance Company Records, (S) *MGZMD 152. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Martha Graham Dance Company Tour records, (S) *MGZMD 290. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Martha Graham legal papers, (S) *MGZMD 529. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Letters from Martha Graham to David Zellmer, (S) *MGZMD 117. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Author

1. Martha Graham Dance Company, creator.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Connect to:

1. Finding aid

Occupation

1. Dancers.

Added author

1. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, composer.
2. Avedon, Richard, photographer.
3. Eagle, Arnold, photographer.
4. Eilber, Janet, dancer.
5. Graham, Martha, choreographer.
6. Horst, Louis, author.
7. Lekberg, Barbara, photographer.
8. Marcus, Joan, photographer.
9. Morgan, Barbara Brooks, 1900-1992, photographer.
10. Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, artist.
11. Rogers, Helen Priest, dancer.
12. Rothschild, B. de, producer.
13. Sanders, Dora, photographer.
14. Sunami, Soichi, 1885-1971, photographer.
15. Swope, Martha, photographer.