Reminiscences of Elizabeth H. Waters : oral history, 1979.

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Reminiscences of Elizabeth H. Waters : oral history, 1979.

Childhood exposure to the arts; vaudeville touring; training with Ruth St. Denis and Hanya Holm; Bennington program, 1936-1939: assistant to Hanya Holm, atmosphere, students; barnstorming tour, 1939; Hanya Holm as teacher, choreographer; production of TREND; impressons of Henry Cowell and others.

Transcript: 76 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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