Dale Harris papers 1939-1995

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Dale Harris papers 1939-1995

Dale Harris was a preeminent dance critic who lectured on a wide variety of topics including ballet, cultural history, and opera. The collection consists of correspondence, lectures, articles, photographs, programs, contracts, legal records, notes, and clippings.

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Harris, Dale, 1928-1996

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Dale Harris was a preeminent dance critic who lectured on a wide variety of topics including ballet, cultural history, and opera. Stanley Dale Harris, born on November 16, 1928 in the U.K., was a prolific writer and arts lecturer who wrote on a wide variety of subjects including literature, opera, art, and dance history, fostering a reputation as the preeminent dance critic at the Wall Street Journal and a music critic for The Washington Post. A popular lecturer on balle...

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Vaughan, David, 1924-....

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