Lavinia Williams collection 1954-1983

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Lavinia Williams collection 1954-1983

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The collection contains materials such as dance instruction (class) notes and personal correspondence from her daughter, Sara Yarborough as well as general and professional correspondence pertaining to Ballets d'Haiti performances and dance education. Included are two booklets written by Williams. One booklet entitled "Haitian - Dance" focuses on cultural dance and the other commemorates the 20th anniversary of Ballets d'Haiti. This collection also includes a program from a dance performance and documents denoting Ms. Williams' involvement in dance education.

.2 lin. ft.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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SNAC Resource ID: 6317125

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Williams, Lavinia, 1916-1989

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Lavinia Williams (1916-1989) was an African-American dancer, choreographer and teacher, who played an influential role in the development of modern and folkloric dances in Haiti, Jamaica, Guyana and the Bahamas. Williams was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later resided in Brooklyn, New York and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She danced with Katherine Dunham's company, as well as appeared in various Broadway musicals, such as Cabin in the Sky (1940) and a revival of Showboat (1946). In 1953,...

Yarborough, Sara

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