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Fred Astaire manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2070
Abstract

This collection contains drafts of Steps in Time, the autobiography of American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), first published in 1959. Materials reflect the work at various stages and include handwritten and typed drafts, notes, proofs, and galleys.

Dates: circa 1950s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Dancing Cansinos photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058047193]
Identifier: 8000
Abstract The Dancing Cansinos photograph album consists of photographs and ephemera relating to the Dancing Cansinos, a family of professional dancers who emigrated from Spain and eventually settled in Los Angeles. The troupe consisted of Antonio, Sr. and Carmen Cansino; their children Eduardo, Elisa, Paco, Jose, Antonio, Jr., Rafael, and Angel; Gabriel Cansino, a cousin; and, briefly in the 1930s, Margarita Carmen Cansino, who later became known as the actress Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth's parents...
Dates: 1920 - 1939
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

George Ellsworthe and Bud Vinci photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2016-010
Abstract Approximately 1500 photographic prints, primarily candids of assorted sizes and mediums, produced by Ellsworthe, Vinci, their friends and family. The images emphasize the couple’s domestic life, leisure activities as well as professional pursuits and business ventures. Photographs document the couple’s home, holiday parties, social events, vacations, and hobbies. There are several images of various television, stage and film appearances that each man made, including two images of both Vinci...
Dates: circa 1900-2007
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Laurell Gaines photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275053949617]
Identifier: 6165
Abstract

Collection of photographs of dancers, musicians, and radio personalities, the majority of which are inscribed to Laurell Gaines. Also included are photographs of Gaines and her partner, Ted Vaun. Gaines was a ballet and ballroom dancer who performed in vaudeville, musical revues and Hollywood films from the 1920 to the 1940s.

Dates: 1920s-1940s
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Saida Gerrard papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0341
Abstract

The collection consists of costumes, manuscripts, programs, photographs, and clippings pertaining to choreographer/dancer Saida Gerrard from the 1930s through the 1970s.

Dates: 1930 - 1980
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Jacob's Pillow dance collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2007-007
Abstract

Dance and souvenir programs for Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers, 1934-1938, and for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, 1954-1955 and 1957-1958; publicity materials and dance programs, circa 1940-1949, for dancers Barton Mumaw and Foster Fitz-Simons; stylized drawings, circa 1936, of Ted Shawn, Barton Mumaw, Frank Overlees, Dennis Landers, Foster Fitz-Simons, Fred Hearn, and Wilbur McCormack; and photographs of Ted Shawn (1954) and Barton Mumaw (circa 1941).

Dates: 1934-1958
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Lewitzky Dance Company records

 Collection
Identifier: 0203
Abstract

Based in Los Angeles, California, the Lewitzky Dance Company was formed in 1966 by Bella Lewitzky and gave its last performance on May 18, 1997. The archive consists of papers, films, photographs, costumes, programs, posters, stage plots, and sound recordings. It covers the Company's archived and working papers from all offices, including the Manager, Booking and Production offices.

Dates: 1932 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1997
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

McElmurry and Larrinaga family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7122
Abstract A collection of family papers documenting two generations of the McElmurry and Larrinaga family. Mario Larrinaga immigrated from Mexico to Los Angeles and--in collaboration with his brother Juan Larrinaga--worked as a designer, art director, and painter of set backgrounds in Hollywood, working at RKO Pictures, Universal, and other major film studios. Larrinaga is most recognized for painting the set backgrounds for the original King Kong (1933) film. After...
Dates: 1920 - 2005
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Charles James Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0333
Abstract

Correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to Russell Meriwether Hughes ("La Meri")-- ethnic dance icon, instructor, friend (and one-time lover) of Charles Miller who saved the materials which comprise this collection. The collection also includes Miller's own research material and dissertation on Edward Gordon Craig, published in 1957.

Dates: 1945 - 1989
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Barbara Morgan dance photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1021
Scope and Contents The Barbara Morgan dance photographs comprise 36 photographs taken by Barbara Morgan (1900-1992), an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. The prints in the collection show well-known dancers and choreographers in various poses and performances, including Valerie Bettis, Si-Lan Chen, Merce Cunningham, Asadata Dafora, Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Pearl Primus, and others. Morgan originally took these photographs between 1935 and...
Dates: 1935 - 1945; Printed late 1930s through 1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

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