Oral history interview with Ruth Lovell Murray, 1979.

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Oral history interview with Ruth Lovell Murray, 1979.

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Dance training in Detroit, New York during 1920s and 30s; influence of Dalcroze eurhythmics and physical education on dance educators; classes at Bennington with Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm, Louis Horst, Martha Hill; subsequent associations with Bennington acquaintances, impact of Summer School.

Transcript: 110 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Bennington College

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Murray, Ruth Lovell

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Ruth L. Murray was born in Detroit on October 20, 1900. She received her BS degree at Columbia University in 1925, and her MA at Columbia University in 1933. Murray was on the faculty of Wayne State University for 46 years and is considered a pioneer in the field of dance education. A prolific writer, her most important contribution to the professional literature is Dance in Elementary Education, first published in 1953 by Harper and Row. Active in professional and community organizations, Murra...

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