Joan Ehemann Stone memorabilia, 1943-1992.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Eaman, Joan

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American dancer. Stone's career was mainly with the American Ballet Theatre, performing as a soloist from 1953 to 1958. She also danced with the New York City Ballet, the Stone-Camryn Ballet, the Chicago Opera Ballet, and she appeared in a number of television and film productions. From the description of Joan Ehemann Stone memorabilia, 1943-1992. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 191735949 ...

American ballet theatre

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The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. From the guide to the American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Ballet Theatre, an outgrowth of the Mordkin Ballet which started in 1937 as an outlet for the students from Mikhail Mordkin's school, was inaugarated with Richard Pleasant as director in the fall of 1939. Its stated goal was to ...