Eleanor King papers 1916-1991 1951-1991

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Eleanor King papers 1916-1991 1951-1991

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19776

Eleanor King was a pioneer in the field of modern dance. She was an an original dancer of the Humphrey-Weidman group, a choreographer, and a teacher. Miss King became one of the first dance instructors in the United States, she was a professor in the Theatre Department at the University of Arkansas. The collection contains correspondence, teaching notes, dance and choreography notes, drafts of three books, programs, clippings, and sketches.

27 Linear feet; 49 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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