Letters to Barton Mumaw 1940-1971

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Letters to Barton Mumaw 1940-1971

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19768

Photocopies of correspondence between and , primarily during the years 1942-1945, when was in military service. Ted Shawn Barton Mumaw Mumaw

52 folders in 4 document size boxes + 1 typescript in 2 document size boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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