Series 6: Dance notation notebooks, 1931-1964
Series
Scope and Contents note
Five large loose-leaf notebooks and four smaller notebooks consisting of a range of informational outlines, instructions, and dance routines written and composed by different dancer teachers, including McRae. Most material mimeographed or typed, sometimes annotated and occasionally dated, often with accompanying music cited. The final four notebooks, labeled "Edna's Notes" or "Edna's Dances," are arranged chronologically, perhaps by use in a classroom setting. See Series 4: Personal Notebooks, for handwritten Class Notes. See also the Allison-McRae Studio records for many of McRae's choreographies with accompanying sheet music.
Dates
- 1931-1964
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 as McRae labeled and kept the notebooks except for #5, which had no label.
Creator
- From the Collection: McRae, Edna L. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org