Dunham, Katherine
Variant namesDancer, choreographer.
From the description of Reminiscences of Katherine Dunham : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309732189
Katherine Dunham, an anthropologist-dancer-choreographer was famous for her work with cultural dance. From 1935-1936 she conducted her master's thesis research in Jamaica and Haiti analyzing native dances. Dunham spent much of the 1940's working with her dance company, The Dunham Company (which for a time included Eartha Kitt) in Hollywood choreographing and dancing in: Pardon My Sarong (Universal, 1942), Carnival of Rhythm (Warner Brothers, 1941), Stormy Weather (20th Century Fox, 1943), Star Spangled Rhythm (Paramount, 1942), Casbah (Universal, 1948), and Green Mansions (Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1959). Her publications include articles "La Boule Blanche" and "L'Ag'Ya of Martinique", Journey to Accompong (1946), Las Danzas de Haiti (1947), A Touch of Innocence (see Correspondence; 1955, Dec. 9; Dunham to Margo Johnson), The Dances of Haiti (in Spanish and French), and Journey to Accompong (1972). She came to Southern Illinois University in 1964 spending eleven weeks as artist-in-residence. She was instrumental in Southern Illinois University's proposal to establish a dance institute in Senegal and returned as the visiting artist in the Fine Arts Division at the Edwardsville campus.
From the description of Katherine Dunham papers, 1919-1968. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 191673963
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| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Katherine Dunham collection, [ca. 1941-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| referencedIn | Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-1990. Mark Turbyfill papers, 1911-1985. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Leslie, Caird. Papers, 1915-1965. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Photograph collection on Katherine Dunham, 1938-1959 | University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. Katherine Dunham papers, 1919-1968. | Southern Illinois University, Morris Library | |
| referencedIn | Katherine Dunham Dance Companies. [Programs] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-1990. Selected Mark Turbyfill letters, 1907-1966. | Southern Illinois University, Morris Library | |
| referencedIn | Berenson, Bernard and Mary. Papers, 1880-2002, 1880-2002 | Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies | |
| referencedIn | Stravinsky-Diaghilev Foundation research files, 1920-1989. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | John Jay Chapman papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson miscellaneous theater collections, 1831-1993. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Robbins, Jerome. Musical comedies. Concert varieties. [Programs] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Katherine Dunham [ca. 1945-ongoing]. | Museum of Performance & Design | |
| referencedIn | Van Scott, Glory. Glory Van Scott collection, 1974-2000. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | American Ballet Theatre records, 1936-ca. 1967 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Caird Leslie papers, 1915-1965 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Jones, Lois Mailou. Lois Mailou Jones papers, 1920-1998. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. Reminiscences of Katherine Dunham : oral history, 1981. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | RISM Vertical Files, Bulk, 1960-2000, Bulk, 1960-2000 1900-2004 | New York University. Archives | |
| referencedIn | African Americans in the Performing Arts Ephemera Collection, 1925-1945 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Carl Van Vechten collection, ca. 1920-ca. 1955; (bulk 1940-1949). | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | Durham, W. H. (Willard Higley), b. 1883. W.H. Durham papers, 1918-1949. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. Correspondence. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982. Papers, ca.1920-1982. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Online Archive of California. Photograph collection on Katherine Dunham , 1938-1959. | University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Barrelhouse blues (Choreographic work : Dunham) [clippings] | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Frederic Dannay Papers, ca.1920-1982. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. [Programs]. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. Miscellaneous manuscripts. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Dance scrapbooks, c1951-1978 | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: Laban Archive | |
| referencedIn | Whiteman, Maxwell,. Whiteman Photographic Collection, 1860-1960. | Temple University Libraries, Paley Library | |
| referencedIn | Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959. Bernard and Mary Berenson, Papers (1880-2002, bulk 1880-1959) : a finding aid. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Pratt, John, 1912?-1986. Reminiscences of John Pratt : oral history, 1981. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Jackson, Frederick, 1886-1953. Stormy weather : continuity and dialogue taken from the screen / Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; screen play by Frederick Jackson and Ted Koehler ; produced by William Le Baron ; directed by Andrew Stone. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. Correspondence and contracts, 1946-1963. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Barrelhouse blues (Choreographic work : Dunham) [clippings] | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Yarborough, Lavinia Williams. Lavinia Williams papers 1940-1989. | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. | |
| referencedIn | Pittsburgh Courier Publishing Co. Washington Bureau. Pittsburgh Courier, Washington Bureau collection, 1946-1968. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| referencedIn | Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| creatorOf | Dunham, Katherine. Scrapbook: Clippings, announcements, programs and photographs, | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| referencedIn | Helen Armstead-Johnson miscellaneous theater collections, 1831-1993 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section |
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