Mary Day collection, 1930-2006 (bulk 1965-1985).

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Mary Day collection, 1930-2006 (bulk 1965-1985).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/609869027

The Mary Day collection consists of books, photographs, correspondence, magazine and newspaper articles, programs, business records, publicity materials, scrapbooks, and memorabilia related to Day's early career as a dancer and her work with the Washington Ballet company and Academy. The collection also contains "dancer files" which include correspondence, press clippings and programs for select Washington Ballet Academy students including such notables as Shirley MacLaine, Choo San Goh, and Kevin McKenzie.

12 cubic ft. (16 boxes)

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7790587

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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Washington School of Ballet (Washington, D.C.)

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MacLaine, Shirley, 1934-....

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Day, Mary, 1910-2006

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Mary Day was born 25 Jan. 1910 in Washington, D.C., where she studied with Lisa Gardiner, who had danced with Anna Pavlova's company. After founding the Washington School of Ballet in 1944, both women presented their students in children's ballets, often with the National Symphony Orchestra. Gardiner had called her small performing group the Washington Ballet, a title that was retained when the troupe was reorganized and Gardiner became artistic adviser in 1956. She died in 1958. Mary Day, whose...

McKenzie, Kevin

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Washington Ballet (Washington, D.C.). Academy

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Washington Ballet (Washington, D.C.)

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Goh, Choo San

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