Selma Jeanne Cohen papers of Dance perspectives 1959-1976

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Selma Jeanne Cohen papers of Dance perspectives 1959-1976

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Dance Perspectives Dance Perspectives was published quarterly from 1959-1976, a total of 66 issues plus a 1962 Annual which was a bonus for subscribers. records of cover this period, but there is no material for issues #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #15, #20, #23, #25, and #29. The amount of material on each issue varies considerably; there is only one letter pertaining to issue #3. Selma Jeanne Cohen's

3 Hollinger boxes, 3 document boxes (362 folders

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Dance Perspectives Foundation.

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The Dance Perspectives Foundation was founded in 1966 as an organization devoted to supporting dance scholarship, through publishing academic and reference works, sponsoring lectures and conferences, and providing research and travel grants to dance scholars. Founding members included dance scholar Selma Jeanne Cohen, editor and artist Karl Leabo, Julliard Director of Dance Martha Hill, Wesleyan University press editor José Rollins de la Torre Bueno, and dance critic Edwin Denby. ...

Cohen, Selma Jeanne, 1920-2005

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Selma Jeanne Cohen was born in Chicago, IL in 1920. She received an A.A. degree from Stephens College and an A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. (in English) from the University of Chicago. Cohen was the only child of Frank and Minnie Cohen. Her interest in dance began early in her life, but her lack of natural talent turned her away from dancing to the study of the history of dance. In the late 1940s, after earning her doctorate in English Literature, she took her first teaching assignment at University of C...

Cohen, Selma Jeanne, 1920-2005

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Selma Jeanne Cohen was born in Chicago, IL in 1920. She received an A.A. degree from Stephens College and an A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. (in English) from the University of Chicago. Cohen was the only child of Frank and Minnie Cohen. Her interest in dance began early in her life, but her lack of natural talent turned her away from dancing to the study of the history of dance. In the late 1940s, after earning her doctorate in English Literature, she took her first teaching assignment at University of C...