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Contains 81 Results:

24 Apr 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 51
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Charles Miller to Edward Gordon Craig. Carbon copy of a typed letter on plain paper. Miller informs Craig that his dissertation has been accepted by USC and that he has earned his Ph.D. He plans on visiting Craig during the summer in Vence [France] and is eager to discuss his work with him. He also plans on visiting Scotland and England, and will probably be in Vence sometime between July 4th and July 14th. 1 leaf.

Dates: 1945 - 1989

9 Oct 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 52
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Charles Miller to Edward Gordon Craig. Carbon copy of a typed letter on onionskin. Miller tells Craig how much he enjoyed visiting him and is anxious to hear Craig's reaction to his dissertation. He mentions the other countries that he visited during the summer, particularly enjoying England, Vence, Germany, Ceylon, and Japan. 1 leaf.

Dates: 1945 - 1989

22 Nov 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 53
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Craig to Miller. Handwritten letter on plain index card. Craig has not been feeling well and has enlisted the help of his son, Edward [Carrick] in helping him pack and move as he is hoping to be able to move to a small house or flat in the spring. 1 leaf. Envelope included.

Dates: 1945 - 1989

11 Dec 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 54
Scope and Content Charles Miller to Edward Gordon Craig. Carbon copy of a typed letter on plain paper. Miller thanks Craig for his last letter and expresses consolation for Craig's recent illness. He mentions that he has been applying to various foundations for financial support to assist him in returning to Ceylon to study the dances of Kandy. He feels that there is much to be learned in studying Eastern theatre, but that it takes an Occidental rather than an Oriental mind to present knowledge and...
Dates: 1945 - 1989

3 Mar 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 55
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Craig to Miller. Handwritten letter on plain blue index card. Craig says he will write more when he gets settled in his new apartment which he hopes to be the early weeks of June. 1 leaf. Envelope included.

Dates: 1945 - 1989

20 Mar 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 56
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Charles Miller to Edward Gordon Craig. Carbon copy of a typed letter on plain paper. Miller is worried he hasn't heard from Craig since December, though he sent him a letter in January. He is anxious to know what Craig thinks of his dissertation and has been endeavoring to get it published. He has heard from Mr. Hatfield who said he would contact Craig's son [Edward Carrick] about borrowing his copy of Miller's manuscript. 1 leaf.

Dates: 1945 - 1989

21 Jan 1966

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 57
Scope and Content Charles Miller to Edward Gordon Craig. Carbon copy of a typed letter on onionskin. Miller tells Craig that he hopes his health has improved and congratulates him on his 94th birthday, wishing him many, many more. Miller says that they [he and his wife] have been restoring an old Victorian home which they have bought and which he describes in detail in a mimeographed letter. [The mimeographed letter is not included in the Charles James Miller Collection.] Miller continues to ask Craig whether...
Dates: 1945 - 1989

Various Dates

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 58
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Craig to Miller. A note referencing "Life Is a Dream" by Pedro Calderon de la Barca and Shakespeare's sonnets, a small hand-drawn map on grid paper indicating various buildings, roads, and the sea [Craig's home?], and two envelopes addressed to Miller. 4 items.

Dates: 1945 - 1989

Aiyagari, Nalini, 1970 December 12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 59
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Nalini Aiyagari to Charles Miller. December 12, 1970. Handwritten letter on personalized stationery. Aiyagari introduces herself as the granddaughter of India's president, Mr. V.V. Giri. She says that she is enclosing some literature pertaining to her dance training and lists several American universities where she has performed. She tells Miller that if he is interested, she would like to come to the State College and give a lecture or demonstration and performance. 2 leaves.

Dates: 1970 December 12

Bose, Monoj, 1970 December 6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60
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Mrs. Monoj M. (Anima)Bose to Charles Miller. December 6, 1970. Typed letter on onionskin. Mrs. Bose introduces herself as an Indian teaching at Stephens College and is interested in a Dance Drama position at California State College. She is writing to Miller as she has heard that he is starting a course of Dance Drama in the Asian Studies Department. 1 leaf.

Dates: 1970 December 6