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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
History of the LaRayne School of Dancing
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Inventory of the LaRayne School of Dancing Memorabilia, 1930-1947
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Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | LaRayne School of Dancing (Chicago, Ill.) |
| Title | LaRayne School of Dancing Memorabilia |
| Dates | 1930-1947 |
| Extent | 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes) |
| Abstract | Published and mimeographed ballet, tap and novelty dance routines, probably belonging to the LaRayne School of Dancing and/or choreographers and teachers Marion Freeman, Jack Manning and the Del-Wrights. Includes catalogs for the yearly conventions of the Chicago Association of Dancing Masters, 1930-1936, and for summer sessions at the Chicago Teachers College, 1939-1947. Also, the script for a children’s musical play. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Dance MS LaRayne |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 48 11 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
LaRayne School of Dancing Memorabilia, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of W. Herrs, 2002.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2006.
Access
The LaRayne School of Dancing Memorabilia is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The LaRayne School of Dancing Memorabilia is the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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History of the LaRayne School of Dancing
Chicago dancing school.
Little is known about this school except that it was run by LaRayne Rhode during the 1930’s and 1940’s.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Published and mimeographed routines for teaching ballet, tap and a variety of novelty dances. The material, probably kept together for use at the LaRayne School of Dancing in Chicago, consists of routines choreographed or presented by Marion Freeman, Jack Manning, the Del-Wrights and the Chicago Association of Dancing Masters. Also, routines and instruction presented by Ernestine Louise Badt at the Chicago Teachers College, 1939-1947, and the published score of a children’s musical.
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Arrangement
Organized with dance routines and score preceding Chicago Association of Dance Masters materials. Dance routines arranged alphabetically by teaching organization or person, followed by miscellaneous routines and a published score for a children’s musical. Chicago Association of Dancing Masters materials arranged chronologically.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Chicago Association of Dancing Masters
- Chicago Teachers College
- Freeman, Marion
- LaRayne School of Dancing (Chicago, Ill.)
- Manning, Jack, b. 1897
- Rhode, LaRayne
Subjects
- Dance -- Study and teaching – Illinois -- Chicago
- Dance schools -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Chicago Teachers College: Presentations by Ernestine Louise Badt, 1939-1947 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Del-Wrights: Dances for St. Louis Dancing Teachers Association, Feb. 4, 1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3-5 | Del-Wrights: Winter Teaching Tours, 1937-1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6-8 | Freeman, Marion: Tap, Toe and Other Dances, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 9-11 | Manning, Jack: Tap and Other Dances, 1936-1939; n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 12-14 | Miscellaneous Tap and Novelty Dances, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Musical Play: The Kitchen Clock, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 16-25 | Chicago Association of Dancing Masters: Annual Conventions, 1930-1936 | |||||||||