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University of Denver. The Dance Archive

 Organization

Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:

"Square Dance in the American West" Documentary, 2018

 Item
Identifier: D114.02.0001.0004.00001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2018

Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects

 Collection
Identifier: D018
Abstract Suzanne Shelton Buckley (1946- ) received her doctorate in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. She wrote her dissertation about dancer and choreographer, Ruth St. Denis (1878-1968). Her dissertation was published by Doubleday in 1981 as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis. Upon completion of her doctorate, she taught in the American Studies Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Suzanne Shelton Buckley's papers include materials from her...
Dates: 1879-1985; Majority of material found in 1978-1985

The Dance Archive Administrative Records

 Collection
Identifier: D001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1972-2023

The Dance Archive Duplicate Outreach Materials

 Collection
Identifier: D027
Abstract

This collection contains duplicate materials from other collections to be used for outreach events for The Dance Archive.

Dates: 1942-2007

The Dance Archive "Festival Caravan" Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: D084
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2017

The Dance Archive Oral Histories on Perry-Mansfield Dance Camp

 Collection
Identifier: D047
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2013

The Dance Archive Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D002
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of various dancers, shows, companies, and halls collected during Glen Giffin's time as curator of The Dance Archive.

Dates: Coverage: 1840-2009

The Dance Archive "Rising Stars: Denver Civic Ballet and Ballet Guild" Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: D069
Abstract

In 2016, in conjuction with Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library's annual exhibit "Rising Stars: Denver Civic Ballet and Ballet Guild," oral histories were conducted to be included in the supplemental documentary for the exhibit. These oral histories include interviews with former dancers, costumers, and journalists. In 2019, the Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library rebranded as The Dance Archive.

Dates: 2016