Finding Aid for Department of Dance Records, 1946-2020 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Elizabeth Hartman, Somer Pelczar, Carol Berthold, Jeremy Schmitt, and Maia Perez

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Collection Overview

Title: Department of Dance Records, 1946-2020

ID: 12/13/1

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Dance

Extent: 27.05 cubic feet

Arrangement:

The collection is organized in four series: Series 1, Administrative records, 1930-2015; Series 2, Scrapbooks, 1968-1999; Series 3, Photographic Materials, 1940-2010; Series 4, Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2013.

Materials in Series 1 and 2 are arranged chronologically. Series 3 is arranged by event type. The materials in Series 4 were arranged by the Department of Dance according to a color-code system, which arranged materials by form, then by event type, then by date. The color-code is as follows (and the original Labeling Key can be found in the control file): Orange=Site Specific, Green=November Dance, Red= Festival Dance, Yellow=Studio 1, Blue=Studio 2, Maroon=Senior Concert, White= Other.

Date Acquired: 06/24/2015. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Dance, Dance Curriculum, Dance Department, Dance Education, Dance Recitals

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of promotional materials, operational records and reports, scrapbooks, photographs, and audiovisual materials documenting the operations and productions of the Department of Dance from 1940 to 2022. Of note are the departmental scrapbooks that contain photographs and programs for dance productions either produced or sponsored by the Dance Department between 1967 and 1994, as well as accreditation self-study reports between 1985 and 2004.

Note: For dance publications by Barbara Mettler, please see RS 12/9/50.

Biographical Note

The creation of the Department of Dance occurred in 1968, but it had its beginnings 9 years earlier, in a graduate program for the Master Arts in Dance, in the College of Physical Education. This program was authorized in 1959 by the Board of Trustees.¹ In 1961 they authorized a new undergrad curriculum in dance, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Dance. Like the graduate program, this curriculum was part of a Physical Education department, the Phys.Ed. Department for women.²In 1968 the Board of Trustees decided to transfer the program to the College of Fine and Applied Arts, where it became its own department, the Department of Dance.³

Subject/Index Terms

Dance
Dance Curriculum
Dance Department
Dance Education
Dance Recitals

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals:

Video recordings from the Department of Dance Annex were transferred to the Sousa Archives on June 24, 2015.

Administrative records, scrapbooks, photographs, and audio recordings were transferred to the Sousa Archives on September 11, 2015.

Four video recordings were donated to the Sousa Archives by Ken Beck on April 27, 2017.

Teaching materials used by Margaret Erlanger and a biography and photographs of Elizabeth Lindeman Leonard were donated to the Sousa Archives by Patricia Knowles on December 5, 2017.

Hanya Holm master class videotape donated by Patricia Knowles on February 27, 2018.

Acquisition Source: Department of Dance

Acquisition Method: Transfer

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Administrative Records, 1930-2015],
[Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1967-1999],
[Series 3: Photographic Materials, 1940s-2010],
[Series 4: Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2013],
[All]

Series 3: Photographic Materials, 1940s-2010

Consists of photographs, slides, proof sheets, and photograph and proof albums documenting faculty works, guest works, student works, course work, and performances from 1940 to 2010. Organized by event type, then by date. Of note are slides from George R. Carlisle, Champaign resident, documenting Central Illinois landscape and architecture.

Box 3

Folder 16: Slides, 1985: Subjects include: ballet class, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Center Student Association (KCSA)
Folder 17: Slides 1/2, 1989
Folder 18: Slides 2/2, 1989
Folder 19: Performance Documentation, 2002-2003
Folder 20: Performance Documentation, 2003-2004
Folder 21: Performance Documentation, 2004-2005
Folder 22: Performance Documentation, 2005-2006
Folder 23: Performance Documentation, 2006-2007

Box 20

Folder 1: Resident Faculty, Slides, 1981: "Carmina Burana" (Fisher, Boday, Landovsky, Wolenski, and Sequoio).
Folder 2: Reconstructions, Visiting Artists, 1982: Nightspell, Folksay, Closer, Concerto Grosso, and Fables.
Folder 3: Resident Faculty, Slides, 1983: Patricia Knowles.
Folder 4: Resident Faculty, Slides, 1983: Melanie Bales, Nettl-fiol, Julie Hall.
Folder 5: Resident Faculty/Visiting Artists, Slides, 1984: Bill Evans, Douglas Nielsen, and Gus Solomon
Folder 6: Faculty Works, Photographs, 1987-2003
Folder 7: Photographs of Guest Artists, 1983-1993
Folder 8: Photographs of Festivals and Other Performances, 1990-2010
Folder 9: Faculty Photographs, undated
Folder 10: Guest Artists Photographs, 1995: (from Richard Colton)
Folder 11: Guest Artist Works and Reconstructions, 1993-2006
Folder 12: Banquets and Celebrations, photos, 1990s
Folder 13: Site Specific Works, Photographs, and Negatives, undated
Folder 14: Miscellaneous Photographs and Slides, 1994-2001
Folder 15: Student Works and Studio Dance Slides, 1970s-1980s
Folder 16: Class Shots (photographs), circa 1988
Folder 17: Student and Alumni Performers, photographs, 1988-1993
Folder 18: Student Works, photographs, 1989-1999
Folder 19: Graduating Students, Studio Shots, 1990s
Folder 20: Senior Concert Photo Albums, 2005
Folder 21: Senior Concert Photo Albums, 2006-2007
Folder 22: Fall Senior Concert Proof Sheets, 2007
Folder 23: Studio Dance Photographs and Proof Sheets, 1997-1998
Folder 24: Studio Dance I and II Photographs, 2002: Including senior and award banquet photographs.
Folder 25: Studio Dance I and II Photographs, 2003
Folder 26: Studio Dance Photographs, 2004: Including senior and award banquet photographs.
Folder 27: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004
Folder 28: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004: Shows include: Washed, Focus, D.O.M.A., and Karaoke.
Folder 29: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004: Shows include: Fruit Fly and Pizzicato.
Folder 30: Studio Dance Photographs, 2005
Folder 31: Studio Dance I Proof Sheets, 2008

Box 21

Folder 1: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004: Shows include: Fountain, Nothing Personal
Folder 2: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004: "Without a Roof"
Folder 3: Studio Dance I Photo Albums, 2004-2006
Folder 4: Studio Dance II Photo Albums, 2005-2006
Folder 5: Studio Dance I Photo Albums, 2007
Folder 6: Studio Dance II proof sheets, 2007
Folder 7: IDT Festival slides, 1989-1997
Folder 8: IDT Festival slides, 1989-1997
Folder 9: IDT Festival photographs, 1992
Folder 10: IDT Festival photographs, 1993
Folder 11: IDT Festival photographs, 1994
Folder 12: IDT Festival photographs, 1995
Folder 13: IDT Festival photographs, 1996
Folder 14: IDT Festival photographs and proof sheets, 1997
Folder 15: IDT Festival slides, 1998
Folder 16: IDT Festival slides, 1998
Folder 17: IDT Festival negatives, 1998
Folder 18: IDT Festival slides, photographs, and negatives, 1998
Folder 19: IDT Festival slides, 1999
Folder 20: IDT Festival photographs, 2000
Folder 21: IDT Festival slides, 2000
Folder 22: IDT Festival proof sheets, 2000
Folder 23: Festival photographs, 1990
Folder 24: Festival photographs, 1991
Folder 25: Festival photographs and proof sheets, 1999

Box 22

Folder 1: Festival photographs, 1999
Folder 2: Festival proof sheets, 2001
Folder 3: Festival slides, 2002
Folder 4: Fesitval photographs, 2002
Folder 5: Festival proof sheets, 2002
Folder 6: Festival photographs and proof sheets, 2003
Folder 7: Festival photographs, 2004
Folder 8: Festival photographs, 2005
Folder 9: February Festival Dance photo albums, 2005-2006
Folder 10: February Festival Dance photo albums, 2007-2008
Folder 11: IDT Festival and November Playhouse slides, 2000
Folder 12: November Playhouse photographs, 1999
Folder 13: November Playhouse photographs, 1999
Folder 14: November Playhouse proof sheets, 1999
Folder 15: November Playhouse photographs, 2000
Folder 16: November Playhouse proof sheets and slides, 2000
Folder 17: November Playhouse slides, 2001
Folder 18: November Playhouse slides, 2001
Folder 19: November Playhouse photographs, 2001
Folder 20: November Playhouse photographs, 2002
Folder 21: November Playhouse photographs, 2003
Folder 22: November Playhouse photo albums, 2003-2005
Folder 23: November Playhouse photographs, 2004
Folder 24: November Playhouse photo albums, 2006-2007

Box 39

Folder 2: Portrait of unknown person, assumed to be early faculty member, circa 1950

Box 40

Folder 2: Proof album, February Fesitval Dance, February 2009
Folder 3: Proof album, November Playhouse Dance, 2008

Box 41

Folder 1: Slides, 1950s: Travel photographs from the American West
Folder 2: Slides from Department of Dance archives, 1940s-1970s: Portraits and performance photographs
Folder 3: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, July 11, 1987: Rt. 49 gravel pits and bridge
Folder 4: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, 1989
Folder 5: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, April 21, 1989: Biotech building
Folder 6: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, June 17, 1989: Middle Fork County Forest Preserve
Folder 7: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, February 22, 1992: Farmer City, Forbes House