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By Elizabeth Hartman, Somer Pelczar, Carol Berthold, Jeremy Schmitt, and Maia Perez
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: Ballet, Dance, Dance Curriculum, Dance Department, Dance Education, Dance Recitals, Fine and Applied Arts, College of, School Records
Formats/Genres: Audio-Visual Material, Photographs, Scrapbooks, Sound Recordings
Languages: English
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.
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. 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. 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.
Subject/Index Terms
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
Related Materials:
Note: For dance publications by Barbara Mettler, please see RS 12/9/50.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Administrative Records, 1930-2015],
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Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1967-1999],
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Series 3: Photographic Materials, 1940s-2010],
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Series 4: Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2013],
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- Series 1: Administrative Records, 1930-2015
Consists of reports, research studies and articles, programs and promotional materials, and photographs documenting department operations from 1930 to 2015. Organized into 4 sub-series. The first three sub-series contain the original acquistion, further sub-series contain additional acquistions from individual department heads.
Sub-series 1: Productions and promotional materials, 1945-2015;
Sub-series 2: Operations, 1930-1998;
Sub-series 3: Self-study reports, 1984-2004.
Sub-series 4: Jan Erkert Administrative Papers, 1985-2022.
- Sub-Series 1: Productions and Promotional Materials, 1945-2015
- Consists of programs, newsletters, photographs intended for publicity, news clippings, articles on art funding, calendars, flyers, brochures, advertisements, and broadsides from 1945 to 2015 documenting Department of Dance productions and their promotion. Organized chronologically.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Department of Dance programs, 1988-1992
- Folder 2: Department of Dance programs, 1992-1995
- Folder 3: Department of Dance programs, 1995-1997
- Folder 4: Department of Dance programs, 1997-2002
- Folder 5: Department of Dance programs, 2002-2007
- Folder 6: Department of Dance programs, 2007-2010
- Folder 7: Department of Dance programs, 2010-2012
- Folder 8: Department of Dance newsletters, 1986-2006
- Folder 9: Department of Dance newsletters, 2007-2015
- Folder 10: Faculty and promotional photographs, circa 1987
- Folder 11: News clippings, 2001-2004
- Folder 12: News clippings, 2002-2003
- Folder 13: News clippings, 2002-2006
- Folder 14: News clippings, 2003
- Folder 15: Publicity/promotional materials, 2006-2008
- "Alexander Technique and Dance Technique: Applications in the Studio," Rebecca Nettl-Fiol; news clippings; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts vol. 1 (2007-2008)
- Folder 16: Articles on dance and arts funding, 1993-1996
- Folder 17: Choreographer/composer workshop materials, 1991-1995
- Folder 18: Krannert Center programs and promotional materials, 2002-2005
- Folder 19: Festival 2004 programs and promotional materials, 2003-2004
- Folder 20: Senior Dance Concerts promotional materials, 1996-1999
- Folder 21: College of Fine and Applied Arts newsletter/annual report, 2003
- Folder 22: Programs from showings, 1978-2004
- Folder 23: "Funk Shui" senior thesis concert programs, 2005
- Folder 24: "Tracings" student work program, 2004
- Folder 25: ACDFA promotional materials, 1980-1988
- Programs, news clippings, and photographs from the American College Dance Festival Association
- Folder 26: ACDFA festival program, 2001
- Folder 27: Department flyers/publicity, 1946-1995
- Folder 28: Department programs, 1945-1992
- Folder 29: Department brochures and advertisements, 1976-1995
- Includes photographs and transparencies
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Krannert Center calendars, 1981-1993
- Box 39
- Item 1: Broadside portfolio, 1995-2011
- Publicity broadsides for Dance Department performances. Some materials have been moved to Box 40 Item 1 (Broadside portfolio materials).
- Folder 1: Broadsides, studio dance, 1987-1995
- Publicity broadsides for studio dance performances.
- Folder 3: Broadsides, studio dance
- Moved to Oversize Portfolio Case 1 located in the Instrument Cabinet 2, shelf 0.
- Oversize Portfolio Case 1: ca. 2010
- Department of Dance studio broadsides.
- Box 40
- Folder 1: Broadsides, February Fesitval Dance, 1987-1993
- Sub-Series 2: Operations, 1930-1998
- Consists of budgets, grant-work, dance company materials, correspondence, reports, curriculum and academic planning materials, information regarding facilities, dance resource guides and research documenting the operation of the Department of Dance from 1930 to 1998, as well as materials concerning the 1968 move of the Department of Dance to the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Organized chronologically.
- Box 2
- Folder 2: Krannert Center's Centerstage materials, 1985-1995
- Folder 3: Fesitval 1976, 1975-1976
- Folder 4: Festival 1976 budget, 1975-1976
- Folder 5: Illinois Dance Theatre October 1976 master file, 1976
- Folder 6: Illinois Dance Theatre materials, 1976-1979
- Folder 7: Festival 1976 grant, 1975-1976
- Folder 8: "The Shakers" performance materials, 1985-1986
- Folder 9: Illinois Dance Theatre "Folksay" and company materials, 1976
- Folder 10: Women's Arts Symposium, 1977
- Folder 11: "Afternoon of a Faun" performance materials, 1991-1992
- Folder 12: "Fables of Our Time" script and correspondence, 1979
- Folder 13: Youth Concert Series program and teacher's guide, 1988-1989
- Folder 14: Merce Cunningham Studio Performance, New York, 1993
- Folder 15: Press releases for 1995 performances, 1995
- Folder 16: "Panorama" script, correspondence, budget, photographs, 1993-1994
- Folder 17: Congress on Research in Dance: African-American Dance, 1996
- Folder 18: Department recognition and achievement reports, 1988-1996
- Folder 19: Katherine Dunham Honorary Degree materials, 1993-1994
- Folder 20: "Dunhamfest" benefit concert, 1997
- Folder 21: Alwin Nikolais Honorary Degree materials, 1984-1998
- Folder 22: Dance classes in kinesiology and physical education, 1930-1995
- Folder 23: Department of Dance move to College of Fine and Applied Arts, 1968-1998
- Folder 24: Department of Dance curriculum and academic planning, 1967-1994
- Folder 25: Department of Dance strategic plan, 1991
- Folder 26: Student handbook for Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education, 1976-1978
- Folder 27: Response to letter critiquing UIUC Department of Dance, 1993
- Folder 28: Department self study and planning statement, 1998
- Folder 29: Department of Dance materials on dance issues, goals, philosophies, and techniques, 1980s
- Folder 30: Facilities - KCPA dance floor research and correspondence, 1969-1976
- Folder 31: Facilities - West Nevada dance floor research and correspondence, 1977-1985
- Folder 32: Facilities - dance floors informational materials, 1969-1995
- Folder 33: Facilities - Erlanger House, 1991-2004
- Folder 34: National Endowment for the Arts publications, 1988, 1995
- Toward Civilization: A Report on Arts Education. Schools, Communities, and the Arts: A Research Compendium.
- Folder 35: National Arts Education Research Center dance resource directory, 1989
- Folder 36: National Arts Education Research Center publications, 1991-1992
- Dance Education in American Pubic Schools (case studies), Patricia Knowles and Rona Sande. Guidelines for the Development of Documents Addressing k-12 Dance Education Programs.
- Folder 37: Dance education materials, various publications, 1992-1997
- Folder 38: Dance education materials, various publications, 1993-1994
- Folder 39: National Dance Association dance resource guide, undated
- Box 42
- Item 1: Choreographer Index, undated
- File box containing 3" x 5" index cards of choreographers' names and their choreographic specialty (e.g., ballet, modern dance).
- Item 2: Untitled Card Index, undated
- Card file of 3" x 5" index cards containing names of and basic information about graduate students; Illinois Dance Theatre works and faculty; and showings and miscellaneous information.
- Box 47
- Folder 1: Margaret Erlanger teaching materials - newsclippings and photos, undated
- Folder 2: Elizabeth Lindeman Leonard biography and photographs, ca. 1994
- Sub-Series 3: Self Study Reports, 1985-2004
- Consists of self-study reports as well as correspondence and related materials from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the Higher Education Arts Data Services Project (HEADS), and the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) from 1984 to 2004 documenting the accreditation of the Department of Dance.
- Box 2
- Folder 40: Self study, original, 1/5, 1985
- Folder 41: Self study, original, 2/5, 1985
- Folder 42: Self study, original, 3/5, 1985
- Folder 43: Self study, original, 4/5, 1985
- Folder 44: Self study, original, 5/5, 1985-1986
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Self study report, 1/3, circa 1991
- Folder 2: Self study report, 2/3, circa 1991
- Folder 3: Self study report, 3/3, circa 1991
- Folder 4: Self study report, 1/3, 1991-2000
- Folder 5: Self study report, 2/3, 1991-2000
- Folder 6: Self study report, 3/3, 1991-2000
- Folder 7: Evaluative reports - IBHE, HEADS, student outcomes, modes of instruction, 2000-2002
- Folder 8: Self study management documents portfolio, 1/7, 2004
- Folder 9: Self study management documents portfolio, 2/7, 2004
- Folder 10: Self study management documents portfolio, 3/7, 2004
- Folder 11: Self study management documents portfolio, 4/7, 2004
- Folder 12: Self study management documents portfolio, 5/7, 2004
- Folder 13: Self study management documents portfolio, 6/7, 2004
- Folder 14: Self study management documents portfolio, 7/7, 2004
- Folder 15: NASD self study, 2004
- Computer floppy disc
- Sub-Series 4: Jan Erkert Administrative Papers
- Correspondence, promotional and marketing materials, programs, handbooks, notes, and schedules produced during Jan Erkert's tenure as Head of the Dance Department. Arranged chronologically.
- Box 48
- Folder 1: CODA Dance Administration: Themes & Directions, 1985
- Conference on Dance Administration.
- Folder 2: American College Dance Festival Flyers, January, 1987
- Folder 3: Visitor's Report, 1992
- Folder 4: Articles, 1993-1999
- Folder 5: National Association of Schools of Dance, October 3, 1994
- Folder 6: Taiwan Dance Magazine Article, 1995
- Folder 7: Dance Teachers Article, 2000
- Folder 8: Newspaper Article and Correspondence, 2004
- Folder 9: Dance Magazine Articles, 2005
- Folder 10: Marketing Materials, 2005
- Folder 11: Faculty Technology Committee Notes, 2006
- Folder 12: Responsibilities of Department Head; Correspondence, 2006
- Folder 13: Vision, 2006
- Folder 14: Dance and Architecture Studio Proposal, 2007
- Folder 15: Statistics, 2007
- Folder 16: Space Renovation Proposal, 2008
- Folder 17: Dance Curriculum Discussion: Book and Notes, 2008-2009
- Folder 18: Dual Dance Degree Final Report, 2008-2009
- Folder 19: Fall Teaching Loads, 2009
- Folder 20: Annex Project with Architecture Class: Correspondence, Designs, Proposal, 2010
- Folder 21: Annex Grants, 2010
- Folder 22: GEO, 2010
- Folder 23: Teacher Scholar Certificate Materials, 2010
- Folder 24: Risk Management, 2010-2012
- Folder 25: Space Charts, 2010-2022
- Folder 26: Pipkin Doyle, 2011
- Restricted until 2032; contents in control file.
- Folder 27: Department of Dance Marketing Materials, 2012
- Folder 28: FAA Minor: Proposal, 2012
- Folder 29: Leave Policies, ca. 2012
- Folder 30: Teacher Certification: Correspondence, Materials, and Proposal, 2012
- Folder 31: BFA Curriculum Changes, 2012-2013
- Folder 32: Copyright D. Exposure, 2013
- Folder 33: Faculty Meetings: Notes and Materials, 2013
- Folder 34: Guest Artist Committee: Correspondence, 2013
- Folder 35: Integrated Research Proposal, 2013
- Folder 36: Susan Becker, 2013
- Folder 37: Tapes, Taiwan Student Exchange Program, 2013
- Folder 38: Coventry, UK Student Exchange Program, 2013-2014
- Folder 39: BA In Dance Proposal, 2014
- Folder 40: Budget Plan, 2014
- Folder 41: Committee on Institutional Cooperation Application, 2014
- Folder 42: Dance Film Festival, 2014
- Folder 43: Dean Meeting: Correspondence, 2014
- Folder 44: Diversity Workshop: Correspondence and Notes, 2014
- Folder 45: Faculty Meeting: Notes and Materials, 2014
- Folder 46: School of Music grievance, 2014
- Restricted until 2032; contents in control file.
- Folder 47: Website Design and Printouts, 2014
- Folder 48: Beverly Blossom Memorial Gala, 2015
- Folder 49: Jan Eckert Trip of Belgrade: Docments, 2015
- Folder 50: Budget Plan, 2015
- Folder 51: Budget Plan and Presentation Slide, 2015
- Folder 52: Katherine Long, 2015
- Restricted until 2032; contents in control file.
- Folder 53: Council of Dance Administrators (CODA): Minutes, 2015-2017
- Folder 54: Budget Plan, 2016
- Folder 55: Life in Dance, A: Program, 2016
- Folder 56: Kinesiology and Dance Program: Correspondence and Proposal, 2016
- Folder 57: MFA: Notes, 2016
- Folder 58: Budget Plan, 2017
- Folder 59: Budget Plan, 2018
- Folder 60: 50th Birthday Event, 2018-2019
- Folder 61: COVID Social Distance Plan, 2020
- Folder 62: FAA 402 Syllabus, undated
- Folder 63: International Exchange Memorandums, undated
- Folder 64: Kinesiology and Dance Dual Degree Draft, undated
- Folder 65: Notes on Diversity, unfsyrf
- Folder 66: Proposal for Faculty Upgrades, undated
- Folder 67: Space Renovations: Schematics, undated
- Folder 68: Teacher Certification Documents, undated
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Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1967-1999],
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Series 3: Photographic Materials, 1940s-2010],
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Series 4: Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2013],
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All]
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