"I remember C.I.A....", [postmark, 1979]

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"I remember C.I.A....", [postmark, 1979]

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A charming reminiscence by La Meri regarding her experiences as a student at the College of Industrial Arts. She describes her friends, their successful attempt to obtain permission for a dance class at the college, the Spring Festival in which La Meri "leapt about as Pan", along with other activities and recollections of food at the school. The essay with envelope was mailed to the Dean of the Dance Department at Texas woman's University, Dr. Eileen Lockhart.

3 typewritten pages : 1 folder.

Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8334041

Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library

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College of Industrial Arts

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La Meri, 1898-1988

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Dancer, teacher, and writer, La Meri (1899-1989) was a pioneer in the field of ethnic dance. Born Russell Meriwether Hughes in Louisville, Kentucky, she moved to San Antonio, Texas at the age of twelve. La Meri (who was known by friends as “Dickie”) studied several art forms as a child, before settling on becoming a dancer after meeting Guido Carreras (who later became her husband) in New York City. After a few years working in local movie theaters in San Antonio, she moved to New York and found...

Hughes, Russell Meriwether, 1898-1988

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Biography/History Charles James Miller was a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and close friend of Russell Meriwether Hughes, better known as La Meri--the "Queen of Ethnic Dance." In the early 1940s (during World War II), Miller served in the Army as an interpreter in French and Spanish for the Arabs; he was also director and choreographer for Army Red Cross shows in Algeria. After the war, Miller became a dance-dramatist and instructor with th...

Texas Woman's University

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Reception area and dining room for small groups on second level of Hubbard Hall, the main banquet and dining facility on the campus at Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas. From the description of Redbud room guestbook, 1976-1981. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 80751590 Academic department at Texas Woman's University, Denton, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. From the description of Department of Sociology and Social Work pa...