Valerie Rochon papers 1973-2000

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Valerie Rochon papers 1973-2000

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Valerie Rochon was the originator and director of the mid-1980s African American Dance Directory Project. This project, which operated under support of the New York Foundation for the Arts, was designed as a comprehensive resource that would serve as a research and marketing tool for, and regarding, African American dance companies. This collection contains correspondence, administrative, financial, and source materials on dance companies, presenters, and sponsors as well as a minor amount or personal materials.

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The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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New York Foundation for the Arts

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Washington, Eno

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Also known as Donald Eno Asabo Washington and Eno Asabo Washington. From the description of Correspondence, writings, press materials, performing and teaching notes. [circa 1970s-1990s] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 780320422 ...

Rochon, Valerie J.

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Valerie Jerusha Rochon, a dance educator and arts administrator, was the originator and director of the African American Dance Directory Project during the mid-1980s. This project, which operated under support of the New York Foundation for the Arts, was designed to be a comprehensive resource that would serve as a research and marketing tool for, and regarding, African American dance companies performing modern, jazz, tap, ballet, and African Folkloric dance. Rochon als...