Ailey, Alvin, 1931-1989
Variant names
Americans
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English,
Biographical notes:
Alvin Ailey (b. Jan. 5, 1931, Rogers, TX–d. Dec. 1, 1989, New York, NY) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. He is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th-century concert dance. In 1977, Ailey was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP. He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988. In 2014, President Barack Obama selected Ailey to be a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Links to collections
Shawl, Frank,. An ongoing dance through life : an oral history : transcript, 2004 / Frank Shawl ; interviewers, Ruth Chen ... [et al.] ; editors, Alyson Belcher, Jeff Friedman, and Ruth Jacbs.
Museum of Performance & Design
Crest Theatre. African Holiday / by Peter Long in association with Vivienne Stenson ; directed by Alvin Ailey, 1960 - house program.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
Ailey, Alvin,. Bat-Dor Dance Company collection, [ca.1977-ongoing].
Museum of Performance & Design
Williamson, Liz. Liz Williamson papers, 1937-1990.
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Clark Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.). Clark Center records, 1960-1995.
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Records of the Agency for International Development. 1948 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to International Development Programs and Activities. 1979 - 1991. The Black Contribution
National Archives at College Park
Ailey, Alvin, 1931-1989,. Interview with Alvin Ailey.
New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953 - ca. 1994
National Archives at College Park
TV SATELLITE FILE NO. 340
National Archives at College Park
Alix Jeffry photographs
Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Milnes, Harriett. Duke Ellington oral history, 1939-1987 (inclusive).
Yale University Library
Alexander, Robert, d. 1989. Robert Alexander papers, 1962-1987.
Churchill County Museum
Lester Horton Dance Theater Collection, 1918-1996, (bulk 1940-1959)
Library of Congress. Music Division
Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982
The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Souvenir programs of ballet, dance, and theatrical productions, ca. 1924-1998.
Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Michele Wallace papers
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964.
Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)
University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
Alvin Ailey collection, [ca. 1980-ongoing].
Museum of Performance & Design
Ross, Bertram, 1920-. Bertram Ross papers, 1910-2006 (Bulk dates 1980-1996)
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Dance Notation Bureau Collection, 1930-
The Ohio State University. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Insitute.
Clark Center records, 1960-1995
The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Bertram Ross papers, 1910-2006, Bulk dates 1980-1996
The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Will Inman Papers, 1910-2009
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Ann Arbor Dance Theatre records, 1963-1977
Bentley Historical Library
Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979. Scrapbooks.
New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
Liz Williamson papers, 1937-1990
The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Ambrose DuBek dance photograph collection, 1952-1963 and undated.
Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Lester Horton Dance Theater. Lester Horton Dance Theater collection, 1926-1996 (bulk 1940-1959).
Library of Congress
Robert Alexander Papers, 1962-1987
Fales Library & Special Collections
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Related names in SNAC
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Alexander, Robert, 1947-
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Alexander, Robert, d. 1989.
associatedWith
Cullen, Frank, 1936-
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De Lavallade, Carmen.
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DuBek, Ambrose.
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Gruen, John,
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Horton, Lester, 1906-1953.
correspondedWith
Inman, Will, 1923-
associatedWith
Jeffry, Alix
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McNeilly, Donald, 1945-
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Rapport, Will.
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Ross, Bertram, 1920-
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Shawl, Frank,
correspondedWith
Terry, Walter
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Trisler, Joyce, 1934-1979.
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Wallace, Michele
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Williamson, Liz.
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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American ballet theatre
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London Festival Ballet
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University of California, Los Angeles
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American Museum of Vaudeville
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Ann Arbor Dance Theatre.
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Clark Center for the Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
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Crest Theatre.
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Dance Notation Bureau
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Dance Theatre (Lester Horton)
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Lester Horton Dance Theater.
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Robert Joffrey Ballet (Company)
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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Subjects:
- Choreography
- Dance
Occupations:
- Dancers
- Choreographer
Places:
- 00, US
- NY, US
- TX, US
Variant Names
Ailey, Alvin, Jr., 1931-1989
Ailey, Alvin
Ailey, Alvin, 1931-1989
Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.
Alvin Ailey
