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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2013572116
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Gift; Victoria Phillips; 2008
The materials comprising the Miriam Cole Papers were given by Miriam Cole to historian Victoria Phillips, who donated them to the Library of Congress in 2008.
No further accruals are expected.
The Miriam Cole Papers was processed by Elizabeth Aldrich in 2008. The finding aid created by Aldrich in 2008 was updated and coded for EAD format in 2016 by Libby Smigel.
The 33 1/3 rpm and 78 rpm recordings of pieces used for Miriam Cole's choreography were transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound (MBRS) Division of the Library of Congress where they are identified as part of the Miriam Cole Collection (MAVIS collection no. 14401). Now digitized, they are accessible in the Recorded Sound Reference Center in the Library of Congress Madison Building.
The Sage Cowles Papers at the Performing Arts Archives at the University of Minnesota contains materials related to the Wisconsin Dance Group, of which Cole was a co-founder. The New York Public Library Dance Division holds materials related to Miriam Cole and her contemporaries in many paper and moving image collections.
The Library of Congress Music Division is rich in materials related to the career of American modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and her company, for which Miriam Cole danced. Two additional Music Division collections might be of special relevance: the Helen McGehee and Umaña Collection of Dance Materials as Cole danced in choreography of McGehee, and the Pearl Lang Collection as Cole led rehearsals for Lang's company.
Materials from the Miriam Cole Papers are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
The materials in the Miriam Cole Papers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division before visiting to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Miriam Cole Papers, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Miriam Cole Papers spans the period 1923-1997, with most of the materials dating from 1945-1955. Materials include photographs, programs and promotional materials, business papers, clippings and articles, unpublished writings and notes, and music scores. Together they document a portion of the career of modern dancer and choreographer Miriam Cole. Cole’s programs, scrapbook pages, and photographs from the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 1954 tour to Europe are of particular interest. Cole was also a member of the Wisconsin Dance Group, a company of five graduates of the University of Wisconsin, and her papers contain photographs and other items relating to the Group’s tours. The collection is divided into six series.
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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2013572116
More than 1,100 color and black-and-white photographs and slides, with the bulk dating between 1945 and 1954. Most subjects and places were identified by Miriam Cole.
Organized chronologically.
Most of the programs document Miriam Cole's performances with the Martha Graham Dance Company, her own choreography, and her artistic contributions to other companies as rehearsal director.
Organized chronologically.
Chiefly newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed materials documenting performances or dance topics; most are features or reviews. Many of these were originally in Miriam Cole's scrapbooks. Three folders contain printed material about friends or family.
Arranged in two subseries by subjects: performing arts and individuals.
Scores for Miriam Cole's choreography; several include dance cues.
Arranged alphabetically by composer.
For Miriam Cole's choreography of same name; pencil notes.
Autographed; titled "The Listening" on earliest version.
Arrangement by M. Strauss, titled "Come into the Garden Maud."
For Miriam Cole/Jack Moore choreography Pas de Fleurs.
Handwritten account of career, miscellaneous notes for dance history workshops, technique classes, music notes.
Grouped by subject matter.
Business papers, publicity flyers, posters, as well as photocopies made for preservation purposes. Several posters advertising performances are among this series.
Grouped by subject.