Mary Desti Collection on Isadora Duncan, 1901-1930

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Mary Desti Collection on Isadora Duncan, 1901-1930

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The Mary Desti Collection focuses on the dancer Isadora Duncan. Materials includeincoming correspondence from or relating to Duncan, photographs, ephemera, clippings,programs, artifacts and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings. Mary Desti was Duncan's closefriend and biographer.

Number of containers: 2 boxes, 1 flat box; Linear feet: 1.25;

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6666555

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927

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Isadora Duncan was a dancer and dance teacher who is credited with inventing what came to be known as Modern Dance. From the description of The Isadora Duncan papers. 1904-1927. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 191855381 American dancer. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873291 Isadora Duncan (1878-1927) was born 27 May 1878 in San Francisc...

Online Archive of California

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Dukow, Albert, former owner.

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Desti, Mary

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Desti was born on Oct. 10, 1871 in Quebec, Canada; became owner of Desti Beauty Products cosmetics firm; also owned a New York City studio which sold art objects, perfumes, and clothing; mother of Preston Sturges and friend of Isadora Duncan; wrote The untold story : the life of Isadora Duncan, 1921-1927 (1929); died Apr. 12, 1931 in New York City. From the description of Papers, 1918-1930. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 46468041 Ma...