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Series 4: Personal and teaching notebooks, 1931-1974

 Series

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Notebooks, manuscript, and mimeographed typed pages, covering various topics such as McRae's class instructional notes, pointe exercises, summer courses, and all aspects of organizing and training the children in "The Nutcracker" ballet. Also, "Foreign Notes", with copies of articles on the dance and copious class notes of the ballet teacher Nicolas Legat.

Dates

  • Creation: 1931-1974

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Edna L. McRae papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically, using McRae's original titles.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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