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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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Schönberg, Bessie

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Schönberg, Bessie, 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Bessie, 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Bessie.

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Schoenberg, Bessie

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Schönberg Elisabeth MacGrew 1906-1997

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Schönberg Elisabeth MacGrew 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Elisabeth 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Elisabeth 1906-1997

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Schonberg, Bessie 1906-1997

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Schonberg, Bessie 1906-1997

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Schonberg, Bessie

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Schönberg, Elisabeth, 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Elisabeth, 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Elisabeth MacGrew 1906-1997

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Schönberg, Elisabeth MacGrew 1906-1997

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Born in Hanover, Germany, Dec. 27, 1906, Bessie Schönberg was the daughter of American born Rose MacGrew and the German engineering student Alexander Schönberg. The family moved often as MacGrew pursued a career in opera but the effort was abandoned apparently due to illness and MacGrew left the family to return to the United States. When Bessie's father was called into active service in World War I, she and her sisters were left in the care of Gertrude Bierschenk, a young woman who had been originally hired as her mother's companion. At age nineteen, encouraged by her father and at the invitation of her mother, Bessie moved to Eugene, Oregon to pursue university studies. It was there she was able to pursue the study of dance, an activity of which her father had disapproved. Initially dissatisfied with the teachers, her attitude changed when Martha Hill joined the University of Oregon faculty in 1927. In 1929, Schönberg followed Hill to New York City to pursue her studies. Hill arranged for her to meet Martha Graham and soon Schönberg joined the Graham company, performing in the original casts of Primitive mysteries and Heretic. Schönberg's performing career was cut short by a knee injury. During this same period she met her future husband, Dimitry Varley and they married in Jan. 1934. Martha Hill invited Schönberg to be her assistant at Bennington College's School of the Dance, teaching there from 1933-1941. In 1941, she was appointed chairperson of the Sarah Lawrence College Dance Department, a position she held until 1975. She developed long-term relationships with many key institutions in the field of modern dance including the American Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow, and Dance Theater Workshop. In honor of her contributions to the field, the New York Dance and Performance awards given annually by Dance Theater Workshop were dubbed the "Bessies". She remained an advisor, friend, and teacher until her death in 1997.

From the description of Bessie Schönberg Papers, 1932-1997 and undated. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 163571421

Dancer, choreographer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Bessie Schoenberg : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419129

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61485164

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61485171

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61314404

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http://viaf.org/viaf/24702397

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122534920

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122419129

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144659680

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122535002

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144656331

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/163571421

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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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[A tribute to Bessie Schoenberg at Sarah Lawrence College] [sound recording].

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Zakkai, Jennifer Donohue. [A tribute to Bessie Schoenberg at Sarah Lawrence College] [sound recording].

Title: [A tribute to Bessie Schoenberg at Sarah Lawrence College] [sound recording].

With Jennifer Donohue Zakka, dance choreographer and former faculty member of Sarah Lawrence College, and Elize Bernhardt (Dancing in the Streets).

ArchivalResource: 1 sound cassette : analog.

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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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[Letter to Bessie Schoenberg] [sound recording] / from Debby Chizte Thomas.

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Thomas, Debby Chizte. [Letter to Bessie Schoenberg] [sound recording] / from Debby Chizte Thomas.

Title: [Letter to Bessie Schoenberg] [sound recording] / from Debby Chizte Thomas.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound cassette : analog.

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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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[A tribute to Bessie Schoenberg at Sarah Lawrence College [sound recording] : part two].

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Gurganus, Allan, 1947-. [A tribute to Bessie Schoenberg at Sarah Lawrence College [sound recording] : part two].

Title: [A tribute to Bessie Schoenberg at Sarah Lawrence College [sound recording] : part two].

A tribute in memory of dance faculty member, Bessie Schoenberg. With Allan Gurganus, Dawn Kramer '67, Florence Locke '42, Charles DeCarlo.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound cassette : analog.

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Schönberg, Bessie

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[Programs]

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Schönberg, Bessie. [Programs]

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Schönberg, Bessie

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Bessie Schönberg Papers, 1932-1997 and undated.

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Schönberg, Bessie. Bessie Schönberg Papers, 1932-1997 and undated.

Title: Bessie Schönberg Papers, 1932-1997 and undated.

The collection includes Bessie Schönberg's personal documents, professional and personal correspondence, information on her teaching, directing, performing, lecturing, and writing, appointment books, financial and medical papers, interviews, writing by others, and print materials collected by Schönberg. There is extensive personal correspondence with her husband Dimitry Varley and Schönberg's family. Includes papers and correspondence with dance institutions with which she had long or formative experience including the Bennington College School of the Dance, Connecticut College School of Dance/American Dance Festival, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dance Theater Workshop, Dancing in the Streets, Jacob's Pillow, and The Yard.

ArchivalResource: 33.5 linear ft. (30 boxes)

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Schönberg, Bessie

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Reminiscences of Bessie Schoenberg : oral history, 1979.

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Schönberg, Bessie. Reminiscences of Bessie Schoenberg : oral history, 1979.

Title: Reminiscences of Bessie Schoenberg : oral history, 1979.

Bennington College: approach to education, students; Martha Hill as a person and as a teacher; early experiences teaching at Bennington; reminiscences of associates including Greg Tucker, Norman Lloyd, Arch Lauterer, Alexander Calder.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 63 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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Schönberg, Bessie

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[Programs]

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Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, New York. Dance Theatre. [Programs]

Title: [Programs]

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Schönberg, Bessie

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Interview with Bessie Schoenberg. 1976-77.

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Schönberg, Bessie,. Interview with Bessie Schoenberg.

Title: Interview with Bessie Schoenberg. 1976-77.

ArchivalResource: 475 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Schönberg, Bessie

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Miscellaneous manuscripts.

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Schönberg, Bessie. Miscellaneous manuscripts.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts.

ArchivalResource: various pieces.

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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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Thomas, Debby Chizte.

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Thomas, Debby Chizte.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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American Dance Festival.

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American Dance Festival.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Bennington College.

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Bennington College.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Bennington College (Bennington, Vt.). School of the Dance, 1934-1942.

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Bennington College (Bennington, Vt.). School of the Dance, 1934-1942.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Bennington College (Bennington, Vt.). School of the Dance, 1934-1942.

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Bennington College (Bennington, Vt.). School of the Dance, 1934-1942.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Bowers, Theresa,

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Bowers, Theresa,
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Connecticut College. School of Dance.

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Connecticut College. School of Dance.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Dance Theater Workshop.

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Dance Theater Workshop.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Dance Theatre of Harlem.

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Dance Theatre of Harlem.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Dancing in the Streets/USA.

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Dancing in the Streets/USA.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Graham, Martha, 1894-1991.

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Graham, Martha, 1894-1991.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Hill, Martha.

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Hill, Martha.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Horst, Louis, 1884-1964.

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Horst, Louis, 1884-1964.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Jacob's Pillow School of the Dance.

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Jacob's Pillow School of the Dance.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980.

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Lloyd, Norman, 1909-1980.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Lloyd, Ruth.

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Lloyd, Ruth.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Martha Graham Dance Company.

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Martha Graham Dance Company.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Monk, Meredith.

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Monk, Meredith.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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New York (City). Neighborhood Playhouse.

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New York (City). Neighborhood Playhouse.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N Y.

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Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N Y.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N Y.

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Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N Y.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N Y. Dance Group.

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Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N Y. Dance Group.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Shaw, Lloyd, 1890-1958.

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Shaw, Lloyd, 1890-1958.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Shearer, Sybil.

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Shearer, Sybil.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Thom, Rose Anne,

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Thom, Rose Anne,
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Varley, Dimitry.

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Varley, Dimitry.
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Yard (Chilmark, Mass.)

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Yard (Chilmark, Mass.)
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Schönberg, Bessie

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Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, New York. Dance Theatre.

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Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, New York. Dance Theatre.
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New York (State)--New York

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Schoenberg, Bessie.

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Schönberg, Bessie

Schoenberg, Bessie.

Schönberg, Bessie

Schönberg, Bessie, 1906-1997

Schönberg, Bessie.

Schoenberg, Bessie

Schönberg Elisabeth MacGrew 1906-1997

Schönberg, Elisabeth 1906-1997

Schonberg, Bessie 1906-1997

Schonberg, Bessie

Schönberg, Elisabeth, 1906-1997

Schönberg, Elisabeth MacGrew 1906-1997

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New York (State)

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