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Bob Osgood Papers
Bob Osgood was a square-dance caller from southern California and editor of Sets in Order. This collection contains films, documents, photographs, correspondence, fliers, dances, brochures, itineraries, badges, receipts, information related to Contra dancing, callers, lists, classes, artwork, and awards related to Bob Osgood from 1940 through 2002.
Denver Civic Ballet Records
The Denver Civic Ballet was a semi-professional company consisting of local dancers that performed in Colorado from 1958 to 1979. This collection contains photographs, clippings, slides, programs, and other papers related to the Denver Civic Ballet.
Friends of The Dance Archive 'Legends of Dance in Colorado' Oral Histories
Since 2004, the Friends of The Dance Archive have honored several individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to dance as "Legends of Dance in Colorado" each year. This collection contains oral histories, plaques inscribed with the names of the honorees, as well as files containing transcripts of oral histories with the honorees, biographical information about the honorees, and audiovisual recordings and highlight reels from the annual awards celebration.
Lillian Covillo Papers
Lillian Covillo was an alumna of the University of Denver who co-founded the Colorado Ballet along with Freidann Parker. This collection includes photos, programs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and ephemera related to Covillo and Parker's dance work and teaching.
Marshall and Carolyn Durand Brooks Photography and Dance Collection
Marshall Brooks was a photographer who was actively involved in photographing dancers in the in the Colorado region. This collection contains photographs, color slides, brochures, and clippings from Marshall Brook's career. It also contains materials from Brook's family friend, Hanya Holm.
Maxine Munt Scrapbook
"Orpheus and Eurydice" Scrapbook
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).
Suzanne Shelton Buckley Papers on Ruth St. Denis and Other Dance Subjects
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