University of Denver. The Dance Archive
Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:
Sears Family Papers
This collection contains the papers of Vera Sears (1912-2008), dance instructor at the University of Denver, and her husband Edwin Sears (1903-1964), a law professor at the University of Denver. The Sears family emigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1930s. These papers include correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, legal materials, clippings, dance notation notebooks, publications, scrapbooks, and audiovisual materials.
"Sets in Order" and "Square Dancing"
Edited by Bob Osgood (1918-2003), "Sets in Order : the California magazine of square and round dancing" was published from 1948-1969. It was continued by "Square Dancing," from 1970-1985. The magazines covered modern Western square and round dance news, education and festivals, at first on the West Coast, later nationwide. The collection contains issues Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1948)- v. 37, no. 12 (Dec. 1985).
Southall, Larry, 2022
This folder contains an oral history waiver signed by Larry Southall.
"Square Dance in the American West" Documentary, 2018
Documentary produced for the 2018 Annual Meeting "Square Dance in the American West." The documentary includes photos, videos, and clips from oral histories conducted as part of this project.
Stan Obert Oral History, 2022
Interview with Stan Obert conducted by Joan Brown.
Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects
The Dance Archive Administrative Records
The Dance Archive was founded in 1972 at Colorado Women's College. The library is now housed at the University of Denver under Special Collections and Archives. The library's mission is to advance education and engagement with resources across all genres of dance and movement, with an emphasis on the American West. This collection contains administrative and financial materials, programming materials, scrapbooks and realia, and publications.
The Dance Archive Duplicate Outreach Materials
This collection contains duplicate materials from other collections to be used for outreach events for The Dance Archive.
The Dance Archive "Festival Caravan" Oral History Project
This collection contains oral histories conducted by the Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library for the 2017 annual project "Festival Caravan." Interviews include Buddy Butler, Frederick Glick, the Lowenstein family, Schyleen Qualls, and Cleo Parker Robinson. It also contains copies of the documentary created for the 2017 annual meeting, "Festival Caravan." In 2019, the Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library rebranded as The Dance Archive.
The Dance Archive Oral Histories on Perry-Mansfield Dance Camp
In 2013, the Friends of the Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library (later rebranded as The Dance Archive) did a series of interviews with faculty, students, community members and other individuals affliated with the Perry Mansfield Dance Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. These interviews were conducted in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Perry Mansfield Dance Camp. The interviews were all videotaped at Perry Mansfield Dance Camp between July 20th and July 24th, 2013.