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The collection consists of materials related to American dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham, who was one of the first dance anthropologists and creator of the Katherine Dunham Technique, a modern dance style that combines Caribbean folk movement with ballet. Items in the collection consist mostly of programs for various performances put on by Dunham in the 1940s and 1950s, in addition to two photographs of Dunham.

Abstract The collection consists of materials from author and theater history scholar John Franceschina relating to four of his publications, Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923, Hermes Pan: The Man Who Danced with Fred Astaire, Ross Alexander: The Life and Death of a Contract Player, and The Musical Theatre of Charles Dibdin. His personal musical compositions and...

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This collection includes documents, correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding Christena L. Schlundt, Professor Emerita of Dance and founding faculty member at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Materials in the collection include items pertaining to the UCR Department of Dance, the study of dance, and modern dancers and choreographers like Ted Shawn and Barton Mumaw.