Reminiscences of Gertrude Shurr : oral history, 1979.

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Reminiscences of Gertrude Shurr : oral history, 1979.

Experiences at Bennington, 1934-1938; work as company member and as teaching assistant to Martha Graham; Graham technique at the time compared with modern Graham technique and Humphrey and Holm techniques of the 1930s; importance of Bennington to development of modern dance.

Transcript: 69 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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