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Allied Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Allied Arts
Abstract Clippings, artist correspondence, box office records, concert programs, and photographs of the Allied Arts Corporation. Allied Arts Corporation management was taken over by Harry and Sarah Zelzer in 1948 and became the premier agency for bringing performing artists to Chicago. Important artists and groups include the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, pianists Vladimir Horowitz and Glenn Gould, and singers Tito Schipa and Judy Garland. Collection also includes original photographs taken in venues...
Dates: 1913-1997

American circus collection

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-AmCircus
Abstract

Late 19th and early 20th century circus and theater related illustrations, publicity, programs, photographs and memorabilia.

Dates: 1891-1940s

Arts Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Arts Club
Abstract

Corporate records of the Arts Club of Chicago, an institution incorporated in 1916 and devoted to exhibiting and showcasing innovative artists and performers. Records include extensive exhibition files, files on the Club's music, lecture, film, and drama series, and administrative and financial files.

Dates: 1892-2004

Indian Council Fire records

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Indian Council
Abstract

Papers, correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and publications of the Indian Council Fire, a Chicago-based organization supporting educational, legislative, and social services for urban and reservation Indians.

Dates: 1923-1988; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1988

Ruth Page Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: Dance-MS-Page-Foundation
Abstract

Records of the Ruth Page Foundation, a cultural non-profit organization committed to the education, promotion, and presentation of dance in Chicago. Founded by Ruth Page in 1970, the Foundation continues to support a number of dance initiatives. Includes administrative, personnel, financial, and publicity materials for both the Foundation and the Ruth Page School of Dance.

Dates: 1989-2013

Ruth Page papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Page
Abstract

Personal papers of dancer and choreographer Ruth Page. Materials include correspondence, choreographic and technical notes, address books, programs, press clippings and scrapbooks, journals writings, photographs, business records, audio recordings, and musical scores. Featured dance works include The Bells, Carmen, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Frankie and Johnny, and Billy Sunday.

Dates: 1892-1997

Stone-Camryn School of Ballet records

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Stone-Camryn
Abstract

Chicago's Stone-Camryn School of Ballet was founded in 1941 by established dancers Walter Camryn and Bentley Stone. It became one of the most successful American ballet schools in placing its graduates in professional companies, and in creating new generations of dance teachers. Archives include personal and biographical material from Stone and Camryn, school records, scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, programs, clippings, and choreographic notes.

Dates: 1865-1988; Majority of material found within 1910-1988

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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 6
Photographs 5
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Ballet dancers 2
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Dancers -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
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Advertising -- Circus 1
Art -- Exhibitions 1
Art -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions 1
Art museums -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Art, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions 1
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions 1
Artists -- Portraits -- Exhibitions 1
Arts -- Management -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Authors as artists 1
Ballet companies -- Photographs 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
Circus 1
Circus -- United States 1
Circus animals 1
Circus in art 1
Circus performers 1
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Clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
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Dance -- Study and teaching 1
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Drawing -- 20th century -- Exhibitions 1
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Indians of North America -- Education -- Law and legislation 1
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Male dancers 1
Manuscripts, American 1
Minstrel shows 1
Newspapers 1
Nonprofit organizations -- Finance 1
Opera -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
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Language
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Names
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 3
Chicago Opera Ballet 2
Long, Larry, 1936-2009 2
Ruth Page Foundation 2
Stone, Bentley 2
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Al G. Barnes Circus 1
Aldis, Arthur T. 1
Allied Arts Corp. (Chicago, Ill.) 1
American Ballet Caravan (New York, N.Y.) 1
American Ballet Theatre 1
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 1
Art Institute of Chicago 1
Artichoker, John, 1930- 1
Arts Club of Chicago 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Balkenhol, Stephan, 1957- 1
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 1
Ballets russes du Col. W. de Basil 1
Bender, Charles Albert, 1884-1954 1
Benette, Margaret 1
Bennett, Robert L. (Robert LaFollette), 1912-2002 1
Bertram Mills Circus 1
Blue Spruce, George 1
Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951 1
Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956 1
Boulanger, Nadia 1
Bourgeois, Louise, 1911-2010 1
Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957 1
Braque, Georges, 1882-1963 1
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 1
Cage, John 1
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 1
California Insurance Company 1
Camryn, Walter 1
Carpenter, Rue Winterbotham, -1931 1
Cemin, Saint Clair 1
Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985 1
Chapman, Elizabeth Fuller 1
Chicago Ballet 1
Chicago City Opera (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Christensen, Grace 1
Circus Fans Association of America 1
Cliff Dwellers (Club) 1
Cloud, Henry Roe, 1885-1950 1
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus 1
Cook Christian Training School 1
Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953 1
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 1
Cottong, Kathy 1
Cunningham, Merce 1
Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989 1
Deloria, Ella Cara 1
Deloria, Vine 1
Deloria, Vine, Sr., 1901-1990 1
Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983 1
Dozier, Edward P. 1
Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985 1
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 1
Dux, Claire, 1885-1967 1
Eastman, Charles A., 1858-1939 1
Eisendrath, William N. 1
Ernst, Max, 1891-1976 1
Fairbank, Miriam 1
Freehling, Stanley 1
Gallagher and Ascher, Inc. 1
Garland, Judy 1
Gerard, Forrest J. 1
Gerstenberg, Alice 1
Gould, Glenn 1
Graham, Martha 1
Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974 1
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 1
Haley, Alex 1
Hektoen, Eleanor 1
Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989 1
Indian Council Fire (Organization : U.S.) 1
Jarvis, Isabel 1
Jooss Ballet 1
Julien Levy Gallery 1
Kabotie, Fred 1
Klee, Rogers, Loeb and Wolff (Firm) 1
Kokoschka, Oskar, 1886-1980 1
Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968 1
Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 1
Kusama, Yayoi 1
LaFrinierre, Marie 1
LaVatta, George P. 1
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 1
Lipinski, Dolores 1
Littlefield Ballet 1
Lockett, Robbin 1
Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet (Firm) 1
Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955 1
Magnusson, M. J. 1
Mamet, David 1
Man Ray, 1890-1976 1
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004 1
Matisse, Pierre, 1900-1989 1
McClendon, Mary Stone, 1895-1967 1
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