Margaret Erlanger Papers, 1908-1974 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of Margaret Erlanger (1908-75), professor of physical education for women (1948-68) and dance (1968-74), including correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, reprints, reports, films, recordings, posters and scrapbooks concerning dancers-in-residence (1948-74); Contemporary Arts Festivals (1956-67); Dance Division annual reports (1949-73); events lists and programs (1948-65); workshops, concerts, conferences, symposia and tours (1964-74); dance courses and curricula (1949-74); National Dance Section (1951-52, 1957-58); New Zealand (1953) and Japanese (1961-62) sabbaticals; thesis on dance drama (1935); reprints of articles and manuscripts (1942-66); biographical material (1934-48); Orchesis minutes (1954-60), constitution (1950-60), financial records (1957-60) and reports (1955-57) and dance demonstrations and routines (ca. 1940); scrapbooks covering May Day festivals (1910, 1913, 1915-20), Orchesis (1929-58), Dance Division News (1960-67) and tours (1963-65) and letters of appreciation (1974).  Correspondents include Merce Cunningham, Agnes DeMille, Margaret Dietz, Halim El-Dabh, Ann Halprin, Al Huang, Claude Kipnis, Masami Kumi, Lin, Pei-Fen, Katherine Litz, Ruth St. Denis, Shozo Sato, Paul Taylor and students (1955-74).