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2010561026 abstract "The Martha Graham Collection is comprised of materials that document Graham's career and trace the history of the development of her company, Martha Graham Dance Company, which became the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, and school, Martha Graham School, later to be called the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. The materials include holograph scores, orchestral parts, and piano rehearsal scores by composers such as Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Alan Hovhaness, Louis Horst, Halim Ed-Dabh, Eugene Lester, Norman Dello Joio, Paul Hindemith, Gian Carlo Menotti, Robert Starer, William Schuman and Wallingford Riegger; scrapbooks and clippings; photographs of Graham, her family and her dances, including informal shots by former Graham board chair Arnold Weissberger; choreographic notebooks containing ideas, sketches and steps sequences; correspondence; articles, speeches and interviews by and about Graham; programs; and Graham's awards, honorary degrees and artwork. In addition, the collection contains material relating to fundraising, such as sponsor and donor lists and grant proposals, and flyers and posters for special events, galas and benefits. In addition to business papers relating to Graham's dance company and school, there are company cast lists, budgets, touring itineraries; lighting, set, and costume designs by Jean Rosenthal, Rouben Ter-Arutunian, Isamu Noguchi, Donna Karan, Beverly Emmons, Jennifer Tipton, and Thomas Skelton; and notes, budgets and itineraries relating to special projects.".
2010561026 accessRights "Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.".
2010561026 accessRights "Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit".
2010561026 accessRights "Open to research.".
2010561026 accrualMethod "Purchase;".
2010561026 contributor B12048395.
2010561026 contributor B12048396.
2010561026 contributor B12048397.
2010561026 date "1896".
2010561026 description "Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010008".
2010561026 description "Martha Graham (b. May 11, 1894 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. April 1, 1991 in New York City), dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director, was a pioneer in the establishment of American modern dance and one of the principal choreographers of the twentieth century. In a career spanning over seven decades, she developed her own movement technique and produced over 180 choreographic works. She was also well-known for her innovative collaborations with such artists as, sculptor Isamu Noguchi, lighting designer Jean Rosenthal, and composers Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Norman Dello Joio, Robert Starer, William Schuman, and Louis Horst.".
2010561026 description "Martha Graham Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.".
2010561026 description "Martha Graham collection of performances of her choreographic works on film and video is mainly comprised of performances of dance works choreographed by Martha Graham.".
2010561026 description "Moving image materials transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.".
2010561026 description "Purchase; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; 1998.".
2010561026 description "The Library of Congress Manuscript Division holds the Lucy Kroll Papers (Graham's agent) and the Muriel Rukeyser Papers, which contain the correspondence of Frances G. Wickes, Graham's psychiatrist. In addition, the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division contains images of Martha Graham.".
2010561026 description "The Martha Graham Collection is comprised of materials that document Graham's career and trace the history of the development of her company, Martha Graham Dance Company, which became the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, and school, Martha Graham School, later to be called the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. The materials include holograph scores, orchestral parts, and piano rehearsal scores by composers such as Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Alan Hovhaness, Louis Horst, Halim Ed-Dabh, Eugene Lester, Norman Dello Joio, Paul Hindemith, Gian Carlo Menotti, Robert Starer, William Schuman and Wallingford Riegger; scrapbooks and clippings; photographs of Graham, her family and her dances, including informal shots by former Graham board chair Arnold Weissberger; choreographic notebooks containing ideas, sketches and steps sequences; correspondence; articles, speeches and interviews by and about Graham; programs; and Graham's awards, honorary degrees and artwork. In addition, the collection contains material relating to fundraising, such as sponsor and donor lists and grant proposals, and flyers and posters for special events, galas and benefits. In addition to business papers relating to Graham's dance company and school, there are company cast lists, budgets, touring itineraries; lighting, set, and costume designs by Jean Rosenthal, Rouben Ter-Arutunian, Isamu Noguchi, Donna Karan, Beverly Emmons, Jennifer Tipton, and Thomas Skelton; and notes, budgets and itineraries relating to special projects.".
2010561026 description "The Martha Graham Legacy Archive contains materials from the Martha Graham Legacy Project.".
2010561026 description "The following collections in the Library of Congress Music Division contain materials related to Martha Graham: Aaron Copland Collection, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Collection, Herta Moselsio Collection, Nathan Kroll Collection, Helen McGehee and Umaña Collection of Dance Materials, Miriam Cole Collection, Benjamin Garber Collection, and Erick Hawkins Collection. There is correspondence between Graham and former chief of the Music Division, Harold Spivack, in the Music Division's Old Correspondence file. The Music Division also holds archival collections for many of the composers who collaborated with Graham.".
2010561026 extent "350,100 items (398 boxes, 590 linear feet)".
2010561026 identifier eadmus.mu010008.
2010561026 identifier eadmus.mu010008.3.
2010561026 issued "1896".
2010561026 language "eng".
2010561026 relation "Martha Graham Collection of performances of her choreographic works on film and video".
2010561026 relation "Martha Graham Legacy Archive".
2010561026 rights "Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.".
2010561026 spatial "United States".
2010561026 spatial "United States.".
2010561026 subject "Choreographers United States Correspondence.".
2010561026 subject "Choreographers United States Photographs.".
2010561026 subject "Choreographers United States.".
2010561026 subject "Choreography United States.".
2010561026 subject "Costume design United States.".
2010561026 subject "Dance Production and direction.".
2010561026 subject "Dance Stage-setting and scenery United States.".
2010561026 subject "Dance United States.".
2010561026 subject "Dance companies United States.".
2010561026 subject "Dance schools United States.".
2010561026 subject "Dancers Photographs.".
2010561026 subject "Dancers United States.".
2010561026 subject "Graham, Martha Archives.".
2010561026 subject "Graham, Martha Correspondence.".
2010561026 subject "Graham, Martha Photographs.".
2010561026 subject "Graham, Martha.".
2010561026 subject "ML31 .G727".
2010561026 subject "Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.".
2010561026 subject "Martha Graham Dance Company.".
2010561026 subject "Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance.".
2010561026 subject "Modern dance United States.".
2010561026 subject "Modern dance music.".
2010561026 subject "Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988.".
2010561026 subject "Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969.".
2010561026 title "Martha Graham collection, 1896-2003 (bulk 1926-1991).".
2010561026 type "Artifacts (Object genre) aat".
2010561026 type "Clippings (Information artifacts) aat".
2010561026 type "Correspondence. aat".
2010561026 type "Financial records. aat".
2010561026 type "Photographic prints. aat".
2010561026 type "Programs (Documents) aat".
2010561026 type "Scrapbooks. aat".
2010561026 type "collection".