Dayton Ballet Company Records 1920-1995

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Dayton Ballet Company Records 1920-1995

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Records consist of organizational papers, annual reports, financial records, and performance programs for two early dance groups that predated the Dayton Ballet Company. Dayton Ballet Company records start in 1958 and include a constitution, minutes of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, officers and membership lists, annual reports, newsletters, financial records, an extensive collection of performance records and programs, correspondence, records of the Friends of the Dayton Ballet, press releases, clippings, and materials relating to the Dayton Ballet's membership in national and regional dance organizations. Also included are scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs, and programs which highlight the early careers of Dayton Ballet founders, Josephine and Hermene Schwarz, as well as the activities and performances of the Company.

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Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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Dayton Ballet

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Dayton Ballet Company

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The Dayton Ballet Company is the second oldest regional ballet company in the United States. Founded in 1937 by Josephine and Hermene Schwarz, it was first known as the Experimental Group for Young Dancers and its home was the Dayton Art Institute. This group was an outgrowth of the Schwarz School of Dance, and its purpose was to give the school's more advanced students an opportunity to gain performing experience by presenting concerts to local organizations. In 1941 th...

Schwarz, Hermene

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Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004

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Miss Josephine Schwarz and her sister, Hermene, founded the Dayton Ballet. The photographs were taken by Jane Reece, internationally known Dayton photographer, an associate of Stieglitz and Steichen, and one of the first professional female photographers in the United States. Jane Reece lived from 1868 to 1961. From the guide to the Josephine Schwarz, Jane Reece Photograph Collection, 1912-1944, (Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives) Josephi...