Summary Information
- Repository
- Sarah Lawrence College Archives
- Creator
- Schonberg, Bessie
- Title
- Bessie Schönberg Dance Photograph Collection
- ID
- RG 12.1.5
- Date
- undated
- Extent
- 4.5 linear feet 1 record carton and 2 flat boxes
- Language
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Sarah Lawrence College Archives August 2003
Sarah Lawrence College Archives1 Mead Way
Bronxville, NY, 10708
914-395-2480
archives@sarahlawrence.edu
Revision Description
Finding Aid entered in Archivists Toolkit by Elijah Black in July 2012. August 2004
Terms of use
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Processing Information note
Processed August 2003; finding aid updated, August 2004 by Sarah Crossley.
Scope and Contents note
The Bessie Schönberg Dance Photograph Collection is an assemblage of photographs of renowned dancers and choreographers, some of whom were Bessie’s students. The collection was donated by former students of Bessie in 1981 as part of an exhibition on Bessie Schönberg’s legacy in the dance world. Box 1 consists of smaller images of individuals while boxes 2 and 3 contain oversized photographs. The photographs are housed alphabetically by the name of the individual pictured. Note: An individual may appear in more than one box.
Related Materials
See also
Bessie Schönberg Photograph Collection and the Bessie Schönberg Papers.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Photographs
Occupation(s)
- Choreographers
Personal Name(s)
- Adams, Carolyn
- Ailey, Alvin
- Amaya, Carmen
- Childs, Lucinda
- Collins, Janet, 1917-2003
- Cunningham, Merce
- Cutler, Cheryl
- Dudley, Jane
- Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927
- Erdman, Jean
- Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013
- Graham, Martha
- Holm, Hanya, 1893-1992
- Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958
- Koner, Pauline
- Limo´n, Jose´
- Louis, Murray
- Monk, Meredith
- Nagrin, Daniel
- Nikolais, Alwin
- Primus, Pearl
- Rainer, Yvonne , 1934-
- Robbins, Jerome
- Sokolow, Anna
- St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
- Taylor, Paul, 1930-
- Tharp, Twyla
- Weidman, Charles
Subject(s)
- Dancers
- Modern dance--United States.
Collection Inventory
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams, Carolyn | 1 | 1 | ||
Ailey, Alvin | 1 | 2 | ||
Bales, William | 1 | 3 | ||
Bettis, Valerie | 1 | 4 | ||
Bowers, Martha | 1 | 5 | ||
Childs, Lucinda | 1 | 6 | ||
Collins, Janet | 1 | 7 | ||
Cunningham, Merce | 1 | 8 | ||
Cutler, Cheryl | 1 | 9 | ||
Donohue, Jennifer | 1 | 10 | ||
Duncan, Isadora | 1 | 11 | ||
Erdman, Jean | 1 | 12 | ||
Erdman, Jean | 1 | 13 | ||
Ellsworth, Amy Zell | 1 | 14 | ||
Graham, Martha | 1 | 15 | ||
Graham, Martha | 1 | 16 | ||
Green, Jonnie and Jean Zahorsky | 1 | 17 | ||
Harling, Pamela | 1 | 18 | ||
Howes, Sue and Sara Pardo | 1 | 19 | ||
Hawkins, Erick | 1 | 20 | ||
Holm, Hanya | 1 | 22 | ||
Horst, Louis | 1 | 23 | ||
Humphrey, Doris | 1 | 24 | ||
Keen, Elizabeth | 1 | 25 | ||
Koner, Pauline | 1 | 26 | ||
Kriza, John | 1 | 27 | ||
Limon, Jose | 1 | 28 | ||
Litz, Katherine | 1 | 29 | ||
Louis, Murray | 1 | 30 | ||
Monk, Meredith | 1 | 31 | ||
Moylan, Mary-Ellen | 1 | 32 | ||
Packer, Idelle | 1 | 33 | ||
Partridge, Martha | 1 | 34 | ||
Primus, Pearl | 1 | 35 | ||
Rainer, Yvonne | 1 | 36 | ||
Reyes, Alice | 1 | 37 | ||
Robbins, Jerome | 1 | 38 | ||
Shearer, Sybil | 1 | 39 | ||
Sokolow, Anna | 1 | 40 | ||
Spalding, Murray | 1 | 41 | ||
St. Denis, Ruth | 1 | 42 | ||
Taylor, Paul | 1 | 43 | ||
Tharp, Twyla | 1 | 44 | ||
Weidman, Charles | 1 | 45 | ||
| Title | Oversize | Folder | ||
Amaya, Carmen | 2 | 1 | ||
Childs, Lucinda | 2 | 2 | ||
Cutler, Cheryl | 2 | 3 | ||
Dudley, Jane | 2 | 4 | ||
Erdman, Jean | 2 | 5 | ||
Erdman, Jean | 2 | 6 | ||
Franklin, Frederic | 2 | 7 | ||
Gay, Nadine | 2 | 8 | ||
Graham, Martha | 2 | 9 | ||
Hamilton, Peter | 2 | 10 | ||
Holm, Hanya | 3 | 1 | ||
Humphrey, Doris | 3 | 2 | ||
Koner, Pauline | 3 | 3 | ||
Louis, Murray | 3 | 4 | ||
Monk, Meredith | 3 | 5 | ||
Nagrin, Daniel | 3 | 6 | ||
Nikolais, Alwin | 3 | 7 | ||
Primus, Pearl | 3 | 8 | ||
Taylor, Paul | 3 | 9 | ||
Weidman, Charles | 3 | 10 | ||