Betty Lynd Thompson Papers 1916-1980 1925-1970

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Betty Lynd Thompson Papers 1916-1980 1925-1970

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The Betty Lynd Thompson Papers werecreated and assembled by Thompson, a dance instructor at Oregon StateUniversity from 1927 until her retirement in 1972. The Papers includecorrespondence; teaching materials and student papers; writings byThompson on a variety of topics; publications pertaining to danceinstruction; dance programs, clippings, and ephemera; photographs; andmotion picture films.

5 cubic feet, including 1500photographs and 11 motion picture films; 12 boxes, including 1 oversize box

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Oregon State University Libraries University Archives

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Oregon State university

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Oregon State College

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Thompson, Betty Lynd

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Dance professor Betty Lynd Thompson came to Oregon State College in 1927 to teach dance in the Department of Physical Education for Women. Until 1945, she taught all dance classes -- modern, folk, square, tap, and ballroom -- as well as basic rhythm and movement. As other dance faculty were added to the department, she was able to concentrate on her major interest of creative dance. She wrote a college textbook for dance instruction, Fundamentals of Rhythm and Dance, which was published in 1933....

Oregon State University. Division of Physical Education.

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Oregon State College. Division of Physical Education.

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