Lucy Bates Dance Collection
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Library |
| Creator: | Bates, Lucy |
| Title: | Lucy Bates Dance Collection |
| Dates: | 1906-1970 |
| Quantity: | 3.6 Linear feet (5 document boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 oversize folder A) |
| Coll. Number: | ms211 |
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of papers of Lucy Bates relating to her interest in dance from 1906-1970. The papers include correspondence, diaries photographs, printed material, and clippings. The correspondence (1911-1960, with gaps) and diaries (1907-1927, with gaps) document Bates' school days, European trip (1911), and growing interest in dance, its interpretation, and her teaching career. Notable correspondents include Jean Reti-Forbes and Katherine Heyman. The collection also contains programs of plays, concerts, operas, and recitals (1906-1923, 1938) mainly in New York; programs, articles, and photographs pertaining to dancers or dancing; and dance programs, photographs, newsletters, and clippings concerning the Noyes School of Rhythm (Portland, Conn.) from 1913-1970.
Arrangement
Arranged by record type.
Index Terms
General Notes
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.
Administrative Information
Lucy Bates Dance Collection, ms211, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.