Louise Branch papers 1921-1949 1937-1938

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Louise Branch papers 1921-1949 1937-1938

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Louise Branch (1901-1959) was a photographer and film producer who organized the 1937 Dance International 1900-1937 exhibition at Rockefeller Center. The Louise Branch papers include correspondence and planning materials for the exhibition, files relating to Branch's educational film company United Specialists, Inc., and some personal correspondence.

1.68 linear feet; 4 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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