Isadora Bennett collection 1940-1972

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Isadora Bennett collection 1940-1972

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19666

The Collection covers a thirty-two year span, 1940-72. During this time, she and associates and handled the public relations accounts for dance artists around the world. The bulk of the Collection was generated between 1950-65. Isadora Bennett Richard Pleasant Donald Duncan

2,123 (approximate) (310 folders) items

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6310835

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