Department of Dance Records

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Administrative Records

Scrapbooks

Photographic Materials

Audiovisual Materials



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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, 1946-2020Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

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.2 In 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


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[Series 1: Administrative Records, 1930-2015],
[Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1967-1999],
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Series 3: Photographic Materials, 1940s-2010Add to your cart.
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 3Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Slides, 1985Add to your cart.
Subjects include: ballet class, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Center Student Association (KCSA)
Folder 17: Slides 1/2, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Slides 2/2, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Performance Documentation, 2002-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Performance Documentation, 2003-2004Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Performance Documentation, 2004-2005Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Performance Documentation, 2005-2006Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Performance Documentation, 2006-2007Add to your cart.
Box 20Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Resident Faculty, Slides, 1981Add to your cart.
"Carmina Burana" (Fisher, Boday, Landovsky, Wolenski, and Sequoio).
Folder 2: Reconstructions, Visiting Artists, 1982Add to your cart.
Nightspell, Folksay, Closer, Concerto Grosso, and Fables.
Folder 3: Resident Faculty, Slides, 1983Add to your cart.
Patricia Knowles.
Folder 4: Resident Faculty, Slides, 1983Add to your cart.
Melanie Bales, Nettl-fiol, Julie Hall.
Folder 5: Resident Faculty/Visiting Artists, Slides, 1984Add to your cart.
Bill Evans, Douglas Nielsen, and Gus Solomon
Folder 6: Faculty Works, Photographs, 1987-2003Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Folder 7: Photographs of Guest Artists, 1983-1993Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Photographs of Festivals and Other Performances, 1990-2010Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Faculty Photographs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Guest Artists Photographs, 1995Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
(from Richard Colton)
Folder 11: Guest Artist Works and Reconstructions, 1993-2006Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Banquets and Celebrations, photos, 1990sAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Site Specific Works, Photographs, and Negatives, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Miscellaneous Photographs and Slides, 1994-2001Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Folder 15: Student Works and Studio Dance Slides, 1970s-1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Class Shots (photographs), circa 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Student and Alumni Performers, photographs, 1988-1993Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Student Works, photographs, 1989-1999Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Graduating Students, Studio Shots, 1990sAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Senior Concert Photo Albums, 2005Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Senior Concert Photo Albums, 2006-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Fall Senior Concert Proof Sheets, 2007Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Studio Dance Photographs and Proof Sheets, 1997-1998Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Studio Dance I and II Photographs, 2002Add to your cart.
Including senior and award banquet photographs.
Folder 25: Studio Dance I and II Photographs, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Studio Dance Photographs, 2004Add to your cart.
Including senior and award banquet photographs.
Folder 27: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004Add to your cart.
Shows include: Washed, Focus, D.O.M.A., and Karaoke.
Folder 29: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004Add to your cart.
Shows include: Fruit Fly and Pizzicato.
Folder 30: Studio Dance Photographs, 2005Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Studio Dance I Proof Sheets, 2008Add to your cart.
Box 21Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004Add to your cart.
Shows include: Fountain, Nothing Personal
Folder 2: Studio Dance II Proof Pictures, 2004Add to your cart.
"Without a Roof"
Folder 3: Studio Dance I Photo Albums, 2004-2006Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Studio Dance II Photo Albums, 2005-2006Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Studio Dance I Photo Albums, 2007Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Studio Dance II proof sheets, 2007Add to your cart.
Folder 7: IDT Festival slides, 1989-1997Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Folder 8: IDT Festival slides, 1989-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 9: IDT Festival photographs, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 10: IDT Festival photographs, 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 11: IDT Festival photographs, 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 12: IDT Festival photographs, 1995Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Folder 13: IDT Festival photographs, 1996Add to your cart.
Folder 14: IDT Festival photographs and proof sheets, 1997Add to your cart.
Folder 15: IDT Festival slides, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 16: IDT Festival slides, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 17: IDT Festival negatives, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 18: IDT Festival slides, photographs, and negatives, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 19: IDT Festival slides, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 20: IDT Festival photographs, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 21: IDT Festival slides, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 22: IDT Festival proof sheets, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Festival photographs, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Festival photographs, 1991Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Festival photographs and proof sheets, 1999Add to your cart.
Box 22Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Festival photographs, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Festival proof sheets, 2001Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Festival slides, 2002Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Fesitval photographs, 2002Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Festival proof sheets, 2002Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Festival photographs and proof sheets, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Festival photographs, 2004Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Festival photographs, 2005Add to your cart.
Folder 9: February Festival Dance photo albums, 2005-2006Add to your cart.
Folder 10: February Festival Dance photo albums, 2007-2008Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Folder 11: IDT Festival and November Playhouse slides, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 12: November Playhouse photographs, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 13: November Playhouse photographs, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 14: November Playhouse proof sheets, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 15: November Playhouse photographs, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 16: November Playhouse proof sheets and slides, 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 17: November Playhouse slides, 2001Add to your cart.
Folder 18: November Playhouse slides, 2001Add to your cart.
Folder 19: November Playhouse photographs, 2001Add to your cart.
Folder 20: November Playhouse photographs, 2002Add to your cart.
Folder 21: November Playhouse photographs, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 22: November Playhouse photo albums, 2003-2005Add to your cart.
Folder 23: November Playhouse photographs, 2004Add to your cart.
Folder 24: November Playhouse photo albums, 2006-2007Add to your cart.
Box 39Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Portrait of unknown person, assumed to be early faculty member, circa 1950Add to your cart.
Box 40Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Proof album, February Fesitval Dance, February 2009Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Proof album, November Playhouse Dance, 2008Add to your cart.
Box 41Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Slides, 1950sAdd to your cart.
Travel photographs from the American West
Folder 2: Slides from Department of Dance archives, 1940s-1970sAdd to your cart.
Portraits and performance photographs
Folder 3: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, July 11, 1987Add to your cart.
Rt. 49 gravel pits and bridge
Folder 4: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, April 21, 1989Add to your cart.
Biotech building
Folder 6: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, June 17, 1989Add to your cart.
Middle Fork County Forest Preserve
Folder 7: Slides, George R. Carlisle photography, February 22, 1992Add to your cart.
Farmer City, Forbes House

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[Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1967-1999],
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