Development records of the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation 1970 - ongoing.

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Development records of the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation 1970 - ongoing.

Includes files regarding general development of TTDF; TTDF history of achievement; individual files of members of the Board of Directors (arranged alphabetically); Board of Directors meetings minutes (arranged chronologically); fundraising files, private and corporate (arranged alphabetically by the donor or the corporation); fundraising in and outside New York City (arranged chronologically): these files include letters and forms of donations requests, letters of response, thank-you letters from TTDF. Grant applications and grants awarded by the New York State Council of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, US Embassy in London, etc.; benefit galas records (arranged chronologically) such as: Brooklyn Academy of Music benefit-galas (1976-1988), Winter Garden Benefit, Rainbow Room Benefit (1982), Water Club Benefit (1984), Singin' in the Rain Benefit at the Gershwin Theatre (1985), Palladium Theatre Benefit (1986), Silver Cup Benefit, New York City, 1988: these files include invitation letters, donation requests, mailing lists, rehearsal and production schedules, thank-you letters, miscellaneous correspondence; budget summaries; season and residency programs.

ca. 25 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337495

Ohio State University Libraries

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Tharp, Twyla

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Twyla Tharp is American modern dancer and choreographer. She was born 1 July 1941 in Portland, Indiana and grew up in Rialto, California. She attended Pomona College and received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College in 1963. As a child she studied ballet, tap, flamenco, baron twirling, acrobatics, and several musical instruments. While in California, she studied dance with Beatrice Collenette, Wilson Morelli, John Butler, Carmen de Lavallade, and at the Lester Horton stu...

Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation

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